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The Enneagram is about development, or is it?

From my first exposure to the Enneagram in the mid-1990s, I became stunned by the potential contribution it could make to raising human consciousness and relieving suffering, both the suffering we cause ourselves and the suffering we cause others, either

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Training for Retention

When we teach the Enneagram, are people retaining what we teach? How do we know? Content matters, but so does the teaching methodology. There’s retention research that points us to the answer. The Learning Pyramid not only shows how people

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Defense Mechanism: Guardians of our Type-based Ego structure | Type 9

This blog series describes how the primary defense mechanism for each Enneagram type functions as a guardian of the type-based ego structure, and this particular blog focuses on Enneagram type 9. You’ll learn the following: how the type-based fixation and

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Defense Mechanism: Guardians of our Type-based Ego Structure | Type 8

This blog series describes how the primary defense mechanism for each Enneagram type functions as a guardian of the type-based ego structure, and this particular blog focuses on Enneagram type 8. You’ll learn the following: how the type-based fixation and

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Defense Mechanism: Guardians of our Type-based Ego Structure | Type 7

This blog series describes how the primary defense mechanism for each Enneagram type functions as a guardian of the type-based ego structure, and this particular blog focuses on Enneagram type 7. You’ll learn the following: how the type-based fixation and

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Defense Mechanism: Guardians of our Type-based Ego Structure | Type 5

This blog series describes how the primary defense mechanism for each Enneagram type functions as a guardian of the type-based ego structure, and this particular blog focuses on Enneagram type 5. You’ll learn the following: how the type-based fixation and

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Defense Mechanism: Guardians of our Type-based Ego Structure | Type 4

This blog series describes how the primary defense mechanism for each Enneagram type functions as a guardian of the type-based ego structure, and this particular blog focuses on Enneagram type 4. You’ll learn the following: how the type-based fixation and

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Defense Mechanism: Guardians of Our Type-Based Ego Structure | Type 3

This blog series describes how the primary defense mechanism for each Enneagram type functions as a guardian of the type-based ego structure, and this particular blog focuses on Enneagram Type 3. You’ll learn the following: how the type-based fixation and

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Defense Mechanism: Guardians of Our Type-Based Ego Structure | Type 2

This blog series describes how the primary defense mechanism for each Enneagram type functions as a guardian of the type-based ego structure, and this particular blog focuses on Enneagram type 2. You’ll learn the following: how the type-based fixation and

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