Fixations Archives - Enneagram Monthly

June 19, 2026June 11, 2026

The Enneagram of Character Fixation

Barbara Lehman There are many heated discussions about the heredity of the Enneagram; debates over which point nomenclatures are the most worthy; whether movie...

by Barbara Lehman

Fixations Holy Ideas Understanding the Enneagram

The Enneagram of False Hopes

John Harper Hope springs eternal in the human breast. -- Alexander Pope Why do we do what we do? The enneagram delineates 9 personality...

by John Harper June 7, 2026May 17, 2026

Fixations Passions Relationships Type 1 Type 3 Type 4 Type 5 Type 9 Understanding the Enneagram Virtues

The Bridges of Madison County — “as Seen”

as Seen by a Type Four With a Type Nine Husband Laurie Huffman By brief way of introduction, I am a 4 with equal...

by Laurie Huffman June 2, 2026May 18, 2026

Fixations Personal Growth/Self-Development Understanding the Enneagram

From Personality to Fixation

What Oscar Ichazo was Pointing Toward in the Enneagram John Harper What Oscar Ichazo articulated was fundamentally different from what much of the modern...

by John Harper May 30, 2026May 24, 2026

Biological Markers Communication Fixations History Holy Ideas

The Conversation # 33

Carl Marsak, Susan Rhodes, Courtney Behm, Jack Labanauskas, Kirby Olson “No one who is fully human is not divine.” — Marsilio Ficino Carl Marsak:...

by Carl Marsak, Susan Rhodes, Courtney Behm, Jack Labanauskas, Kirby Olson March 25, 2026March 15, 2026

Communication Fixations History Passions Understanding the Enneagram

Death by Ideology

Peter Zappel "One must not start from any conclusion, from any belief, from any dogma which conditions the mind.." Krishnamurti It is both true...

by Peter Zappel November 20, 2025November 19, 2025

Comparative Systems Fixations Fourth way Process Enneagram

Personality vs. Process: The Missing Link

Susan Rhodes There are two influential models of the enneagram, the “process” enneagram of George Gurdjieff and the enneagram of individual differences by Oscar...

by Susan Rhodes November 18, 2025October 26, 2025

Childhood Wounds Fixations Passions Type 4 Understanding the Enneagram

The Hot Death Blood of Sylvia Plath

Edward McInnis Don Richard Riso, in Personality Types, calls the levels of the unhealthy Four, in descending order: “the Alienated Depressive,” the Emotionally Tormented...

by Edward McInnis October 14, 2025October 3, 2025

Comparative Systems Fixations History Understanding the Enneagram

Awake or Asleep? by Oscar Ichazo

“The Magi cosmology of the Astral religion conceptualized maps of the inner realities relevant to their time (circa 550 BCE). The modern mapping of...

by Oscar Ichazo August 19, 2025October 17, 2025