Katherine Fauvre: Enneagram Rainbow Tritypes® | 279 vs 379 | Creator of Tritype®

January 22, 2020 Katherine Fauvre

Enneagram Rainbow Tritypes® | 279 vs 379
I call the 279 and the 379 the Rainbow Tritypes®. These Tritypes® like colorful events, colorful people, and multi-colored images. Both Tritypes® are diverse and accepting and generally love people. They enjoy friendly and easy relationships. They seek positive experiences, imagery and quotes in journals, calendars and/or posters. They are our cheerleaders in life and set the templates of what is possible, fun and achievable together.

These two Tritypes® are very similar at first glance. Because of these similarities, the 279 Tritype® and the 379 Tritype® can be lookalikes and mistaken for one another. However, the difference between the 3 and the 2 is important.

The 279 Tritype® is the most relational Tritype®, and the 379 is the most positive Tritype®. 379 Tritype® is even more positive than the 279 Tritype®. Both Tritypes® care about people, but the 379 Tritype® focuses more on their actual achievements, and ideally with people, whereas the 279 Tritype® focuses more on relationships and the time shared with others.

The 279 Tritype® needs easy relating and positive encounters...they try to smooth things over, so people are happy and easier to be around. ;) They focus on okay-ness. The 379 Tritype® needs to "be" an exemplar of what is positive. They are like a handful of colorful balloons. They also love images of rainbows and balloons regardless of which type leads.

Both Tritypes® avoid conflict, and both want to be upbeat...but how and why?

279 Tritype®
The 279 feels the need to be happy, relaxed, content and sharing experiences with others that are fun and interesting. They are known as the one that is always smiling, the great guy or woman that everyone likes because they are so kind, happy, considerate, helpful and easy to be around. Unconsciously they feel it is their responsibility to keep up this image and to work hard to keep people happy as well so they can be happy and at ease.

If someone is unhappy, they have trouble shaking it off, so they keep trying to help the unhappy person with encouragement and teasing. If that doesn’t work, they shut down because it just feels too painful. When those with the 279 Tritype® feel this despair, they also feel shame when they are not the ideal happy, easygoing person that everyone loves to be around.

This is because their defense strategy believes that everyone loves a happy, funny and cheerful person, not someone that is negative or needy (2), someone that is upbeat, entertaining, and fun, not someone that is sarcastic or easily bored (7), someone that is kind, easygoing, agreeable and accepting, not someone that is dull or indifferent (9).

When this happens, the 279 Tritype® seems to be overly happy and tells others not to worry. Everything is fine when maybe it is not. They are pushing for okay-ness to manage a very real fear that things aren’t okay, and they don’t know what to do or how to make it better. So, they pretend… to survive the overwhelming underlying distress they are feeling if you or they are not feeling happy.

379 Tritype®
The 379 Tritype® feels the need to be motivated, positive, efficient, and successful. They are known as the quietly ambitious, successful, fun-loving ambassadors of goodwill. They are the achievers with the soft touch that care about others. Unconsciously, they feel it is their responsibility to look, feel and act like the ‘ideal’ exemplar of the multi-faceted all-around good person that smart, kind, successful, and likable. Not only do they need to meet that ideal for themselves, but they also need to help others do the same.

This creates a great deal of pressure. So, the 379 Tritype® struggles when they have a disappointing experience, don't achieve a goal, miss an opportunity and/or have an off moment with others. They feel anxious stress that they suppress. They are quick to deny painful emotions in favor of pseudo-happiness and instead turn lemons into lemonade more than any other Tritype®.

So, when a painful experience is acute and needs time to heal, the 379 Tritype® can become impatient and be very hard on themselves for being down. Like the balloons, their happiness becomes deflated. When those with the 379 Tritype® feel this despair, they also feel a sense of inner emptiness that they feel they must hide from others. This is because their defense strategy believes that everyone loves a winner, not a loser (3), someone that brings people up and not down (7), and someone that is content, not complaining (9).

When this happens, the 379 Tritype® can seem to be bouncing all over the place and overly positive. If a situation turns sour or is less than positive, this Tritype® can choose to ignore the change in energy and insist that everything is still great and that all things are possible. The 379 Tritype® is attempting to have a positive view to manage very real sadness and disappointment that their ideal expectations are only moments that are inconsistent and are fleeting at best. So, they pretend.

Working with the Rainbow Tritypes®: 279 vs 379 in General
These two Tritypes® are trying to reframe their negative emotional states into positive learning experiences to remain interesting and fun to be around. When in pain, the 379 Tritype® can come across as shallow due to their efforts to be positive when they feel negative. Done to excess, they can feel like empty calories to themselves and to others.

When they are down, their world becomes bleak and gray and devoid of color. It is an opportunity for introspection and growth, of course, but for this Tritype®, it is extremely difficult to do because it means embracing the bleak and the gray which their Tritype® is defended against. But, until they grieve whatever loss they are experiencing or have experienced in the past and let in the pain in small doses, their world will remain bleak with a broken façade.

Most pretend they are happy to remain likable and safe, but friends and loved ones read that something is amiss. This is when you can remind them that when they identify and name the pain (tag it), their world will become colorful again and that their ambitions and upbeat personality will return and feel real.

Working with the 279 Tritype®
When working with the 279 Tritype®, it is really important to help them remember that everything actually will be okay again when they better understand uncomfortable situations by talking about them. Remind them that they will feel happier and more content after they have had the discussion about their hidden sadness and the pain they avoid. Once they have found their center, you can begin the journey of working on the more flexible self-image they need to cultivate in order to more fully heal.

Remind the 279 Tritype® that the deadness they are secretly feeling and the effort that it takes to go through the motions is exhausting, and the attempts to fake it until they make it are also exhausting. Help them begin to see that the fear of being cut off will actually begin to subside when they take steps to let in what they avoid. It must be in tiny steps, though, as the defense strategy is wired to be upbeat and will go on tilt and stop engaging and start pretending when they don’t feel upbeat. If they are not upbeat, they will be overlooked and unimportant.

The good news is that the 279 Tritype® will feel more relaxed and connected to themselves, which feels better than just okay. They feel the need to have everyone be okay to avoid the painful feeling of being disconnected or separate from others. They remember many times when they were really looking forward to just being with people they cared about and how they love people, and just being together, having a good time that is stress-free. They are often the glue that makes it easy for different types of people to come together. They love to make others happy and share in the happiness others experience. When those with the 279 Tritype® are feeling stressed, it helps to understand that they also feel shame and need to be reminded that they are a really nice, easygoing person that everyone does love to be around.

Working with the 379 Tritype®
When working with the 379 Tritype®, it is really important to help them remember their amazing ability to see what is positive, possible, and harmonious in any given situation. Help them reconnect to themselves via their accomplishments. The disconnection happens when they feel that they are seen as less than the ideal exemplar of whatever image they have of themselves. Once they have found their center, you can begin the journey of working with them on the greater depth of emotions they need to cultivate and bring into awareness to more fully heal.

Help them begin to see that the fear of being uncool and un-fun or unsuccessful will actually begin to subside when they take steps to let what they avoid and are so good at concealing. It must be in tiny steps, though, as the defense strategy is wired to be a winner that has it all and will instantly deliver an artificial image to hide behind to feel safe when they are not positive. This is because if they fear if they are not upbeat, they will be overlooked and seen as unimportant and uncool.

The good news is that the 379 Tritype® will feel more positive, upbeat, and good-natured when they are connected to themselves. They act as if not to be insincere but to hide their sadness when they feel down. They lose their motivation to do, be, and become. This is crushing because they want success and seek stardom even when it is in understated ways. Help them to remember who they are, all of who they are, and what they have already accomplished that others haven’t.

They love people and the energy that comes from being connected to others. They like color in every form. They love projects and are very ambitious and can accomplish a great deal. But, they need the affirmation that comes from others to, in turn, have the confidence they need to share their inspirations with everyone they meet. Like the flowers that turn to face the sun, 379s need to be inspired and be inspirational, and when they have it, they share their enthusiasm with the world.

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
YouTube: Katherine Fauvre | Creator of Tritype®

Katherine Fauvre: What is the Enneagram Tritype® | Tritype® Test?

February 15, 2019 Guest User

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Question: What is the Enneagram Tritype® and Tritype® Test?

Answer: The Enneagram Tritype® consists of one Enneagram Type 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 and preferred order. enneagramtritypetest.com

Ok, for those of you that have asked about Tritype® A short introduction…
20 years of 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.

The three types within your Tritype® intersect, creating a unique defense strategy and focus of attention. This is your Tritype® Archetype. Whatever the three types in your Tritype® share in common will be amplified. This creates a more singular focus, which can be positive or negative depending on your level of health and emotional intelligence.

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 primary type, the other two types play a large 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 then employ the strategy of type 7 and then if needed type 4. 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.

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
YouTube: Katherine Fauvre | Creator of Tritype®

Katherine Fauvre: Introverted Sx 8w9 with the 846 Tritype®

February 15, 2019 Guest User

Introverted Sx 8w9 with the 846 tritype
Recently, I was working with an introverted, priest, sx 846 with the oral character structure. She is a therapist that works in the prison system. It is a tough job but requires compassion. Her combination is somewhat atypical for the 8. It reminded me that I wanted to explain that even though the 846 Tritype® is reactive....the 8 with 4 is always a softer 8. The 836 is the most intense and 8ish, then the next tough combination is 837, then the 835. Yes, the 468 is the most intense 4...but the 648 is second to the 638 in reactivity. So the 4 in the 468 makes it appear more 8ish but it is emotional intensity that tends to personalize whereas the 846 is a softer 8 and makes it appear more 4ish but they do not personalize as the lead type is 8. Do we have these Tritypes® that wish to share further?

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
YouTube: Katherine Fauvre | Creator of Tritype®

Katherine Fauvre: Why is the 358 Tritype® so often Misunderstood?

May 2, 2018 Katherine Fauvre

Question: Why is the 358 Tritype so often Misunderstood?

Katherine: The 358 Tritype® Archetype, The Solution Master, includes the 358, 385, 538, 583, 835 and 853. This Tritype® is a dynamic achiever and power broker, but is also often misunderstood. To be sure of your own type take Katherine’s v8 of her test: enneagramtritypetest.com

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.

Their main 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 that value experience over titles or degrees. They are extremely hard workers and very self-motivated. They can be seen as work-a-holics, but they truly love whatever they do or they would stop doing it. They are what they achieve.

Another important part of the story is that the 358s are actually thinkers and doers rather than feelers. Underneath their logical solution mastery is a tender-hearted 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 them 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 not matter what life throws at them.

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
YouTube: Katherine Fauvre | Creator of Tritype®

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Katherine Fauvre: More detail on the 6w7 639 Tritype® and its Instinctual Types and Subtypes

July 21, 2017 Katherine Fauvre

More detail on the 6w7 639 Tritype and its Instinctual Types and Subtypes
I promised a long time ago to say more about the 6w7 639 Tritype®.

The 639 Tritype® is the primary Tritype® and the most amenable and adaptable of the 27. This Tritype® includes the core type of each center of intelligence. The core of each center is seeking to balance the opposites within each center to create resolution. The core of each center is usually out of touch with the focus of their respective center and tend 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.

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 that 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.

The Self Preserving 639
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 gage 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
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 insure 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 feel included and secure. To maintain their security they seek a role or position within their group(s) and family systems to insure they have others that will come to their aid should they need it. They see themselves as dedicated and loyal to the people in their lives. They instinctively shape shift and become what their others need in order to be deemed worthy of admiration and protection.

The Sexual 639
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 nano seconds 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 that will stand beside them and protect them when they feel insecure. Strength may mean physical strength and beauty or can be defined as someone that 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 insure they have their special someone that will stand together with them against an uncertain world.