An Inquiry into the Enneagram of Universal Process (See Author’s Note at Bottom of Page) In my book The Enneagram & the Arc of Transformation, I explored the possibility that the Diamond Approach and Gurdjieff’s understanding of the Enneagram might be describing aspects of the same transformational territory. The goal was not to prove that … Read more
How the Enneagram Reveals the Mechanics of Transformation What Was the Enneagram Originally Designed to Describe? Ask someone about the Enneagram today, and they will almost certainly describe a system of nine personality types. They may tell you about motivations, wings, instincts, growth paths, blind spots, and relationship dynamics. All of that is valuable. The … Read more
Participation, Identity, and the Recovery of Being in the Arc of Transformation Following my recent lecture on The Arc of Transformation, the second shock point generated the most questions. Most attendees intuitively grasped the first shock. The idea that presence enters the process between Points Three and Four is relatively accessible. Most people have experienced … Read more
What If the Enneagram Was Never Primarily About Personality? Most modern Enneagram teaching focuses on personality types, traits, motivations, defenses, wings, arrows, and behavioral patterns. For many students, coaches, and therapists, the Enneagram has become a system of psychological classification primarily. But that was not how G.I. Gurdjieff originally introduced the symbol. In its earliest … Read more