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  • The Nine Types
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Instincts and Subtypes

Instincts and Subtypes Understanding the Enneagram

Understanding & Preparation for Change

Gloria Davenport Understanding and preparation is not only a prerequisite for embarking on most journeys, it is essential in making ourselves ready for change—be...

by Gloria Davenport April 12, 2015December 14, 2023
Instincts and Subtypes Passions

The Passions:

Their Existential Meaning Reviewed for Our Times Antonio Barbato This is a chapter from the forthcoming book The Enneagram of the Original Wound: how...

by Antonio Barbato March 12, 2015December 14, 2023
Education History Instincts and Subtypes Latest Research Personal Growth/Self-Development Spirituality Understanding the Enneagram

Chapter 11, The Integral Enneagram: Integrating the Vertical and Horizontal

Susan Rhodes The fixations are “negatives.” The worldviews I have described are all “positive.” Putting the two sets of terms side by side is...

by Susan Rhodes May 14, 2013November 15, 2023
Instincts and Subtypes

General Considerations about Subtypes

A lot of material about subtypes and instincts has appeared in these pages and, as is frequently the case in matters psychological or philosophical,...

by Antonio Barbato June 1, 2012October 27, 2023
Instincts and Subtypes Type 9

Nine Subtypes

As body types who seek to create harmony and balance, Nines have a natural affinity for the daily rhythms of instinctual life - working,...

by Peter O’Hanrahan February 17, 2012April 29, 2025
Book Reviews Instincts and Subtypes Personal Growth/Self-Development Publications and Resources Understanding the Enneagram

Preview of: Archetypes of the Enneagram: Part 1

Exploring Life Themes of the 27 Subtypes from the Perspective of Soul After I finished writing The Positive Enneagram, I planned on taking a...

by Susan Rhodes March 1, 2010October 18, 2023
Centers of Intelligence Editorial and News Instincts and Subtypes Latest Research Personal Growth/Self-Development Relationships Spirituality Understanding the Enneagram

On the nature of enneagram subtypes

[Author’s note: I wrote the following article about four years ago as an introduction to the enneagram subtypes. That’s why it’s pretty basic at...

by Susan Rhodes October 28, 2009October 18, 2023
Instincts and Subtypes Type 6

Dynamic Enneagram-Fine distinctions: sixes

Self Preservation Sixes  Self-preservation Sixes can be warm and ingratiating; have a graceful, diplomatic sociability. Try to bring out the best in others and...

by Tom Condon January 1, 2009September 23, 2023
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