In this episode, we are playing our most popular episode, which across all podcast platforms has over 55,000 plays!

It is important to know that as we dive deeper into the Enneagram and learn the complexities of the tool that helps us better understand ourselves and the world, the fundamentals are the most important concepts to understand. It's easy to overlook the passion of each of the types when we are thinking in terms of instinctual sequences or cultural influences on personalities. But the fundamentals of the Enneagram are crucial to understanding ourselves, our motivations, and how we interact with others in relationships. 

Today we are sharing our very first episode, Getting Started: The Nine Types. We hope you get some new insights discovering the fundamentals of the Enneagram of describing the nine types. 

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Most people use the heart center superficially, meaning they use reactive and conditioned emotions, like an emotional reflex. In this episode, Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes go through each of the nine types and describe ways in which all Enneagram types can Activate their Heart Center and truly feel the four core emotions: fear, anger, sadness, and happiness. Activating the Heart Center is important for all types, including Heart types. It’s a sign of emotional maturity. It is when someone can deeply feel a range of emotions rather than disconnect from them, avoid them, or express them reactively. 

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How does the Enneagram spread around the world? In today's episode, straight from Shanghai, Beatrice Chesnut and Uranio Paes sit down with Teacher Gao. Teacher Gao has had a similar trajectory with the Enneagram as Bea and Uranio. A Self-Preservation 3, Gao has taken a long journey to discover his type and describes his inner work trajectory. He is the head of the Diamond Enneagram School in Shanghai, where Bea and Uranio visit each year to teach advanced retreats.

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Every Enneagram type has a head center. While types Five, Six, and Seven overuse this center, the Body and Heart types underuse it. 

In this episode, Uranio Paes explains that the majority of people use the most basic part of the lower Head Center too often and during inappropriate times. It is the mechanical part of the brain that is used to memorize information without critical thinking or reasoning. In this mode, people are vulnerable to confirmation bias because anything that challenges the current way of thinking is avoided. Uranio describes the phases of developing the Head Center and how it can test our understanding of the world around us. 

Also, this episode’s Top Five is light-hearted. It is the top five most interesting things that Uranio Paes noticed about Beatrice Chestnut.

Mentioned Episodes:

The Enneagram Levels of Awareness Part 1 S1 Ep 30

The Enneagram Levels of Awareness Part 2 S1 Ep 31

What are the fixations of the nine Enneagram types? How to work on them? S2 Ep24

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We are looking back at one of our favorite episodes of our podcast Enneagram 2.0. It's about Bea’s research connecting the Enneagram and Dante’s The Divine Comedy.

The Divine Comedy, written over 700 years ago, offers a timeless and universal message of psycho-spiritual transformation that is still relevant today. Listen to this episode where she talks about how Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise connect to different states of consciousness and the growth paths of the Enneagram types.

Beatrice Chestnut holds workshops in Florence every year, and participants enjoy being immersed in history while learning about Dante's life, The Divine Comedy, and the complex connections to the Enneagram.

Her next workshop called “Dante, Florence, and the Enneagram” will be from May 26th to May 30th, 2024 in Florence, Italy. To learn more about this incredible workshop and to register, please visit: https://www.novevie.it/en/dante/

The Divine Comedy, written over 700 years ago, offers a timeless and universal message of psycho-spiritual transformation that is still relevant today. Listen to this episode where she talks about how Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise connect to different states of consciousness and the growth paths of the Enneagram types. 

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If you want to discover which Enneagram type you could be, visit our webpage ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cpenneagram.com/compass⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn about the Enneagram test they launched, CPS Enneagram Compass.

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Image: Dante Alighieri by Henry James Holiday from artvee.com

We are not our personalities. However, when we are unaware of our lower selves, it’s easy to identify with our personalities. In this episode, Uranio Paes goes through each of the nine types to give examples of how to fool the personality so that we can be free from its hold on us. 

Each of the nine Enneagram types has an over-developed Center of Intelligence. Uranio talks about The Fourth Way, an approach to self-development created by George Gurdjieff.  Gurdjieff was the pioneer who brought the Enneagram to the West. He taught that the first way is the way of the body, the second is the way of the heart, and the third is the way of the mind. The Fourth Way is mixing these three Centers of Intelligence so our personality doesn’t control how we react and we can be a more complete human beyond the confines of our personality. 

Check out our podcast episodes on Levels of Awareness:

The Enneagram Levels of Awareness Part 1 of 2

https://youtu.be/5FfW5Duma6w

The Enneagram Levels of Awareness Part 2 of 2

https://youtu.be/Ox54PKEhrt4

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Bea and Uranio interviewed Trent Thornley, a Self-Preservation Six, to find out what helped him in his growth journey and to learn about how he experiences his Enneagram type and subtype. He talks about how he came to the Enneagram. He discussed how the Enneagram gave him Ah ha moments as well as uh oh moments. Trent discussed that all nine types have needs, it’s just that there is an over-functioning or over-dependency on the needs of each Enneagram type. He shared there is a false sense of security in the act of doubting. There is an unconscious idea that constant doubting will bring the Self-Preservation Six to a conclusion that will bring the truth of the matter and more importantly, security. How does he work through this false idea?

This is a powerful interview with many insights for those who are Self-Preservation Six subtypes or have Self-Preservation Six subtypes in their lives.

Trent served as President of the International Enneagram Association in 2022 and 2023. He is the Executive Director and Director of Clinical Pastoral Education at the San Francisco Night Ministry and an ordained Buddhist Dharma Leader in the Nyingma lineage. Trent is also an ordained minister in the Metropolitan Community Churches, a progressive Christian denomination with an outreach to the LGBTQ+ community.

To learn more about his ministry, visit https://sfnightministry.org/

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This is the final episode of a three-part series about the Enneagram subtypes in relationships. Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes discuss the differences between each of the three subtypes for each of the three Head Types: Type 5, Type 6, and Type 7. Each of the Enneagram types has a Self-Preservation, Social, and Sexual subtype. They explain how best to engage with a person of each subtype in a relationship that can help you and the other person. 

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Want to listen to our earlier episodes in this series?

S2 Ep34 Enneagram Subtypes in Relationships: Body Types Part 1 of 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8bhqQjASWI

S2 Ep35 Enneagram Subtypes in Relationships: Heart Types (Part 2 of 3)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJg7_jveGo4&list=PL4WGCBEO67pgPOjRpDhKSrd8P-V_vCyev&index=81

Also, you may be interested in 

S2 Ep13. Why do we resist the Enneagram subtypes?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfT2AZk40MU

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This is the second episode in a three-part series on subtypes in relationships. Bea and Uranio discuss the three heart types and their subtypes in terms of interacting with others. They give actionable tips on how each of the subtypes can grow and how they can use a relationship as a path for growth.

Inner work isn't fully complete without relationships, especially considering how challenging aspects of relationships can really help us transform.

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It's easy to look at the nine Types when trying to understand how people behave and react in relationships. However, considering the 27 Subtypes is essential to understanding relationships.

Subtypes are not just about the instincts of the individual, but how the instinct interacts with the passion of the type. The alchemistry is what plays out

In this episode, Beatrice Chesnut and Uranio Paes discuss both from the point of view of the person with a subtype and how another person may experience the person in a relationship.

They even give tips on how to interact with each subtype in a relationship.

Want to listen to our earlier episodes about Subtypes? Listen to:

S1 Ep04. Why are enneagram subtypes so important?

S2 Ep13. Why do we resist the Enneagram subtypes?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfT2AZk40MU&list=PL4WGCBEO67pgPOjRpDhKSrd8P-V_vCyev&index=69

If you have an interest in becoming a certified professional with CP Enneagram Academy, you can learn about our program: ⁠⁠https://cpenneagram.com/professional⁠⁠ 

To join a community of Enneagram enthusiasts and to participate in live monthly webinars and Q&As with Bea and Uranio, you can sign up for a FREE trial of CP Online membership at ⁠⁠https://learn.cpenneagram.com⁠⁠⁠

If you want to discover which Enneagram type you could be, visit our webpage ⁠⁠⁠https://cpenneagram.com/compass⁠⁠⁠ to learn about the Enneagram test they launched, CPS Enneagram Compass.

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In the Enneagram, Arrows and Wings are central to understanding how the symbol can be used as a tool for personal development. In this episode, Beatrice Chesnut and Uranio describe the Enneagram not as a static symbol, but as a symbol in movement, using the teachings from the philosopher George Gurdjieff.

There is an order that each type can take that eases the challenges the ego will face when evolving into a higher self. They explain how to discern between positive and negative movements towards wings and arrows, and why a balanced approach is necessary.

Bea and Uranio are hosting an online inner work retreat called The Way of the Enneagram, happening in January of 2024. To learn more about this retreat that is designed for our podcast listeners who would like to work closer with Bea and Uranio, visit ⁠https://cpenneagram.com/way-of-the-enneagram⁠

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