Enneagram Instinctual Subtypes 2.0: Advanced Instincts, Subtypes, Countertypes and Stackings

Includes an Introduction to the Enneagram Types, Tritypes®, Wings, Lines, and Center

Katherine discovered the Enneagram in 1985 and began her 24 qualitative research studies in 1994, focusing on the "internal experiences" of the Enneagram types and subtypes. During these studies, she discovered Tritype® and Stackings, along with the Hierarchical Stacking Patterns: Orders, Proportions, and Identifications. Her work explores the Instinctual Drives and Subtypes as initially defined by Claudio Naranjo in 1971. She expanded upon his work as a result of her original Subtype research findings, which were validated by Naranjo in 1996.

Katherine’s groundbreaking research is ongoing and continues to evolve, most recently culminating in her most advanced and comprehensive work on the Subtypes: Enneagram Instinctual Subtypes 2.0. This in-depth, 372-page reference work presents extensive insights supported by ongoing research and full-color visual aids, including Enneamaps, collages, and easy-to-reference charts, to illustrate how the topics relate to the Enneagram.

Diverse Expertise
Katherine has the distinction of being the only person to have attended intensives with both Claudio Naranjo and Oscar Ichazo, as well as being certified with Palmer-Daniels, Riso-Hudson, and Hurley-Donson.

In addition to the Advanced Instincts, it includes:
• Introduction to the Enneagram Types, Tritypes®, Wings, Lines of Connection, Centers
• What Was Lost, Unknown, Misunderstood, or Misattributed
• Instinctual Stackings: Orders, Patterns, and Identifications
• Transmissions and Timeline of the Enneagram of Personality

Katherine's Qualitative Research Studies:
• 1994 Enneagram Instinctual Type and Subtype Research Study
• 1998 Enneagram Instinctual Types, Subtype, and Intimacy Research Study
• 2000 Enneagram Instinctual Types Spirituality Research Study
• 2012 Exploring Enneagram Tritype®: Theory and Practice Study

Instinctual Types and Subtypes
Katherine's focus on the Enneagram Types and Subtypes began in 1985 when the general public's knowledge of these distinctions was limited. Her research explored how the core fears of the 9 Enneagram types merge with the core fears of the 3 Instinctual Types, creating 27 Instinctual Subtypes. Each type expresses its idealized images, core fears, and defense strategies in distinct ways through each of the three subtypes: Self-Preservation, Social, or Intimate. These Subtypes, discovered by Naranjo and further developed by Katherine, added a layer of complexity to type expression, uniquely shaping how motivations manifest in self-care, social interactions, and intimacy. Naranjo validated Katherine's research findings on the Subtypes and stated they filled in important details on the 27 Subtype Archetypes. Riso and Hudson began to refer to Naranjo’s Subtypes as Variants in 1999.

Tritype® and Tristar
Katherine's research includes Tritype®, a framework now central to Enneagram studies. Her qualitative research revealed that individuals draw upon a dominant type from each of the three centers of intelligence: the Head (5, 6, 7), Heart (2, 3, 4), and Gut (8, 9, 1) in a repetitive, hierarchical, stacking order. The 27 Tritypes® represent distinct blends of three types. These three types combine, each contributing their specific focus of attention, idealized image, core fears, and defense strategy to form a unique personality structure. Identifying the types within a person's Tritype® combination expands their understanding of their intrinsic yet multi-layered emotional, mental, and behavioral patterns. The Tristar symbol is a visual representation of the unfolding of the 27 Tritype® Archetypes.