Fixations Archives - Enneagram Monthly

March 9, 2025December 30, 2024

The Delusion of ‘Inner Work’ with the Enneagram

Frederik Coene Our 4-year old daughter wants to be an adult, especially to be different from her 10-month baby sister. She imitates grown-up behaviour...

by Frederik Coene

Fixations Passions

The Lines Are the Basic Building Blocks of the Enneagram, Not the Points (Revisited)

When we think of the Enneagram, most of us fixate on the points—the nine numbers that seem to define who we are. But here’s...

by Michael J. Goldberg January 18, 2025January 28, 2025

Centers of Intelligence Fixations History Holy Ideas Passions Understanding the Enneagram Virtues

Two alternative Types of Type-Definition (part 1)

Enneagram Polarities Nicholas Reitter But the old oracle said, “All things have two handles: beware of the wrong one.” – Emerson1 It is an...

by Nicholas Reitter April 10, 2024July 16, 2024

Arica Institute Fixations History Holy Ideas Instincts and Subtypes Passions The Nine Types Triads Understanding the Enneagram Virtues

How Oscar Ichazo Learned and Taught the Enneagram Typology (part 1 of 4) Revised

Oscar Ichazo (1931 – 2020) learned the Enneagram typology from a man whose name henever revealed. When I was his roommate, Naranjo told me...

by Bill Gamard February 17, 2024March 16, 2025

Fixations Type Insights

Beyond Fixation: A Non-Dual Perspective

This is the sequel article to The Truth about Fixation and Beyond (Enneagram Monthly: May 2012) That article was written in an experiential style...

by Lissa Friedman June 30, 2012October 27, 2023

Fixations

The Truth About Fixation and Beyond

Lissa Friedman Before I begin, I would like to make clear that all I can say can only point at the truth and cannot...

by Lissa Friedman February 28, 2012October 24, 2023

Fixations Therapy and Counselling

Stripped Naked—From Fixation to Freedom

Written by Lissa Friedman Ph.D. This article focuses on how the fixation of each Enneagram type comes into being; how the nurturing environment affects...

by Lissa Friedman Ph.D. December 1, 2004September 8, 2023