The ultimate Enneagram graphic: all triads in one image

Have you been looking for an image that combines all Enneagram triads in one image? Here it is.

The Enneagram Triads

Centers of intelligence (body, heart, mind)
Hornevian groups (compliant, withdrawn, aggressive)
Harmonic groups (positive, competency, reactive)
Object relations (attachment, rejection, frustration)

These are four different ways in which the nine Enneagram types can be grouped in sets of three (hence triads), based on similar characteristics.

Each of these different groups or triads are valuable, as they can teach us something about the nine Enneagram types. And through these groups, every type shares a connection with every other type.

After searching in vain for a graphic of the Enneagram that includes all layers in one single image, I designed one myself. I stacked the four different kinds of groupings on top of the original Enneagram model of lines and arrows. This resulted in the following graphic:

How to read this graphic?

The advantage of an image that combines all these layers in one is that it allows us to quickly look up several things:

• To see which types belong to a certain group, you search for the name of the group (for example ‘positive’) and follow the lines or triangle of the same color to the different types.

• You can start from a type number and see all groups to which it belongs. For example: type 5 is part of the ‘mind’ triad, but also connected to the yellow ‘withdrawn’ triad, the triad ‘competency’ triad, and the purple lines of the ‘rejection’ group.

• You can see in which way every type is connected to every other type. For example, type 5 has a connection to type 9 because they are both part of the withdrawn group. Type 5 shares similarities with 8 because they are both in the rejection group. And so on.

• If you know your tritype, you can do the same and ‘stack’ the groups your types belong to in order to see where you lack or have a lot of. For example, if your tritype is a combination of 9, 4, and 6, you can see that you are skewed toward the ‘withdrawn’ group. This can tell you where to find keys for your personal development.

The visuals are available on two posters I created, which you can download as PDF files for free for your own use. They are suitable for printing on A4 or A3 size. Click on the images above for full size.