The Nine Types Archives - Enneagram Monthly

Centers of Intelligence Type 3 Type 6 Type 9 Workshops and Events

August 18, 2026August 10, 2026

A Weekend Workshop with Helen Palmer

The Enneagram of the Passions Jack Labanauskas and Andrea Isaacs On the weekend of October 27-29, 1995 in a quaint New England town near...

by Jack Labanauskas and Andrea Isaacs

Type 6 Type Insights Workshops and Events

Outward Bound

Marion Kyger Phipps My heart sank as I walked down the long steep plank and caught a glimpse of the sailboat tied to the...

by Marion Kyger Phipps August 14, 2026August 10, 2026

Therapy and Counselling Type 2 Type 6 Understanding the Enneagram

Fatal Attraction to the Box Office: Type 6 Pathology in the Movies

Michael G. Huber When I was introduced to the Enneagram by a friend, it didn’t take long before I realized that I was looking...

by Michael G. Huber August 10, 2026August 9, 2026

Type 8

Odysseus, the Cyclops, and the Type 8: A Journey of Balance

Homer’s Odyssey, one of the foundational works of Western literature, tells the epic story of Odysseus, a Greek hero, and his long, perilous journey home...

by Michael J. Goldberg August 6, 2026August 6, 2026

Personal Growth/Self-Development Relationships Type 2

A “Two” Apologizes

Amy Zoll Dear Intense Relationships of a Lifetime, This is a letter of apology to those of you who I thought needed my love,...

by Amy Zoll July 31, 2026July 25, 2026

Type 5 Understanding the Enneagram

Lore of the Leprechaun, Lure of the Gold

Marilyn Bernhardt Musing about the Enneagram the other day, I began to play with the idea that it is a “map” of human personality:...

by Marilyn Bernhardt July 28, 2026July 25, 2026

Type 2 Understanding the Enneagram Workshops and Events

What An Experience For a Two

Ginny Cusack My participation in the Advanced Enneagram Professional Training Program at Kirkridge Conference Center in Stroudsbourg, PA on August 25-30, 1995 is part...

by Ginny Cusack July 27, 2026July 23, 2026

Type 4 Understanding the Enneagram

Enneagram Typing—Just for the Fun of It

Ed Jacobs A note of acknowledgment to the editors of the EM (October, 1995) for their accurate expression of my views concerning the selection...

by Ed Jacobs July 25, 2026July 23, 2026

Type 3 Type 4 Type 6 Understanding the Enneagram

Hitler, Lunatic or Toxic-Flake

Mike MacLeod Well, yes. But what type of flake? Conventional enneagram wisdom sees Hitler as a counterphobic Six, all spines and huffing and puffing,...

by Mike MacLeod July 24, 2026July 18, 2026