Instincts and Subtypes Archives

March 5, 2025February 16, 2025

About Expanding Subtypes from 3 to 5

Jack Labanauskas, Kirby Olson, Frederic Schmitt, Sueann McKean Jack Labanauskas: This thread is a ground breaking alternative or rather an addition to “traditional” explanations...

by Jack Labanauskas, Kirby Olson, Frederic Schmitt, Sueann McKean

Instincts and Subtypes Latest Research The Arrows Type Insights Understanding the Enneagram

The Circle, Triangle & the Hexad Part I: Gender Polarity & the Enneagram

Susan Rhodes Ever since I started working with the enneagram, I’ve been interested in looking at its patterns. Some of these patterns are well-known,...

by Susan Rhodes February 20, 2025February 13, 2025

Centers of Intelligence Instincts and Subtypes Personal Growth/Self-Development Type 1 Understanding the Enneagram

Type One: Austere A Variant of Self-Preservation and Moral Rigidity

Antonio Barbato A weak Zeal does not prevent these individuals from taking action or making sacrifices in pursuit of what they believe is right....

by Antonio Barbato February 4, 2025February 4, 2025

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The 108 Subtypes: Variants with Retracted Sexual Instinct

Antonio Barbato The retraction of the Sexual Instinct often creates a tension between the desire for connection, the constraints of social norms, and the...

by February 4, 2025February 4, 2025

Centers of Intelligence History Instincts and Subtypes Passions Understanding the Enneagram

Discovering a “Recipe” for The Nine Enneagram Compulsions

A Response to “Steps to a Unified Model of the Enneagram” Kathy Hurley and Theodorre Donson In Fabien and Patricia Chabreuil’s article, “Steps to...

by Kathy Hurley and Theodorre Donson December 28, 2024December 4, 2024

History Instincts and Subtypes Personal Growth/Self-Development Understanding the Enneagram

Psychological Bypassing and Repression of the Sublime: in Enneagram Theory & Practice Part 2

Carl Marsak Roberto Assagioli: Life and Work34 To begin the second half of this essay an abbreviated review of the life and work of...

by Carl Marsak December 11, 2024November 29, 2024

History Instincts and Subtypes Understanding the Enneagram

From Instinct to Identity: Part 2

Emotions, their Predominance and Dominant Themes in the Enneagram This is an extract from the fourth chapter of Antonio’s bookThe Enneagram of the Originary...

by Antonio Barbato December 1, 2024November 29, 2024

History Instincts and Subtypes Understanding the Enneagram

From Instinct to Identity: Part 1

Developmental Stages Needing Nourishment, Warmth and Control Antonio Barbato Some functions necessary to life itself, such as the nervous system activity, digestion and blood...

by Antonio Barbato November 29, 2024November 27, 2024

Instincts and Subtypes Understanding the Enneagram

Enneagram Subtypes

Tom Condon Your primary subtype is determined by whether you are unconsciously preoccupied with personal survival (self-preservation), whether you incline towards one-to-one relationships (intimate),...

by Tom Condon November 28, 2024November 27, 2024