This playful post traces the nine Enneagram energies in the life of a young boy named Calvin and his best friend, Hobbes. The below comic clippings show the characters of this beloved serial enacting the nine personality styles, patterns, and themes in many of their familiar contexts — schooltime, playtime, and walks in the snowy woods.

This post is intended to be on the lighter side! Yet, if you look closely, you will discern not only the Personality Enneagram type patterns in these comics, but also the nine stages of transformation of the Process Enneagram. (Complete with a shout-out to the esoteric “nadir” between Points 4 and 5.) This is the Living Enneagram brought to you by Calvin and Hobbes.