Question: What is the Enneagram Tritype® and Tritype® Test? How do I know which information on Tritype® is Accurate?

Answers: Due to misinformation innocently posted about Tritype® and Tritype hybrids, by Enneagram Enthusiasts, key aspects of Tritype® were lost, Misstated, Misattributed, and Misunderstood. Therefore, to accurately Type and Tritype® it is imperative that “one” learn Katherine’s Chernick Fauvre’s appooach because she is the sole creator and researcher of the Tritype® System. So you will want to follow they way Katherine defines and uses the Tritype® System to understand the deeper; more hidden aspects of the Enneagram Tritypes®.

Certification Programs
Katherine’s certified Tritype® students have gone through a rigorous training program,To learn more go to her Tritype® offerings: https://Katherinefauvre.com/Tritype® and to discover all of the material on Tritype® go to https://katherinefauvre.com/certification to learn more about the specific approaches to the system. They have been taught the accurate definition of Tritype® and how to use it by Tritype® creator,

Special Notices based on Special Programming
Katherine’s Enneagram Tritype® Test v8 is the only test that is programmed to detect and to track the special testing patterns used by the Enneagram Types; especially for the adaptable primary types, (6,9,3) who have difficulty typing themselves.

The ETT.v8 is based on over 57 years of researching and working with multiple personality systems and over 40 years of working with tens of thousands, of Enneagram study participants..the Enneagram, discovering the special typing patterns used by each Enneagram type, trityTritype® patterns used by the Enneagram Tritypes® themselves. ETTv8 is Katherine’s ETTv8; https://enneagramtritypetest that can accurately define your most likely Enneagram Tritype® and Instinctual Stacking. This is because the ETTv8 consists of 10 tried and true, Enneagram Types, Tritypes®, Subtypes, Stackings Patterns and more in one seamless testing instrument.Identifying your most kikelyype in each center of intelligence: Head (567), Heart (234) and Gut (891). Although one of these three Enneagram Types is dominant, you also use the other two types in your Tritype® in a consistent heirarchical stacking Order and preferred order. enneagramtritypetest.com

Tritype® A Short Introduction…
Over 30 years of ongoing research, hundreds of coaching sessions, tens of thousands of Enneacards Test results and multiple studies have demonstrated that identifying and understanding your Enneagram Tritype® can significantly enhance your journey of self-discovery. It is also based on over 40 years of Enneagram Study and 24 ongoing qualitative and quantitave research studies that include Tritype®.

The Origins of Tritype®
Tritype®, is a 27-point personality system coined and created by personality expert, Katherine Chernick Fauvre, when it emerged during her groundbreaking 1994-1995 qualitative research on the “internal experiences” of the Enneagram Types and Subtypes. Her findings revealed that individuals unconsciously rely on three Enneagram Types, not just one. These three types correspond to the dominant type in each of the three Centers of Intelligence: the Heart Center (Types 2, 3, 4), the Head Center (Types 5, 6, 7), and the Gut Center (Types 8, 9, 1). Together, these types form the complex but easily understood, personality types the hat reflects the idealized images, core fears, and defense strategies of all three types. This combination functions as a unified system that operates in a rapidly repeating, hierarchical stacking order, with the top type serving as the "core" Enneagram type in the individual’s Tritype® Stackings: Order, Proportion, and Identifications.

Empirical Validation of Tritype® Research
Extensive and ongoing research with tens of thousands of international participants ages, 12-95, have confirmed that each Tritype® Archetype comprises the specific character traits of the three types within the Tritype® that lead to the passions, fixations and convictions.. These traits combine to form 27 distinct Tritypes®, based on the integration of the three sets of idealized self-images, core fears, and defense strategies found in the Gut Types (8, 9, 1), the Heart Types (2, 3, 4), and the Head Types (5, 6, 7). These three types within your Tritype® intersect, creating a “new” and unique defense strategy that has a much more specific focus of attention and world view based on the union of the three sets of idealized images, core fears and defense strategies, creating your Tritype® Archetype.

Your Tritype® Archetype is then stacked in your personal stacking order of use. For example you could have the 146 Tritype® Archetype® comprised of 6 nnumerical variations, (146, 164, 416. 461,614 or the 641). So you and others with the same three types in their Tritype® will share the same values and head, heart and gut typep. Whatever the three types in your Tritype® share in common will be amplified and the primary focus of atttnoine This creates a more singular focus, which can be positive or negative depending on your level of health and emotional intelligence. https://enneagramtritypetest.com

Highside and Low side of Tritype®
The high side of this intersection is that it gives your life direction, focus and purpose. The low side of this intersection is that it creates a blind spot, which can narrow your ability to accurately self-assess… and may keep you locked in self-defeating patterns.

Tritype® explains the distinct differences of those sharing the same Enneagram Type. For example, the 874 is a fast-paced, optimistic, creative, and emotional type 8 whereas the 826 is a more dutiful, heroic, loyal and helpful type 8.

Additionally, Tritype® explains why those sharing the same three Enneagram Types or Tritype® have a natural affinity for one another. For example, the 126, 216 and 612 are all focused on people, doing what should be done, helping those in need and being supportive of others regardless of which type is dominant.

Most importantly, your Tritype® combination identifies key aspects of your personality which, when understood, can illuminate your path to greater self-awareness and a more fulfilling life.

How does Tritype® work?
Although one of these three types in your Tritype® is dominant, or your ”core” type, the other two types play a significient role in your life. What is surprising is that these other two types are not always connected to your type by a wing or along the lines of connection (the lines connected to your primary Type).

For example, if you are a type 9, you would have two wing types consisting of Type 8 and Type 1 and two lines of connection, made up of Type 3 and Type 6. In addition to your primary type of 9, you also have two subordinate types that are used in conjunction with your lead type. The other two types are part of your Tritype® Archetype and you may or may not have type 3 and/or type 6 as part of your Tritype®. You could have a Tritype® of 926 or 936 or 946 or 925, 927 and so on. Each Tritype® combination creates a different expression of Enneagram type.

How does the 468 Tritype® work?
If you are an Enneagram type 4 you might have a Tritype® of 468. This would mean you lead with your heart and that you predominantly use type 4, however, you will also use the strategies of type 6, your head type and the type 8, your gut type. Your Enneagram type 4 would still be in charge. However, when the 4 strategies fail to produce results and all permutations (wings and lines of connections) of type 4 have been exhausted, you will then shift to use the dominant type in each of the other two centers to manage problems and create solutions.The type 4 is always in charge of this Trialectic system and all 3 types in the Tritype® continuously operate in a rapid, descending and repetitive spiral.

How does the 478 Tritype® work?
If your primary type is 8, you might have a Tritype® configuration of 874. The primary Enneagram type for you would be type 8, however, this Tritype® combination indicates that you would most likely be a strong, positive person who seeks solutions (8), options (7) and meaning (4). What is fascinating is that if the strategy of type 8 fails to give you the desired results of overcoming obstacles, you would continue to employ the strategies of type 7 and type 4. These three types are in constant motion, oscilliating in a repeating heirarchical stacking order. These three types rapidly cascade into one another and continue cycling throughout the day.

Tritype® Examples
The Tritype® reveals the distinct differences of those sharing the same Enneagram Type. The Tritype® also explains how individuals sharing the same three fixations may have more in common than those sharing the same Enneagram type.

For example, if you were an 874, you would have secondary strategies that are very different than an 826. The 874 is a fast paced creative, heartfelt and optimistic type 8 whereas the 826 is a more cynical, loyal, helpful and heroic type 8. Further, if you are the 874 type 8, you may relate to a 748 or 478 more than another type 8 that has a different Tritype®.

Understanding the Tritype® in practice:
Just as with your primary Enneagram type you will experience the other types in your Tritype® in both positive and negative ways.

Breaking down in Slow Motion

874 in Practice
To understand how this works in practice, if someone with a Tritype® of 874, finds that taking charge like an 8 isn't working, they may try to lighten up or be positive like a 7, and if that doesn't work, may search for meaning like a 4. The 8 fear of being disempowered is driving the process. If the 8 still feels disempowered and unable to direct their circumstances the 874 may feel over-extended and scattered (7) and painfully lacking (4). So this person has used the strategies of three Enneagram Types, one from each of the three Enneagram Centers (Head-Heart-Gut), in a preferred order of 8-7-4.

468 in Practice
Another example would be a 468. Here we have a more aggressive and reactive type 4 than say a 495, who would be more withdrawn, passive (9) and avoidant (5). Another example would be a 972. This would be the type 9 with a very rosy and positive outlook desiring easygoing relationships. A 953 would be the kind of 9 who is more intellectual (5), perfectionistic and focused on efficiency (3) with less of an emphasis on maintaining harmonious relationships than other 9s.

More on Tritype® here:
Katherine created a test that has been programmed to pick up particular patterns that the types use.
Take the Test here: https://enneagramtritypetest.com
General Information: www.katherinefauvre.com/tritype and How Tritype® Evolved katherinefauvre.com
YouTube: Katherine Fauvre | Creator of Tritype®