Trifix Nicknames
As an addendum to my post on Trifix Overlay theory, I wanted to write a list of my favourite trifix nicknames.
Why is it important to even have nicknames for the trifixes?
To me, this helps us identify each trifix as an archetypal energy. For example, 126 and 621 are quite different, but they have some important elements in common.
Some of these names will catch on, some won’t. I hope that the ones that work the best will become part of the canon and the ones that don’t will be replaced by something more fitting.
369 The Bermuda Triangle
Getting “lost,” identity crisis, triple attachment, the triangle shape within the enneagram
125 The Know-It-All
These are the three fixes that “know better/more” than you do, and they’re happy to tell you that
135 The Robot
Triple competency, lacking in warmth and humanness
145 The Inflexible
These are the three fixes that are the least flexible or malleable
126 The Mom
Naturally “helicopter parents” of any situation, triple superego
136 The Worker
The three fixes that want to get things done, keep in motion
146 The Critic
The three fixes that want to judge you
127 The Priest
hyper positive but with an intense moral grounding, inspirational, visionary
137 The Startup
architecturally creative and enthusiastic, the ability to keep trying after failure
147 The Lunatic
triple frustration, a combination of opposing energies, unsettling
258 The Monk
triple rejection, offerings
268 The Superhero Rebel
fighting for the underdog, tough love
278 The Venusian Brat
a sense of deserving to be pampered but with a Venusian air, a loud-mouth Goddess
259 The Psychotherapist
the analytical humanist
269 The Stockholm Syndrome
perhaps a harsh characterization, but defining the sense of triple “niceness” that comes with this combination
279 The Rainbow
triple positive, sunshine
358 The Serial Killer
also a harsh characterization, but defining the sense of this combo having no natural sense of warm humanness, similar to 135, but with a martian (of the planet Mars) impetus, like a robotic Ares
368 The Warrior
a natural warrior attitude, reactive and tough without the self-deprecation of 468
378 The Comet
fast, motion and action oriented, shooting for the stars, can’t stop moving
359 The Coder
3-5 robot with added 9 broad thinking
379 The Sex
BHE has called this trifix the DJ which I love, but I tend to think The Sex somehow hits it more on the head; the three fixes that are exhibitionistic; natural sex appeal; the sense that clothes could come off at any second and it’s not a big deal; bodies are “fun”
458 The Demon
internal havoc, non-corporeal evil, possession, the three darkest fixes
468 The Grenade
all you need to do is pull the pin and this trifix explodes
478 The Uranus
the Uranian principles of revolution, change, breaking things down and starting new, the three brat fixes
459 The Ghost
Triple withdrawn; a combination of fixes that are double attachment, double rejection, and double frustration (double, as in issue with both the nurture and protective objects); this trifix exists ephemerally
469 The Charlie Brown
If I’m being more honest, I’d call this trifix The Trash Bin, because at some point they will tell you how much they think they’re trash, but I won’t because they aren’t. But I will call it the Charlie Brown because they tend towards complaining, self-deprecation, but with some surprising depth of character. BHE’s The Whiny Tears is also apt
479 The Palm Reader
BHE’s Huh? is a great name, but some people are starting to label any person who’s a bit flighty as Huh which is inaccurate. I think Palm Reader touches on the key elements of this combo: esoteric, unconcerned with social judgement of how esoteric they are, artistic, creative, but possibly delusional.
Well there you have it :) Now everyone can tell me how offended they are by the nickname they’ve received in the comments :)
-Joseph