Type Insights Archives - Enneagram Monthly

February 26, 2026March 2, 2026

The Instincts and the Enneagram

The Instinctual Drives are three basic, interrelated drives for biological and emotional regulation that influence every aspect of human life and have a powerful...

by John Luckovich

Latest Research Personal Growth/Self-Development Relationships Type 1 Type 8 Type 9

Emotional Coldness and Emotional Warmth Part 2 – Gut Center

Enneatype Eight Enneatype Eight is located in the upper part of the Enneagram and is governed by the Passion of Excess. It lives with...

by Antonio Barbato February 22, 2026March 2, 2026

Type 3 Type Insights Understanding the Enneagram

Threes: Trance Identification – Becoming Someone New

Tom Condon Threes make exceptionally good proteges and subsequent mentors to others. As proteges they can identify with a mentor, absorb what the mentor...

by Tom Condon February 6, 2026February 6, 2026

Communication Community Spotlights Type Insights

The Conversation # 29

Susan Rhodes, Bill Dyke, Judith Searle Susan Rhodes: I agree with much of what Mario says here, but then his comments in this article...

by Susan Rhodes, Bill Dyke, Judith Searle February 3, 2026February 2, 2026

Relationships Type 2 Type 7 Understanding the Enneagram

Sex, Love & Your Personality

Social Type Two and Type Seven in Love Mona Coates and Judith Searle Twos with the Social subtypeSocial Twos, whom Ichazo associates with “ambition,”...

by Mona Coates and Judith Searle February 1, 2026January 31, 2026

Type Insights Understanding the Enneagram

Integrating Two Powerful Models

Ed Morler, MBA, PhD Current Enneagram theory briefly refers to three levels of emotional health: Healthy, Average and Unhealthy. Riso and Hudson break these...

by Ed Morler, MBA, PhD January 31, 2026January 30, 2026

Biological Markers Personal Growth/Self-Development Type Insights

Medical Aspects of the Enneagram Types With the Help of Enneatemps

Paya Naderi To the best of my knowledge, to date there haven’t been any studies on the relationship between our body organs, i.e., our...

by Paya Naderi January 26, 2026January 26, 2026

Communication History Type Insights

The Conversation # 27

Carl Marsak, Jack Labanauskas, Susan Rhodes, Mario Sikora Carl Marsak: I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in...

by Carl Marsak, Jack Labanauskas, Susan Rhodes, Mario Sikora January 19, 2026January 20, 2026

Type Insights Understanding the Enneagram

Comment on Susan Rhodes’ “Archetype Present At Birth” Article

Peter O'Hanrahan Thanks to Susan Rhodes for her latest article proposing that Enneagram type (or perhaps archetype) is present at birth. When first studying...

by Peter O'Hanrahan January 16, 2026January 11, 2026