Exploring the Lost Wisdom of the Wings

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Enneagram Wing Theory - Advanced Series.png

Exploring the Lost Wisdom of the Wings

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Lost in Transmission Series:

Wing Theory: Exploring the Lost Wisdom of the Wings

New Approaches to Engaging with Wing Types and Resolving Internal Conflicts

Wing Theory: Exploring the Lost Wisdom of the Wings

In this presentation, Katherine Chernick Fauvre delves into the original nature of the Wing Types, as taught by Oscar Ichazo and Claudio Naranjo during their intensives. These pioneers emphasized that the Enneagram is not merely a static personality framework but a Trialectic system structured around dynamic patterns of 3×3×3.

This interplay of forces creates an inherent tension, within which the core Enneagram type emerges as a mediating factor between its two Wing Types. Understanding this Trialectic structure is essential to understanding the holistic, interdependent nature of personality as mapped by the Enneagram.

The Lost Wisdom of the Wings: Internal Conflict

Over time, much of the original wisdom of the Wings has been diluted or misinterpreted in various Enneagram teachings. The Wing Types are often portrayed as minor influences, yet in reality, they are integral and omnipresent forces that actively shape an individual's thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and defense mechanisms.

Rather than merely enhancing or modifying the dominant Enneagram Type, the Wings reflect contrasting yet complementary psychological energies that flank each type. The dynamic tension between these two archetypally opposing influences creates a third emergent force— the primary focus of the "core" Enneagram Type. This interdependent relationship means that understanding one's Wings is just as crucial as understanding the dominant Type itself.

This presentation will explore how each Wing Type shapes an individual’s:

  • Idealized self-image (how one wishes to be seen)

  • Core fears (what one unconsciously seeks to avoid)

  • Primary defense strategies (mechanisms for navigating stress and uncertainty)

By examining the Wing Types within the context of the full Tritype® system, we will uncover how they intricately contribute to one's values, motivations, emotional responses, cognitive patterns, and physical reactions.

Wing Types as Keys to Inner Equilibrium

Each individual’s Wings play a crucial role in uncovering the sources of negative emotions, fixed beliefs, and habitual behaviors. Recognizing how these Wings contribute to one’s Enneagram dynamics provides a powerful means of self-awareness and transformation.

A more nuanced understanding of the Wings also allows for deeper engagement with the Essential Qualities of the Holy Virtues, Holy Ideas, and Holy Actions—concepts rooted in the Enneagram’s spiritual origins. By aligning with these higher qualities, individuals can learn to:

  • Dissolve rigid thought patterns

  • Transform negative emotional states

  • Shift habitual behaviors into conscious, integrated choices

This integrative approach enables individuals to harmonize the tensions between the Wings and the Core Type, neutralizing internal conflicts that often arise from polarized psychological tendencies.

Lost in Transmission Series:

Restoring the Original Wisdom of the Enneagram teachings that were Lost in Transmission, Unknown, or Misunderstood.

More on what was lost in the Enneagram can be found in her new mega book, Enneagram Instinctual Subtypes 2.0: Advanced Instincts, Subtypes. Countertypes and Stackings. it includes introductions to the Types, Wings, Centers, Lines of Connections, Research Studies, and more. Join Katherine Chernick Fauvre as she uncovers the lost elements of the Enneagram Wings, bringing their profound psychological and spiritual significance back to light. This session is designed for:

  • Therapists seeking a deeper understanding of personality structures

  • Coaches guiding clients toward profound self-awareness and growth

  • Mentors and educators aiming to restore the richness of the Enneagram’s original teachings

  • Enthusiasts and researchers committed to advancing Enneagram studies

By revisiting the Wings' original function within the Enneagram system, participants will gain practical insights and transformational tools to unlock greater self-alignment, personal development, and psychological balance.

Videos in the series:

1. Introductions

2. How to Type by Idealized Images and Core Fears for each Type

3. How to Neutralize the Tension Between Your Two Wing Types

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Understanding your Enneagram Type, Tritype® and Instinctual Stacking can dramatically increase your ability to develop the critical self-awareness needed to accurately type yourself and others. In addition to more accurately typing, you can apply the wisdom of these insights to yourself and others, creating the opportunity for radical change and transformation.