Centers of Intelligence Archives

October 26, 2026October 26, 2026

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

Ron Elam, 4w5 It is my intention to elaborate on an issue which has profound implications for the future of enneagram study, the ongoing...

by Ron Elam August 29, 2026August 26, 2026

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 August 18, 2026August 10, 2026

Loretta Brady There is a wise old saying: When the student is ready the teacher will appear. Of course, the assumption in this saying...

by Loretta Brady July 18, 2026July 17, 2026

Ronald Elam As it is important not to lose the metaphoric flavor of the enneagram, care must be taken to avoid letting the system...

by Ronald Elam June 18, 2026June 5, 2026

Marika Dentai Introduction I studied the enneagram in the 70s over a period of several years at Claudio Naranjo’s SAT Institute in Berkeley, as...

by Marika Dentai June 16, 2026June 11, 2026

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

Ron Elam (5w4) Kathy Hurley & Ted Dobson have shown that we all have a preferred, a support, and a repressed center. (The preferred...

by Ron Elam June 6, 2026June 4, 2026

Ronald Elam I gratefully received my first issue of Enneagram Monthly more than two weeks ago. It was the April issue, so I unfortunately...

by Ronald Elam May 24, 2026May 15, 2026