Values and Visions
by Jerome Wagner, Ph.D. At the heart of each person’s style lie certain strengths and capabilities that enable us to survive and thrive. We experience these energizers as values or […]
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Entries by Jerry Wagner
Values and Proficiencies
by Jerome Wagner, Ph.D. Our values and visions give us an intuitive perceptual and behavioral edge. Each of the nine styles possesses an intuitive capacity to see certain realities very […]
A 3-V View of The Enneagram: Values, Visions, and Vulnerabilities
by Jerome Wagner, Ph.D. When I was first introduced to the Enneagram, we got only the bad stuff — the distortions, fixations, compulsions, exaggerations, vices, bad breath, etc. When I, […]
Enneagram Styles And Maladaptive Schemas: A Research Project
by Jerome Wagner, Ph.D. I find it useful to think of the Enneagram personality styles as nine different paradigms or sets of lenses for looking at the world. A paradigm […]
Karen Horney’s Three Trends (Moving Towards, Against, Away From) and the Enneagram Styles
by Jerome Wagner, Ph.D. The vision of the International Enneagram Association (IEA) is to be the hub of a vibrant international Enneagram community. Part of its mission is to sponsor […]
The Enneagram and the Interpersonal Psychiatry of Harry Stack Sullivan
by Jerome Wagner, Ph.D. While I am aware that looking for connections among ideas is a near pathological preoccupation for my type, I am nevertheless giving into the temptation to […]
Enneagram Styles As Personality Paradigms
by Jerome Wagner, Ph.D. Enneagram styles operate as nine personality paradigms or world views. These paradigms become the organizing assumptions and core beliefs that influence and determine our perceptions, thoughts, […]
How We Stay Stuck in Our Styles: Schema Maintenance, Avoidance, and Compensation
by Jerome Wagner, Ph.D. Once we establish our personality styles or paradigms to help us apprehend and navigate around the world, we can either keep them pliant, flexible, accommodating, and […]
The Enneagram and the Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler
by Jerome Wagner, Ph.D. When I first read Adler, I was struck by how several of his ideas resonated with Enneagram theory. In this essay I’ll give a brief overview […]
