In the 1945 French film Children of Paradise there is a pivotal moment when all seems lost. The story concerns a love triangle set in a theater company involving a…

The IEA recently hosted an online workshop focused on the instinctual biases and subtypes. It was a wide-ranging conversation with Russ Hudson, Peter O’Hanrahan, Beatrice Chestnut and me, and while…

As an acupuncturist who is also an Enneagram teacher, I’ve found myself uniquely positioned to study how the ego plays a central role in health. I…

I’m intrigued by the parallels among the Bible story of the Israelites turning away from the true God and fashioning a false idol in the…

If you’re on Instagram today, perhaps you’ve seen it—not the ads for the next big DTC brand or…

AN ENNEAGRAM OVERVIEW

Sex – it can carry us on wings of pure sensual pleasure, or crush and humiliate us. It can take us from the sacred…

My children have benefited enormously from the Enneagram teachings. As a result, I wanted other…

What is the deep purpose of working with the Enneagram?

I met Brodie at the IEA Conference 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio and after hearing how he uses the Enneagram with his…

“If the flesh came into being because of spirit, that is a marvel, but if spirit came into being because of the body, that is a marvel of…

Here are some methods where you fully accept your Enneagram style, embody your experience of the low side, cast around for the unconscious motives that drive your unwanted reactions and…

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If you are new to the Enneagram, you…

Enneatype Four is known for heightened sensitivity, dramatic feelings, and a profound sense of loss and disappointment.  Ever longing for fulfilling connection, always finding something mysteriously lacking, it’s no wonder…

Our Enneagram type also affects our career path, growth and trajectory. What do Enneagram 3s need to pay particular attention to and why? Here’s a quick question to use as…

There is an organization called The Flat Earth Society whose purpose I used to assume was tongue-in-cheek. Through its literature and websites, it advocates a medieval view of the world…

Communication is…

The way we express ourselves verbally and nonverbally. These expressions contains conscious, unconscious, intentional, and unintentional messages. In addition, communication involves how we take in, listen, perceive, and…

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There are many common questions on the Enneagram when we first discover it. Which type is best for me to relate to? How can we mobilize the most successful team?…

For a long time now, I have been obsessed with trying to understand the relationship between Evagrius’s ancient…