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Personal Growth/Self-Development Type 8 Understanding the Enneagram

October 27, 2026October 26, 2026

How the ego gains control part 2

Step by Step, Through the Process of a Type Eight Kathy Hurley and Ted Dobson Gloria Davenport’s article “The Illusory System of the Nine...

by Kathy Hurley and Ted Dobson

Relationships Type 4 Type 8 Understanding the Enneagram

Using the Enneagram to Build Better Marital Relationships, Part 2

Patrick J. Aspell, Ph.D. & Dee Dee Aspell, M.A. (2) Relationship Styles People interact with each other in relationships in terms of similarities and...

by Patrick J. Aspell, Ph.D. & Dee Dee Aspell, M.A. October 18, 2026October 17, 2026

Personal Growth/Self-Development Type 8

The Generation of One’s Own Integration

Kevin Cullen Since becoming aware of the Enneagram and its endless possibilities, I have been fascinated with the idea of Integration points and what...

by Kevin Cullen August 30, 2026August 30, 2026

Type 8

Odysseus, the Cyclops, and the Type 8: A Journey of Balance

Homer’s Odyssey, one of the foundational works of Western literature, tells the epic story of Odysseus, a Greek hero, and his long, perilous journey home...

by Michael J. Goldberg August 6, 2026August 6, 2026

Type 8 Understanding the Enneagram

Turner’s Types: Two Flavors of Eight

Nick Turner Here are pictures of two men, both of whom are almost certainly eights. One is an eight with a nine-wing (8/9), and...

by Nick Turner July 19, 2026July 19, 2026

The Nine Types Type 8 Understanding the Enneagram

Enneagram Typing—Just for the Fun of It # 3

Ed Jacobs Responses from Enneagram Monthly readers to my first two articles of “Enneagram Typing—Just for the Fun of It” have been overwhelming. In...

by Ed Jacobs June 13, 2026June 5, 2026

Education Personal Growth/Self-Development Type 1 Type 8 Type 9

Some Advice – Part 1

Rev. William J. Callahan, S.J. Editors’ Note: In this book, Fr. Callahan, S.J. introduces the Enneagram to an adolescent audience and to their teachers...

by Rev. William J. Callahan, S.J. May 9, 2026May 8, 2026

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

Emotional Coldness and Emotional Warmth Part 2 – Gut Center

Through collaboration with other researchers and direct engagement with numerous personal childhood stories, Antonio developed the theory of the Originary Wound, identifying it as...

by Antonio Barbato February 22, 2026July 10, 2026