God Bless The Enneagram

In this episode, we’re describing the dominant Enneagram Types (8,9,1) in detail and their Wing variations (8w7, 8w9, 9w8, 9w1, 1w9, 1w2). As you may notice, Wings are located just one number away from your dominant Type number and “flavor” the dominant Type with their own unique traits. This may be one reason that some people relate to a couple of different types. Some Wings can be so strong, people think they’re their dominant Types. For others, their Wing or Wings aren’t as prominent in their lives. Usually, though, one of the Wings tends to be more developed (or stronger) than the other. Developing the good qualities of Wing traits can help balance our dominant personalities! Next time, we'll explore the dominant Types and their associated Wings for the Heart Types, and then the following episode will be the Thinking Types and their Wings. We hope this series is super helpful to you!

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Today we're talking about the possibility of having a healthy connection to your Enneagram Disintegration (or Stress) Arrows. This means you can have a healthy relationship with the Stress number of your type -- instead of taking on the unhealthy traits of that number, you may take on the healthier traits of that number!

We'd love to know what you think of this and if you relate to your Stress number in a healthy way. And we're looking for interviewees now for all the Enneagram Types! You can do this by leaving a comment on our blog https://www.godblesstheenneagram.com or Instagram account (link in profile): @godblesstheenneagram. It would seriously make our day and we love hearing from you! 

Enneagram Integration (also called Security or Growth) and Disintegration (also called Stress) Arrows are aspects of our Enneagram style that we're connected to -- to some degree, or for others, to a very large degree. We're proposing that it's possible to have unhealthy connection to your Integration type and a healthy connection to your Disintegration type. In this episode specifically, we're talking about this fascinating (and even controversial) topic: the possibility of having an unhealthy connection to the Direction of Integration for the Gut and Feeling Center Types. We covered the Thinking Types in Episode #8.  This concept may seem unusual because normally an Enneagram Type's style tends to shift in seemingly healthy ways when in a place of security (Integration). In other words, you tend to take on the healthy characteristics of your Enneagram Type's Integration number when you feel really well or secure. In previous episodes, we described what this looks like for all the types -- broken up into what Triad (or Center) the Types belong to. But in this episode, we're describing how it's possible to shift in seemingly unhealthy ways and take on unhealthy aspects of the Integration Arrow. In the next episode, we'll be talking about how it's possible to have an Unhealthy connection to the Disintegration Arrows. We hope you enjoy exploring this unusual Enneagram topic!

In this bonus episode, we're sharing tips for how to make all the Enneagram Types (1-9) feel loved and supported. This episode is broadcasting on Valentine's Day, but truly this is for anyone who has a friend, family member, or beloved one who they want to make feel fantastic for any occasion. We hope you enjoy this fun episode! 

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Enneagram Integration (also called Security or Growth) and Disintegration (also called Stress) Arrows are aspects of our Enneagram style that we're connected to -- to some degree, or for others, to a very large degree. We're proposing that it's possible to have unhealthy connection to your Integration type and a healthy connection to your Disintegration type. In this episode specifically, we're talking about this fascinating (and even controversial) topic: the possibility of having an unhealthy connection to the Direction of Integration for the Thinking Types (we're covering the Gut and Feeling Types in our next episode). This concept may seem unusual because normally an Enneagram Type's style tends to shift in seemingly healthy ways when in a place of security (Integration). In other words, you tend to take on the healthy characteristics of your Enneagram Type's Integration number when you feel really well or secure. In previous episodes, we described what this looks like for all the types -- broken up into what Triad (or Center) the Types belong to. But in this episode, we're describing how it's possible to shift in seemingly unhealthy ways and take on unhealthy aspects of the Integration Arrow. In the next handful of episodes, we're talking about how this can be for all the types and what it may look like for you. We hope you enjoy exploring this unusual Enneagram topic.

This episode, we’re explaining the foundation of the Gut / Action Center (also known as "Triad") group, which is one of three of the Enneagram's Centers of Intelligence. Co-host Kristy is still on the mend, but is doing her best to keep up with Gina to share her thoughts about this special Center. We're describing how each of the Enneagram Types that belong to this Center (Types 8, 9, and 1) relate specifically to the Gut Center. This concludes our three-part series of the Enneagram Centers. We hope you enjoyed it! 

This episode is an introduction to the Enneagram’s Centers of Intelligence: The Heart (feeling), Head (thinking), and Gut (action) Triads, which all work together in all of us. Each of the 9 dominant Enneagram personality Types belong to one of these three Centers. This Primary Center is the one we use the most to asses information and perceive ourselves and the outside world. Our Primary Center is, in short, overdeveloped compared to our other two Centers -- it's our ego's primary fixation. Our Secondary Center is the one we used next most, and our Tertiary Center is rarely used or is dominant altogether. Though, if we can learn to use all of them in an integrated way, we can function in a more balanced way. We’re explaining the basics of the Heart Center group and how each of the Types belonging to this Center (Types 2, 3, and 4) relate specifically to the Heart Center. The next two weeks, we’ll cover the Head and the Gut Centers.

We’re deeply contemplating how aspects of astrology line up with the Enneagram. Do you think there’s anything to it? We do! There are 12 Sun Signs and only 9 dominant Enneagram Types with 2 possible Wings. Did you know that astrology features 9 planets? There are also Integration and Disintegration numbers as well as Instinctual Subtypes. Is it possible that astrology has outlined some of the same motivations and behaviors that the Enneagram has featured?  Here’s our guesses for which Sun Signs resemble which Enneagram Types.