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Instincts and Subtypes

Instincts and Subtypes Type 8

Self-Preservation Eight: Grabber

If we want to understand the dynamics of this variation, we must first remember that the Passion of this type is not so much...

by Antonio Barbato February 8, 2024February 8, 2024
Instincts and Subtypes Type 7

Self-Preservation Seven: Gang

Antonio Barbato I have repeatedly pointed out that the Conservation Instinct draws the person's conscience to pay more attention to the practical needs that...

by Antonio Barbato February 8, 2024February 8, 2024
Instincts and Subtypes Type 6

Self-Preservation Six: Reassurance

Antonio Barbato In this case, too, the difference from the corresponding Sexual subtype is really marked and evident, both in behavior and motivation. We...

by Antonio Barbato February 6, 2024February 7, 2024
Instincts and Subtypes Type 5

Self Preservation Five: Refuge

Antonio Barbato The combination of a very retracting Passion like Avarice and the Conservation Instinct - which requires defense and the interruption of contact...

by Antonio Barbato February 5, 2024February 7, 2024
Instincts and Subtypes Type 4

Self-Preservaton Four: Tenacity

Antonio Barbato When the Passion of Envy corrupts the Conservation Instinct, it suggests to the person that, to obtain a good and satisfying survival,...

by Antonio Barbato February 4, 2024February 7, 2024
Instincts and Subtypes Type 3

Self Preservation Three: Security

Antonio Barbato In this subtype, there is a strong belief to know what is right to do. This belief comes, obviously, from Deceit. The...

by Antonio Barbato February 3, 2024February 7, 2024
Instincts and Subtypes Type 2

self-Preservation Two: Emperor or Goddess

Antonio Barbato When Ambition and Aggression are not mitigated by the Self-Preservation Instinct, the desire to have a particular role, a special importance, is...

by Antonio Barbato February 2, 2024February 7, 2024
Instincts and Subtypes Understanding the Enneagram

Variants with a retracted self-pres instinct

When the instinct of Self-preservation receives scarse attention, we have behaviors that make us feel socially adequate or inadequate, according to the fundamental existential...

by Antonio Barbato February 1, 2024February 7, 2024
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