Week 1 –
Introductions -What do you know of Enneagram – change type on zoom
Talk about time change & website
Where we are headed – steps of growth
https://enneagram.tonilamotta.com/practices/helen-palmer-attention-exercise/
History – from Helen Palmer’s course
Gurigiff centers
Nature or nurture – review childhood messages – see ppt
History of Enneagram
Gramos – graph of nine personality types. Gurdjieff contemporary of Freud. No Western Psych – Freud not popular
G was Sufi and Christian mystical idea – anger, pride, wrath, lust, gluttony, envy, sloth.
Mystical themes draw from many traditions
Chief feature – transform it to its opposite tendency. Convert passion appears
In Psychology and Mystical – centuries of people who focused on themselves and found ways to shift the neg pole of personality to the opposite tendency – conversion
Psych called it personal transformation.
You discover motivation within yourself that is the passion or negative tendency until psychological insight or spiritual methodology – like meditation – interrupts automatic habit so it doesn’t cause damage.
Originally used by George Ivanovich Gurdjieff. as a map illustrating cosmic laws,
G teachings go back to Aneaid’s teaching – converting opposite passions to virtue Greek revival through Plotinus.
Also, history in the work of Pythagoras who discovered the number system
The placement of numbers occurs in all mystic traditions as proof of God as one.
Diagram has roots in the ancient teaching
Following G, Oscar Ichaso – 1970 in Orica, Chile – provided an invaluable piece. Incorporated flow pattern, the arrows or lines of direction – he assigned 7 capitol sins of Christianity and added two – deception at 3 and fearfulness at 6; It takes deception to create a personality – in the sense that we fool ourselves that our personality is our real nature and we become afraid to give the personality up once we have seen through the situation and discovered ourselves.
He also gave an indication of how each of the 9 passions expresses itself through the subtype behaviors. The most important modern contribution to the Enneagram that has yet been produced.
At Eureka training in 1970, 3 Americans.. One of the attended was Claudia Naranjo, a south American psychiatrist who produced the next important step in the transmission – Berkley 1971 – beginning of the Enneagram of personality types. How could we tell what type? Didn’t translate what students then knew of psychological characteristics. So Naranjo recognized the overlay between current psychological categories and the ancient spiritual passions. Eg. the Fear type was paranoid in modern thinking; the 5 type, avarice is avoidant type in current psychological nomenclature, 7 – gluttonous – was narcissistic behavior. Most of Nuranjo’s students were trained psychologists so this system was easier for them to recognize. So, quickly, the whole study fell into place. The ancient passions and the current thinking about psychological typology. Helen Palmer studied with him and was attracted to it – served her personal agenda about intuition and higher states of consciousness. This system joined the helpfulness of psychological methodology with the sacred tradition of converting the passion to its opposite tendency. Things moved quickly after – each teacher applied to their own interest.
Structure of Enneagram – Introduce all concepts
1st know your habit,
second – take the steps to change it – not acting automatically – converting the passion as it rises to feed higher perceptions, requires discipline =. This is the real power of the Enneagram – move from being mechanical… note passion at moment and wait and observe and recognize a more conscious
CORE MOTIVATIONS– of each type. Passion. Fixation. Virtue Briefly Describe for Each type
As you mature, the higher aspects of your type become more characteristic
with each type discuss the effect of wings as well
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PASSIONS
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The Enneagram type 1 passion of Anger is an energy that corrects and improves what’s unacceptable. “It’s primarily directed at myself and secondarily at others and the world at large.”
- The Enneagram type 2 passion of Pride is an inflated feeling of self-importance in the lives of others. “Others need me because I uniquely understand and can meet their needs and desires.”
- The Enneagram type 3 passion of Deceit involves taking on a persona that appeals to an intended audience. “I have difficulty knowing who I am separate from the image I’m presenting.”
- The Enneagram type 4 passion of Envy is a one-sided comparison between the positives of others and the negatives of oneself. “What’s lacking in me that I don’t have what they have?”
The Enneagram type 5 passion of Avarice is a hoarding of resources and minimizing of needs in order to avoid intrusions. “I can avoid entanglements by managing my resources.”
The Enneagram type 6 passion of Fear arises from a sense of uncertainty and doubt within. “I scan others and the world around me to locate dangers and find something to reassure me.”
- The Enneagram type 7 passion of Gluttony of the mind is the pull felt toward interesting possibilities. “Why get mired in boredom or discomfort when pleasurable alternatives are available?”
- The Enneagram type 8 passion of Excess of expansive energy that needs to be released through activity and expression. “This energy feels natural for me but I may have to sit on it when others find it too much.”
- The Enneagram type 9 passion of Laziness is a difficulty with defining and accomplishing goals. “I tend to go along with what others are doing and lose myself in routine and comfort.”
8-7. aggressive outgoing; gregarious; materialistic; worldly; impatient; impetuous
9/9 bear – assertive with withdrawn – double instinctual – body triad – more peaceful;
More accepting – more comfort oriented; quiet; domestic;
Power is more self-contained- 8 at work; 9 at home.
9-8 referee – 2 body types – uses strength to get basic desire – to keep peace – assertive on behalf of other people – leadership energy – earthy – practical – ro; wdy- can become volatile;
Anger comes out in style of wing – temper; blow up more quickly
9-1. dreamer – rougher inner critic (1) – cooler; more intellectual; abstract; more easily misidentified as a 5. Expresses anger as a 1 – sarcasm; tight simmering manner- set people straight; healers – storytellers – create amazing fantasy worlds
1 reformer – aligned with good – have integrity
1-9 wing – idealist; more introverted; passive energy; reclusive; detached quality; cool and aloof; ivory tower; philosophical; need alone time- work by themselves
1-2 wing – advocate – interpersonal – be in thick of it; fight for improvement; less idealistic; improving mankind; passionate; persuasive; causes and beliefs
Tye 2 – helper – giver- caretaker – interpesonal – generous – feel love – source of Love
2 with 1 – servant – compliant type to inner critic – ego driven – combines warmth with seriousness of purpose – personal goodness – selfless service ; morality combined with empathy – leads to strong drive to relieve human suffering – good Samaritans
Teaching; healing; nurses; caretakers; ministry; disenfranchised
Can become neglectful of health
2-3 host or hostess – double heart -make other people feel good, accepted; then they feel good about me – positive mirroring; more outgoing; personal connection ; self-esteem tied to personal qualities rather than service; lots of personality; seductive – charming – entertainers –‘
Focused and ambitious;
Type 3 – achiever – make best of life; stars; success oriented; feel valuable and worthwhile – be best
3w2 charmer – interpersonal; engaging and warm; use connectability to charm other people- spontaneous; feelings come out in a 2ish way; communications; extraordinary socil skills; popular; actors; models; motivational speaker who relates to crowd; likes attention; charismatic; can turn it on and dazzle people; (looks like a 7) – talkative and helpful but maintains high achievement
3w4 wing – professional – complex subtype – confilictual traits – inner turmoil; more vulnerable; concious of shame; focus on their work, achievement; recognition; cool – self-contained; accomplishment is source of my value; more than from personal qualities; competitiveness combined with social insecurity of 4; hardworkers; master craftsman
Type 4 – Individualist – tragic romantic – introspective – find my personal significance
4w 3 – inner conflict – combines creativity with ambition to achieve goals -more sociable than 4 w5 wing\ I want to be successful, showcase my creative side to others; self-conscious – how coming a with cross; presentation; more extravagant; end product matters –
4 w5 – bohemian – double introspective; original ; extremely creative; emotionality combined with perception of 5; highly personal as 4 -creating for myself – no care about convention, authority; more socially withdrawn; attracted to deep mysteries and symbolic; eccentric and unusual often; some kind of rebellious outsiders
HEAD
Type 5 – investigator; thinker; scholar; expert; cerebral type – innovative; secretive; isolated – search of mastery is basic desire;
5 w4 wing – interesting – iconoclast; curiosity of 5with desire to express personal vision; more emotional; double introverted; creative loaners; detachment; resist having structure imposed; especially in inner life; surreal; fantastic interest rathr than romantic or rational; sometimes dark or disturbing or taboo; creates amazing strange art – Tim Burton; kurt kobain; georgia okeefe
5 w6 – problem solver – observation with organization and detail; meaningful conclusions from facts; looking for knich that provides security but fits in larger context; drawn to technical, philosophy, science, inventors, work with hands; 6 wing – more cooperative; more disciplined; tend to be more persistent and practical and can have more business savvy; highly intellectual; analyst; cataloguers; private people; restrained feelings
Type 6 – Loyalist -troubleshooters – reliable – committed; security oriented; desire to find trustworthy orientation to life; something to believe in’
6 w5 wing – defender – trying to manage anxiety through logic, structure; fairly solitary; systems, philosophy gives security; inner referencing; systems with established rules – religion; military, academia; trouble communicating feeling wings – reserved; loners – world is dangerous place so 5 wing -keeps to self – looks like 1 – idealist; great at solving problems ; unhealthy can be aggressive, reactive
6W7 – buddy- ally with other people – outward -extraversion – exploring – security through relationship; commedians; humorists – distract from what they fear; self-depricating; Leno,
Radner; want to be liked and accepted; more dependance on others – look for advice and reassurance.
Type 7 – enthusiast – excitable, variety seeking type; versatile; optimistic; accomplished; energized bunny; insatieable; passion is gluttony; to be happy and free
7 w 6 wing – entertainer; playful; curiosity; creative; positive outlook on life; childlike enthusiasm; go for it; gluttony plus fear – mental types – fast minds; and cooperative spirit; sparklers; imaginative; showbusiness, Jim Carey; robin Williams; fast talker; quick with words and ideas; visionaries; variety; renasissance; good at lots of different things; interact easily with people; needs interaction; media; public relations
7 w 8 wing -doble dose assertive -aggressive- adventure= realist; being out in world and having adventures; materialistic; quickness; drive; lot of material success; prominence; determined to get what they want from life; think strategically; good organizers; resources – both internal and external; earthy – tough minded individuals – sometimes outrageous; multi-tasking; more workaholic; out there in the world. Spielberg; Richard Branson; Ram Dass – nothing keeps him down; lemons make lemonaid
Week 2 – Body Types – USE SONGS & testimonials. 8-9-1
Passion – Virtue -Stress & Integration,
Week 3 – Heart Types – 2-3-4
Week 4 – Head Types 5-6-7
Week 5 – Subtypes, Levels of Health
See vices and virtues – talk about Holy Ideas
Week 6 – Spiritual Practices – End class – listen to Helen Palmer’s book – chapt 12 – what each type needs to do to grow.
see notes on True Nature
Do her attention exercise…
Integral Life Practice to Everyone:
– What parts of your enneagram early childhood message OR desired message connect for you?
– What parts do not connect if any?
– As you look at how these childhood messages are still likely to play out in your life today (consciously or unconsciously), in what ways do you feel like some different “self-talk” is needed around how you relate to yourself around these messages? How would that support you specifically today or this week?
– (if time) How might aspects of your enneagram “vice” or “fixation” be meddling in your assessment of these questions?
