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  • Understanding the Enneagram
    • Centers of Intelligence
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    • Passions
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    • Virtues
    • Holy Ideas
    • History
  • The Nine Types
    • Type Insights
      • Type 1
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      • Type 3
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      • Type 5
      • Type 6
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Holy Ideas

Holy Ideas Understanding the Enneagram
November 3, 2026November 3, 2026

Dancing the Nine-Pointed Star

Experiencing the Essence of the Holy Ideas Debra Janison Many who are seeking to understand the Enneagram and the mysteries it describes have used...

by Debra Janison
Comparative Systems Holy Ideas Personal Growth/Self-Development Understanding the Enneagram

Facets of Apprehension – Part 1

A Phenomenological Exploration of A. H. Almaas’s Holy Ideas John Harper Orientation The Holy Ideas are easy to understand as conceptual constructs. This creates...

by John Harper October 21, 2026October 21, 2026
Fixations Holy Ideas Understanding the Enneagram

The Enneagram of False Hopes

John Harper Hope springs eternal in the human breast. -- Alexander Pope Why do we do what we do? The enneagram delineates 9 personality...

by John Harper June 7, 2026May 17, 2026
History Holy Ideas Latest Research

Identifying Egyptology in the Book of Revelation Through Seven-Fold Symbolism

While recently touring Egyptology sites along the Nile River from Cairo to the Sudanese border and searching for symbolic parallels with the Christian Book...

by Oliver Nicklin April 24, 2026May 18, 2026
Holy Ideas Spirituality Understanding the Enneagram

Nine Qualities of the Enlightened Being, Part II

John Fudjack Type Four The enlightened quality associated with Fours (sometimes called “Romantics”) is what in Buddhist terminology is called “insight into emptiness.” In...

by John Fudjack March 29, 2026March 28, 2026
Biological Markers Communication Fixations History Holy Ideas

The Conversation # 33

Carl Marsak, Susan Rhodes, Courtney Behm, Jack Labanauskas, Kirby Olson “No one who is fully human is not divine.” — Marsilio Ficino Carl Marsak:...

by Carl Marsak, Susan Rhodes, Courtney Behm, Jack Labanauskas, Kirby Olson March 25, 2026March 15, 2026
Communication Editorial and News Holy Ideas Letters from the Editor

Holy Ideas and the Enneagram Revisited

Letters of Katy Tailor and Stephen Hatch Katy Taylor, to the editor I enjoyed reading Stephen Hatch’s article, Holy Ideas and the Enneagram Revised,...

by Katy Tailor and Stephen Hatch January 1, 2026January 2, 2026
Holy Ideas Personal Growth/Self-Development Spirituality

The Conversation #17

Tom Isham, Jack Labanauskas, Susan Rhodes, Kirby Olson, Theodorre Donson, Liz Wagele Tom Isham: Susan Rhodes has produced a compelling exposition of Ken Wilber’s...

by Tom Isham, Jack Labanauskas, Susan Rhodes, Kirby Olson, Theodorre Donson, Liz Wagele October 13, 2025October 3, 2025
Comparative Systems Holy Ideas Spirituality

The Conversation #12

Thomas Isham, Sterling Doughty, Jack Labanauskas, Michael Huber, Kirby Olson Thomas Isham: I much enjoyed Nigel Thompson’s review of Elizabeth Wagele’s latest offering, The...

by September 1, 2025August 28, 2025
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