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Enneagram Background & Basics
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The Enneagram: Background & Basics
History
Origins
Ennea (nine)
gram (a written or drawn symbol)
Original symbol goes back to Pythagoras (ca.570-490 BCE)
1915 - symbol reintroduced by George Gurdjieff, a mystic of the Middle East
1960s - Oscar Ichazo, a philosopher who explored ties between the soul and states of ego in a 9-pointed system
1970s-1990s - integrated into modern psychology and spiritual development by Ichazo & Claudio Naranjo
- Gestalt influence - regulate through self/other-awareness
- Jesuit priests used in spiritual retreats, namely
Don Riso and Richard Rohr
Richard Rohr
"Discovering the Enneagram: An Ancient Tool for a New Spiritual Journey" (1989) now retitled "The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective"
Present
Taught and mentored
- Ian Cron and Suzanne Stabile "The Road Back to You" (2016)
- Christopher Heuertz
"The Scared Enneagram" (2017)
Purpose & Draw
Why?
- Tool for growth in self awareness by understanding underlying motivations
- Connection between personality and spirituality - Who am I? How do I reflect God?
“One of the main tenets of the faith community is to love your neighbor as yourself. If you don’t know yourself and love yourself, it’s very difficult to know and love someone else.” - Linda Douty Mischke
Basic Structure
Structure
The Triads: Centers of Intelligence
Gut - instinct, anger, justice
Triads
Heart - feelings, shame, significance/identity
Head - thinking, anxiety, security
Wings
Wings
Pick up characteristic energy & traits
Growth & Stress
Movement
Types
How Each Type Travels by Airplane
*Note which ones you identify with*
Quiz
Let's see where you landed
Landing
Which type am I?
Typing
1. Take a test - look at top 3 and dig deeper
2. Read a description of each, pick 3 and dig deeper
3. Enneagram Songs by Sleeping at Last
Pro tip: look at stress and growth points for the numbers you're considering
Resources
So many books...
- The Road Back to You
- The Sacred Enneagram
- Millenneagram
- Self to Lose, Self to Find
Others...
- Sleeping at Last Enneagram Songs
- Enneagram Institute website
- The Path Between Us