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September 1, 2026August 31, 2026

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

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

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 August 18, 2026August 10, 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

Centers of Intelligence Triads Type 2 Type 3 Type 4 Understanding the Enneagram

Some Advice, Part 2

Rev. William J. Callahan, S.J. The Heart, Feeling Triad Type Two: The Caretaker The love that you need can’t be given to you by...

by Rev. William J. Callahan, S.J. June 14, 2026June 11, 2026

Fixations Passions Relationships Type 1 Type 3 Type 4 Type 5 Type 9 Understanding the Enneagram Virtues

The Bridges of Madison County — “as Seen”

as Seen by a Type Four With a Type Nine Husband Laurie Huffman By brief way of introduction, I am a 4 with equal...

by Laurie Huffman June 2, 2026May 18, 2026

Centers of Intelligence Personal Growth/Self-Development Triads Type 2 Type 3 Type 4

The Appealing, Attractive, Accomplished People

Loretta Brady This is the concluding article in a series of excerpts on the Three Centers of the Enneagram. Since Dick Wright’s articles on...

by Loretta Brady May 11, 2026May 10, 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

Type 3 Type 9 Understanding the Enneagram

Barack Obama is a Nine, Not a Three

Beatrice Chestnut I write this as a response to several articles that appeared in Enneagram Monthly in early 2009 that all made either the...

by Beatrice Chestnut January 11, 2026January 10, 2026

Biological Markers Personal Growth/Self-Development Type 2 Type 3 Type Insights

Type Two’s and Three’s war with Fat

Shadrach Smith, MD. and Clarence Thomson I’mShadrach Smith and here’s how I came to the Enneagram, with Enneagram integrations by Clarence Thomson A Doctor’s...

by Shadrach Smith, MD. and Clarence Thomson December 12, 2025December 14, 2025