A lot of material about subtypes and instincts has appeared in these pages and, as is frequently the case in matters psychological or philosophical, opinions vary quite a bit. Here is a condensed version of some general considerations.
1. In the literature of the Enneagram of Personality we find two main lines of thinking about the nature and role of the instincts. One view sees the instincts as independent of external influences, as part and parcel of the structure of the individual e...
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