Understanding the Enneagram Archives

Understanding the Enneagram Workshops and Events

November 7, 2026November 4, 2026

Essence and Personality:

A Panel Discussion at the IEA Special Event Bruce Anderson At the IEA Special Event held in Chicago this July, a panel was held...

by Bruce Anderson

Business/Workplace Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Understanding the Enneagram

The Enterprising Enneagrammer Part 1

Using The Enneagram To Make Sales Patrick J. Aspell, Ph.D. and Dee Dee Aspell, M.A. Selling? Is it alien to the Enneagram? Not so....

by Patrick J. Aspell, Ph.D. and Dee Dee Aspell, M.A. November 6, 2026October 30, 2026

Passions Type 1 Type 4

Flavors of passion

Jack Labanauskas and Andrea Isaacs The nine passions associated with the nine types of the Enneagram are part of the universal human experience. It...

by Jack Labanauskas and Andrea Isaacs November 5, 2026November 1, 2026

Holy Ideas Understanding the Enneagram

Dancing the Nine-Pointed Star

Experiencing the Essence of the Holy Ideas Debra Janison Many who are seeking to understand the Enneagram and the mysteries it describes have used...

by Debra Janison November 3, 2026November 3, 2026

Personal Growth/Self-Development Type 4 Understanding the Enneagram

Don Juan DeMarco and Type 4 Sublimation

Michael G. Huber As an Enneatype 4 it didn’t take too long to identify in myself the defense mechanism known as introjection. Stated by...

by Michael G. Huber October 31, 2026October 30, 2026

Personal Growth/Self-Development Type 8 Understanding the Enneagram

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 October 27, 2026October 26, 2026

Centers of Intelligence Personal Growth/Self-Development Spirituality

how the ego gains control – Part 1

The Illusory System of the Nine Enneagram Patterns Gloria Davenport, Ph.D. According to one theory, for each of the nine patterns there is a...

by Gloria Davenport October 26, 2026October 26, 2026

Communication Editorial and News History

Happy First Birthday, EM

A brief history, some random “State of the Union” thoughts, and an appeal… Jack Labanauskas Note how stable "changes" really are, just like human...

by Jack Labanauskas October 25, 2026October 24, 2026

Comparative Systems Holy Ideas Personal Growth/Self-Development Understanding the Enneagram

Facets of Apprehension – Part 1

A Phenomenological Exploration of A. H. Almaas’s Holy Ideas John Harper Orientation The Holy Ideas are easy to understand as conceptual constructs. This creates...

by John Harper October 21, 2026October 21, 2026