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Transformation
& Transubstantiation on the Enneagram
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Three Dimensions of the Enneagram
The Enneagram depicts a complete,
self-renewing process in three dimensions.
The outer circle shows the functional
movement through
time from point 1 (the initial state) to point
8 (completion) and point 9 (a new beginning).
The Shocks at points 3 and 6 are
the gaps in the process, the places where it is connected to the world.
In order to complete and renew itself, the process must receive from the
world at point 3 and contribute to the world at point 6.
The asymmetrical hexagon shows the being
and awareness of the director or experiencer of the process as it unfolds
in eternity. At three points in the process the attention/intention
is turned toward the external. At each of the other six points the opportunity
exists to connect not only with what is happening in time but with what
can happen in the future (1, 2, 5) or what has happened in the past (4,
7, 8). The strength of the attention and the quality of intention or meaning
that are brought to bear at these points have a powerful influence on the
course of the process as it manifests in time.
The inner triangle shows the operation
of Will in the dimension Bennett called hyparxis. These are the
points at which the process can stop or change direction.
