By Dr. A.J. Drenth In my post on MBTI-Enneagram correlations, I explore how the Myers-Briggs preferences and types tend to overlap with those of the Enneagram taxonomy. One thing I […]
Enneagram 4, 5, or 9? Insights from Analyzing Jung’s Personality Type
By Dr. A.J. Drenth As discussed in my post on Enneagram – Myers-Briggs correlations, Enneagram types 4, 5, and 9 all lean toward the Introverted end of the spectrum. True […]
What I Love (& Would Change) about the Enneagram
By Dr. A.J. Drenth If I’m being honest, I have a love-hate relationship with the Enneagram. My left brain—the deliberate and analytic side—struggles with its unscientific basis, which can make […]
How Archetypes & Enneagram Types Overlap and Correlate
By Dr. A.J. Drenth Archetypes and Enneagram types share a great deal in common. One might even argue that they are describing the same basic types but are merely assigning […]
Enneagram 4 & 5: How Myers-Briggs Type Affects Wing Preference
By Dr. A.J. Drenth One of my favorite pastimes as a type theorist is exploring how different personality models overlap and correlate with each other. For instance, in our popular […]
Enneagram Type 7 (7w6 & 7w8): Insights for ENFP, ENTP, ESFP & ESTP Types
By Dr. A.J. Drenth The Enneagram personality taxonomy is comprised of nine basic types, with each type having two “wings” or subtypes. The wings are derived from a type’s next-door […]
Enneagram Type 9 (9w1 & 9w8): Insights for INFP, INFJ, ISFP & ISFJ Types
By Dr. A.J. Drenth In their book, Personality Types, Don Riso and Russ Hudson describe the Enneagram type 9 as “The Peacemaker.” For some Nines, this moniker may seem a […]
Enneagram Type 5 (5w4 & 5w6): Insights for INTP & INTJ Types
By Dr. A.J. Drenth The Enneagram type 5 is often called “The Observer” or “The Investigator.” In their classic work, Personality Types, Don Riso and Russ Hudson characterize Fives as: […]
Enneagram Type 4 (4w5 & 4w3): Insights for INFJ & INFP Types
By Dr. A.J. Drenth The Enneagram personality taxonomy is comprised of nine basic types. In his classic book, Personality Types, Don Riso refers to the Enneagram 4 as “The Individualist.” […]
Enneagram, Myers-Briggs & the Inferior Function: Healthy Type Correlations
By Dr. A.J. Drenth Having already explored common Myers-Briggs / MBTI and Enneagram correlations, in this post, I wished to incorporate the influential role of the inferior function into the […]
Myers-Briggs / MBTI & Enneagram Correlations
By Dr. A.J. Drenth One of the most interesting ways of studying personality typology, at least for personality junkies, is by comparing different classification systems. Two of the most popular […]
Can an INFP, INTP, INFJ, or INTJ be an Enneagram 3?
By Dr. A.J. Drenth For individuals who are neither strongly introverted nor extraverted (sometimes called “ambiverts”), there are certain items on the Myers-Briggs / MBTI® which can be very frustrating. […]
Enneagram vs. Myers-Briggs / MBTI: Key Differences
By Dr. A.J. Drenth I’m sometimes surprised by the number of Personality Junkie® readers who are familiar with both the Myers-Briggs / MBTI and the Enneagram. Becoming well-acquainted with both […]