EPISODE · Nov 5, 2025 · 23 MIN
Enneagram Subtypes 401: The 27 Instincts & Your Three-Layer Cake
from Beyond Your Number · host Faith and Community
Kelly and Damon kick off a brand-new series on Enneagram subtypes, the instinctual variants that turn 9 core types into 27 flavors. This is the deep end: self-preservation (sp), social (so), and one-to-one/sexual (sx), plus the “three-layer cake” of dominant, secondary, and repressed instincts.In this episode:What sp/so/sx really mean, and how they shape each number’s styleThe “cake” model: why your dominant instinct runs on autopilot (and what to do about the blind spot)How subtypes explain look-alikes (e.g., a social Eight that resembles a Two)What’s next in the series: Week 1, Self-Pres (Types 1-9), Week 2—Social, Week 3, One-to-OneA quick reflection homework to help you spot your stackIf this helped, tap ★★★★★ on Apple/Spotify and share it with your Enneagram group.Follow us on Apple Podcasts and leave a review:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enneagramu/id1691530997Follow us on Spotify and leave a review:https://open.spotify.com/show/2kbIVeByJn4WDoN3kFlUId?si=65a99542c46a49fa
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Kelly and Damon kick off a brand-new series on Enneagram subtypes, the instinctual variants that turn 9 core types into 27 flavors. This is the deep end: self-preservation (sp), social (so), and one-to-one/sexual (sx), plus the “three-layer cake” of dominant, secondary, and repressed instincts. In this episode: What sp/so/sx really mean, and how they shape each number’s styleThe “cake” model: why your dominant instinct runs on autopilot (and what to do about the blind spot)How subtypes e...
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