The “Latitude and Longitude” of Enneagram Fixations, Part II

Judith Searle
Judith Searle views each Enneagram point as a pair of continua, analogous to latitude and longitude. The “latitude” line, primarily involved with the person’s sense of purpose in the world, is formed by the wings. The “longitude” line, connecting the security and stress points, defines the individual’s emotional compass or central emotional issue. Searle sees the locus of personality on the “latitude” continuum as the point’s gift and the metaphorical intersection of this line wit...