What is the Enneagram?
The Enneagram is a powerful tool for understanding human behavior, motivations, and relationships.
It is a personality typing system that delves beneath surface-level behavioural traits to uncover the core fears, desires, and unconscious patterns that drive our thoughts, feelings, and actions.
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The Enneagram identifies nine distinct personality types, each with its own worldview, core motivations, fears, desires, and behavioral patterns.
The system is based on the concept that each person adopts a core personality type as a consequence of our childhood circumstances and experiences, shaping how we perceive the world, interact with others, and navigate life's challenges.
The Enneagram does not box you in.
It shows you the box you are in, and the way out.
The Enneagram does not confine us to a rigid box or label.
It is NOT a means of limiting who we are or making excuses for our behaviors.
Instead, the Enneagram serves as a catalyst for personal growth and self-awareness, inviting us to explore and expand beyond our perceived limitations.
How the Enneagram can serve us
Gain Deeper Self-Awareness and Self-Master
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Discovering our dominant Enneagram type unveils hidden patterns and motivations that may have influenced our experiences and interactions.
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By identifying our patterns and behaviours, we can choose to embrace the qualities that will continue to serve us in our life journey ahead, and take concrete steps to transcend those that no longer serve us. Through self-awareness and intentional practice, we can cultivate a more balanced and fulfilling life.
Improve Relationships
The Enneagram illuminates the complexities of human behavior, shedding light on the disparity between our intentions and how others perceive us. Developing strategies to bridge this gap – such as practicing vulnerability, expressing our intentions clearly, and seeking assistance – can enhance relationships.
Furthermore, expanding our understanding of others' Enneagram types provides valuable insight into their perspectives, motivations, and communication styles, laying the foundation for healthier and more harmonious connections.