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December 1, 2024November 29, 2024

From Instinct to Identity: Part 2

Emotions, their Predominance and Dominant Themes in the Enneagram This is an extract from the fourth chapter of Antonio’s bookThe Enneagram of the Originary...

by Antonio Barbato

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The origin of the enneagram

Lloyd Nygaard Introduction There are many things we do not know and probably will never know about the origin of the enneagram, Figure 1....

by Lloyd Nygaard November 30, 2024November 29, 2024

History Instincts and Subtypes Understanding the Enneagram

From Instinct to Identity: Part 1

Developmental Stages Needing Nourishment, Warmth and Control Antonio Barbato Some functions necessary to life itself, such as the nervous system activity, digestion and blood...

by Antonio Barbato November 29, 2024November 27, 2024

History Personal Growth/Self-Development Spirituality

The Art of Freedom: Liberation

Michael Damian As a child I had the feeling that I would be happy in old age. I felt connected with something timeless and...

by Michael Damian November 24, 2024November 24, 2024

History Understanding the Enneagram

Returning to the Absolute

Book Review of Where on Earth Did The Enneagram Come From? by Fatima Fernandez Christlieb Carl Marsak, M.A. “In every world a Triad shineth,...

by Carl Marsak November 20, 2024

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philosophy and personality part 1.2

Basic Dichotomies of Philosophers in Western Traditions Nicholas Reitter In this second chapter of a projected twelve-part series, I will explore three basic dichotomies...

by Nicholas Reitter November 14, 2024December 4, 2024

Comparative Systems History Understanding the Enneagram

Essential self: a simpler enneagram

Kathy Hurley and Theodorre Donson Why hasn’t the Enneagram broken into the main enneagram-stream? It’s a good question and one that has crossed the...

by Kathy Hurley and Theodorre Donson November 12, 2024November 10, 2024

History Understanding the Enneagram

Connections with European Occultism

It is in Western Occult literature that one encounters terms such as “esoteric schools.” Ouspensky mentions the term quite often and quotes what Gurdjieff...

by Bill Gamard November 3, 2024November 3, 2024