Join Steve Cuss and Jimmy Carnes as they discuss the Enneagram types and their reflection of God's character. They explore how the system can help identify disconnections with God and navigate grief and anxiety. The conversation brings insights on self-reflection, human judgment, and the pursuit of goodness, while also delving into the behavior and struggles of various Enneagram types in relation to faith and surrender to God's sovereignty.
The Enneagram types reflect aspects of God, guiding human personalities towards truth, love, and perfection.
Identifying and surrendering anxieties and desires to God alleviates the burden of self-reliance.
Deep dives
Understanding Enneagram Concepts and Their Connection to Faith
The Enneagram concepts are explored, emphasizing the significance of connecting our faith to our clinical practice as licensed professional counselors. The Enneagram serves as a tool to understand motivations, anxieties, and needs, providing insights through concepts like holy ideas, basic fears, desires, good pursuits, and grievances.
Exploring Holy Ideas and Connecting Them to Genesis and God's Story
The holy ideas, such as truth, love, and perfection, are discussed in relation to the Enneagram types. These holy ideas reflect characteristics of God and drive human personalities. The connection to the Genesis story and God's initial creation in the garden highlights the pursuit of these ideals and the human desire for perfection.
Understanding Basic Fears and Desires Across Enneagram Types
Basic fears and desires, like the fear of being bad or defective and the desire to be good or valuable, are tied to specific Enneagram types. Each type's pursuit of overcoming these fears through their desires, such as seeking love, safety, or knowledge, reveals individual tendencies and reactions.
Reflecting on Good Pursuits and Grievances in Relation to God's Guidance
The pursuit of good things, elevated to ultimate importance, becomes a grievance when unmet expectations or perceived scarcity challenge faith. This shift in focus from personal pursuits to divine guidance allows individuals to surrender anxieties and desires to God's care, relieving the burden of self-reliance and reactivity.
Today on Being Human, it’s all about the Enneagram.
Steve Cuss welcomes back his friend and colleague Jimmy Carnes for a discussion about the nine types and how they reflect the character of God. Carnes explains the holy idea of each Enneagram type—also known as the nine faces of God—and the ways that we are all striving for one aspect of God to be true.
Carnes and Cuss discuss the nuances of their types and others. They consider how the Enneagram system can help people identify where they lose connection with God, themselves, and others. And they discuss navigating grief and anxiety as complex humans who are loved by God.