Gloria Davenport

Instinctual Subtypes in Relation to Essence

In Ennea-type Structures, (1990, p.5.), Naranjo presents an intriguing diagram of his perception of how we might view the place of the instincts in the enneagram structure at both the personality and essence levels. In studying the diagram several years ago, a new perception flashed that changed my understanding of the instincts (see Figure 3, below), Source: Ennea-type Structures, 1990, p. 5

Naranjo’s Essence and Per...

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