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Empathy Architects Expert trainers and consultants in the areas of personality, human relations, and communication.

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In case you haven't checked it out yet, we've got a new Type 6 article out on the Substack!đź”— Comment SUBSTACK, and we'll...
06/09/2026

In case you haven't checked it out yet, we've got a new Type 6 article out on the Substack!

đź”— Comment SUBSTACK, and we'll send the link directly to your inbox.

If you have read it, let us know what you thought! Did you identify?! Say hi in the comments!

Why are you drawn to what you are drawn to.For over a year we have been studying that question, the quiet pull toward ce...
06/04/2026

Why are you drawn to what you are drawn to.

For over a year we have been studying that question, the quiet pull toward certain rooms, certain palettes, certain images you save without quite knowing why. It turns out your taste is not random. It is organized by the same instinct that shapes what you notice and move toward everywhere else in your life.

The research is finished, and the findings held more strongly than we expected. 167 participants, and a clear relationship between a person’s dominant instinct and the aesthetic world they are drawn to.

We made a free 17 page field guide that introduces all of it, the three drives, the three aesthetic registers, the twelve profiles, and the data behind them. It is the first time this research has been shared anywhere.

Comment SEASONS and we will send you the link.

Of all nine types, the Six is the one we get the most questions about, and honestly, the one that most descriptions get ...
05/30/2026

Of all nine types, the Six is the one we get the most questions about, and honestly, the one that most descriptions get wrong.
The Six is the most frequently occurring type on the Enneagram and simultaneously the most frequently mistyped, because their surface presentation shifts so dramatically across subtypes and trifix configurations that even experienced practitioners can miss the structure entirely. A Self-Preservation Six and a Sexual Six may not appear to have much in common until you understand what’s running underneath both of them.

Understanding Type Six: The Adventurer is our new 43-page paid guide covering the core type and defense structure, all three subtypes in depth, the false flag mistyping patterns, the inner world of the Six (the rumination cycle, the cutoff, the Cassandra complex, the relationship to authority), practical guidance for coaches, and the growth path.

This is built for coaches and practitioners who want to type Sixes accurately, for students who want the full picture, and for Sixes themselves who are ready for a portrait that holds the complexity rather than flattening it.

https://empathyarchitects.com/shop/p/type6ebook

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Of all nine types, the Six is the one we get the most questions about, and honestly, the one that most descriptions get ...
05/29/2026

Of all nine types, the Six is the one we get the most questions about, and honestly, the one that most descriptions get wrong.

The Six is the most frequently occurring type on the Enneagram and simultaneously the most frequently mistyped, because their surface presentation shifts so dramatically across subtypes and trifix configurations that even experienced practitioners can miss the structure entirely. A Self-Preservation Six and a Sexual Six may not appear to have much in common until you understand what’s running underneath both of them.

Understanding Type Six: The Adventurer is our new 43-page guide covering the core type and defense structure, all three subtypes in depth, the false flag mistyping patterns, the inner world of the Six (the rumination cycle, the cutoff, the Cassandra complex, the relationship to authority), practical guidance for coaches, and the growth path.

This is built for coaches and practitioners who want to type Sixes accurately, for advanced students who want the full picture, and for Sixes themselves who are ready for a portrait that holds the complexity rather than flattening it.

Comment SIXBOOK below and we’ll send you the link to download your copy.

Oscar Ichazo named each of the nine ego fixations with surgical intentionality. These were not personality labels or tra...
05/08/2026

Oscar Ichazo named each of the nine ego fixations with surgical intentionality. These were not personality labels or trait descriptions; they were psychospiritual diagnoses, each name pointing directly at the structural logic of the ego’s defensive organization. Ego-Vengeance. Ego-Indolence. Ego-Avarice. Each one is a map of how a particular psyche learned to survive, and more importantly, how it learned to misread reality in service of that survival.
What gets lost in transmission matters enormously. When the Enneagram moved through successive hands, much of Ichazo’s original precision was smoothed into accessibility, and in that smoothing, something important was exchanged. Type Eight became “the challenger.” Type Nine became “the peacemaker.” Type Five became “the investigator.” These names are not wrong, exactly, but they describe the surface behavior rather than the underlying structure, and they have produced generations of misunderstanding; not just about how types act, but about why.
Understanding what Ichazo actually meant by these names is one of the more reliable antidotes to those misunderstandings. The name, returned to its original meaning, dissolves the caricature.
This series explores all nine fixation names through that lens; not as a history lesson, but as a practical tool for understanding yourself and others with real depth and accuracy.

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