{"id":18659,"date":"2020-03-13T09:36:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T13:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=18659"},"modified":"2020-03-13T09:36:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T13:36:50","slug":"type-seven-the-need-to-avoid-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=18659","title":{"rendered":"Type Seven: The Need to Avoid Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Type Seven: The\nNeed to Avoid Pain&nbsp;<\/strong><br>\nFriday, March 13, 2020&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Holy Idea:<\/em>&nbsp;Holy Wisdom, Holy\nWork, Holy Plan&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Virtue:<\/em>&nbsp;Sobriety&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Passion:<\/em>&nbsp;Gluttony [1]&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mG6B_jA30b0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>Sevens have been called the \u201cPeter Pans\u201d of the world,\nyet many Sevens, including our own Director of the Center for Action and\nContemplation, are completely dedicated to the hard work of healing and\ntransforming the world. Their own inner hope and optimism reveal what\u2019s\npossible and they want to share it with the world. On a soul level they share\nJulian of Norwich\u2019s vision that \u201cAll shall be well, and all shall be well, and\nall manner of thing shall be well.\u201d [2] CAC faculty member Cynthia Bourgeault\nresonates with many aspects of the Seven typology, seeing in this type a\nfreedom and fullness of being. [3] Chris Heuertz, author of The Sacred\nEnneagram, shares a description of the often delightful and complex\nSevens.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sevens, the most energetic of all Enneagram types, are a\nsource of imagination and freedom in the world. Due to their charming and\nwinsome energy, Sevens are often mistaken as feeling types. Because they come\nacross as very heart-forward, they are frequently assumed to be in their\nhearts, but Sevens are actually rooted in the Head Center. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[Richard here: It can be hard to recognize how Sevens\noperate out of the Head Center; they are always \u201cdoing\u201d and \u201cemoting\u201d positive\nfeelings, but if you scratch beneath the surface, you find a deep-seated fear,\npresent in all the head types.]<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their fundamental need is to avoid pain, so Sevens are\nperpetually looking for distractions and opportunities to stay as far away as\npossible from their inner aches. [<em>It\nlargely works for them for much of their life. . . but not always! And that is\noften their undoing. So they must watch for their gluttonous attitude very\ncarefully.<\/em>]&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Childhood Wound of a Seven was experienced in\nrelationship to the nurturing energy of their caregiver; they felt frustrated\nbecause they weren\u2019t nurtured enough, always needing more. And so Sevens take\non a self-nurturing posture as a means of coping with their residual pain and\nfrustration. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Basic Fear of the Seven is of dispossession and\ndeprivation. Scarcity of options and opportunity creates tremendous anxiety for\nSevens. They are terrified of being stuck with their own pain, so they stay\noverly active to stave off the inner ache they desperately and frenetically\navoid facing. . . . &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The traditional Passion of the Seven is gluttony . . .\ntheir determination to overdo everything that brings them\ngratification\u2014feasting on options and opportunities until they are overwhelmed\nby their indulgences and sickened by their excessive addiction to pleasure [<em>that sometimes appears as fun, travel,\nand distraction<\/em>].&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson write about how Essence\nemerges in Sevens:&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sevens realize\non the most profound level of their consciousness that life really is a gift.\nOne of the big lessons that the Seven offers is that there is nothing wrong\nwith life, nothing wrong with the material world. It is the gift of the\nCreator. If we were not to take anything for granted, we would be flooded with\njoy and gratitude all the time. 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