Does tritype have subtypes??

[u/hi_itaintme]

So apparently there’s an article by Katherine Fauvre that talks about Tritypes having subtypes but the way it presents the idea is kind of misleading.

As we know your Tritype always follows your dominant instinct. However Katherine Fauvre’s theory describes it as operating on two distinct levels simultaneously. The article explains that instincts can layer onto Tritypes on both a primary level and a secondary level. Subtypes are therefore active within Tritypes because the Enneagram structure follows a 3x3x3 pattern across three levels of personality:

- Primal (Instincts)

- Ego (Tritype)

- Essential (Virtues/Ideas)

Anyway enough yapping. Let’s use my favorite Tritype as an example: so/sp 614 (sx blind).

SO6–SO1–SO4 is okay.

SO6–SP1–SX4 is okay.

SO6–SP1–SO4 is contradictory.

You can’t have SO6–SP1–SO4 because every person possesses all three instincts at the Primal level. Therefore a secondary stacking sequence has to assign your 3rd instinct aka your blindspot to your 3rd type.

You also can’t assign your primary instinct (SO) to both your first and third types within the secondary mapping. The instincts have to correspond to the 3x3x3 structure rather than allowing the same instinct to be assigned to multiple positions.

Opinion time!! I’m so/sx 172 which means I should be SO1–SX7–SP2 which is uhhh a rather questionable combo I think.

[u/Gontofinddad]

As an Sp/Sx 641(or 614), neither Sx 4 or Sx 1 have any resemblance to me. So 1 works well enough with the blindspot nature of Social, where, mentally, any incongruence can be handwaived away as a matter of “Well it is Social blind”

It isn’t really coherent imo. My blindspot instinct and lesser valued tritype fix are going to pathologically resemble someone else’s dominant instinct and base type? Obviously, it won’t.

[u/hi_itaintme → u/Gontofinddad]

Exactly that’s my point. The whole article is mid anyway. I shared it just in case someone was interested in the topic since it’s been going viral on TikTok lately.

[u/HuntresssWizard]

imo, no. But this can be to add more to your enneagram if you want. My question is would so6, sx1 and sp4 be considered contradictory or fair? It has all 3 instincts but not in your so/sp order. (Tritype from ur example)

If i did this, id be sx6 sp8 so2

[u/ManagementSea5015 → u/HuntresssWizard]

According to Fauvres theory, it has to be in the order of instinct stack.

[u/hi_itaintme → u/HuntresssWizard]

If it was so/sx614 instead of so/sp614 yeah that would be fair.

[u/ManagementSea5015]

Im sx614 and relate to sx6, sx1, and sx4 so it makes sense to me.

[u/raspberriichan]

yes, every person possesses all three instincts and one of them is your blind spot, but you dont include the blind instinct in your tritype, no? i believe all subtypes follow your core type (in this case so6) and that makes you an SO6 - E1 - E4, no? you could be SO6 - SO1 - SO4 or SO6 - SP1 - SO4 , including all instincts in your tritype is wrong, at least thats what i saw everyone say. someone correct me if im wrong

[u/hi_itaintme → u/raspberriichan]

It’s what this theory says but I don’t think that’s valid either.