A Dynamic Symbol<\/a>\n<\/strong>\nMonday,\nMarch 9, 2020 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>One of the most confusing aspects of the\nEnneagram can be the nine lines and \u201carrows\u201d that seem to crisscross the\nEnneagram symbol but are the basis of its foundation and wisdom. In The Sacred\nEnneagram, Chris Heuertz explains what these lines mean:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"252\" src=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EnneaGraphic-04-1040x525-500x252.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18651\" srcset=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EnneaGraphic-04-1040x525-500x252.jpg 500w, http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EnneaGraphic-04-1040x525-300x151.jpg 300w, http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EnneaGraphic-04-1040x525-768x388.jpg 768w, http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EnneaGraphic-04-1040x525.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One\nfundamental component of understanding [Enneagram] type involves the lines [and\narrows] within the Enneagram\u2019s symbol. These crisscrossing lines show us the\nmovement of our type when operating in a healthy or unhealthy state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\nare several schools of thought about the traversing of lines inside the\nEnneagram, each with diverging philosophies regarding their implications. For\ninstance, the Enneagram Institute refers to the lines as the <em>directions\nof integration<\/em> and <em>disintegration<\/em>; the\nEnneagram in the Narrative Tradition refers to them as our <em>Security\nTypes<\/em> and <em>Stress Types<\/em>; the Chilean\ngrandfather of the modern Enneagram, Claudio Naranjo, used the language <em>Heart\nPoints<\/em> and <em>Stress Points<\/em>; and H. A.\nAlmaas originated the notion of the <em>Soul Child<\/em>, which Father\nRichard [Rohr] and Sandra Maitri continued to develop. [1]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These\nare all different ways of describing the dynamic of each type as it presses\ninto growth or reverts to patterns of self-sabotage. This is where we encounter\nthe uniqueness of the Enneagram as a character-structure construct: it offers\nboth a portrait of healthy and a portrait of unhealthy for each type, and\nprompts us to identify honestly where we are functioning on that spectrum. This\nmight vary from day to day or even hour to hour, but the gift presented to us\nis greater awareness that leads to psychological and spiritual growth. . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Integration or security<\/em> allows our dominant\ntype to borrow the positive traits of another type. For example, a healthy\nperson dominant in type One integrates or borrows some of the positive traits\nof type Seven by relaxing their inner drive for perfection and allowing\nthemselves to become a little playful and spontaneous. . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When\nthey lose themselves . . . Ones disintegrate toward the Four . . . [and]\nbelieve their own lie that they alone are the only ones who understand and\nvalue excellence\u2014that no one else has the capacity to grasp what is required\nfor goodness to be actualized in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A\nnewer theory that I happen to agree with is that our path of disintegration is\nthat <em>innate\nself-survival reflex<\/em> that stops our fall by reaching out to the\nlower-level manipulation techniques of another type as a way of getting our\nattention\u2014letting us know we are falling and if we don\u2019t catch ourselves we\u2019ll\n\u201cbreak our arm\u201d or worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While\nit is helpful to see the full picture of the type from which we borrow in\nhealth, the key for all of us is to focus on health and growth in our [own]\ndominant type. To recognize ourselves in integration requires that we accept\nthe best of ourselves in our dominant type. . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Giving\nourselves to this path requires a disciplined cultivation of spiritual depth\naccessible only through faithful contemplative practice that brings us into the\ntransforming presence of a loving God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Enneagram Part Three: Head Center<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cac.org\/two-sides-of-the-coin-2020-03-08\/\">Two Sides of the Coin<\/a> <\/strong><br>\n<strong>Sunday, March 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If taken seriously and\nused responsibly, the Enneagram is a tool that can help us move from dualistic\nthinking to nondual consciousness. It helps us recognize and forgive the\nparadoxes that we all carry, what we might call our \u201csins.\u201d The Enneagram shows\nus how we continually do things we don\u2019t want to do (our fixations, passions,\nand patterns) and can\u2019t quite seem to do the things we want (see Romans\n7:15-20).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the Enneagram also\ninsists that our virtue and our passion are two sides of one coin. The way to\nfind our unique gift is often through our flaws. And the way to discover our\nflaws is often through our gift. Who would have thought?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually we have to\nadmit that our mistakes and failures (our \u201csins\u201d) are our greatest teachers.\nThe Enneagram taught me that like nothing else in my life. It taught me that\nI\u2019m a living paradox. For the first half of my life, even with my theological\ntraining and maybe even because of it, I largely denied that split or avoided\nit by confessing my sins too quickly\u2014making them something \u201cout there\u201d I could\nget rid of instead of something \u201cin here\u201d from which I could learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most Christians were\ntrained to think that we would be punished <em>for<\/em> our sins, but I\u2019ve come\nto believe we are punished <em>by<\/em> our sins. The Enneagram helps me to\nrecognize the punishment I\u2019m inflicting on myself when I remain unconscious of\nthe fears and judgments that drive my behavior. When I am not in honest\nrelationship and present to my <em>whole<\/em> self, I am much further away from\nthe Divine Presence who forgives everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The work of\nspirituality is to make our presence to Presence possible by keeping the heart\nspace open (through love), the mind space right (through contemplation), and\nthe body resting in the present moment. Those who are alert and awake in all\nthese three centers of Intelligence at once can experience Presence. The\nEnneagram points out nine particular ways we avoid being present in the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we deny or\neliminate the mysterious, problematic, negative, or wounded parts of ourselves\nor pretend they\u2019re not there, I don\u2019t think we can relate to God very well, <em>because\nwe will also deny and hide from the mysterious and vulnerable nature of God.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For me, the Enneagram\nis about as good a tool as I can find to reveal that we are living contradictions\nand we always will be. Don\u2019t try to overcome your contradictions! Learn from\nthem. Amazingly, that is what makes us compassionate, merciful, forgiving,\nsensitive, open-hearted, bridge-building people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s all about love.\nIt\u2019s not about moral achievements. The goal of the entire spiritual journey is\nunion in love. And love is not achieved by any performance principle, but it is\nsomething we \u201cfall into\u201d when we are not in full control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Enneagram Part Two: Heart Center:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cac.org\/enneagram-part-two-heart-center-weekly-summary-2020-03-07\/\"><strong>Summary: Sunday,\nMarch 1\u2013Friday, March 6, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the lens of\nthe Enneagram we have greater self-knowledge and the ability to let go of what\nonly seems good in order to discover what in us is <em>really<\/em> good. (<a href=\"https:\/\/cac.org\/a-fair-witness-2020-03-01\/\">Sunday<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Something is clearly\nworking here, and the enneagram of personality movement seems to be manifesting\nthe fruits of conscious inner work in ways that are both personally authentic\nand statistically significant.<\/em> \u2014Cynthia Bourgeault (<a href=\"https:\/\/cac.org\/gurdjieff-and-the-enneagram-2020-03-02\/\">Monday<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Being in touch with\nthe heart tells us the quality of our existence, tells us how we recognize the\ntruth. . . . The heart also is the place where we know who we really are.<\/em> \u2014Russ Hudson (<a href=\"https:\/\/cac.org\/the-heart-center-2020-03-03\/\">Tuesday<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twos are healed and\nredeemed the more they experience God as the Real Lover and realize that true,\nselfless love only comes by sharing in God\u2019s love. (<a href=\"https:\/\/cac.org\/type-two-the-need-to-be-needed-2020-03-04\/\">Wednesday<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>At their healthiest,\nThrees let go of the belief that their value is dependent on the positive\nregard of others, thus freeing them to discover their true identity and their\nown heart\u2019s desire.<\/em> \u2014Don Richard Riso and\nRuss Hudson (<a href=\"https:\/\/cac.org\/type-three-the-need-to-succeed-2020-03-05\/\">Thursday<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>At this [healthy]\nstage, Fours no longer need to feel different or special, seeing that, indeed,\nthe universe has created only one of them, and that they are part of everything\nelse\u2014not isolated and alone.<\/em> \u2014Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson (<a href=\"https:\/\/cac.org\/type-four-the-need-to-be-special-2020-03-06\/\">Friday<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Practice: The\nBrain-Based Enneagram<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This week\u2019s invitation\nto contemplative practice is again drawn from Whole-Identity: A Brain-Based\nEnneagram Model for (W)holistic Human Thriving, by Living School student Dr.\nJerome Lubbe. It is certainly a different way of understanding the Enneagram\nthan I was taught so many years ago, but while the symbol is ancient and\nperennial, the wisdom is continually evolving, just like we should be.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"413\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Enneagram-Graphic-413x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18652\" srcset=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Enneagram-Graphic-413x500.jpg 413w, http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Enneagram-Graphic-248x300.jpg 248w, http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Enneagram-Graphic.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat is your number?\u201d\nis the most frequently asked question in regard to the Enneagram. But in the\nBrain-Based model, we learn to see ourselves as all nine numbers\nsimultaneously, and to consider our efficiency in each. For example, instead of\n\u201cI am a One\u201d you might say, \u201cI have high efficiency in One,\u201d and then perhaps,\n\u201cmy Seven nature is strong as well.\u201d That means if you tested as a One you\nwould not \u201cbe\u201d a One but instead would have high efficiency\u201d in the<em> nature <\/em>of\nOne<em>.<\/em> When that is the case, you can further inquire, \u201c. . . and what is\nmy relationship to the rest of the numbers\/natures?\u201d All around the circle, you\nwitness the efficiency or inefficiency with which you utilize each number and\npaint a more (w)holistic picture of your personal neuropsychology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Efficiency<\/em> in a number means there is an ease of\nrelationship with the nature of that number. It means you engage often.\nEfficiency by definition is, \u201caccomplishing a task with the least amount of\nallocated resources and energy required.\u201d It is important to understand this is\nnot an indication of health, but of ease of use. Someone who enjoys autonomy is\ngoing to have a high efficiency in Eight, but that doesn\u2019t mean they <em>are<\/em>\nan Eight. They\u2019re multi-faceted. For instance, perhaps they also value clarity\nand authenticity, so they\u2019re efficient in Five and Four nature(s) as well. The\nanalysis should be applied to all nine numbers for a more integrated\nperspective of the whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Inefficiency<\/em> in a number means there is less ease in the\nrelationship with the nature of that number. You don\u2019t often engage. . . .\nAccomplishing tasks related to inefficient number\/natures requires increased\nallocation of resources and utilizes a significant amount of energy. Imagine\nthe same person who is efficient in Eight struggles to see the value of\nserenity. . . . They are likely inefficient in Six and Nine. Instead of turning\nSix and Nine away as irrelevant, they can instead expand their capacity. . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every single person\nhas access to all nine numbers. Based on nature, nurture, and discipline, you\nexpress the values of each number at varying degrees of intensity based on your\nlived experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are not one thing;\nyou are complex and multifaceted; you are interconnected. This is a vital\nparadigm shift. When you consider having access to all nine numbers simultaneously,\nyou increase and expand your capacity for thriving. [1]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Considering what you\nknow of the Enneagram so far, in what numbers do you experience ease, or in\nLubbe\u2019s language, sense \u201cefficiency\u201d? Where do you feel less efficient? As a\nreminder, here are the values Lubbe identifies (as alternatives to \u201cI am\u201d\nstatements):<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight: I value <em>Autonomy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nine: I value <em>Serenity<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One: I value <em>Justice<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two: I value <em>Appreciation<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three: I value <em>Authenticity<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four: I value <em>Creativity<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five: I value <em>Clarity<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Six: I value <em>Guarantees<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seven: I value <em>Experiences<\/em>\n[2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enneagram Part Three: Head Center A Dynamic Symbol Monday, March 9, 2020 One of the most confusing aspects of the Enneagram can be the nine lines and \u201carrows\u201d that seem to crisscross the Enneagram symbol but are the basis of its foundation and wisdom. 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<\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>One of the most confusing aspects of the\nEnneagram can be the nine lines and \u201carrows\u201d that seem to crisscross the\nEnneagram symbol but are the basis of its foundation and wisdom. In The Sacred\nEnneagram, Chris Heuertz explains what these lines mean:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"252\" src=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EnneaGraphic-04-1040x525-500x252.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18651\" srcset=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EnneaGraphic-04-1040x525-500x252.jpg 500w, http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EnneaGraphic-04-1040x525-300x151.jpg 300w, http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EnneaGraphic-04-1040x525-768x388.jpg 768w, http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EnneaGraphic-04-1040x525.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One\nfundamental component of understanding [Enneagram] type involves the lines [and\narrows] within the Enneagram\u2019s symbol. These crisscrossing lines show us the\nmovement of our type when operating in a healthy or unhealthy state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\nare several schools of thought about the traversing of lines inside the\nEnneagram, each with diverging philosophies regarding their implications. For\ninstance, the Enneagram Institute refers to the lines as the <em>directions\nof integration<\/em> and <em>disintegration<\/em>; the\nEnneagram in the Narrative Tradition refers to them as our <em>Security\nTypes<\/em> and <em>Stress Types<\/em>; the Chilean\ngrandfather of the modern Enneagram, Claudio Naranjo, used the language <em>Heart\nPoints<\/em> and <em>Stress Points<\/em>; and H. A.\nAlmaas originated the notion of the <em>Soul Child<\/em>, which Father\nRichard [Rohr] and Sandra Maitri continued to develop. [1]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These\nare all different ways of describing the dynamic of each type as it presses\ninto growth or reverts to patterns of self-sabotage. This is where we encounter\nthe uniqueness of the Enneagram as a character-structure construct: it offers\nboth a portrait of healthy and a portrait of unhealthy for each type, and\nprompts us to identify honestly where we are functioning on that spectrum. This\nmight vary from day to day or even hour to hour, but the gift presented to us\nis greater awareness that leads to psychological and spiritual growth. . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Integration or security<\/em> allows our dominant\ntype to borrow the positive traits of another type. For example, a healthy\nperson dominant in type One integrates or borrows some of the positive traits\nof type Seven by relaxing their inner drive for perfection and allowing\nthemselves to become a little playful and spontaneous. . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When\nthey lose themselves . . . Ones disintegrate toward the Four . . . [and]\nbelieve their own lie that they alone are the only ones who understand and\nvalue excellence\u2014that no one else has the capacity to grasp what is required\nfor goodness to be actualized in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A\nnewer theory that I happen to agree with is that our path of disintegration is\nthat <em>innate\nself-survival reflex<\/em> that stops our fall by reaching out to the\nlower-level manipulation techniques of another type as a way of getting our\nattention\u2014letting us know we are falling and if we don\u2019t catch ourselves we\u2019ll\n\u201cbreak our arm\u201d or worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While\nit is helpful to see the full picture of the type from which we borrow in\nhealth, the key for all of us is to focus on health and growth in our [own]\ndominant type. To recognize ourselves in integration requires that we accept\nthe best of ourselves in our dominant type. . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Giving\nourselves to this path requires a disciplined cultivation of spiritual depth\naccessible only through faithful contemplative practice that brings us into the\ntransforming presence of a loving God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Enneagram Part Three: Head Center<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cac.org\/two-sides-of-the-coin-2020-03-08\/\">Two Sides of the Coin<\/a> <\/strong><br>\n<strong>Sunday, March 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If taken seriously and\nused responsibly, the Enneagram is a tool that can help us move from dualistic\nthinking to nondual consciousness. It helps us recognize and forgive the\nparadoxes that we all carry, what we might call our \u201csins.\u201d The Enneagram shows\nus how we continually do things we don\u2019t want to do (our fixations, passions,\nand patterns) and can\u2019t quite seem to do the things we want (see Romans\n7:15-20).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the Enneagram also\ninsists that our virtue and our passion are two sides of one coin. The way to\nfind our unique gift is often through our flaws. And the way to discover our\nflaws is often through our gift. Who would have thought?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually we have to\nadmit that our mistakes and failures (our \u201csins\u201d) are our greatest teachers.\nThe Enneagram taught me that like nothing else in my life. It taught me that\nI\u2019m a living paradox. For the first half of my life, even with my theological\ntraining and maybe even because of it, I largely denied that split or avoided\nit by confessing my sins too quickly\u2014making them something \u201cout there\u201d I could\nget rid of instead of something \u201cin here\u201d from which I could learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most Christians were\ntrained to think that we would be punished <em>for<\/em> our sins, but I\u2019ve come\nto believe we are punished <em>by<\/em> our sins. The Enneagram helps me to\nrecognize the punishment I\u2019m inflicting on myself when I remain unconscious of\nthe fears and judgments that drive my behavior. When I am not in honest\nrelationship and present to my <em>whole<\/em> self, I am much further away from\nthe Divine Presence who forgives everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The work of\nspirituality is to make our presence to Presence possible by keeping the heart\nspace open (through love), the mind space right (through contemplation), and\nthe body resting in the present moment. Those who are alert and awake in all\nthese three centers of Intelligence at once can experience Presence. The\nEnneagram points out nine particular ways we avoid being present in the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we deny or\neliminate the mysterious, problematic, negative, or wounded parts of ourselves\nor pretend they\u2019re not there, I don\u2019t think we can relate to God very well, <em>because\nwe will also deny and hide from the mysterious and vulnerable nature of God.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For me, the Enneagram\nis about as good a tool as I can find to reveal that we are living contradictions\nand we always will be. Don\u2019t try to overcome your contradictions! Learn from\nthem. Amazingly, that is what makes us compassionate, merciful, forgiving,\nsensitive, open-hearted, bridge-building people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s all about love.\nIt\u2019s not about moral achievements. The goal of the entire spiritual journey is\nunion in love. And love is not achieved by any performance principle, but it is\nsomething we \u201cfall into\u201d when we are not in full control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Enneagram Part Two: Heart Center:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cac.org\/enneagram-part-two-heart-center-weekly-summary-2020-03-07\/\"><strong>Summary: Sunday,\nMarch 1\u2013Friday, March 6, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the lens of\nthe Enneagram we have greater self-knowledge and the ability to let go of what\nonly seems good in order to discover what in us is <em>really<\/em> good. (<a href=\"https:\/\/cac.org\/a-fair-witness-2020-03-01\/\">Sunday<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Something is clearly\nworking here, and the enneagram of personality movement seems to be manifesting\nthe fruits of conscious inner work in ways that are both personally authentic\nand statistically significant.<\/em> \u2014Cynthia Bourgeault (<a href=\"https:\/\/cac.org\/gurdjieff-and-the-enneagram-2020-03-02\/\">Monday<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Being in touch with\nthe heart tells us the quality of our existence, tells us how we recognize the\ntruth. . . . The heart also is the place where we know who we really are.<\/em> \u2014Russ Hudson (<a href=\"https:\/\/cac.org\/the-heart-center-2020-03-03\/\">Tuesday<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twos are healed and\nredeemed the more they experience God as the Real Lover and realize that true,\nselfless love only comes by sharing in God\u2019s love. (<a href=\"https:\/\/cac.org\/type-two-the-need-to-be-needed-2020-03-04\/\">Wednesday<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>At their healthiest,\nThrees let go of the belief that their value is dependent on the positive\nregard of others, thus freeing them to discover their true identity and their\nown heart\u2019s desire.<\/em> \u2014Don Richard Riso and\nRuss Hudson (<a href=\"https:\/\/cac.org\/type-three-the-need-to-succeed-2020-03-05\/\">Thursday<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>At this [healthy]\nstage, Fours no longer need to feel different or special, seeing that, indeed,\nthe universe has created only one of them, and that they are part of everything\nelse\u2014not isolated and alone.<\/em> \u2014Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson (<a href=\"https:\/\/cac.org\/type-four-the-need-to-be-special-2020-03-06\/\">Friday<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Practice: The\nBrain-Based Enneagram<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This week\u2019s invitation\nto contemplative practice is again drawn from Whole-Identity: A Brain-Based\nEnneagram Model for (W)holistic Human Thriving, by Living School student Dr.\nJerome Lubbe. It is certainly a different way of understanding the Enneagram\nthan I was taught so many years ago, but while the symbol is ancient and\nperennial, the wisdom is continually evolving, just like we should be.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"413\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Enneagram-Graphic-413x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18652\" srcset=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Enneagram-Graphic-413x500.jpg 413w, http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Enneagram-Graphic-248x300.jpg 248w, http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Enneagram-Graphic.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat is your number?\u201d\nis the most frequently asked question in regard to the Enneagram. But in the\nBrain-Based model, we learn to see ourselves as all nine numbers\nsimultaneously, and to consider our efficiency in each. For example, instead of\n\u201cI am a One\u201d you might say, \u201cI have high efficiency in One,\u201d and then perhaps,\n\u201cmy Seven nature is strong as well.\u201d That means if you tested as a One you\nwould not \u201cbe\u201d a One but instead would have high efficiency\u201d in the<em> nature <\/em>of\nOne<em>.<\/em> When that is the case, you can further inquire, \u201c. . . and what is\nmy relationship to the rest of the numbers\/natures?\u201d All around the circle, you\nwitness the efficiency or inefficiency with which you utilize each number and\npaint a more (w)holistic picture of your personal neuropsychology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Efficiency<\/em> in a number means there is an ease of\nrelationship with the nature of that number. It means you engage often.\nEfficiency by definition is, \u201caccomplishing a task with the least amount of\nallocated resources and energy required.\u201d It is important to understand this is\nnot an indication of health, but of ease of use. Someone who enjoys autonomy is\ngoing to have a high efficiency in Eight, but that doesn\u2019t mean they <em>are<\/em>\nan Eight. They\u2019re multi-faceted. For instance, perhaps they also value clarity\nand authenticity, so they\u2019re efficient in Five and Four nature(s) as well. The\nanalysis should be applied to all nine numbers for a more integrated\nperspective of the whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Inefficiency<\/em> in a number means there is less ease in the\nrelationship with the nature of that number. You don\u2019t often engage. . . .\nAccomplishing tasks related to inefficient number\/natures requires increased\nallocation of resources and utilizes a significant amount of energy. Imagine\nthe same person who is efficient in Eight struggles to see the value of\nserenity. . . . They are likely inefficient in Six and Nine. Instead of turning\nSix and Nine away as irrelevant, they can instead expand their capacity. . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every single person\nhas access to all nine numbers. Based on nature, nurture, and discipline, you\nexpress the values of each number at varying degrees of intensity based on your\nlived experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are not one thing;\nyou are complex and multifaceted; you are interconnected. This is a vital\nparadigm shift. When you consider having access to all nine numbers simultaneously,\nyou increase and expand your capacity for thriving. [1]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Considering what you\nknow of the Enneagram so far, in what numbers do you experience ease, or in\nLubbe\u2019s language, sense \u201cefficiency\u201d? Where do you feel less efficient? As a\nreminder, here are the values Lubbe identifies (as alternatives to \u201cI am\u201d\nstatements):<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight: I value <em>Autonomy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nine: I value <em>Serenity<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One: I value <em>Justice<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two: I value <em>Appreciation<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three: I value <em>Authenticity<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four: I value <em>Creativity<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five: I value <em>Clarity<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Six: I value <em>Guarantees<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seven: I value <em>Experiences<\/em>\n[2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enneagram Part Three: Head Center A Dynamic Symbol Monday, March 9, 2020 One of the most confusing aspects of the Enneagram can be the nine lines and \u201carrows\u201d that seem to crisscross the Enneagram symbol but are the basis of its foundation and wisdom. 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