Type 4 Archives - Enneagram Monthly

July 25, 2026July 23, 2026

Enneagram Typing—Just for the Fun of It

Ed Jacobs A note of acknowledgment to the editors of the EM (October, 1995) for their accurate expression of my views concerning the selection...

by Ed Jacobs

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

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The Siren’s Song: Navigating Pain and Purpose as an Enneagram Type Four

Homer’s Odyssey is one of the most enduring tales of transformation and perseverance. It recounts the epic journey of Odysseus, the clever and resilient...

by Michael J. Goldberg July 22, 2026July 22, 2026

Passions Personal Growth/Self-Development Type 4 Understanding the Enneagram

Sin And Simplicity

Amy O’Hair On the door to my study I have a small gargoyle, a forlorn figure, his eyes a sink of pain, his legs...

by Amy O’Hair July 13, 2026July 12, 2026

Passions Relationships Type 4 Type 5 Type 9 Understanding the Enneagram

Bridges Revisited: Authorial Intent and Movie Typing

Michael G. Huber (Type Four) Being an avid student of the writings of Robert James Waller, I greeted the release of the film The...

by Michael G. Huber June 29, 2026June 29, 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

History Type 4 Type Insights

The Sacred Ideas of Type Four

Sacred Origin, Sacred Romance, Sacred Longing Stephen K. Hatch Fours understand that they, like everyone else, are innately unique and original. It makes sense,...

by Stephen K. Hatch January 4, 2026January 4, 2026