EM Editor, Author at Enneagram Monthly

Childhood Wounds Understanding the Enneagram

Our World View: The Stories We Tell Ourselves as kids

The stories we tell ourselves as kids are the partial, somewhat distorted worldview we adopted when we were young based on our dominant Enneagram...

Letters from the Editor

October Letter from the Editor: Navigating Turbulence—Personality, Politics, and the Path to Inner Reflection

Dear Friends of the Monthly, October 2024 marks a pivotal moment in what has already been an extraordinary year, a time shaped by a confluence...

Holy Ideas

Unlocking the Divine Mind: Revealing the Nine Faces of Divine Reality

You may remember that the Holy Ideas were among the first four Enneagons taught by Óscar Ichazo, and of those, perhaps the most misunderstood....

Letters from the Editor

September Letter from the Editor: As Summer Fades, A Deeper Look at Human Dynamics

Dear Friends of the Monthly, As the lazy, hazy, and sometimes crazy days of summer come to an end, it seems once again we’ve skipped...

Personal Growth/Self-Development Type Insights Understanding the Enneagram

Reflections and Rejections: Exploring the Enneagram’s Avoidance Strategies Through Echo and Narcissus

In the wild and whispering woods of ancient Greece, there was a mountain nymph named Echo. Echo was famous for her endless babble and...

Letters from the Editor

August Letter from the Editor: Celebrating 30 Years of Enneagram Exploration: Reflectionsand Future Growth

Dear Friends of the Monthly, In July 1994, the first Enneagram conference took place at Stanford University, drawing about 1,500 passionate participants. As the event...

Instincts and Subtypes Type 4

Enneagram Type Four: Navigating the Loop of Comparison and Identity Part 2

Psychological Roots and Key Patterns that Create Stress for Four Like all heart types, Fours have a primary need for mirroring. When the need...

Type 4

Enneagram Type Four: Navigating the Loop of Comparison and Identity Part 1

Ichazo’s Ego-Melan, Fours are broadly known as the type most comfortable with the deep or difficult emotions that most types would soon avoid. Most Fours...