Category: The Conversation
Passion, Power, Esotericism, Triads and the Enneagram gets a bad rap
Thomas Isham: I wish to set the record straight on one issue and add some comments on another. As to the first: a delightful quotation has been floating through “The Conversation” for the past several issues, attributed sometimes to myself, sometimes to Antonio Barbato, and sometimes to both of us. “The Enneagram,” it says, “is [...]
Further Conversations
Bert Rose: If we accept that thinking triad has the common emotional base fear and body triad has the common emotional base anger, could we consider possibility that emotional triad has the common emotional base pride rather than “emotions?” Sterling Doughty: I also think it pretty obvious that Western culture is far more concerned with [...]
Comparison, Context and Culture – Esotericism and Sexuality
Antonio Barbato: I agree with Thomas Isham that the Enneagram is like a compass needle pointing the way towards the transcendent. My comments were not intended to be critical in any way. You correctly use “balance” as the keyword. I’m also on the same page with Fromm’s affirmation that western culture at this time favors [...]
Fixations vs pure type * viewpoints * global differences
Jack Labanauskas: At the International Enneagram Association conference in San Francisco in August, A.H. Almaas (a.k.a. Hameed Ali) brought up an important point that is rarely mentioned, if at all, and as far as I know has certainly not been adequately dealt with in the “Enneagram literature.” We are used to reading descriptions of Enneagram [...]
Enneagram Philosophy – Isham and Barbato
Thomas Isham: My compliments to you on opening the Starting a Conversation feature. It is an intriguing idea and one that should initiate a fruitful, ongoing discussion with any number of Enneagrammers. Your conversation with Antonio Barbato piqued my interest in regard to a number of issues. Here is one. Antonio expressed regret that the [...]
About “The Conversation”
From the Editor: This exchange took place over the course of several conversations and emails. The subject is the Enneagram, its applications, systems and schools of thought. The (first part – Enneagram Approaches) current part is edited to read as a conversation between Antonio Barbato, president of the Italian Enneagram Studies Association, who has authored [...]
Enneagram Approaches – Antonio Barbato
Antonio Barbato: You have had a front row seat as editor of the Enneagram Monthly for about 11 years and have watched developments up close. How would you describe the current status of the Enneagram? Jack Labanauskas: It depends what we mean by the Enneagram. For readers of the Enneagram Monthly it generally means the [...]
