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May 26, 2025May 27, 2025

Philosophy and Personality, part 2.4A: Ken Wilber and Charles Taylor – as Philosophers

Nicholas Reitter The last two exemplar-philosophers for this series are intended to represent important recent developments in Western philosophic thought up to the present...

by Nicholas Reitter

Comparative Systems History Personal Growth/Self-Development Understanding the Enneagram

Integral living and enneagram

Susan Rhodes My newest book, The Integral Enneagram, is on the relationship between the enneagram and Ken Wilber’s integral approach. For months, I’ve been...

by Susan Rhodes May 17, 2025May 11, 2025

Comparative Systems History Understanding the Enneagram

Plato’s Phaedrus: Enneagram Egg & the Erotic Ladder

David Lorne Ph.D The human is quite like an egg, or a seed, which is a common theme of potential transformation (Ouspensky 173-174). This...

by David Lorne Ph.D May 12, 2025May 5, 2025

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Philosophy and Personality, part 2.3B: Russell and Wittgenstein – as Philosophers

Nicholas Reitter Ludwig Wittgenstein: Searching for Absolute Clarity of Expression The career of Ludwig Wittgenstein bears some rough resemblance to Russell’s: both had distinct...

by Nicholas Reitter April 18, 2025April 15, 2025

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Philosophy and Personality, part 2.3A: Russell and Wittgenstein – as Philosophers

Nicholas Reitter The third set of exemplar-philosophers for this series, just a pair this time, was active mostly in the first half of the...

by Nicholas Reitter April 15, 2025April 15, 2025

History Instincts and Subtypes Understanding the Enneagram

Instincts as Celtic Knot — A Moving System

One Moving Symbol meets another — the Celtic Knot Barbara Whiteside When considering the Instinctual Subtypes, there seems to be widespread belief amidst teachers...

by Barbara Whiteside April 2, 2025April 1, 2025

Arica Institute History Spirituality Type Insights Understanding the Enneagram

How Oscar Ichazo Learned and Taught the Enneagram Typology Part (4 of 4)

by Bill Gamard March 27, 2025March 30, 2025

History Holy Ideas Spirituality Understanding the Enneagram

How Oscar Ichazo Learned And Taught The Enneagram Typology (part 3 Of 4)

Read Part Two of the article here. [The following are excerpts from some of Ichazo’s lecture, transcribed via keyboard from tape recordings by Arica...

by Bill Gamard March 16, 2025March 30, 2025

Comparative Systems History

Philosophy and Personality, part 2.2:D Hume, Kant, Hegel – as Philosophers (Part 4 of 4)

Sorting these Early Modern Exemplars Nicholas Reitter As in all four of these introductory chapters on the exemplar-philosophers, I now proceed to sort them...

by Nicholas Reitter March 8, 2025March 11, 2025