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October 2009

The Wings Triads Type 4 Type 5 Type Insights Understanding the Enneagram

The Permeable Boundary Between 5 and 4

There’s no clear boundary between Five and Four. Fours with Five-wings are virtually indistinguishable from Fives with Four-wings. For instance, the very popular Eclectic...

by Kirby Olson October 28, 2009October 18, 2023
Holy Ideas Spirituality Understanding the Enneagram Virtues

Sacred Ideas of Type Nine

Sacred Backdrop, Sacred Self-Forgetting, Sacred Bliss Nines are generally the most grounding, peaceful and content of all the Enneagram types. They can merge with...

by Stephen Hatch October 28, 2009October 18, 2023
Communication Education Personal Growth/Self-Development Relationships Spirituality

Listening from a Type Perspective

“The first duty of love is to listen.” -- Paul Tillich Intrapersonal listening is about listening to ourselves. When we learn to listen to...

by Barbara Whiteside October 28, 2009October 18, 2023
Education History Spirituality Understanding the Enneagram

Untrue to Type: Dionysius and the Repair of Imagination

It’s easy to see why the enneagram community was seduced by the dazzling Olympian god Apollo. He’s good looking, sure, so tall and classically...

by Michael J. Goldberg October 28, 2009October 18, 2023
Centers of Intelligence Editorial and News Instincts and Subtypes Latest Research Personal Growth/Self-Development Relationships Spirituality Understanding the Enneagram

On the nature of enneagram subtypes

[Author’s note: I wrote the following article about four years ago as an introduction to the enneagram subtypes. That’s why it’s pretty basic at...

by Susan Rhodes October 28, 2009October 18, 2023
Applications Business/Workplace Personal Growth/Self-Development Relationships

Enneagram Interactions at Work

Which Enneagram styles get along best at work? How well do the different Enneagram styles work together? What are the dynamics that predictably arise...

by Ginger Lapid Bogda October 28, 2009October 18, 2023
Editorial and News Letters from the Editor

Editorial 163 october 2009

Autumn in the San Francisco Bay area is the best season of all. That’s my subjective view, and feel free to disagree if you...

by Jack Labanauskas October 28, 2009October 18, 2023
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