1. Enneagram:
Building Vocabulary

2. Matthew 7:1-6
Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.
And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.
Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.

3. A prayer: Please give me a desire to know myself.
Prepare me to be open to learning about myself.
Provide me with self-awareness, even if I don’t like what I see.
Help me as I try to overcome my own resistance to spiritual growth.

4. Review: Triads Three groups of three:
Body/“Gut” (Anger Triad) 8’s, 9’s, 1’s
Heart (Shame Triad) 2’s, 3’s, 4’s
Head (Fear Triad) 5’s, 6’s, 7’s
They share common core emotions, but deal with them in slightly different ways
Over-express
Out of touch
Suppress

5. The triads

6. Wings No type is purely just “that type.”
Each type is a unique mix of their basic type, plus the adjacent types.
The types found directly adjacent are called “Wings”
One is almost always more pronounced or natural than the other.
People can develop the weaker “wing,” and usually do so later in life.

7. Wings
Each type borrows traits from their adjacent type to varying degrees
This means that there are infinite unique personalities available.
Everyone’s personalities can be developed, but not completely changed.
The development from “Unhealthy” to “Healthy” can be dramatic!
This is why it is beneficial to pay attention to more than just your own type.

8. Stress and growth
Another way each type borrows from other types is in times of stress and in times of growth.
These can be positive (growth) or negative (stress) experiences.
Unlike wings, these are not constant.
These are situation-driven instances when a type borrows traits from a type across the enneagram circle.
This is a good gauge of development as a type
The less a person goes to their “stress” type, the healthier they are in their development of their native type.
Because of the varying degrees, it is impossible to tell whether there are two personalities that are exactly alike.

9. Times of stress and relaxation
An Illustration of which traits each type borrows in times of disintegration and in integration.
This is situational, not constant.
This is one of the most powerful tools of the enneagram.
This directly relates to the level of development for each type.

10. Next time…
Type 8
First of the Anger (Body) Triad