

Big Hormone Enneagram
John Luckovich, Emeka Okorafor, David Gray, Alexandra Arroyo-Acevedo
⚠️DISCLAIMER: This enneagram podcast contains highly charged elements. Contents may cause unexpected states of psychological depth and trigger unconventional insight. Listener discretion is advised. Hosted by John Luckovich, Emeka Okorafor, David Gray, Alexandra Arroyo-Acevedo
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Aug 3, 2022 • 1h 17min
BHE 120 - WE GIVE YOU 9-WINGS - Alexandra
Wings are back with Alexandra. This week, the wings at the crown.
— (11:44) Overview riffs on nine wings / 9w8 is meaty
— (18:01) The 8-wing gives 9w8 permission to be more dissociated and messy
— (28:13) 9w1 has tension giving itself permission to relax / sensitive refined relaxation
— (31:10) 9w1’s often mistype as 4 because of their frustrated refinement and fussiness
— (36:00) The archetypal role of 9w8 and how rejection reinforces their 9ness / 9w8s are not angrier than 9w1s
— (39:40) 9w1 tone police vs 9w8 cutting off
— (42:53) 1-wing is idealist and philosophical
— (46:54) How frustration and rejection facilitates attachment to disconnect
— (57:33) The micro-aggressive warfare of 9w1 vs the provocative push of 9w8
If you haven’t already, go buy John’s book on amazon or barnesandnoble:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578784971/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_VZ3VZVEG0M1RY42AWN2T
DAA — Discover the dark arts of enneagram typing.
Learn how to see and identify types in classes on Andrew Tate, Robert Greene, Marina Abramovic. And get typed at enneagrammer.com
Buy David’s Trifix Booklet here:
https://www.enneagrammer.com/store/trifix-venn-booklet-david-gray
Call the Loveline with your comments and thoughts about the show at (323) 696-0647. Or you can also email bhepodcast@gmail.com or DM us with a pre-recorded voice message

Jul 27, 2022 • 47min
BHE 119 - THE MISSING PIECES
Explore the concept of blind spots and attraction. Understand the importance of addressing missing qualities. Delve into Enneagram groups and improving empathy. Recognize blind spots and unmet needs. Explore the lack of empathy in certain Enneagram types. Reflect on the sudden disappearance of a deep connection.

Jul 20, 2022 • 1h 3min
BHE 118 - [LIVE POD] Q&A/AMA
We haven’t deserted y’all. Coming live to you from Brooklyn, NY answering your AMA questions. And we’ve got a small live audience with us. Link to the live video on Youtube: https://youtu.be/plnJ9a1pFUA
— (8:30) We’re all mistyped
— (9:55) Yes, you’re the toxic one if your 9 has checked out
— (11:58) Self-pres 9s carrying the weight of the world
— (15:44) 9s being mean and dramatic but nice in different contexts
— (19:16) Hexad types with attachment fixes and vice versa
— (29:13) Josh and the What It’s Like To Be You pod / what it's like to interview attachment vs hexad types
— (37:28) Emeka talks to himself when he’s talking to you
— (41:06) Gray’s assertive attachment approach to get bonding and connection
— (47:12) How Emeka experiences chemistry when he’s not sexually attracted
— (50:44) How Alexandra experiences chemistry as a sx-blind
— (55:52) John’s a 2 and why people don’t understand heart types
If you haven’t already, go buy John’s book on amazon or barnesandnoble:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578784971/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_VZ3VZVEG0M1RY42AWN2T
DAA — Because anything less than accurate is intolerable.
Watch recent typing classes on Derren Brown, Robert Greene, and get typed at enneagrammer.com
Buy David’s Trifix Booklet here:
https://www.enneagrammer.com/store/trifix-venn-booklet-david-gray
Call the Loveline with your comments and thoughts about the show at (323) 696-0647. Or you can also email bhepodcast@gmail.com or DM us with a pre-recorded voice message

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Jun 24, 2022 • 58min
BHE 117 - WE GIVE YOU 8-WINGS - Alexandra
In this episode, Alexandra, an expert in Enneagram type 8s and their wings, discusses the different characteristics of 8w9 and 8w7. They explore the power dynamics, sensitivity to disrespect, and perfectionism of these personalities. They also touch on the extreme lengths a type 9 might go to avoid taking action. Additionally, they announce a live Q&A session for the next episode.

Jun 17, 2022 • 1h
BHE 116 - THE UPSIDE DOWN TRIANGLE / REFLECTIONS - Alexandra
We went off the deep end to explore the upside down hexagram triangle and David’s reflections between hexad and attachment.
— (12:08) Recapping what 3/6/9 represent for humanity vs the hexagram triangle
— (16:14) The hexagram triangle is the upside down of the 369 triangle
— (18:06) DG’s reflections and how the hexad types types are born of the attachment types (3>7/8, 6>1/2, 9>4/5)
— (26:33) The hexagram is out of sync with the cosmic flow
— (27:16) The line from 9 to the space between 4/5 is the everything to the nothing
— (30:04) John dives into the spheres of existence on the kabbalah / the tension between the everything and the nothing is time
— (39:11) Hexad vs attachment is like contra vs synflow — a needed negative force
— (44:50) Alexandra’s impressions of the 4/5 zone as a 9
— (50:38) Emeka and Nancy’s reflections on 3 vs 7/8
If you haven’t already, go buy John’s book on amazon or barnesandnoble:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578784971/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_VZ3VZVEG0M1RY42AWN2T
DAA — Because anything less than accurate is intolerable
Watch recent typing classes on Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, and more at enneagrammer.com
Buy David’s Trifix Booklet here:
https://www.enneagrammer.com/store/trifix-venn-booklet-david-gray
Call the Loveline with your comments and thoughts about the show at (323) 696-0647. Or you can also email bhepodcast@gmail.com or DM us with a pre-recorded voice message

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Jun 8, 2022 • 56min
BHE 115 - WE GIVE YOU WINGS [Part I] - Alexandra
Birthday girl Alexandra CQ is here to bestow on us her insights on wings. Lots of food for thought.
— (5:23) Misconceptions about wings from various schools of the enneagram
— (9:00) Balanced wings aren’t a thing but you can sometimes access your other wing
— (10:38) 8w9s are more attached to the position of control than 8w7s
— (12:03) What happens with hexad types with attachment wings
— (14:30) 7w6’s attachment wing makes them more relatable and conservative / Both 7-wings are reactive types
— (19:53) Attachment types all have wings from different harmonics, while hexad type wings are of the same harmonic group
— (21:58) How hexad gut types use their positive wings to justify pushing their agendas
— (33:00) Hexad types with hexad wings are winged crossing over into the next center and doubled up on their hornevian groups (assertive, compliant, withdrawn)
— (37:57) The hexagram vs the bermuda triangle
— (48:00) Attachment types being conduits for the specified objections of their hexad wings
— (53:03) Plans for episodes on rejection and frustration / frustration types having insecurity around their inadequate attempts to create the ideal
If you haven’t already, go buy John’s book on amazon or barnesandnoble:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578784971/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_VZ3VZVEG0M1RY42AWN2T
DAA — Because anything less than accurate is intolerable
Watch recent typing classes on Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, and more at enneagrammer.com
Buy David’s Trifix Booklet here:
https://www.enneagrammer.com/store/trifix-venn-booklet-david-gray
Call the Loveline with your comments and thoughts about the show at (323) 696-0647. Or you can also email bhepodcast@gmail.com or DM us with a pre-recorded voice message

May 29, 2022 • 57min
BHE 114 - you should learn how to type / but why - Joseph Simone
Joseph Simone explores the practice of typing and observing distinctions in the Enneagram. Topics include the importance of learning how to type, using accurate observations, typing fictional characters, the impact of knowing how to type on dating, and the mind-blowing discovery of hexad vs attachment in the Enneagram.

May 22, 2022 • 49min
BHE 113 - LOVELINE // REBOUND
Bouncing back into the swing of things with a light loveline.
— (1:27) Riffing on the spiritual role of the enneagram and inner work in society
— (9:06) New beginnings applying the discoveries from the last year
— (20:44) Can the enneagram be used widely long term as a developmental tool?
— (22:17) Reasons why it’s unlikely the enneagram undiluted will ever become a mainstream hit
— (24:36) Sherwin williams paint and the commercialization of the enneagram
— (28:55) How do we see someone relating to both hexad and attachment as a type 1? Can you be both?
— (33:23) Type 1s aren’t about being good as much they’re about justifying an inner sense of how things should go
— (39:05) Hexad types think they’re more adaptable than they actually are and attachment types think they’re more solid than they are
— (42:34) Props and appreciation
— (43:59) Ideas for next episodes -- Let us know what you’d like to hear more of
If you haven’t already, go buy John’s book on amazon or barnesandnoble:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578784971/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_VZ3VZVEG0M1RY42AWN2T
Learn how to type with the Dark Arts Academy at enneagrammer.com
Watch recent typing classes on Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, and more
Buy David’s Trifix Booklet here:
https://www.enneagrammer.com/store/trifix-venn-booklet-david-gray
Call the Loveline with your comments and thoughts about the show at (323) 696-0647. Or you can also email bhepodcast@gmail.com or DM us with a pre-recorded voice message

May 15, 2022 • 1h 10min
BHE 112 - [LIVE POD] PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Allow us to reintroduce ourselves. Coming to you live from Nothingville, Virginia. For the first time, watch the video version of this episode on our youtube page: https://youtu.be/wk62CguaO8k
— (2:11) Our response to the responses to the Ian Cron Episode
— (7:25) Reintroducing ourselves as a group that’s both irreverent and centered on inner work
— (11:25) The approaches to inner work you prefer are a reflection of your type’s point of view
— (17:45) Our provocative style reflects our personalities and is a much needed contrast to the generally accepted beige enneagram culture
— (21:38) American entitlement and expectation to be catered to and coddled is in direct conflict with the conscious suffering of inner work
— (25:48) Addressing comments that we hate attachment types
— (33:17) Alexandra, the only social type in our midst, contextualizes our group
— (36:37) The personal dynamics behind why people are drawn in but feel conflicted about our style
— (44:48) Curiosity and obsession with the enneagram is what generates the quality of content we produce
— (47:59) Questions from the live audience — Can one’s own narcissism be leveraged for inner work?
— (51:53) How do positive types learn from us without needing their own space?
— (58:50) What aspect of the enneagram do you still find yourselves curious about? Do you find yourselves curious about the basics?
— (1:02:46) Light roasting of John’s book. Integrating narcissism and inner work
If you haven’t already, go buy John’s book on amazon or barnesandnoble:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578784971/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_VZ3VZVEG0M1RY42AWN2T
Learn how to type with the Dark Arts Academy at enneagrammer.com
Watch recent typing classes on Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, and more.
Buy David’s Trifix Booklet here:
https://www.enneagrammer.com/store/trifix-venn-booklet-david-gray
Call the Loveline with your comments and thoughts about the show at (323) 696-0647. Or you can also email bhepodcast@gmail.com or DM us with a pre-recorded voice message.

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May 1, 2022 • 59min
BHE 111 - THE OBJECTIVE PERSONALITY DOWNLOAD [Part II] - Dave Powers
We’re picking up where we left off with Dave Powers of objectivepersonality.com, exploring similarities between OPS and the enneagram.
— (1:39) Function animals cont’d with John’s play last
— (6:57) How working on the last animal is similar to integrating the instinctual blindspot, and how to work on sleep and consume as last animals
— (15:47) How to work on the play and blast last animals
— (26:08) Consciousness as a collection of programs running us
— (33:08) Learning from experiences as we get older is how we develop beyond our worst patterns
— (37:28) Dave/Shan’s enneagram types and typing from different centers
— (43:57) What growth and health means in OPS from the perspective of positivity vs negativity
— (51:38) Setting goals and watching ourselves f**k it up is what clues us into our blindspots and type patterns.
— (54:54) Maps like OPS and the enneagram allow us to study and develop ourselves with precision
Check out ObjectivePersonality.com for OPS classes and resources
If you haven’t already, go buy John’s book on amazon or barnesandnoble:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578784971/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_VZ3VZVEG0M1RY42AWN2T
Buy David’s Trifix Booklet here:
https://www.enneagrammer.com/store/trifix-venn-booklet-david-gray
Learn how to type with the Dark Arts Academy at enneagrammer.com
Call the Loveline with your comments and thoughts about the show at (323) 696-0647. Or you can also email bhepodcast@gmail.com or DM us with a pre-recorded voice message.