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Type 3 Type 9 Understanding the Enneagram

January 11, 2026January 10, 2026

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

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

Relationships Type 3 Type 5

Touchstone: Type 5 & 3

Does Engagement Drain the Five? – in Response to Last Month’sQuestion David Daniels, M.D. A Type Three and Five: Does Engagement Drain the Five?...

by David Daniels December 11, 2025December 9, 2025

Communication Relationships Type 3 Type 5

Touchstone Column: Type 3&5

How Type Can A Type Three and Five Non-consciously Conspire to Make Deep Connection Difficult Dr. David Daniels Dear David, I am a 5/4...

by Dr. David Daniels November 12, 2025November 10, 2025

Business/Workplace Leadership and Management Personal Growth/Self-Development Type 3 Type 4 Type 5 Type 8

Lions and Tigers and Suits, Oh My!

Bill Dyke I was surprised to see myself described in the February Enneagram Monthly. Ms. Olga Allen wrote of “Bird brained white men in...

by Bill Dyke October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

Editorial and News Instincts and Subtypes Type 3 Understanding the Enneagram

Type Three: Courtier

Antonio Barbato When the Self-preservation instinct is retracted and Security is not largely present, we are dealing with very pleasant people who tend to...

by Antonio Barbato August 27, 2025August 26, 2025

Graphology Latest Research Type 3 Type Insights

Handwriting and type 3 – part 2

We can see from various HW samples that type Three has a balanced degree of the Triple Width. This underscores the Three’s ability to...

by Claudio Garibaldi July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

Instincts and Subtypes Personal Growth/Self-Development Relationships Type 3 Type 7

The Touchstone Column (SP 7 Harmony with a Sexual 3)

The intent of this monthly column is to answer and discuss questions about the Enneagram in personal development, relationships, and life situations. It is...

by David Daniels M.D. July 29, 2025July 29, 2025

Graphology Type 3 Type Insights Understanding the Enneagram

Handwriting and Type 3 Part 1

Claudio Garibaldi According to Claudio Naranjo (see Character and Neurosis) the Three is constitutionally somatotonic and as such has a good dose of mesomorphic...

by Claudio Garibaldi July 18, 2025July 11, 2025