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April 29 - May 4, 2020
“Every unrealistic expectation is a resentment waiting to happen.”
consistent contemplative practice as a way to rest in the grace of our being. Keating also emphasizes that contemplative practice helps us wake up to the truth of ourselves.
In fact, much of the inner work can be boiled down to faithful contemplative prayer practice.
That’s truly the fruit of real conversion, when our lives (not our words) validate authentic transformation.
But it is a peculiar person who integrates the illuminations of the Enneagram in a way that obliges less direct reference to the tool because of her or his own internalized command of its deeper meanings.
The Enneagram is not a tool for self-absorption but instead a map for self-liberation.
Discovering the Enneagram: An Ancient Tool for a New Spiritual Journey.
The Virtues of the Enneagram are the unexpected fecundity that surprises us when we are aligned with what is good, true, and beautiful within our identity.
“Type isn’t a ‘type’ of person, but a path to God.”
EnneaApp created by Elan BenAmi, MA, LPC, with material provided by Lori Ohlson, MA, LPC.
access to incredible transformation.
Enneagram, The Enneagram of Society: Healing the Soul to Heal the World, Claudio Naranjo does an excellent job explaining the actual sense of the Enneagram’s Passions.
Richard’s teaching of the Enneagram started with a smile and a gaze that
“Human behavior flows from three sources: desire [body], emotion [heart], and knowledge [head]”)
accessible emotional response or reaction: anxiety or distress for the Head Center, fear or shame for the Heart Center, and frustration or anger for the Body Center.
engage the world through activity in an effort to assert and maintain a sense of their control.
their great determination is often the source of their pain.
direct it through their initiating ability to build a better world; at their worst, it seems everything annoys them.
a diversion tactic to maintain an illusion of control over the consequences created by their anger.
(often catching themselves and others off guard by it).
they calm down their external environments through the mellowing energy they project).
Part of the inner work invitation for the Anchor Points is to reconnect
with their center (head, heart, or gut) and integrate with the other centers for wholeness.
Nines flee or take flight, which is consistent with their tendency to function in the role of peacemaker, always avoiding confrontation.
That’s what we’re trying to do here: wake up from the dreams or illusions that often seem more real than our True Self.
Childhood Wound jolted us into the pain of humanity and forced us to fall asleep, because sleeping became easier and seemingly safer than facing reality.
“These children felt heavily criticized, punished, or not good enough.
became obsessed with being good/not making mistakes to avoid condemnation.
This inner frustration is frequently communicated in ways that come across as judgmental.
who just wants to live in a peace-filled world that is good and where people are treated fairly.
second-guessing the words they used in conversation, for example, or fretting about the quality of work they presented at school or to their employers;
not getting their way by imposing unrealistic standards, Ones disintegrate toward the Four. In disintegration, Ones believe their own lie that they alone are the only ones who understand and value excellence—that no one else has the capacity to grasp what is required for goodness to be actualized in the world.
I relate to some of the light side of one, oh but do I really think I’m the only one who knows excellence. Idk. I don’t think so. But I did devolve into jealousy and resentment. I’m also Really hard on myself.
Sevens are perpetually looking for distractions and opportunities to stay as far away as possible from their inner aches.
driving dynamism
harsh environments where they felt they needed to be strong in order to survive.
No one can be harder on Eights than themselves, and in turn Eights can be extremely hard on others—demanding
as children, as if others saw past or through them and failed to acknowledge them.
There’s a sort of line of violation that, once crossed, awakens Nines to their anger; it comes out suddenly, clumsy and intense, catching them
and everyone else off guard.
Once their anger is exposed, Nines feel guilty for feeling it and once again try to hide it from themselv...
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As long as they feel that people are keeping their distance, Nines think they are okay.
Nines with a One wing are firmer with their conscience and principles, give more attention to details, and follow their ethical convictions into the peace they mediate.
Attaches to the energy of both the nurturing and protective caregivers and subsequently becomes capable of self-nurturing and self-protection.
Is frustrated the protective caregiver didn’t safeguard enough, so compensates by assuming a self-protective stance.
Fundamentally these three types are constantly frustrated by their own idealism. Growing in awareness helps them recognize their desperate need to rest in God, discovering wholeness through prayer.
Aligning contemplative prayer postures of solitude, silence, and stillness with our Intelligence Centers and associating contemplative prayer intentions of consent, engagement, and rest with our Harmony Triads just might
silence is vital to bringing the fragmented parts of self into a vibrant whole.
letting go—of my insecurities about not being in control, of my pains and discomforts, of even the new, intriguing thoughts churning through my mind. And then, I find love.
God is love, and in consenting to silence, we allow Love to wash over us, inviting us into a “new we,”
Real transformation takes place when we pair the self-awareness that the Enneagram stimulates with the silence of contemplative practice.
