I once heard of an incident on a subway in New York City. A small elderly woman was riding home chatting pleasantly with the people around her. At one stop…

This third life story, from the forthcoming book co-authored by C.J. Fitzsimons, is condensed from an interview with an Enneagram Three. In the book there will be eighteen life stories, two…

While the Enneagram has long been a tool for personal and relational development, it is only recently that its transformative abilities…

As a young adult who has studied the Enneagram for seven years, I believed myself to have an in-depth understanding…

Years ago I saw a television program about a convention of people who were skeptical of paranormal phenomena. The group…

What it Mean to Become Conscious

When an individual is living at level 5 or below they are living in a state of unconsciousness. (This doesn’t mean they don’t have…

I once spent a week at a resort hotel on a remote part of the Oregon coast. It rained every day…

When the Lights Go Out 

When individuals drop to Level 7 and below, they are fully leaving the track of…

This second life story from the forthcoming book co-authored by C.J. Fitzsimons, is condensed from an interview with a Two. In…

Humans have an uncanny ability to detect patterns: Two dots and a crescent are not just two dots and a crescent,…

The Gut Triad-Types Eight, Nine, and One

Eight, Nine, and One are the types that make up the gut center triad. The underlying emotion associated with the gut center is…

An Eight male who once tended bar recalled a time when a young patron insisted that he didn’t need to…

Going on Automatic Pilot

At the Average levels of development (Levels 4 to 6), when an emotional trigger is touched…

The Heart Triad-Types Two, Three, and Four

Two, Three, and Four make up the heart center triad. The emotion that fuels their drives is grief. Other Enneagram authors also refer…

In the Enneagram’s organization, Twos, Threes and Fours form an ’emotional trio’ as do Fives, Sixes and Sevens and then…

The Levels of Development are a map and guide to greater Presence. Let’s take a closer look.

Awake, Present, and…

This first life story from the forthcoming book co-authored…

Let’s examine descriptions of each type and how their energy or ‘force field’ feels to the rest of us. In…

This is a reposting of an article written by CJ Fitzsimons, Ph.D. on his