Sublime

The nine mirrors are nine types, of which we are dominant in one: Type One strives for principled excellence as moral duty. Type Two strives for lavish love through self-sacrifice. Type Three strives for appreciative recognition through curated successes. Type Four strives for the discovery of identity for faithful authenticity. Type Five strives f

Keating explains that as children we all need an appropriate amount of power and control, affection and esteem, and security and survival for healthy psychological grounding. But as we mature, our tendency is to overidentify with one of these programs for happiness, keeping us developmentally and spiritually stuck.

Security. When Sevens feel secure they can start to behave like healthy Fives. Here they stop consuming and start contributing, are more comfortable with silence and solitude, become more serious, and begin to think about the meaning and purpose of their lives.

Spiritually speaking, it’s a real advantage to know what happens to your type and the number it naturally goes to in stress. It’s equally valuable to learn the positive qualities of the number you instinctively move toward in security as well. Once you become familiar with this material you can know and catch yourself when you’re heading in the dir

Current use of the enneagram tends to fall into two camps.