What Is The Enneagram?
The Enneagram has made its way into the mainstream, for better or for worse. So perhaps you have heard of it and maybe even think you know your type. But like anything that comes with TikTok and Instagram reels and pages, it has been turned into a bit of a glossy, fun party trick. Behind that though is a real, and complex, typology system that is at the intersection of psychological and spiritual work. The basis of this system is nine types. The types are actually egoic coping mechanisms. This is one of the important things to remember here. It's not what you do, rather WHY you do what you do. Not behavior, but motivation. Often, when people first learn about the enneagram, they will resonate with a type description and type themselves. Rarely is this their actual type. It is not because you don't know yourself, but because your ego is hiding your whole self from you. This is okay! It is part of the design. But it is also why it is good to have a trained and certified p...