The Enneagram, at its best, is not a static diagram or a fixed set of traits; it’s a living, breathing story. It’s a narrative map charting the tension and interplay between where we stand and where we’re called to go, between the patterns we cling to and the potentials we resist. In this map, the wings—what I call the Shadow Point and the Ally Point—serve as crucial characters in our personal drama. They remind us that we are not defined by a single fixation, but rather by the dynamic dance be...

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