Type 5 Archives - Enneagram Monthly

December 27, 2025December 26, 2025

Understanding Art: Social Gatherings of 5 & 7

In the last issue our focus was on how the enneagram type, events and life stories of an artist influence a painting. This article...

by Marina Pierini and Antonio Barbato

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

MBTI Type 5 Understanding the Enneagram

the creative enneagram

A rich week of Enneagram experiences produces insights into the adolescence of this type 5 (INFP) Elizabeth Wagele I believe a week full of...

by Elizabeth Wagele November 10, 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

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Philosophy and Personality, part 3.4: Ken Wilber and Charles Taylor – as Individuals

Nicholas Reitter In this chapter philosophers and their patterns with respect to the Enneagram are brought up to the present era with the last...

by Nicholas Reitter October 14, 2025October 14, 2025

MBTI Personal Growth/Self-Development Process Enneagram Type 4 Type 5 Understanding the Enneagram

Let’s De-pathologize the Enneagram!

Susan Rhodes “Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented, and happy attitudes, and your days will be pleasant and successful.” -- Norman Vincent Peale...

by Susan Rhodes September 22, 2025September 10, 2025

Editorial and News History Type 1 Type 5 Understanding the Enneagram

Philosophy and Personality, part 3.3: Russell and Wittgenstein – as Individuals

Nicholas Reitter In this chapter the two main late modern exemplars are typed, along with several other roughly contemporaneous philosophers, who collectively represent important...

by Nicholas Reitter September 15, 2025September 14, 2025