What ’s your Enneatype?

Everyone is wired differently. We see the world through a unique set of lenses that have been crafted over time. Things like our genetics, predispositions, families of origin, personalities, experiences, traumas, ages, socioeconomic statuses, ethnicities, and cultures all contribute to the way that we see the world and the way that we operate within it. By the time we’re in our 20s, barring any unexpected trauma, most of us have landed on a way of operating. The problem is that not all of the ways that we have learned to operate are good, helpful, or healthy. Many of our habits are actually coping mechanisms we learned early on, many of our lenses are clouded by childhood wounds, many of our reactions in the world are formed by unhealthy patterns.  The Enneagram: What It Is  Nine-Pointed Figure—The Enneagram is many things. But the word itself simply means nine-pointed figure. Each of the nine spokes represents a different type (“Enneatype”), named from “ONE” through “NINE.” ONE is no better than NINE, these are just generic words used to describe each of the nine archetypes.A Challenge—The Enneagram helps you see that the best and worst of you are very much connected; we need to know our flaws and our unhealthy motivations if we want to rise above them. Many people are turned off from the Enneagram because they are not ready to face their shadow sides. That is okay—don’t pressure them. The Enneagram is for you to do your work, no...
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