Spirituality and Personality
Nine Spiritual Paths from the Enneagram Perspective
There are many ways divinity appears in humanity.
And there are many ways humans can self actualize and transcend and
relate with the divine. The Enneagram suggests at least nine ways:
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The way of goodness |
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The way of beauty |
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The way of joy |
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The way of love |
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The way of truth |
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The way of strength |
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The way of action |
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The way of commitment |
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The way of union |
These ways remind us of what it means to be human and hint
at what it might mean to be divine. All
are valid paths for the spiritual journey.
We can sometimes travel down false paths that divert us
from and substitute for our true path. The
Enneagram suggests what these can be.
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The byway of perfectionism |
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The byway of specialness |
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The byway of hedonism |
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The byway of co-dependence |
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The byway of
intellectualism |
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The byway of willfulness |
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The byway of workaholism |
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The byway of protectionism |
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The byway of passivity |
These traps occasionally snare
us all, some more than others. Recognizing
what they are can help us avoid them along our spiritual journey.
This workshop will explore what
these nine spiritual paths look like from the Enneagram perspective.
It is meant for both sojourners (those who are traveling) and cojourners
(those who accompany us on our travels.) We’ll
look at the high road (what it means to live in essence) and the low road (what
it means to live out of personality). And
we’ll get some directions on how to get back on track if we’ve drifted.
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