When I started this blog I figured it’d be a chill, fun way to offload some of my Type Five constant brain activity! I love the Enneagram and am super enthusiastic about the ways in which it leads us down paths of growth and change. I’ll still be doing nerdy, information posts, I promise! But… … More Type 3: Interview with Drew Moser
“There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.” ― John Holmes “Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.” ― bell hooks This week I’m lucky to have Jess Bedsole … More The View From Type Two
An Enneagram Type Two in health is a glorious creature to behold! They are warm, empathetic, kind, and generous. They are others-focused, meeting needs, and giving out of genuine love with no reciprocity expected. Twos know how to relate to others with a magical unicorn level of depth and understanding. They are usually very social and … More I Need You to Need Me…
Today, I’d love to welcome a guest blogger, Samantha Greenberg, who I had the good fortune of connecting with via Twitter. We found we share some life experiences, not the least of which is the fact that we’re both Type Fives! Sam is a researcher, currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Integral and Transpersonal Psychology and … More Deep Dive into the Mind of a Five
“If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing.” ― Coco Chanel Each Enneagram number has two Wings. The wings are the numbers on either side of each number, therefore it would be impossible for a Type Seven to have a One-wing. A Seven would have either an Eight-wing or a Six-wing—or possibly both. … More What Are Wings?
“Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.” ― Augustine of Hippo “One minute was enough, Tyler said, “A person had to work hard for it, but a minute of perfection was worth the effort.” ― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club A Type One on the Enneagram is often called … More Type One: Body Language and Speaking Style
There is a divine spark inside the human, a true self; a place of infinite peace and love untouched by trauma and darkness. This is the real, authentic self. … More The Spiritual Enneagram – Part I
“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.”-–Vince Lombardi An Enneagram Type Three is often called the Achiever or the Motivator. They are in the dead center of the … More Features of a Type Three – Basic
