Some excerpts from my current explorations of the Enneagram- these have informed my understanding of my Type and added great richness to the way I approach tapping, especially for problems/versions of problems that seem to recur in my life.
These quotes are all from Helen Palmer‘s book
The Enneagram is part of a teaching tradition that views personality preoccupations as teachers, or indicators of latent abilities that unfold during the development of higher consciousness.
From this expanded psychological perspective, our neurotic trends can be seen as teachers and as good friends who lead us honourably toward our next phase of development.
…learning to be aware of the thoughts and other “objects of attention” that arise within yourself…the initial experience is always that of recognizing your own mechanical, or habitual patterns, and the tenacity with which certain preoccupations recur within your mind.
The Passions…these emotional habits …could also be called the passions of the emotional shadow that stem from the need to cope with early family life.
Intuition can best be understood as the emerging side effect of the withdrawal of attention from habitual thoughts and feelings.
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