I was wondering if you could link some reliable sources for learning the instinctual variants. I want to learn more about how they work. Please and thank you?
Well you have the go-to ennea blogs @istj-hedonist @mbtiguy @aviesaurum etc etc
The standard Enneagram Institute site is good for whenever you need a refresher on the basics of enneagram or instinctual variants
Enneagram Instinctual Subtypes by Katherine Fauvre is really basic but that’s the only book I can remember rn, you probably need to ask someone else for better book recommendations
This is a blog so I wouldn’t call it “reliable” but they have some good descriptions of ennea core + instinctual variants in the “Instinctual Subtypes” section: https://oceanmoonshine9.wordpress.com/intro-to-instinctual-subtypes/
I don’t have money for books and have trouble trusting sketchy blogs or forums so I have to rely on my Ni/Ti or getting into discussions to fill in the blanks for a lot of stuff I don’t understand. So like...the most reliable thing imo is asking specific questions to blogs you like or in general for anyone to comment on and form your understanding from that if you’re running out of sources with material relevant to what you’re curious about
