Understanding the Enneagram Archives

Centers of Intelligence Type 3 Type 6 Type 9 Workshops and Events

August 18, 2026August 10, 2026

A Weekend Workshop with Helen Palmer

The Enneagram of the Passions Jack Labanauskas and Andrea Isaacs On the weekend of October 27-29, 1995 in a quaint New England town near...

by Jack Labanauskas and Andrea Isaacs

History

Are the Origins of the Enneagram Christian after all?

Andreas Ebert It is commonly assumed that the Enneagram symbol and system are not documented in scriptures prior to this century. Gurdjieff (from Caucasus)...

by Andreas Ebert August 17, 2026August 16, 2026

MBTI Understanding the Enneagram

The Enneagram and the MBTI In Search of Common Ground, Part 1

John Fudjack and Patricia Dinkelaker What is the relationship between the nine Enneagram and sixteen MBTI types? In the course of laying the groundwork...

by John Fudjack and Patricia Dinkelaker August 13, 2026August 13, 2026

Personal Growth/Self-Development Spirituality Understanding the Enneagram

The Enneagram—A Pathway to the Soul

James E. Jennings, Ph.D. “There is no soul, no spirit left to humans.” One hears echoes of the message given to those entering Dante’s...

by James E. Jennings, Ph.D. August 11, 2026August 10, 2026

Therapy and Counselling Type 2 Type 6 Understanding the Enneagram

Fatal Attraction to the Box Office: Type 6 Pathology in the Movies

Michael G. Huber When I was introduced to the Enneagram by a friend, it didn’t take long before I realized that I was looking...

by Michael G. Huber August 10, 2026August 9, 2026

History Process Enneagram Understanding the Enneagram

The Enneagram Is Watching You: A Meditation on the Enneagram as Spiritual Agent

Gershon Siegel For nearly a century we have approached the Enneagram from the same direction. We have asked: what does the symbol mean? It's...

by Gershon Siegel August 8, 2026August 9, 2026

Personal Growth/Self-Development Understanding the Enneagram

Uncovering Essence

Mona Coates, Ph.D. Our fundamental essence is that aspect of self which is innate and enduring. It is not subject to the natural neuroses...

by Mona Coates, Ph.D. August 7, 2026August 6, 2026

Comparative Systems MBTI Understanding the Enneagram

Enneagram and the Horney Typology

Fabien and Patricia Chabreuil Karen Horney (1885-1952), a brilliant American psychoanalyst of German origin, was interested in taking into account cultural and social causes,...

by Fabien and Patricia Chabreuil August 4, 2026August 4, 2026

Astrology History Spirituality

Clarity Before Certainty

Jack Labanauskas One of the more persistent misunderstandings in spiritual life is the assumption that enlightenment solves everything. We imagine that once someone has...

by Jack Labanauskas August 1, 2026July 31, 2026