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What creates type?

The general consensus is that we are born with a temperament that gets shaped by our environment.

We don’t start as a blank slate.

Certainly, the level of functioning is largely a derivative of our upbringing.

How do you see your temperament having interacted with the environment you were raised in?

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Point of View: Finding our type is just the beginning of the journey, not the end.

The Enneagram is a tool for growth. It was originally meant to go along with meditation, inner work, and self-observation.

We learn about our type to see what we need to be aware of. It doesn’t tell us who we are; it tells us how to customize our journey of inner work.

So, what’s your next step in the journey?

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When we go beyond using the Enneagram to put people into categories, we learn how to balance things that seem opposite.

A big one in the Law of Three is the balance between being gentle with ourselves while also being disciplined.

Presence gives us the capacity to hold both.

When we have that sword of truth and that flower of compassion, amazing things start to unfold in us.

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Fazal's Personal Transformation: Photos from Pakistan

Global Enneagram Voices with Russ Hudson

When we study the Enneagram, particularly through the lens of Gurdjieff’s Fourth Way, we often remind ourselves that The Work is not meant to be a luxury for our spare time. It is meant for life, exactly where we are. It is a living, breathing map of human awakening, meant to be lived in the marketplace, in our families, and in our everyday struggles.

I am deeply humbled by how this living tradition transcends geographic boundaries, language barriers, and cultural divides. Recently, our dear friend and teacher Fazal Mabood shared some moving photographs with me from an Enneagram class he conducted in Pakistan.

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Attuning to Midlife: An Enneagram Journey for Inner Harmony

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If you’ve been pondering the mysteries of midlife, you’re certainly not alone. As I consider the whole topic of midlife, one of the first things that arises is the question of when exactly does it begin?

It’s a phase that often arrives less like a sudden thunderclap and more like gentle (or sometimes not-so-gentle) music, with the volume dial steadily increasing until it can no longer be ignored.

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The Enneagram and the Contemplative Path — An Interview with Russ Hudson Part One

Closer Than Breath

In this two-part conversation, Russ shares how contemplation and the Enneagram weave together, why their ancient roots matter, and how we can practice in ways that open us to grace.

This first part explores the intimate relationship between the Enneagram and the contemplative path, offering insights and practical guidance for those seeking to deepen their journey.

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The Enneagram and the Contemplative Path — An Interview with Russ Hudson Part Two

Closer Than Breath

In Part One of our conversation with Russ Hudson, we explored how contemplation and the Enneagram weave together.

Here, we dive deeper into Russ’s personal journey, his research into the roots of the Enneagram, and the resources he offers for students of this path.

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By combining the horizontal types of the Enneagram with a system of vertical levels of awareness, Riso and Hudson have produced one of the first truly integrated models of the human psyche. In addition to the importance of this pioneering work itself, it goes to point up the utter inadequacy of anything less than a full-spectrum model of human growth and development. Highly recommended.

Ken Wilber

Originator of Integral Theory, Founder of Integral Institute