When enneagrammers speak of Three Centers (Triads, Instincts, or by any other name);are they referring to exactly the same thing? Not so, it would appear. There are differing interpretations that vary in minor or major ways leaving questions about what exactly the centers describe, are they correctly grouped, and if not, why not? In the early 70’s, what we call today the “Enneagram of Personality” (as distinct from that of “Process” used by Gurdjieffian schools) was introduced by Oscar ...

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