Why Tritype is anti the #enneagram

The concept of Tritype within the Enneagram tradition is seen by some as at odds with the core philosophy and ontology of the original Enneagram model. Here are a few reasons why:

1. **Essentialism vs. Pluralism**: The Enneagram operates on the essentialist premise that individuals have a core type that governs their motivations and fears. Tritype, however, introduces a form of typological pluralism. This pluralism may seem to enrich the understanding of human complexity but detracts from the focused essence-seeking that the original model encourages.

2. **Hierarchical Structure**: The original Enneagram posits a hierarchy of the core type and its wings, stress, and growth points. Tritype flattens this hierarchy by treating three types as equally primary, thereby contradicting the archetypal relationships between types posited in the classical model.

3. **Dynamic Systems**: The Enneagram is not just a static typology but a dynamic system with paths of integration and disintegration. The idea of Tritype complicates these paths, potentially leading to a combinatorial explosion of interpretative routes that may diverge from the system's originally intended utility.

4. **Dilution of Archetypes**: Each Enneagram type encapsulates a particular existential concern or dilemma. Tritype risks diluting these focused archetypes by blending them into a composite, thereby decreasing the precision of the psychological or spiritual diagnosis.

5. **Philosophical Incoherence**: From an ontological standpoint, the adoption of multiple types might result in self-contradictions. This is because each Enneagram type is fundamentally a different modus operandi for engaging with existence. Trying to merge these different modalities into one coherent Tritype could run into philosophical paradoxes, akin to trying to square the circle.

6. **Reduced Pedagogical Utility**: The simplicity of the original Enneagram system has an instructional advantage. It gives individuals a clear starting point for self-inquiry and growth. Tritype, by introducing additional complexities, may hinder this educative function.

Additionally, a deeper inquiry into the mathematical and combinatorial aspects of the Enneagram—perhaps in comparison with Boolean algebra or set theory—may shed light on why Tritype introduces a form of 'type inflation' that could be considered antithetical to the original system's coherence and integrity.

[EnneaGram-jh]

This is malicious and untrue. Katherine Fauvre does not teach Tritype this way at all. She uses all lines. Get the info before you attack it. Someone said you are in your negative imagination trapped in your negative projections. It is true.

[bee]

you should have traits of all enneagram types. tritype is putting them in order still, so no it doesn't go against enneagram

[gracie_]

Tritype is natural logic of the holy 3, the magical pyramid and using mind, body and heart in three dimensional way of being. The enneagram based on just 9 types is just pure nonsense and overly simplification of people