The Enneagram Point 1 is called the Reformer or the Perfectionist. Located in the body center, the attention of Point 1 is perpetually drawn to how something could be improved. With an eye for...
This weekend I posted a podcast episode on reclaiming the sexual instinct. This has been a major focus of mine for the past decade in my own personal life, and I have now had enough direct...
The Enneagram Point 9 is where we connect with our peacemaking or mediating energies. At point 9 we are peaceful, gentle, kind and patient. When a person is in the presence of a healthy nine there...
I read this post from the New York Times today https://buff.ly/3YkDg0A with some celebration and concern. My celebration is that, yes, patients, especially women, need to learn to advocate for...
The Enneagram Point 8 embodies our “boss” or “challenger” energy. It is the point that allows us to express our rage in an outward manner in order to effect change. People...
Instinctual drives are the unconscious impulses that have kept us alive. The Self-Preservation Instinct is the most primordial, is present in every life form, and exists to make sure the organism...
The Enneagram is a powerful symbol of psycho-spiritual transformation if used for that purpose. A major aspect of the Enneagram is what are called The Instincts, which mirror what we experience as...
