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On the Path to Global United: The Enneagram as a Transformative Tool
Redwood City, California, USA
August 2 – 5, 2007
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The characteristics of the instinctual subtypes are often discussed and presented, but seldom do we have a vision of what it might be like to live without distortions in our instinctual drives and orientations. Understanding what the undistorted instincts might be like necessitates understanding the [...]
The idols of our personality beckon us to security and happiness. But to reach their promised land, we must pledge our unwavering devotion and fealty to them.And should we disobey them and take another route, our most alarming fears will surely be realized. On the [...]
This advanced workshop is designed to introduce participants to what is known in Theosophical circles as the antahkarana or Rainbow Bridge and show how it relates to the Holy Ideas of Enneagram theory. It will be both didactic and experiential, speculative, yet grounded in texts [...]
In Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) every behavior has a reason based in patterns of thinking and an emotional consequence that comes with that behavior. What CBT does is to change the distortions in the belief system of each type. By learning new experiences, the unhealthy behavior [...]
The emergence or evolution of an ego self has provided the necessary differentiation for consciousness to become self-reflective in the human person. It is intimately involved in the characteristic human energies of thinking and knowing, willing and loving. However, the egoic self typically develops without [...]
One of the teachings we have developed over the years is that of the "Missing Piece," the specific quality that is the most ego-alien to each type--but which is also the final "capstone" of each type's personal psychospiritual journey. Level 1 in each type's Direction [...]
Identifying behaviors that need to be changed is easy; overcoming resistance to that change is not. This highly interactive program will explore how the inner triangle of the Enneagram can be used to help change take root. The program will discuss: The neurological patterns that [...]
The "Sign of Jonah" is a prominent spiritual motif used in the Gospel of Matthew and understood by first generation Christians as referring to the existential and integral transformation of the individual. The "sign" implied certain esoteric Christological and ascetical principles that informed the early [...]
When it comes to sales many people in the Enneagram community act on the basis of their "intuition."Without a method and structure for observation and self-observation, this approach contains certain dangers. People tend to repeat the same mistakes without even noticing it. The workshop is [...]
Drawing on Oscar Ichazo's theory and method, this session will present, through personal statements and story and examples of music expressing the Three Instincts, a practical experience of the Three Instincts. We will also hear an example of a single that was successful in Europe [...]
Carol and Tom will work together with an audience member who wants to change an Enneagram-related problem, using Ericksonian methods customized to their specific Enneagram style. Such demonstrations are usually vivid, entertaining and intense. Most produce a visible before-and-after difference in the client, as they [...]
Angeles Arrien is a cultural anthropologist, awardwinning author, educator, and organizational consultant. She lectures and conducts workshops worldwide, bridging cultural anthropology, psychology, and comparative religions. Her work is currently used in medical, academic, and corporate environments. Her work with multicultural issues, mediation, and conflict resolution [...]
In this experiential movement workshop, we will look at the ancient art, science, and philosophy of yoga and how it relates to the teachings of the Enneagram. Through gentle and relaxing mind, breath, and movement practices --pranayama, tratak, and asana -- we will become aware [...]
This presentation is about the use and application of graphology as a natural ally to Enneagram typing. Contrary to most methods of typing based on subjective observations of motivations and behaviors, handwriting offers a plethora of subconscious and unconscious clues. The advantage is that we [...]
[NO RECORDING] We have powerful experiences of essence in our childhood. We also have painful experiences of the loss of essence, the separation from essence. This results in our developing a false self and an essential self, a self that is in touch with essence [...]
What keeps individuals from being able to realize -- or even to identify -- personal priorities and dreams that are in alignment with their higher nature? The inner stories that are played out in one's life give a substantial clue to this question. These stories [...]
We make decisions daily decisions of great magnitude, small decisions that may have big impact, and decisions that fall in between. In this session, learn the key elements of effective decisionmaking, how our Enneagram styles affect our decision-making process, and how to develop our capacity [...]
[NO RECORDING] After crash landing on a tropical island, the passengers of Oceanic Flight 815 face danger, find love, and build community in a strange and beautiful environment.And as they struggle to survive and to unravel the island's mysteries, the characters of Lost reflect the [...]
The Enneagram is becoming increasingly popular in organizations. However, many still question how best to work with the Enneagram in the business setting. What are the possible approaches? How do we adapt the Enneagram teachings to the expectations of business? To what extent are organizations [...]
The Enneagram fixations and passions are rooted in the body. Sensation, emotion and thought conspire to fashion a creative approach to the world. When these somatic forces are in natural alignment, we thrive. We engage the world as it is, and as it changes. But [...]
[NO RECORDING] On his famous journey home from the long war, the Greek hero Odysseus encounters each of the nine Enneagram types in their number order. How can this be? The Enneagram is rooted in the soul's journey, which is the spellbinding tale told in [...]
In the depth of every heart is a profound longing to be one with Essence, the Divine, our Beloved. Essence can be known in different ways, with many flavors and manifestations. In one of its deepest uses, the Enneagram is a way of looking at [...]
So now that I know my type, what's next? As we all know, the Enneagram is an exquisite map of the psychological and spiritual dimensions of the nine personality types. However, the map is merely descriptive without methods or practices. To achieve greater wholeness, balance, [...]
[NO RECORDING] Named by Fortune Magazine in 2006 as the best company to work for, Genentech is "in business for life," making pharmaceutical drugs that cure or prevent death in diseases previously thought incurable. It is not a surprise that a conscious organization such as [...]
The subtype is as powerful as the fixation; it can exacerbate distortion and suffering or be used as a portal for liberation. The couple relationship is like a hot house for the distorted patterns of subtypes and fixated behavior; it brings out the best and [...]
By describing in detail the links between established developmental theories and the Enneagram, we enhance our knowledge of the psychological operation of the nine types, we clarify and integrate existing theories of personality, and validate and legitimate the Enneagram as a universal psychological map. This [...]
[NO RECORDING] An ambitious agenda: to explore two separate, yet interrelated, paradigm shifts. One, the internal-personal transformation from an egoic state of consciousness to a state of higher consciousness. Two, the collectiveglobal transformation from a medical-pathologizing orientation to a psychospiritual embracing of the human condition. [...]
Enneagram character typology is used in a psychology and human growth context. Relations between psycho-types and biotypes are infrequent and few investigations relate enneatypes with specific biotypes to assess if a correlation exits. The purpose of our research was to establish relations between psycho-enneatypes and [...]
A panel of parents of young children (infants to third graders) will share the insights they have gained through Enneagram-focused parenting classes taught by Karen and Heather. The workshop will open with an overview of the EnneaGuide to Parenting syllabus and the coaching and personal [...]
[NO RECORDING] During this session you will be guided into inner and outer movement training with mindfulness. The tracking of the movement of the breath through the cellular structures will allow us to open to a wealth of sensory experience, which can inform us about [...]
Do you find emotional change difficult? If you're like most of us, the answer is "yes!"As much as we may want to make emotional change, even once we know what that change might be, implementing it can still be a challenge. I believe when change [...]
This workshop invites individuals to explore their personal, political, and cultural relationship to money. Individuals will identify the specific roadblocks that are present in their prosperity consciousness. Enneagram panels, dyads, meditation, and subtype groups will be used to explore each person's core habits and patterns [...]
[NO RECORDING] Film is our era's most popular art form, and movies often provide valuable opportunities for honing our Enneagram typing skills. When a skillful actor is appropriately cast in a good screenplay and well directed, the resulting performance not only thrills us but also [...]
Each of the nine types' emotional patterns creates a particular physical structure that results in certain tension areas in the body. When the tension is constant the muscles become conditioned and will trigger certain responses. The objective of this is to keep the relation between [...]
This workshop is designed to bring us into right relationship with the disowned parts of ourselves and reintegrate and utilize those parts to know and experience our wholeness. Using the Enneagram, creativity, and body-awareness, participants will recognize the projections that color their opinions of others [...]
Dr. Brian is a mathematical cosmologist on the graduate faculty of the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. He received his Ph.D. (1978) from the University of Oregon specializing in gravitational dynamics, mathematical cosmology and singularity theory. Swimme was a faculty member in [...]
Science and spirituality are one. Learn how the nine Evolved Social Strategies of the Enneagram point to nine Spiritual Truths and how both are gifts from nature. Utilizing PowerPoint graphics, interactive lecture and experiential exercises, we present a biologically based model of the Enneagram as [...]
Based on Paterhan's book, Apocalipse 21: The Good is About to Come, this presentation applies the Enneagram to the important topics of global unity, social responsibility, and the environment. Including group activities and discussion, the session is intended to stimulate a greater understanding of and [...]
This presentation offers an experiential way to integrate Brian Swimme's concepts of the evolutionary dynamics of the Universe with the Enneagram. Through the Cosmic Walk, a prayerful meditation representing the proportionate story of the 14 billion year unfolding Universe, we can experience a holographic model [...]
The Enneagram system shows us how personality and character structure are based in three centers, or three levels of experience mind, heart, and body. All aspects of our lives, including our relationships, our inner work, and our daily experience of ourselves reflect this holistic reality. [...]
Whenever we identify with our idealized self-image (I), we tend to dis-identify with our opposite attributes (not-I). For example, if we think of ourselves as being extraordinary and refined, then we don't want to be thought of as being common and rude. Who would, really? [...]
A workshop to help you translate the Enneagram's theories into fruitful, effective practice. Tom Condon will offer two unique, solution-focused approaches to applying the Enneagram's insights. The techniques will benefit anyone using the Enneagram for personal or professional growth as well as those who use [...]
The three Instincts -- Self Preservation, Sexual (Attraction), and Social -- are a critical component in integrating any genuine spiritual awakening in our lives. Without a thorough understanding of the role they play in our development, lasting change tends to be elusive. Although the Instincts [...]
The Psychology of Self-Creation introduces a novel understanding of the Enneagram that bridges and integrates psychological and spiritual theory and practice. Fundamental to this approach is the conviction that human beings, through the exercise of free-choice, are ultimately self-creating. Our deepest striving is to know [...]
Beyond emotional intelligence, this experiential workshop invites participants to explore presence as the essential and vitalizing element at the heart of being, the potent force animating the full spectrum of human development from personal to professional. The transforming power of presence in human development and [...]
Stop getting lost in your client's story! Learn to cut through and intervene at deeper levels as your clients open. Accelerate transformation by shifting core belief structures. Through live demonstrations with audience volunteers we will explore the deep-level change coaching model. Following the demonstration we [...]
The "Instinctual Self"is the more primal aspect of personality; the anchoring counterbalance to the higher "Essential Self." Spiritual transformation occurs when one is able to balance, release, and transform one's instinctual nature into its higher opposite. Rooting us in the dualistic world of ego consciousness, [...]
