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Enneagram Levels of Consciousness, the most important dimension of the framework

Jun 12, 2023

Discover how the Enneagram Levels of Consciousness can help us be the best version of ourselves, regardless of our type. Explore the significance of varying consciousness levels by comparing figures like Martin Luther King, Jr and Osama bin Laden. Learn how shedding ego layers can lead to personal growth and self-realization.

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Levels of consciousness in the Enneagram framework help individuals understand and overcome ego fixations for personal growth.

Each Enneagram type has its gifts and challenges, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness and acceptance for self-improvement.

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Importance of Levels of Consciousness in the Enneagram

Understanding the levels of consciousness is crucial in the Enneagram framework as it allows individuals to rise above ego fixations and unhealthy patterns. The vertical dimension of the Enneagram, termed the levels of consciousness, explains why people display different behaviors within the same type and emphasizes the significance of becoming intimately aware of one's ego to achieve personal growth and freedom from egoic constraints.

The Tragedy of the Controlling Consciousness

00:32

Understanding the Ego through Levels of Consciousness

00:29

Introduction

4min

Exploring the Significance of Levels of Consciousness in the Enneagram Framework

4min

Exploring the Creative Levels of Consciousness

2min

Levels of Consciousness: Ego Validation and Insecurity

7min

Navigating Levels of Consciousness for Personal Growth

2min

How can Donald Trump be the same type as Martin Luther King, Jr? How can Nelson Mandela be the same type as Osama bin Laden? It all comes down to the Levels of Consciousness. In this episode, we explore the most important dimension of the Enneagram, the Levels of Consciousness, which is so critical because it gives us the roadmap to be the best version of ourselves. No type on the Enneagram is better than any of the other types. Each type has its gifts and challenges. So the goal of the Enneagram is not to unconsciously identify ourselves as the type that we find most attractive. Instead, the goal is to become conscious of the type that we already are, no matter how unflattering it might be, and use that awareness to become a better version of that type. The Levels of Consciousness, shows us, as we often say in our workshops, how we can shed the layers of the ego — our identity of who we think we should be — so we can be who we are. It is our key to personal growth and a jumping off point for self-realization.

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