You made it - the center of the spiral, our final destination. Today’s blog is a listing of our core longings and True Self (our greatest strengths). I have linked my Path to Wholeness blogs to each one as they go a little more into how we get to this True Self identity. All of these blogs, but this one in particular, warrants some deep reflection and contemplation. You will want to read your type, reflect on what it means to you, and how showing up with deep presence can give you a glimpse into living into your True Self potential.
Type One: Path to Wholeness Blog
Core longing: You are already good and acceptable
True Self Identity (Greatest Strength): Perfection
All is perfect as it is. It isn’t your job to make it so.
Type Two: Path to Wholeness Blog
Core longing: You are loved and wanted for who you are
True Self-Identity (greatest strength): Will/Freedom
There is a bigger unfolding that meets peoples needs. You are a part of it.
Type Three: Path to Wholeness Blog
Core longing: You don’t need to earn love. You are already loved for who you are.
True Self Identity (Greatest Strength): Harmony/Balance
We are human beings, not human doings. Relax knowing you do not need to do.
Type Four: Path to Wholeness Blog
Core longing: You are seen and loved for who you truly are.
True Self Identity (Greatest Strength): Origin
You are a unique manifestation of the Divine. You do not need to look outside of yourself to find one-ness. You already belong.
Type Five: Path to Wholeness Blog
Core longing: Your needs are not a problem - you already have what it takes
True Self Identity (Greatest Strength): Transparency, Omniscience
The Divine knows all. You do not need to know it all. There is enough for all of us.
Type Six: Path to Wholeness Blog
Core longing: You are safe and secure
True Self Identity (Greatest Strength): Strength/Faith
Your Essence cannot be harmed. Trust in the Divine. The Divine believes in you.
Type Seven: Path to Wholeness Blog
Core longing: You will be taken care of, the fulfillment you seek is within you
True Self Identity (Greatest Strength): Wisdom, Work Plan
The plan is being created. You will be taken where you want to go. You do not need to fill your life with distractions
Type Eight: Path to Wholeness Blog
Core longing: You will not be betrayed
True Self Identity (greatest strength): Truth
We are One. This truth strips away “I am only.” WE are a part of something.
Type Nine: Path to Wholeness Blog
Core longing: You and your presence matters
True Self Identity (greatest strength): Love
We are love. We all belong. There is a seat for you at the table.
We all know it takes more than reading a few blogs to understand the Enneagram and all of its complexities, but this series of blogs was meant to get you thinking. You should imagine this spiral more like a helix - a three-dimensional spiral where on any given day we do the work as if we are on a continuum, flowing up and down, embracing the duel between personality (ego) and our highest Self so we have fewer moments of duality and realize all along we are one (non-dual) with the Universe and our True Self.