Why Is It So Hard To Change
John Richards In my interactions with many people regarding the Enneagram, like a number of the Enneagram teachers, therapists and consultants I know, I...
Comparison of Two Authors’ Views of the Seven by a Type Seven
Mona Coates, Ph.D. In an attempt to understand my own SEVEN-ness more completely, I conducted the following search for deeper explanations by comparing and...
The Conversation # 34
Carl Marsak, Susan Rhodes, Jack Labanauskas Carl Marsak: Riso and Hudson’s type analysis of Barack Obama in the Jan. 2009 EM is deep and...
Nine Qualities of the Enlightened Being, Part 3
John Fudjack Type Seven The enlightened quality associated with Type Seven (sometimes referred to as the “Epicure”) is the capacity for “peak” experience. The...
The Centers, A Fourth Approach — Or is it the First?
By Kathy Hurley and Ted Dobson With this issue of the Enneagram Monthly, Dick Wright continues his four-part series entitled “The ‘Third Approach’ to...
Book Review: The Spiritual Dimension of the Enneagram
Mario Sikora Sandra Maitri’s The Spiritual Dimension of the Enneagram is a challenging and sometimes-frustrating book, but it is a must-read for anyone who...
The Enneagram’s Instinctual Engine: The Hidden Force Behind the 27 Subtypes
Most of us imagine our personality is shaped by what we think and feel. The Enneagram certainly helps illuminate those patterns. But beneath our...
Nine Qualities of the Enlightened Being, Part II
John Fudjack Type Four The enlightened quality associated with Fours (sometimes called “Romantics”) is what in Buddhist terminology is called “insight into emptiness.” In...
From Revelation to Self-Optimization
What Happened to the Enneagram? There is a way to honor a teacher that goes beyond repeating their name. It involves entering the spirit...
Using the Enneagram as a Teaching/Training Tool
Dee Dee and Patrick Aspell At the First International Conference in August of 1994, the Education Track featured a number of interesting presentations. The...
A Practical Integration of Internal Family Systems (IFS), Part 2
Joan R. Ryan JD Head Center (Types 5 – 6 – 7) Type 6 I will start with the Sixes. In my experience, both...
The Right Person For You
Robert W. Olson, Ph.D. The extent of love, compassion, truth, peace, strength and awareness which you experience in life depends on the depth and...
Funny You Don’t Look Twoish – Part 2
Tony Schwartz My introduction to the Enneagram took place when my wife, Deborah, and I attended an intensive five-day workshop run by Helen Palmer...
Book Review: Nine Grandkids by Irit Ostrowski
Nine Grandkids by Irit Ostrowski follows a grandmother who takes her grandchildren on a shared adventure. Through a series of small but meaningful moments, each...
THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF THE ENNEAGRAM: An Interview with Oscar Ichazo Part 1
Oscar Ichazo was interviewed by Sarah Ichazo in 2014. This interview allowed him to provide more detailed answers to key questions and address a...
An Enneagram Leap of Perception
How Ichazo and Naranjo Gave the Enneagram Its Face—and What the Symbol Still Holds There are moments in intellectual history when someone sees something...
