Comparative Systems Archives - Enneagram Monthly

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025

The Third Octave

Burton Voorhees This could have been and perhaps was anticipated. Humans have an impulse to share information, to inform others of what they believe...

by Burton Voorhees

Biological Markers Personal Growth/Self-Development Type 2 Type 3 Type Insights

Type Two’s and Three’s war with Fat

Shadrach Smith, MD. and Clarence Thomson I’mShadrach Smith and here’s how I came to the Enneagram, with Enneagram integrations by Clarence Thomson A Doctor’s...

by Shadrach Smith, MD. and Clarence Thomson December 12, 2025December 14, 2025

Community Spotlights Comparative Systems History

Different Schools Present Topics of Mutual Interest

Martin Quigley I had the pleasure of attending the International Enneagram Association’s annual conference recently in San Francisco. My motivation for attending was grounded...

by Martin Quigley December 9, 2025December 8, 2025

Biological Markers Comparative Systems History Latest Research

Darwin’s Enneagram – Natural Selection and Personality Type

Mario Sikora Over the past year and a half I have written a number of articles and contributions to “The Conversation” in The Enneagram...

by Mario Sikora November 30, 2025November 20, 2025

Biological Markers Graphology Latest Research Understanding the Enneagram

Graphology & Enneagram, A Natural Match

Claudio Garibaldi Handwriting fascinates me. I have been working in the field of graphology (handwriting analysis) for over 15 years now, and I still...

by Claudio Garibaldi November 27, 2025November 27, 2025

Comparative Systems History Latest Research Type Insights

Philosophy and Personality, part 4B: Concluding Reflections

Nicholas Reitter The Second and Third Patterns, Characterized as Specifically Modern Forms of Argumentative Skepticism about “Others” (i.e., one’s Interloctuors): Sharply Focused on Others’...

by Nicholas Reitter November 25, 2025November 20, 2025

Comparative Systems Passions Spirituality

The Archbishop of Canterbury on Passions

Veronica Whitty The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams drew on the Passions of the Enneagram in his opening lecture before 800 scholars at...

by Veronica Whitty November 23, 2025November 23, 2025

Comparative Systems Fixations Fourth way Process Enneagram

Personality vs. Process: The Missing Link

Susan Rhodes There are two influential models of the enneagram, the “process” enneagram of George Gurdjieff and the enneagram of individual differences by Oscar...

by Susan Rhodes November 18, 2025October 26, 2025