Exploring Instinctual Drives and Enneagram Types and how they adapt to change

Exploring difference between MBTI and the Enneagram.

Answering FAQ about the Enneagram. Can your Enneagram change over the course of your lifetime?

One of the hardest parts of the Enneagram is finding your Type--Nine Types with 54 combinations can create a lot of confusion and lead to...

One of the hardest parts of the Enneagram is finding your Type--Nine Types with 54 combinations can create a lot of confusion and lead to...

One of the hardest parts of the Enneagram is finding your Type--Nine Types with 54 combinations can create a lot of confusion and lead to...

We've all done it. Started a casual conversation with someone that suddenly turned into an all out fight. What happened? If you TRULY...

We've all done it. Started a casual conversation with someone that suddenly turned into an all out fight. What happened? If you TRULY...

We've all done it. Started a casual conversation with someone that suddenly turned into an all out fight. What happened? If you TRULY...

We've all done it. Started a casual conversation with someone that suddenly turned into an all out fight. What happened? If you TRULY...

We've all done it. Started a casual conversation with someone that all of a sudden turns into an all out fight. What happened? If you...

We've all done it. Starting a casual conversation with someone that all of a sudden turns into an all out fight. What happened? If you...

Enneagram Type One Triggers

Looking Into the Mind of a Triggered Type Two We've all done it. Starting a casual conversation with someone that all of a sudden turns...

Wings In the Enneagram, you are not confined to just the behavioral expressions or Core fears of your Type. Through your "Wings" or the Types directly adjacent you can also draw on and show the behaviors and fears of these Types. These Wings do not change your Core Type's motivations but flavor it with the behaviors and fears of the Types on either side of it. For example, a Type Two may have a One Wing or a Three Wing (or both), which will flavor the behaviors and fears

Is there a difference between Instinct and Subtype? Yes. This can be a super confusing topic, so it is not uncommon to use these terms interchangeably even after you've hung around the Enneagram world for awhile. What are the Instincts? Instincts are basic human drives that influence a person's way of engaging with the world. Some scientists believe that these Instincts reside in the reptilian part of the brain and is something we cannot control or influence once it has been

Object Relations: What is it? Object Relations is a psycho-analytic theory that describes the relationship or emotional energy felt by the subject toward a chosen object. These object relations tend to form from an early age into predictable patterns we express throughout in our relationships throughout our lives. These patterns become so predictable and prevalent that gaining some language around these can give us a better idea of how we are projecting our early years onto o

Enneagram Triads: What Are They? The Enneagram offers a unique system of categorizing the similarities shared between Types by grouping them into "Triads". These groupings of 3 different Types show the similarities shared between Types and offers nuance into their differences as well. Currently, there are four main types of Triads that are the most common in the Enneagram: the Instinctual, Conflict Coping, Interpersonal Relationship, and Object Relations. Many of these Triads

Enneagram Journey

What is the Enneagram? The Enneagram is a typology system that categorizes human personality into nine basic personality archetypes. The...