The Journey Toward Wholeness – Enneagram Wisdom for Stress, Balance, and Transformation

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This is the true gift of the Enneagram: an end to the train wreck of outside-in change with wallpapered righteousness that never reaches the heart.

The Journey Towards Wholeness” introduces readers to the Enneagram, a powerful system for understanding personality types and motivations. This book was about…achieving balance in your life though understanding how you relate to the three centers of thinking, feeling and doing. For years I have studied the enneagram to deepen my understanding of myself and learn how to express my feelings and desires in a healthy way. Stances are groupings based on numbers that have the same repressed center of intelligence, which refers to the center (thinking, feeling, or doing) you have the least natural access. Through expanded Enneagram teaching, poignant stories, challenging questions, and relevant best practices, Suzanne Stabile expertly guides us in the truth that life can be wildly complex, but that does not mean it needs to be complicated.As I hold the tension of knowing that each is real, the question emerges, “What is the essential difference between the two?

Longtime and highly respected Enneagram teacher Suzanne Stabile infuses her accessible writings with these qualities as she weaves her wisdom through stories and practices that will meet you on your journey. Many thanks to IVP for providing a copy of this book to facilitate my review, which is, of course, offered freely and with honesty. They have been interwoven into history, shaping not just ourselves but the world around us for centuries. I was interested in learning more about the stances, the gut/head/heart triads, and the orientations to time. She encourages readers to explore the “wings” of their Enneagram type and the potential growth opportunities they offer.I was inspired by the helpful tips for spiritual practice and ideas of how to bring up my repressed Center of Intelligence. The threads of my being that were woven together creating beautiful imagery turned into separate strands of color, and texture laid out all around me separate, with frayed edges. Helpful stories from real people functioning within their own number provided excellent clarification of the many ways of seeing the world and the transformative possibilities across the board. Will you let your armor crack, and let the light shine through, can you see it streaming out, as well as into you?