Tritype® Advanced Reading: Enneagram Types, Tritypes®, Instincts, and Stackings
Katherine is an IEA Accredited Professional with Distinction and an IEA Board Member from 1997-1999. She is a Triple-certified Enneagram Teacher with Palmer-Daniels, Riso-Hudson, and Hurley-Donson. She has the distinction of being the only person to have attended intensives with both Oscar Ichazo and Claudio Naranjo, with Naranjo validating her 1994 qualitative research on the subtypes in 1996. Katherine was inducted into the Marquis Who’s Who in America Biographical Registry, the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) in 2023, and awarded the Top Enneagram Coach of the Year 2023, Best Consultant of the Year for the City of Menlo Park for 2015 and 2023, named the IAOTP Empowered Woman of the Year for 2024, and in 2025, IAOTP voted Katherine as the Best Enneagram Coach of the Decade.
478 Tritype®
478 Tritype® Example
The three types within your Tritype® intersect and create a more specific defense strategy and type unto itself.
The Tritype® brings both assets and liabilities. The high side of the intersection of these three Enneagram types is that together they define what gives your life direction, focus, and a sense of purpose.
On the low side, this combination of your three types creates a predictable blind spot, which lowers your ability to accurately self-assess (and may keep you locked in self-defeating patterns).
Video on the 478 Tritype®
Here's a short video where Katherine discusses the 478 Tritype®. Keep in mind that there are a total of 27 possible Tritype® combinations. The 478 is just one.
As you can see from the video, the depths to which you can use the Tritype® System to truly understand people is nearly limitless… far beyond that of the Enneagram Type alone.
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Tritype® Synergistic Forces - 478 Tritype® Example
Tritype® is based on the synergy of the three types, which create a new focus of attention that is indicative of the Tritype® itself, not just the three types with which we most readily identify.
This is because the Tritypes®, like the Enneagram types, are based on the more hidden motivations, not our behaviors, talents, or our personal identifications with the type. Tritype® reflects the synergistic fusion of three motivational forces into one cohesive archetype, not just the presence of three independently chosen types.
For example, the 478 Tritype® has the three hexad Enneagram Types that are "creative" and individualistic; one from each triad (4, 7, 8), which include the two hexad types that are intellectual and prefer what is unusual (4, 7). It also has two hexad types that share the line of intensity (4-8) and the two hexad types that are assertive (7, 8).
Together, these three types focus on what they share in common. When merged in a Tritype®, a more specific focus emerges, creating a personality structure that is seen as progressive, innovative, creative, outspoken, intense, assertive, and deep with an original sense of style.
The deeper motivations of the 478 are based on the unconscious need to maintain the idealized images of the three types in the Tritype®: being singular, unique, interesting, innovative, self-possessed, and protective.
It also means avoiding the corresponding core fears of the three types: being inadequate, flawed, or defective; inferior, trapped, or limited; and weak, controlled, and harmed. The three defense strategies intervene when there is a perceived threat to the idealized images (real or imagined), triggering the three core fears, which lead to a restless sense of distress, which in turn triggers an immediate reaction and deployment of the three defense strategies to defend the 478's view of reality.
Tritype® not only names details about how the system works, but it also identifies the corresponding Essential Qualities: Holy Ideas, Holy Virtues, and Holy Actions/Intuitions of the 3 Types in the Tritype® that can neutralize the intensity of the habitual behaviors, negative emotions, and fixed beliefs that cause the unconscious suffering. By making the unconscious suffering conscious, one can ease their suffering enough to recognize more productive ways of handling a perceived threat to the ego types.
478 Tritype: Configuration
Another way of looking at these combinations is to consider what each type brings to each Tritype®. If your primary type is 8, you might have a Tritype® configuration of 874. The primary Enneagram Type would be Type 8; however, this Tritype® combination indicates that this Tritype® would most likely be a strong, positive person who seeks solutions (8), options (7), and meaning (4).
What is fascinating is that the strategy of Type 8 merges with the other two types together, creating a new type unto itself.
With the other two types in the Tritype®, the 8 desire is to overcome obstacles; then they also employ the strategy of Type 7 and Type 4.
The types in the Tritype® expand, contract, and flow in a continuously oscillating manner.
This reveals the particular pattern of each Tritype® and how to intervene in an effective manner.
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478 Tritype® Fixations and Core Fears
478 Tritype®: Instinctual Stacking vs Tritype® Stacking
The 4, 7, and 8 are the three types that share a drive for authenticity and creativity. All three types are non-conformists. In addition, the 4 and 7 like what is unusual. The 7 and 8 are assertive types, and the 4 and 8 share the line of intensity.
These qualities are amplified in the Tritype®, making the 4 more assertive, the 7 more concrete and creative, and the 8 softer and more introspective. What these three types do not share are minimized. So this Tritype® is sensitive and sees the world from a more extroverted lens of perception even if one is an introvert.
478 Core Fears
As mentioned, Katherine Fauvre's research interviewed subjects that consistently identified with the core fears and idealized self-images of three, not just one Enneagram type.
When correlated with other personality typology systems, the Instinctual Types Stacking of three and the Tritype® pattern of three appeared to be the two most powerful governing typologies.
This was due in part to the fact that these two systems identify the underlying, often unconscious, motivations and defense strategies of the Enneagram Personality Types.
478 Tritype Panel
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The 639 Tritype® and Instinctual Types and Subtypes
Katherine promised to say more about the commonly mistyped elusive, dedicated, smart, emotionally complex type6w7 639 Tritype®.
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The 369 Tritype® is the most primary Tritype®
The 369 is the most amenable and adaptable of the 27 Tritypes®. This Tritype® includes the core types of each center of intelligence. The core of each center is seeking to balance the opposites within each center to create balance and resolution. The core of each center is usually out of touch with the focus of their respective center and tends to be caught in the dance of opposites created by the opposing defense strategies of the wings in each center.
So the 6, as the center of the head triad, struggles to trust themselves and their own inner guidance. They oscillate between feeling they need to be an expert about something or feeling they need to know a little about everything to feel safe. But they know they don’t truly know everything that is important, so they befriend those who can do what they cannot. This expands to include competent friends of their friends to seek advice from when they need it, or to have friends of their friends that can do whatever the 6 feels unsure about.
So, the 3 is trying to manage the overall fear of being ignored. The 6 is trying to manage the fear of fear itself and chaos, and the 9 is trying to manage the fear of being overlooked and unimportant. Together, the focus is on creating, restoring, and maintaining peaceful relating.
If your Tritype® is the 369, it reinforces the primary issues. As a result, neutralizing conflict is a primary concern.
The 7 wing gives the 6 a lighter touch and a desire to manage stress with quick-witted, often self-deprecating humor. So, the 6w7 with the 639 is the friendly boy or girl next door who wants to engage with others as a means of survival. This strategy is true even if the person is shy. And, the extroverted 639 still feels cautious and/or has doubts, but the extraversion makes it easier to bridge their shyness by saying something funny and/or witty. The introverted 639 uses their shy smile to disarm and engage others.
Self Preserving 639 Tritype®
The self-preserving 639 is preoccupied with their physical needs. They focus on their sense of security and what will keep them feeling safe, nurtured, and comfortable. They tend to worry about everything associated with their essential needs, focusing on the demands of their home, job, pension, and family, etc.
Being disarming and friendly are tools of the trade for the self-preserving 6. And a friendly and socially acceptable partner may be considered just as important as a good job as both reinforce that they have what they need in times of uncertainty. As such, they monitor their physical needs and resources to gauge if they are safe and secure. To maintain a sense of well-being, they may also track the physical needs of their designated other(s). This can be exhausting and feel difficult to manage, so they often keep their world small, letting in only one person or a trusted few.
The Social 639 Tritype®
The social 639 is preoccupied with their place or position within the group(s) of their choosing. Ideally, their group needs to be considered socially acceptable, and their partner needs to be considered friendly and successful to ensure and maintain the security that comes from status.
They focus on being dutiful and supportive to the people, beliefs, values and/or creeds they have chosen to align with. As such, they monitor who is doing what with whom and whether or not they feel included and secure. To maintain their security, they seek a role or position within their group(s) and family systems to ensure they have others who will come to their aid should they need it. They see themselves as dedicated and loyal to the people in their lives. They instinctively shapeshift and become what their others need in order to be deemed worthy of admiration and protection.
The Sexual 639 Tritype®
The sexual 639 is preoccupied with selecting and/or being a desirable and irresistible alpha mate. They are more intense and counter-phobic than the self-preserving and social 6. They seek intensity and chemistry in their intimate relationships and tend to push the edge in whatever they do. They manage their fears and anxiety by jumping into situations that cause distress proving to themselves that they are strong enough to manage whatever feels threatening. They can move from fear to action in nanoseconds when they have already projected a worst-case scenario and have prepared for it. As a result, they may not identify with having fear.
The sexual 639 focuses on having and being strong enough and/or beautiful enough to attract a desirable mate who will stand beside them and protect them when they feel insecure. Strength may mean physical strength and beauty or can be defined as someone who is extremely smart and competent. Ideally, they want their mate and close friends to be extraordinary in some way they feel they are not. As such, they may choose a mate that they think is smarter than most so that they feel they have all of their bases covered. To that end, they adapt to what their mate or partners want to ensure they have their special someone who will stand together with them against an uncertain world.
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279 Example:
Neutralizing Passions, Fixations, Convictions
279: Neutralizing Passions, Fixations, Convictions
Using Tritype® 279 as an example, each type contributes three Holy States—one for the passions, one for fixations, and one for convictions—that work in concert to neutralize emotional, mental, and physical distortions:
Type 2 (Supporting Advisor):
• Passion (Pride): Holy Virtue—Holy Humility dissolves the heart’s impulse to earn love through an inflated sense of value and service.
• Fixation (Flattery): Holy Idea—Holy Freedom dispels the mind’s tendency to seek approval and earned entitlements based on superficial rapport.
• Conviction (Need to Be Needed): Holy Action—Holy Generosity redirects the drive for worthiness toward genuine compassion and service without expectation.
Type 7 (Entertaining Optimist):
• Passion (Gluttony): Holy Virtue—Holy Sobriety calms the restless quest for stimulation, fostering presence with experience.
• Fixation (Planning): Holy Idea—Holy Wisdom/Plan frees the mind from compulsive anticipation, allowing ideas to flow organically.
• Conviction (Stimulation): Holy Action—Holy Inspiration channels the drive for pleasure into wholehearted engagement without clinging.
Type 9 (Peaceful Mediator):
• Passion (Sloth): Holy Virtue—Holy Right Actions transforms passive avoidance into active kindness.
• Fixation (Indolence): Holy Idea—Holy Love/Harmony breaks mental inertia, inviting full awareness of inner and outer reality.
• Conviction (Comforts): Holy Action—Holy Charity shifts the focus from conflict avoidance to conscious connection.
When these nine virtues, ideas, and actions converge—three from each type—they form an integrated field of awareness that transcends individual motives. This unified presence illuminates how emotional drives, cognitive lenses, and guiding principles interweave to create a distinct Tritype® Archetype.
In practical terms, one experiences greater clarity of purpose: reactive impulses soften, habitual blind spots become noticeable, and choice emerges where compulsion once reigned. Through this conscious integration of Holy Virtues, Holy Ideas, and Holy Actions, the emergent Tritype® focus shifts from fragmented reactivity based on the chaotic passions, fixations, and convictions into a cohesive self‑direction, enabling authentic expression of one’s archetypal life purpose while preserving balance and inner harmony. © 1985-2025 Karherine Chernick Fauvre • All Tights Reserved
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Inquiry Process - How to Identify these three Factors:
Idealized Images, Core Fears, and Defense Strategies
Type 2 - Supportive Advisor with the 279 Tritype® Peace Seeker
Inquiry Process Questions Using Type 2
Idealized Images – Type 2:
Reflect on the version of yourself you strive to present to the world—the qualities you most value and want others to see in you.
Ask yourself:
What do I want to be known or admired for?
What qualities do I believe make me valuable or lovable?
Example: Type 2 wants to be seen as warm, generous, and indispensable—someone others count on for support and care.
• I am loving and unselfish.
• I am always there for others.
• I am someone who makes people feel cared for.
Core Fears – Type 2:
Consider what you avoid at all costs—those deep fears that drive your actions and reactions.
Ask yourself:
What do I fear when I don’t know what to do or how to do it?
What triggers anxiety or discomfort for me?
Example: Type 2 fears being unwanted, unloved, or seen as unworthy of connection.
• I fear being unneeded and unimportant.
• I fear being invisible or rejected.
• I fear being seen as selfish or unlovable.
Defense Strategies – Type 2:
Observe your automatic reactions when you feel triggered, anxious, or misjudged—the instinctive patterns you use to stay safe.
Ask yourself:
How do I protect myself when I feel exposed, overwhelmed, or criticized?
What habitual strategies do I use to avoid pain or regain control?
Example: Type 2 avoids focusing on their own needs and becomes overly helpful to secure a connection.
• I deny or minimize my own needs.
• I try to earn love by giving more.
• I become indispensable to avoid rejection.
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Type 2 with the 279 Tritype®: Description
Type 2 Idealized Images:
The idealized image revolves around being a good, heartfelt person who is kind, caring, attentive, generous, and altruistic. They strive to be appreciated and valued as indispensable individuals who are emotionally attuned and always available for others. By pursuing this idealized image, Type 2s aim to secure their place in the lives of those around them, often acting as the hub of their family or social groups.
Type 2 Core Fears:
Being worthless or without value.
Feeling unwanted, discarded, or disposable.
Being perceived as replaceable or irrelevant in relationships.
These fears drive Type 2s to constantly seek validation and reassurance through acts of service and emotional connection, hoping to affirm their worth and importance in the lives of others.
Type 2 Defense Strategy: Repression
Type 2s use repression as their primary defensive strategy. They suppress their own needs and desires, pushing them out of conscious awareness to focus entirely on the needs of others. By doing so, they attempt to maintain the image of being selfless and indispensable. However, this repression can create internal conflict. Over time, their unacknowledged neediness may manifest as resentment or feelings of being unappreciated, especially if their efforts to help others are not reciprocated or acknowledged.
Type 2 Behavior vs Motivation
Definitions:
Behavior: Behavior refers to the outward actions an individual takes, which can be observed and described.
Motivation: Motivation refers to the internal drivers behind those behaviors, shaped by an individual's core fears, desires, and values.
While the behaviors of Type 2s may appear outwardly altruistic (helping others, offering support, or creating rapport), their deeper motivation lies in earning validation, securing emotional connection, and protecting themselves from feelings of worthlessness or rejection.
This distinction is critical when understanding Type 2. Their behaviors reflect a desire to maintain their idealized image and protect against their core fears, not just a simple enjoyment of helping others.
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Neutralizing Passions, Fixations, and Convictions
Typing with the Passions, Fixations, and Convictions
Each Type contributes a complete set of three passions, fixations, and convictions. These elements do not merely coexist; they converge into a unified psyche that functions as a single, emergent personality pattern. Through the fusion of the three emotional drives (passions), the three cognitive lenses (fixations), and the three guiding principles (convictions), a new, more precise focus of attention arises—one that transcends any individual type and defines the unique Tritype® Archetypal focus.
What are the Passions, Fixations, and Convictions?
Your Tritype® includes the passions, fixations, and convictions of the three types in your Tritype®: one from each Center. These types merge to create your specific focus of attention. Whatever views the types have in common will be amplified.
Passions
Passions are deeply rooted emotional habits that drive each Enneagram type, forming repetitive, automatic emotional responses anchored in the heart (Types 2, 3, 4). Each type's passion compulsively reinforces defensive emotional patterns, distorting perceptions and provoking habitual feelings that protect and maintain one's idealized self-image. These emotional fixations act as survival strategies, falsely promising security and reinforcing ego patterns that perpetuate internal suffering. When passions are activated, emotional reactions become intense, narrowing perception and diminishing reason. Becoming conscious of one's passion allows intentional interruption of automatic emotional loops. This awareness opens a pathway toward emotional authenticity, freedom, and healing.
Fixations
Fixations are deeply embedded mental habits that define each Enneagram type, forming repetitive, automatic cognitive patterns rooted in the head (Types 5, 6, 7). Each type’s fixation continuously reinforces distorted perceptions, sustaining obsessive thought loops that rationalize behaviors and maintain one's idealized self-image. These rigid mental preoccupations serve as protective strategies, falsely promising certainty and reinforcing ego patterns that perpetuate cognitive rigidity. When fixations are active, thinking becomes narrow, habitual, and inflexible, diminishing clarity and insight. Recognizing one's fixation allows intentional interruption of habitual thought processes. This awareness fosters greater cognitive flexibility, adaptability, and mental clarity.
Convictions
Convictions are deeply internalized existential beliefs that define each Enneagram type, forming repetitive, automatic assumptions anchored in the gut (Types 8, 9, 1). Each type’s convictions dogmatically reinforce core assumptions about how the world must operate to ensure survival, maintain identity, and function effectively. These existential beliefs serve as foundational truths, falsely promising emotional and psychological security while reinforcing ego structures that perpetuate internal rigidity. When convictions are challenged, individuals experience intense emotional reactivity, defending these beliefs as fiercely as physical survival. Becoming aware of one's core convictions enables conscious interruption of automatic existential assumptions. This awareness invites openness, deeper flexibility, and transformative personal growth.
Naranjo on Defense Strategies
Claudio Naranjo's defense strategies, as described within the Enneagram system, are the core personality traits that individuals of each type use to manage their emotions and avoid having their idealized images threatened. A threat to an idealized image triggers the core fears that reinforce the convictions and are defended by the defense strategies. While helpful in the short term, these strategies can also lead to rigid beliefs and stagnation. Becoming aware of your idealized images, what you fear and avoid at all costs, your dogmatic beliefs, and how you defend your reality offers deeper insights, enhances problem-solving skills, and provides the flexibility and resilience needed to manage anxiety and distress, restoring a sense of calm.
Typing by Merging the Passions, Fixations, and Convictions
More specifically, the three passions of the types in the Tritype® blend into a single emotional tone, determining what feels most urgent. Simultaneously, the three fixations of the types in the Tritype® interact to form a unified mental pattern, shaping how reality is interpreted, and the three convictions of the types in the Tritype® fuse into an overarching creed that guides every choice. These merged forces of the passions, fixations, and convictions do not act in isolation; When the three passions merge, the three fixations merge, and the three convictions merge, these new mixtures then combine with each other. This synergy produces the "new" type unto itself, whose focus emerges from the seamless integration of all three elements.
Neutralizing the Passions, Fixations, and Convictions of the 279
279 Tritype®: Neutralizing Passions, Fixations, Convictions
Using Tritype® 279 as an example, each type contributes three Holy States—one for the passions, one for fixations, and one for convictions—that work in concert to neutralize emotional, mental, and physical distortions:
Type 2 (Supporting Advisor):
Passion (Pride): Holy Virtue—Holy Humility dissolves the heart’s impulse to earn love through an inflated sense of value and service.
Fixation (Flattery): Holy Idea—Holy Freedom dispels the mind’s tendency to seek approval and earned entitlements based on superficial rapport.
Conviction (Need to Be Needed): Holy Action—Holy Generosity redirects the drive for worthiness toward genuine compassion and service without expectation.
Type 7 (Entertaining Optimist):
Passion (Gluttony): Holy Virtue—Holy Sobriety calms the restless quest for stimulation, fostering presence with experience.
Fixation (Planning): Holy Idea—Holy Wisdom/Plan frees the mind from compulsive anticipation, allowing ideas to flow organically.
Conviction (Stimulation): Holy Action—Holy Inspiration channels the drive for pleasure into wholehearted engagement without clinging.
Type 9 (Peaceful Mediator):
Passion (Sloth): Holy Virtue—Holy Right Actions transforms passive avoidance into active kindness.
Fixation (Indolence): Holy Idea—Holy Love/Harmony breaks mental inertia, inviting full awareness of inner and outer reality.
Conviction (Comforts): Holy Action—Holy Charity shifts the focus from conflict avoidance to conscious connection.
When these nine virtues, ideas, and actions converge—three from each type—they form an integrated field of awareness that transcends individual motives. This unified presence illuminates how emotional drives, cognitive lenses, and guiding principles interweave to create a distinct Tritype® Archetype.
In practical terms, one experiences greater clarity of purpose: reactive impulses soften, habitual blind spots become noticeable, and choice emerges where compulsion once reigned. Through this conscious integration of Holy Virtues, Holy Ideas, and Holy Actions, the emergent Tritype® focus shifts from fragmented reactivity based on the chaotic passions, fixations, and convictions into a cohesive self‑direction, enabling authentic expression of one’s archetypal life purpose while preserving balance and inner harmony.
279 Tritype® Example
279: Supportive Advisor, Entertaining Optimist, Peaceful Mediator
Type 2 Influence:
Supportive Advisor shares overlapping qualities with Type 9 (Peaceful Mediator) and Type 7 (Entertaining Optimist), but their motivations and expressions differ:
Type 9 Influence:
Type 2 and Type 9 share a focus on kindness, but Type 9 expresses kindness through passive, enduring acts of goodwill, whereas Type 2 demonstrates kindness in a more proactive, emotionally involved, and relational way.
Type 7 Influence:
Type 2 can exhibit playful, adventurous, and freedom-seeking qualities commonly associated with Type 7. However, for Type 2, these traits are employed as a means of creating joy and connection through acts of service and emotional attunement.
By understanding these nuances, we can clearly distinguish the unique motivations and strategies that define Type 2.
279 Idealized Images, Core Fears, Defense Strategies
279 across Tritype®
Type 2 (Supportive Advisor)
Idealized Images: Being kind, caring, emotionally attuned, indispensable, and altruistic.
Core Fears: Being worthless, unwanted, disposable, or easily replaced.
Convictions: I must show goodness.
Defense Strategies:
Repression: Suppressing their own needs to focus on others’ needs, maintaining their image as selfless and caring.
Identifications: Over-identifying with others’ emotions and problems as a way to stay connected and indispensable.
Type 7 (Entertaining Optimist)
Idealized Images: Being optimistic, adventurous, exciting, and free-spirited.
Core Fears: Being trapped, missing out, feeling limited, or stuck in emotional pain.
Convictions: I must be excited and exciting
Defense Strategies:
Reframing: Recasting painful or negative situations into positive ones to avoid discomfort.
Intellectual Sublimation: Using mental activity or rationalization to detach from emotional pain and focus on possibilities.
Type 9 (Peaceful Mediator)
Idealized Images: Being peaceful, harmonious, easygoing, and agreeable.
Core Fears: Being overlooked, disconnected, uncomfortable, or in conflict.
Convictions: I must be kind
Defense Strategies:
Narcotization: Avoiding conflict or discomfort by “numbing out” through routine or distractions. Going to Sleep to Oneself: Suppressing their own desires and opinions to maintain external harmony and avoid internal discomfort.
Merging all three types in the 279 Tritype®
Types, 2,7,9:The Peacemaker or Peace Seeker
Types merge to create a more specific focus of attention. This amplifies some characteristics and minimizes others. It also details qualities unique to each Tritype®.
279 Idealized Images:
2-Being kind, caring, emotionally attuned, and altruistic.
7-Being optimistic, adventurous, exciting, and free-spirited.
9- Being peaceful, harmonious, easygoing, and agreeable.
279 Core Fears:
2-Being worthless, unwanted, disposable, or easily replaced.
7- Being trapped, missing out, feeling limited, or stuck in emotional pain.
9- Being overlooked, disconnected, uncomfortable, or in conflict.
279 Defense Strategies:
2-Repression: Suppressing needs to focus on others’ needs, maintaining a selfless image
7-Reframing: Recasting painful or negative situations into positives to avoid discomfort.
9-Narcotization: Avoiding conflicts or discomfort by “numbing out” through routine or distractions.
The 279 Tritype® :The Peacemaker
The 279 Tritype® is often referred to as The Peacemaker and Peace Seeker. This Tritype® is characterized by a strong desire to create and maintain comfortable, easy, and harmonious relationships. Combining the qualities of the Supportive Advisor, the Entertaining Optimist, and the Peaceful Mediator, The Peacemaker is warm, optimistic, and relational. They excel at building connections, offering emotional support, and fostering an atmosphere of positivity and cooperation. Their main focus is on being kind, uplifting, and indispensable, often prioritizing others’ comfort and happiness above their own.
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479 Tritype® with Subtypes and Secondary Distinctions
The 479 Tritype®: The Gentle Spirit
The 479 Tritype®, known as The Gentle Spirit, is intuitive, imaginative, and compassionate. This Tritype® combines the sensitive expressiveness of Type 4, the visionary curiosity of Type 7, and the receptive peace-seeking of Type 9. These individuals are deeply idealistic and strive to maintain inner harmony while nurturing the emotional and creative potential in themselves and others. They seek to express their true self through aesthetic refinement, authentic connection, and imaginative exploration. The core desire of this Tritype® is to experience emotional wholeness, spiritual attunement, and freedom from conflict. Their soft and fluid nature conceals an inner complexity fueled by emotional intensity, optimism, and serenity.
Tritype® Trialectic Core Traits
Idealized Self-Images (Heart – Type 4): I am original, expressive, and emotionally deep.
Core Fears (Head – Type 7): I am limited, trapped in pain, or missing out.
Defense Strategies (Gut – Type 9) Narcotization to avoid internal conflict or disharmony.
These three dominant types function in a hierarchical stacking order, with one leading, one supporting, and one working behind the scenes. The Heart Type (4) seeks uniqueness and meaning through deep emotional resonance. The Head Type (7) desires freedom, novelty, and positive stimulation to avoid internal discomfort. The Gut Type (9) seeks internal peace and external harmony, often merging with others to avoid tension. Together, these types form a trialectic structure that favors ease over confrontation, beauty over chaos, and possibility over limitation. Their idealized self-images foster a desire to be seen as special and peaceful; their core fears drive them to avoid deprivation or inner fragmentation; and their defense strategies aim to smooth over reality to preserve equanimity.
Secondary Influences: Wings and Lines of Connection
The 479 Tritype® may also be influenced by Types 3, 5, 1, and 6 through wings and lines of connection. Type 4 may have a 5 wing that adds introspective depth and intellectualism, or a 3 wing that adds ambition and aesthetic finesse. Type 7 may have a 6 wing that introduces loyalty and a desire for reassurance, or an 8 wing that enhances boldness and assertiveness. Type 9 may carry the influence of 1, reinforcing moral ideals and perfectionistic tendencies, or 8, amplifying independence and quiet strength. Additionally, Type 4 connects to 1 and 2; Type 7 connects to 1 and 5; and Type 9 connects to 3 and 6.
These wings and lines bring additional nuance to this Tritype®, offering patterns of aspiration and retreat. For example, 4's line to 1 can create self-critical idealism, while the line to 2 fosters emotional caretaking. 7’s line to 5 provides intellectual focus, and its line to 1 imposes discipline under pressure. 9’s line to 3 introduces a drive to succeed and look good, while the line to 6 increases internal questioning and a desire for safety. When types appear more than once within the Tritype® or through wings and lines, such as 1 appearing in all three lines of connection, they become amplified secondary influences. This intensifies the need for harmony, moral clarity, and personal expression. The result is a highly nuanced and adaptable individual who may initially mistype as a 451, 459, or 469 due to the introspective and emotionally complex qualities shared among these combinations.
Self-Preserving 479: The Grounded Gentle Spirit
Focus of Attention
This subtype channels their emotional and imaginative nature into practical matters of well-being. They focus on comfort, simplicity, and personal space. They create soothing environments and are often caretakers of beauty and emotional sanctuary. Their sense of identity is built around preserving internal peace while remaining quietly expressive.
Gifts
Gentle, calming, and nurturing, this subtype creates safe emotional spaces. They are deeply empathic and protective of others’ feelings. Their groundedness enhances their ability to transform daily life into an experience of ease, beauty, and grace.
Challenges
They may withdraw too much and become avoidant when overwhelmed. There can be a tendency to idealize routines or comfort zones, avoiding necessary confrontation. Their passivity can create blind spots in relationships.
Emotional Dynamics and Integration
When imbalanced, they may become quietly resigned or scattered. Growth involves embracing discomfort as a path to truth and deeper intimacy. When balanced, they serve as peaceful, soulful presences who help others reconnect with joy and meaning.
Social 479: The Harmonizing Gentle Spirit
Focus of Attention
This subtype places their attention on group harmony, emotional tone, and shared ideals. They are often facilitators of healing and cohesion in communities. They present a friendly and emotionally aware persona that avoids divisiveness and seeks mutual understanding.
Gifts
Diplomatic, inspirational, and empathic, they tune into collective needs and help others feel seen. Their optimism and authenticity bring warmth and encouragement to group settings. They are imaginative thinkers who inspire with their visions.
Challenges
They may overaccommodate others, losing touch with their own desires. Conflict-avoidance can result in passive-aggressive tendencies or withdrawal. Their need to be seen as kind and likable may lead to suppressed emotions.
Emotional Dynamics and Integration
When imbalanced, they may detach from reality and prioritize idealism over truth. Growth requires them to voice their feelings more directly and take up space authentically. When integrated, they uplift others with gentle clarity and creative leadership.
Sexual 479: The Enchanted Gentle Spirit
Focus of Attention
This subtype seeks emotional fusion through intimacy, beauty, and transcendence. They pursue soulful connections and often retreat into inner fantasy worlds. They are drawn to relationships that feel fated, healing, or spiritually elevating.
Gifts
Enchanting, emotionally intense, and expressive, they bring depth and magic to their relationships. They are idealistic and emotionally attuned, often expressing themselves through art, poetry, or soulful dialogue. They offer compassion, insight, and romantic idealism.
Challenges
They may become overly attached to fantasy or an idealized partner. Disillusionment can lead to emotional withdrawal or inner turmoil. Their desire to merge can result in boundary confusion or disappointment.
Emotional Dynamics and Integration
When unbalanced, they oscillate between longing and resignation. Growth involves grounding their emotions and seeing others as they truly are. When whole, they embody the archetype of the dreamer who loves deeply and lifts others with their vision.
Comparing the 3 Subtypes of the 479 Tritype®
Self-Preserving 479: The Grounded Gentle Spirit:
Creates safety through routine and internal sanctuary.Social 479: The Harmonizing Gentle Spirit:
Seeks group harmony and shared creativity.Sexual 479: The Enchanted Gentle Spirit:
Desires intimate fusion through idealized emotional connection.
Each 479 subtype mirrors the Gentle Spirit’s core longing for authenticity, peace, and inspiration. The Self-Preserving 479 prioritizes comfort and soothing routines, turning the mundane into the meaningful. The Social 479 channels their empathy into group settings, mediating and connecting others with intuitive ease. The Sexual 479 dives into emotional landscapes, seeking union and depth through intimate experiences.
Despite differences in expression, each variant orbits the same themes: idealism, avoidance of discord, and an intense inner life. The Self-Preserving instinct leans into grounded calm, the Social instinct channels optimism into group cohesion, and the Sexual instinct romanticizes emotional intensity as a gateway to transcendence.
Summary of Subtype Differences: A Comparative Overview
Self-Preserving 479:
Grounds sensitivity in routines and physical environments; values comfort and calm.Social 479:
Harmonizes with others through shared vision and empathy; attunes to collective mood.Sexual 479:
Seeks soulful fusion; leads with romanticism, longing, and depth of emotion.
Each subtype offers a unique variation of the same gentle essence. When fully integrated, the 479 becomes a poetic visionary, bringing peace, inspiration, and compassion wherever they go.
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The 358 Tritype® Archetype
Katherine also promised to say more about the commonly mistyped tough-minded, smart, dynamic, realistic and impersonal Tritype®.
Ok, just this description for now...a very short example...
358 - The Solution MasterIncludes the 358, 385, 538, 583, 835, 853.
This Tritype® is a dynamic achiever and power broker but is also often misunderstood.
From the outside, the 358 Tritype® may seem like a brash, confident, and success-driven achiever that does not suffer fools gladly. They can appear to be tough-minded individuals that can easily call a spade a spade but can also come across as stony and insensitive.
This is true in part because the 358s are street-wise and believe in the school of hard knocks. They think that one learns the most by doing, and they think that the best lessons in life are learned by having to do things the hard way.
The 358 is known for being strategically brilliant but also for being blunt and to the point. Their inner drive is to succeed and conquer. They do this by using a mind-over-matter approach to life and their innate ability to quickly size up the competition or situation at hand. They begin by setting their sights on something that is of interest to them and then developing and executing the plans needed to acquire it. They achieve their goals by employing foresight, strategic planning, and step-by-step analysis.
538’s are known for being impersonal and unemotional.
Yet the truth is everything is very personal for them. They see life as one giant chess game that they intend to win through mastery.
But that is only part of the story. They succeed not because they do not have emotions but rather because they are not limited by emotions. The 358 can separate their emotions from any issue at hand, which can, at times, be confusing to some of the more tender-hearted Tritypes® like the 269, 379, or 469, all of whom use their emotions to make decisions. In fact, the 358 Tritype® believes that emotions confuse and limit, only serving to slow them down.
358s focus on the long game and have very little use for ignorance. They are demanding of themselves and others. They are natural entrepreneurs and generally achieve whatever they set out to do. They seek and can readily identify the competitive advantage in any area of life, whether in business, sports, or love. They will always have or will readily develop a strategy for success.
358 focus in life is to achieve the realization of their ambitions
They do this by enduring and overcoming adversity. They never give up and do not back down or give in. Setbacks become fuel for future endeavors. Failures pave the way for greater successes.
They are no-nonsense people who value experience over titles or degrees. They are extremely hard workers and are very self-motivated. They can be seen as workaholics, but they truly love whatever they do, or they would stop doing it. They are what they achieve.
358s are actually thinkers and doers rather than feelers
Another important part of the story is that the 358s are actually thinkers and doers rather than feelers, especialy if they are the T function in Myers-Briggs. But, underneath their logical solution mastery is a impersonal yet sensitive person that manages distress by doing something to fix a problem rather than being trapped in what feels like illogical, emotional chaos. The truth is that the 358 is uncomfortable with emotions, both their own emotions and the emotions of others. This is because they value data and information and fail to see the data and information that emotions provide.
358s have a defense strategy that survives by learning from their experiences so that they can succeed the next time they face the same problem. Emotionally charged experiences that result in feelings of shame and humiliation leave the strongest impressions. As a result, these are the areas of life that the 358s wish to conqueror first. And these are the first lessons the 358s want to teach loved ones.
358s do not want anyone they care about to suffer or be disadvantaged because their loved one is mired in an emotional crisis or emotional paralysis. They vividly remember the times they felt debilitated because their own emotions got in the way of affirmative action. As a result, 358s prefer the power that comes from action and mental constructs even at the expense of their emotions. They are naturally more adept at using their will center and mental center. They see their ability to go into action and use a mind-over matter approach to life as much more reliable than the inconstancy of the heart. They prefer the world of logic, thoughts, actions, and willfulness over the world of feelings and emotions. Instead of offering sympathy, they offer strategies.
They respect those that overcome obstacles, and they admire those that develop the confidence that ensues as a result of overcoming adversity. They want their loved ones to learn how to provide for themselves so that they will have the confidence and know-how that comes from succeeding by learning from failures. They show love by teaching their loved ones how to provide for themselves and/or by providing resources for those in their circle of care rather than offering sentiment. But more specifically, they demonstrate love by teaching loved ones how to survive and make it on their own no matter what life throws at them.
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Mistypings and the 469 Tritype®
Our Mysterious, Enigmatic, and Misunderstood 469 and Mistypings
Many 469s mistype at first. This is part of their inner journey and reflects the complexity (469) of this sensitive (4,6), questioning (6), introspective (4,9), reassuring (6), long-suffering (9), enduring (9), curious (6,4), and mysterious (4) Tritype®.
The 469 Tritype® is an intellectual who is hard-wired to seek answers and closure; driven to go deep while remaining open; to notice subtle nuances, and to search for clarity. Yet each answer tends to lead to new layers of inquiry (6,4), as this Tritype® remains unconvinced (9), permitting contradictions (9), and thus continues the quest for meaning and understanding (469).
The 6 in the 469 amplifies the desire to find answers by revisiting the past, replaying conversations, and seeking dialogue with others to gain reassurance and greater clarity. This revisiting can become a cyclical pattern of analysis, in contrast to the 7 in the 479 Tritype®, who is more drawn to seek new experiences, fresh stimulation, and forward momentum. As such, the 469 tends to stay with unresolved questions longer, circling back to the same internal terrain to find peace of mind. Their long-suffering nature allows them to endure extended periods of uncertainty as they seek insight and integration.
If introverted, the 469 is the Tritype® most likely to document their inner world of thoughts and feelings, often turning to journals, blogs, or online forums (incognito). This reflective habit provides a reassuring record of their emotional and intellectual journey and a way to track their evolving inner landscape.
Deeply curious, the 469 is also exquisitely sensitive to shame and self-doubt, especially when their questions are dismissed or when they feel emotionally misunderstood. Until they discover the inherent contradiction within this unique blend of being both open and skeptical and certain and doubtful, they may mistype as the 459, another introspective and thoughtful Tritype®, yet one less compelled to seek external verification and more content with quiet private contemplation.
Identifying the correct heart type is especially critical with any 6-9 combination, as it determines the core emotional lens through which the Seeker Tritype® Archetype perceives and navigates the world. This choice shapes the emotional tone and interpretive filter of the entire Tritype® expression.
Comparison of 469 Related Tritypes® with Different Head Types®
The 469 Tritype® is naturally inclined to reflect deeply on their thoughts, feelings, and actions in a never-ending search for meaning. They tend to express doubt, double-check their perceptions, and ponder the emotional and intellectual impact of their experiences. Because of this inner complexity, 469s often mistype—especially when external behaviors mirror those of other Tritypes®.
Those mistyping are often influenced by the lens of their respective Myers-Briggs Types (MB). While behaviors may vary across time and setting due to the MB Type, the underlying motivations remain constant.
469 Tritype®: The Seeker
The 469 seeks understanding through inquiry, revisiting, and relational reassurance. It moves back and forth between insight and uncertainty, trying to resolve the paradox of knowing and not knowing. This Tritype® tends to be drawn toward mystery, magical and otherworldly ideas, and the unseen meaning beneath the surface. It is more identified with the absence of fulfillment and the long-suffering sense of loss, often feeling caught in the undertow of what is missing.459 Tritype®: The Contemplative
The 459 is deeply contemplative and retentive, often withdrawing into a private world of thought, study, and imagination. More avoidant and less spontaneous. The 459 Tritype® is less likely to seek external reassurance; this Tritype® prefers to observe from a safe distance rather than engage in interpersonal, emotional discussions. It tends to detach from the outer world, avoiding conflict and full engagement, focusing instead on preserving internal peace through silent reflection and introversion.479 Tritype®: The Free Spirit
The 479 is future-oriented and emotionally uplifting, tending to reframe suffering in idealistic and hopeful terms. Known for being the most positive and emotionally positive of the withdrawn Tritypes®. The 479 hides their inner pain and suffering through charm, fantasy, and a lightness of being. Often regarded as the most ethereal, accepting. and receptive Tritype®, the 479 focuses on maintaining harmony and beauty while avoiding heaviness and unresolved emotional conflict.
Comparison of the 469 through the Lens of the Instinctual Subtypes
Due to the mysterious complexity and inner contradictions of the 469 Tritype®, I have included a quick reference to all three subtypes: self-preserving, social, and sexual.
Self-Preserving 469:
Withdrawn, self-questioning, and highly cautious. This subtype often copes with uncertainty by increasing their physical comforts, building internal routines and external structures, and/or distractions to foster a sense of safety. The self-preserving 469 prefers to keep a low profile, process slowly, and rely on solo activities like reading, journaling, and quiet reflection to navigate emotional turmoil. They are private but deeply attuned to the smallest internal and external shifts, often using their internal observations as a compass. Their shame tends to be internalized and hidden, often emerging through somatic symptoms or excessive self-doubt.Social 469:
Intellectual, idealistic, and service-oriented, the social 469 seeks understanding through contribution to the greater good. This subtype is especially concerned with ethics, values, and a shared sense of belonging with like-minded people. They seek reassurance through collaborative dialogue, group involvement, and shared ideals, but may hide their sensitivity and shame behind helpfulness or a well-informed persona. They often question systems, seek to reform injustice, and try to harmonize social contradictions. Their shame is typically hidden and masked with intellectual conversations and citing elite authorities or dutiful involvement in group settings.Sexual 469:
Intensely self-conscious, introspective, emotionally complex, and interpersonally focused, the sexual 469 shyly seeks resonance through deep one-on-one pair bonds. This subtype is drawn to private, passionate, intellectual, and emotional exchanges; and uses close relationships as a mirror for self-discovery. They may oscillate between vulnerability and guardedness and are often preoccupied with existential longing, emotional merging, and the desire for a partner who understands their depths. Their shame is often felt most acutely in intimate relationships, where the stakes of being misunderstood—and emotionally exposed—are at their highest.
Mistyping is especially common for the 469 Tritype® due to the internal contradictions inherent within their structure. With a push-pull dynamic between doubt and desire for certainty, a longing for connection and a retreat into solitude, and a profound emotional depth often concealed behind inquiry, they may initially relate to types that mirror only parts of their inner experience. Subtype expression, social and cultural influences, and MBTI overlays can obscure the underlying motivations and intensify confusion. Recognizing their unique blend of openness, skepticism, sensitivity, and shame is essential to clarifying their true Tritype®.
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Common Misconception about use of Tritype®
Traits and Descriptions Clarifying Misconception of Center Bypass
A common misunderstanding in the interpretation of the Tritype® system arises from the assumption that the lower placement of a type in the hierarchical stacking order implies a functional bypass of its corresponding center. One such misinterpretation suggests that a Type 5, when connected to Type 8 energy, may express that energy directly without the influence of the gut center—because the gut type is last in the Tritype® hierarchical stacking order. However, this is a fundamental misunderstanding of how the Tritype® functions. The following clarification outlines the accurate mechanism of Tritype® interaction. If 8 is in the Tritype®; the type is more dominant than the line of connection.
Can a Wing Type or a Line Type bypass a Type in the Tritype®?
“Because the gut fix is lower in the hierarchical stacking order, Type 5’s connection to Type 8 bypasses the gut fix.”
Question: Your core argument is: “It seems that Type 5's connection to Type 8 energy is directly expressed without needing to pass through the gut center, because the gut fix is lower in the hierarchical stacking order,” and you cited Fauvre's description of "hierarchical stacking order"—if the first fix fails to overcome an obstacle, then the strategy of the second fix is employed, and so on.
Katherine’s response: The gut type is never bypassed. The hierarchical stacking order does not determine whether energy flows through a center—it determines which type’s strategy is employed first as a coping mechanism. All energy from a center is automatically processed by that center’s dominant type, regardless of its position in the hierarchical stacking. The three types in the Tritype®—Head (5, 6, 7), Heart (2, 3, 4), and Gut (8, 9, 1)—form the dominant energetic and psychological architecture of the personality. Their influence supersedes that of the wings or the lines of connection, which offer secondary access points or nuanced flavors but do not replace the fixed processing of each center.
Tritype®: Hierarchical Use of Types, Instincts, Lines, Wings
Essential Qualities: Holy Virtue, Holy Idea, and Holy Action (Free Flowing Essence)
Tritype® Archetypes: 9 Tritypes® per Type-125,126,127,135,136,137,145,146,147 - (Nature)
Canonical Order: 27 Archetypes -125: 125, 152, 215, 251, 512, 521- (Nature)
Tritype® Centers: 1st Type, Core Type, 2nd Type: Resistant Type, 3rd Type: Blindspot.
Stacking Patterns: Combination of the Instinctual Subtypes and the Tritype® Stacks
Stacking Order: Hierarchical order ranks the types in order of dominance. (Nature)
Stacking Proportions: Percentages of each type in the Tritype® (Nature)
Stacking Identifications: Positive (+), Negative (-), Neutral (+/-) (Nature)
Instinctual Stackings and Tritype®: Combined with MBTI - TrueType (Nature - Nurture)
Secondary Factors: Wings and Lines of Connections (Nature)
How Your Tritype® Works
Individuals use all three triads or centers of intelligence in an oscillating hierarchical stacking order: Head (5, 6, 7), Heart (2, 3, 4), and Gut (8, 9, 1).
The three types in each triad are ranked in a hierarchical stacking order of dominance.
The dominant types in each of the three centers are then ranked in a hierarchical stacking order of dominance as well.
The type at the top of the hierarchical stacking is the lead or "core" type and is in charge of the three ego types in the Tritype®..
These three types cascade into one another and are in constant motion—rapidly repeating and oscillating.
These types merge the three sets of idealized images, core fears, and defense strategies to become a "new type" known as the Tritype® Archetype.
This combination of types creates a synergistic force that is operating from all three centers, headed by the core type.
A perceived threat to an idealized image of any of the types triggers all facets of the Tritype®.
The core type in the Tritype® deploys the combined energies of the types to handle the problem.
The triad most triggered determines the lead mental, emotional, or visceral reaction and leads the response.
Under the direction of the lead type, the triad most wounded is amplified and deployed to find a satisfactory solution.
All three types weigh in and are part of the oscillating synergistic process within the Tritype® itself.
If the lead viewpoint of the first type fails to overcome an obstacle, then the strategy of the second type is employed, and so on.
The core type continuously directs this process of synergistic interaction in a rapidly oscillating and repeating order fashion, using the combined views, values, and gut reactions of all three types as needed in the hierarchical stacking order until a solution is found.
When the three types in the Tritype® share the same views, values, and gut reactions, the solution is immediate and decisive.
If the three types in the Tritype® have conflicting views, values, and gut reactions, the ego types are divided, creating a longer process of resolution that can remain partially unresolved or become a chronic source of ongoing frustration.
These conflicted areas can resurface constantly because there is little to no agreement among the three ego types in the Tritype®.
These differences can be experienced mildly or as chronic, leading to neurotic second-guessing, ongoing looping, and rumination.
The core type leads the continual deployment of the three types.
The only way to neutralize the repeated ego level of functioning is to counterbalance this lower level of using the passions, fixations, and convictions with the use of the Higher Essential Level of the Holy Virtues, Holy Ideas, and Holy Actions.
Conclusion: The Core Is Not a Shortcut—It’s the Conductor
The hierarchical stacking order of the Tritype® does not imply energetic omission. It refers to the hierarchy of defense deployment, not the bypassing of a center's input. All three centers are essential and active in personality processing. The idea that Type 5 could express Type 8 energy while skipping the gut type fails to understand that each center’s type functions as an automatic processor of input from that center. Instead of a bypass, the Tritype® operates more like a wiring system—one in which every wire conducts, but one carries the primary current. The core type may initiate, but all three types within the Tritype® activate in a rapid and interdependent cycle that defines the whole of the personality.
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468 Tritype® Example
Each Tritype® combination creates a different expression of Enneagram Type. If one is an Enneagram Type 4, he or she might have a Tritype® of the 468.
This would mean he or she predominantly uses Type 4 as the lead type; however, Type 4 would also employ the strategies of Type 6 and Type 8 in all decision-making processes.
The (core) Enneagram Type in the Tritype® is the CEO.
Your Enneagram Type 4 strategies merge with the Type 6 and Type 8 strategies to produce results.
All permutations (wings and lines of connections) of Type 4 and those of the other two types, 6 and 8, combine to manage problems and create solutions.
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This advanced application of the Enneagram introduces a higher degree of precision when it comes to pinpointing the specific areas of focus and core concerns associated with the "core" type.
By combining three Enneagram types within the Tritype®, it becomes possible to identify a shared focus of attention, thus expanding the structural understanding of an individual's personality. In doing so, it also becomes feasible to recognize the common talents and challenges inherent in that personality configuration.
This, in turn, makes it possible to recognize the core triggers and patterns of distress for each Tritype®, thereby disrupting the pattern sooner rather than later.
Furthermore, the placement of the Tritype® on the Tristar adds an additional layer of clarity to the life theme associated with the Tritype®. This, in turn, enhances one's capacity to delve deeper into one's personal journey of self-discovery and fosters a greater sense of empathy and understanding not only for oneself but also for individuals who possess different Tritypes®. It offers a profound opportunity for personal growth and enriches our interactions with others who navigate the complexities of their own Tritype® configurations.
Video on the 468 Tritype®
Example: The 468 (486, 684, 648, 864, 846) has been deemed “The Truth Teller” by Katherine Fauvre.
Most research participants who identified this as their Tritype® combination reported similar archetypal patterns that warranted this title, such as the desire to track inconsistencies and call off hidden agendas and ulterior motives.
Each of the 27 Tritypes® has a corresponding archetype that gives a "snapshot" into the archetypal life path of that particular Tritype® combination.