“The Sacred Enneagram is not a just book about an ancient personality framework with a funny name. It is a roadmap to self-understanding written by one of the great spiritual practitioners of my generation. Read it now and you can thank me later.”
– Jonathan Merritt (Contributing writer for The Atlantic)
How well do you know yourself? Are you able to name your basic desire or fear? The questions that linger around identity and intrinsic drives can be instigation for liberation, but without the right toolkit one may rather stick their head in the sand.
Enneagram teacher Chris Heuertz will help you understand how to utilize the Enneagram to work with these questions with a deeper sense of self-awareness to find your way home to your True Self. He is the author of The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth. For those of you asking, what the hell is the Enneagram anyways? In this episode, Chris will give you a brief and basic overview of the Enneagram as the nine classic archetypes of human character structure, and then furthers the Enneagram conversation by mapping out how the Enneagram can uniquely deepen you on the contemplative path. On multiple occasions in this episode you will hear my own a-ha moments as Chris’ teachings sink in. Also…the Sacred Enneagram drops today! So get your copy wherever beautiful books are sold!
For more information on Chris Heuertz, his Enneagram Workshops and his new book, The Sacred Enneagram, visit sacredenneagram.org or gravitycenter.com. Twitter: @ChrisHeuertz Facebook: @ChrisHeuertz
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EPISODE SHOW NOTES
Books by Chris Heuertz
- The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth
- Friendship at the Margins: Discovering Mutuality in Service and Mission
- Simple Spirituality: Learning to See God in a Broken World
- Unexpected Gifts: Discovering the Way of Community
Resources Mentioned
- The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth
- The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa
- The Principle of Mercy by Jon Sobrino
- Angela Davis: An Autobiography by Angela Davis
People
- Phileena Heurtz
- Thomas Keating
- Gravity Center
- Jean Vanier
- Jon Sobrino
- Jurgen Moltmann
- Miroslav Volf
- Henri Nouwen
- Freedom Riders
- Angela Davis
- Arundhati Roy
- Óscar Ichazo
- Richard Rohr
- Center for Action and Contemplation
- Russ Hudson
- Helen Palmer
- Marion Gilbert
- George Gurdjieff
Practice
- Centering Practice
- Somatic Take-off of Welcoming Prayer
Drink Pairing
- Coffee (that’s not quite hot enough)
Highlights
- When you hear the word “contemplative”, how does that moniker relate to you or work, if you think it does at all?
- Do you have any contemplatives practices that you engage in your personal life?
- If someone were going to teach a class on the formation of Chris Heurtz, what 3 books that formed you would definitely be on that syllabus?
- What is thumbnail sketch of the Enneagram?
- How did you first learn the Enneagram? And how did your understanding of it evolve?
- You use the term ‘excavating essence’ in relation to the Enneagram, what do you mean by that?
- How did writing this book impact your personal understanding of self?
- How do you see humility playing a role in the Enneagram?
- Do you see the Enneagram as a useful tool for activism?
- When you perceive the world, are you able to see beyond your type?
- What would a participant be able to expect from your Enneagram workshop?
- What age do you think a person is ready for a tool like the Enneagram
- If you were going to pair this episode with a drink, what drink would that be?
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Thanks very much for introducing Chris to us. Such a great and thoughtful interview. I enjoy your humor and the space you create to allow your guests open up and speak without talking over them in excitement. (Which would be pretty hard for a “seven” like me to do!)
I purchased his book and while reading it, I am touched by its honesty, its straightforward take on the triads. I also enjoyed those erudite recommendations for going deeper along the path. Keep up the great work!
Ahh, thank you kindly. Chris was a delight and I’m glad you are digging into the book and finding applicable to your life.
Best,
Paul