This is a rich interview with Nancy Hunterton exploring the experience of being a Sexual Four as a child, a mother, and a grandmother. During the interview, Beatrice Chesnut and Uranio Paes pointed out patterns in her personality that are common among Sexual Fours. Nancy shared stories, including the time she was in elementary school and stood up to her disrespectful teacher saying “Why don’t you pick on someone your own size?” Join a community of Enneagram enthusiasts and participate in...

In this episode, we are playing our most popular episode, which across all podcast platforms has over 55,000 plays! It is important to know that as we dive deeper into the Enneagram and learn the complexities of the tool that helps us better understand ourselves and the world, the fundamentals are the most important concepts to understand. It's easy to overlook the passion of each of the types when we are thinking in terms of instinctual sequences or cultural influences on personalities....

Most people use the heart center superficially, meaning they use reactive and conditioned emotions, like an emotional reflex. In this episode, Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes go through each of the nine types and describe ways in which all Enneagram types can Activate their Heart Center and truly feel the four core emotions: fear, anger, sadness, and happiness. Activating the Heart Center is important for all types, including Heart types. It’s a sign of emotional maturity. It is when...

How does the Enneagram spread around the world? In today's episode, straight from Shanghai, Beatrice Chesnut and Uranio Paes sit down with Teacher Gao. Teacher Gao has had a similar trajectory with the Enneagram as Bea and Uranio. A Self-Preservation 3, Gao has taken a long journey to discover his type and describes his inner work trajectory. He is the head of the Diamond Enneagram School in Shanghai, where Bea and Uranio visit each year to teach advanced retreats. Join a community of...

Every Enneagram type has a head center. While types Five, Six, and Seven overuse this center, the Body and Heart types underuse it.  In this episode, Uranio Paes explains that the majority of people use the most basic part of the lower Head Center too often and during inappropriate times. It is the mechanical part of the brain that is used to memorize information without critical thinking or reasoning. In this mode, people are vulnerable to confirmation bias because anything that...

We are looking back at one of our favorite episodes of our podcast Enneagram 2.0. It's about Bea’s research connecting the Enneagram and Dante’s The Divine Comedy. The Divine Comedy, written over 700 years ago, offers a timeless and universal message of psycho-spiritual transformation that is still relevant today. Listen to this episode where she talks about how Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise connect to different states of consciousness and the growth paths of the Enneagram...

We are not our personalities. However, when we are unaware of our lower selves, it’s easy to identify with our personalities. In this episode, Uranio Paes goes through each of the nine types to give examples of how to fool the personality so that we can be free from its hold on us.  Each of the nine Enneagram types has an over-developed Center of Intelligence. Uranio talks about The Fourth Way, an approach to self-development created by George Gurdjieff.  Gurdjieff was the pioneer who...

Bea and Uranio interviewed Trent Thornley, a Self-Preservation Six, to find out what helped him in his growth journey and to learn about how he experiences his Enneagram type and subtype. He talks about how he came to the Enneagram. He discussed how the Enneagram gave him Ah ha moments as well as uh oh moments. Trent discussed that all nine types have needs, it’s just that there is an over-functioning or over-dependency on the needs of each Enneagram type. He shared there is a false sense of...

This is the final episode of a three-part series about the Enneagram subtypes in relationships. Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes discuss the differences between each of the three subtypes for each of the three Head Types: Type 5, Type 6, and Type 7. Each of the Enneagram types has a Self-Preservation, Social, and Sexual subtype. They explain how best to engage with a person of each subtype in a relationship that can help you and the other person.  Self-guided...

This is the second episode in a three-part series on subtypes in relationships. Bea and Uranio discuss the three heart types and their subtypes in terms of interacting with others. They give actionable tips on how each of the subtypes can grow and how they can use a relationship as a path for growth. Inner work isn't fully complete without relationships, especially considering how challenging aspects of relationships can really help us transform. Want to learn how to better understand your...

It's easy to look at the nine Types when trying to understand how people behave and react in relationships. However, considering the 27 Subtypes is essential to understanding relationships. Subtypes are not just about the instincts of the individual, but how the instinct interacts with the passion of the type. The alchemistry is what plays out In this episode, Beatrice Chesnut and Uranio Paes discuss both from the point of view of the person with a subtype and how another person may...

In the Enneagram, Arrows and Wings are central to understanding how the symbol can be used as a tool for personal development. In this episode, Beatrice Chesnut and Uranio describe the Enneagram not as a static symbol, but as a symbol in movement, using the teachings from the philosopher George Gurdjieff. There is an order that each type can take that eases the challenges the ego will face when evolving into a higher self. They explain how to discern between positive and negative...

Over the 3.5 years since we started Enneagram 2.0, we have met students who wanted to apply what they learned on the podcast to their own inner work. But we have also received important feedback—our retreats can be very intense, and dipping your toes into the methodology we use can be important to do before investing in that process.  That's why Bea and Uranio have created a retreat called The Way of the Enneagram. It is inspired by listeners like you who have been committed to inner work...

In this episode, amazing connections are made between the wisdom of the Enneagram and the powerful 12-Step program used to help people overcome addictions. Beatrice Chestnut and Urania Paes have a conversation with Jenner K, the author of The Enneagram for Recovery. They discuss how personality is an addiction to the ego or to a way of thinking that does not serve us. It’s only through humility that we can see our shadows and have the ability to move beyond our addictions.  Jenner is a...

In this episode, Beatrice Chestnut has a dynamic conversation with Sarajane Case discussing a wide range of topics about the Enneagram. They chat about personal experience of mistyping, how the ego causes reactivity, and how to use the Enneagram to observe ourselves and see how our personality impacts others. Sarajane is a trained Enneagram teacher, author of the popular self-help book The Honest Enneagram and Host of the Enneagram & Coffee Podcast.  She helps people to find their...

In this episode, Bea and Uranio have a second conversation with Russ Hudson and discuss their understanding of the Enneagram Centers of Intelligence. People tend to have a simplified understanding of the Centers when it comes to the original teachings of George Gurdjieff. They discuss the power that each Center of Intelligence has and how each type has a bias towards over using its associated center. Learn about discerning which center we are coming from in situations and how to avoid the...

In the episode, Bea and Uranio sit down with Russ Hudson and discuss their vast experience with the Enneagram. They explore what the Enneagram is, how it can be used for inner growth, and how they bring the Enneagram to the world with their teaching. Russ Hudson is a groundbreaking author and teacher of the complex potential of using the Enneagram beyond personality typology. You can learn more about his teaching by visiting his website russhudson.com. To download the Ultimate Guide to...

Sometimes the three centers of intelligence are overlooked by Enneagram teachers. This topic is one of the most intriguing topics and a popular one with our audience. We are looking back at one of our first episodes and sharing it again with you. Learn why each of us lead from one of the three centers of intelligence and how developing awareness of this can be game-changing for our personal growth and relationships. Bea and Uranio have a course on the very topic coming this fall: Master...

This is a sample from a rich inner work retreat Bea and Uranio are teaching in Thailand this week. In this episode, Bea and Uranio discuss the Enneagram symbol and how it can be seen as a map for growth in Levels of Awareness. If we think of the Enneagram as typology only, we run the risks of stereotyping and judgment. A way to see this clearly is to recognize that different types are praised and criticized depending on the Enneagram type of the surrounding culture. They discuss the Enneagram...

The nature of conflict is inherently stressful and it can push us backwards in our level of consciousness. However, using the wisdom of the Enneagram, we can use conflict as a source of learning about ourselves and others, and the way we relate to others.  Sign up for our LOVE LANGUAGES 2 course being held from September 8-10, 2023 (Fri-Sun). Students will have access to the original Love Languages course recordings pre-event. It's a $610 value for only $450...

You have probably heard about the passion of each Enneagram type, but there is not a lot of discussion around the fixations of each type. Just like passions are the core of the lower emotional center, fixations are the core of the lower mental center. Each Enneagram type has its own narrow way of viewing the world, which structures the thought patterns that they unconsciously stay stuck in. In this episode, Bea and Uranio discuss the insightful Enneagram topic of fixations and ways in which...

In this episode, Bea and Uranio answer questions about how to interact with Enneagram Type Fives. They have collected questions from different retreats, workshops, and emails from their podcast listeners. Type Fives tend not to talk about what's going on inside and those closest to them might not understand what their experience is. Listen as Uranio, a Type Five himself, dives into nuanced and detailed answers. If you want to discover which Enneagram Type you could be, visit our...

In this episode, Bea and Uranio talk about common misconceptions about the instincts connected to the Enneagram system of personality. They both see these misconceptions frequently from students in their courses and workshops. These misunderstandings are partly because people are using particular definitions of self-preservation, social, or sexual instincts and not truly understanding the way they become distorted in personality.     If you want to discover which Enneagram Type you could...

This is the third of a three-part series covering repressed instincts. Bea and Uranio discuss how the Sexual repressed instinct appears in the nine types. It's a fascinating topic since it hasn't been explored a lot in the Enneagram community. People find that by exploring repressed instincts, we can better see and understand blind spots in our personalities. Listen/watch this podcast episode to learn about how the Sexual repressed instincts affect how Enneagram Types. In this episode,...