The Enneagram – Observable Patterns – Type Two: The Helper

General Introduction What do you mean by “observable patterns”? One of the difficulties of the Enneagram is that it focuses on internal motivations rather than external behaviors. Additionally, determining one’s type does require a certain level of self-knowledge. For instance, do you go around thinking, “Hmm…what I really fear here is that I’m unworthy of Read More …

Going through…

So often, we want to escape suffering – to escape our pain. On the path to wisdom in our lives, there is no path “up” that doesn’t first lead us “through.” I really hate that. There is a part of me that always feels “If I were smart enough…” or “If I were spiritual enough…”, Read More …

Book Review – The Enneagram

Have you ever heard of the Enneagram? If not, you might go here for a little background. Simply stated, the Enneagram is a personality typing system, but it is not like Myers-Briggs Type. Most personality systems look at cognition — how do you think and how do others think differently. That information can be immensely Read More …