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PREVIOUS: Levels of Development outline (#1)

SITE: Rob Fitzel, Canadian engineer

 

OUTLINE
● Our Enneagram personality Type is guided by a basic desire, the driving motivation behind most of our behavior, staying largely the same (though sometimes distorted) throughout the levels.
The qualities of each LEVEL apply to every TYPE – within it’s unique style, no matter how different the types are from each other.
SEE: “Freudian Enneagram”, connecting his id/ ego / superego to the EnneaTypes. (scroll down)

NOTE: The right hand column of the 3-part chart below identifies the different categories of THE JOURNEY, in relation to how much Presence or Essence we’re in contact with at the various levels. Presence is: “Living in direct connection with what is fundamental & most genuine in us, free of the social & childhood conditioning which originally caused us to abandon or hide our Truest nature.”

USING the Enneagram LEVELS
PERSONALLY:  Understanding the characteristics of each Level shows us how we can move up thru them to become more balanced, open, present, relaxed & to take healthy responsibility – by being self-aware & self-honest. Most importantly we can learn about behaving in line with our deepest inner truth.

● If we apply our type’s higher qualities to dealing with stressful people & situations – using respect, compassion, gentle honesty, kindness,…. problems tend to be resolved more easily & effectively, which helps us to grow & improve, by accessing more of our natural potential.

● If we only focus on the negative, staying in the middle levels (4-6) we’re more likely to be dishonest with ourself, beat ourself up, blame others, complain, be easily agitated, play victim, & generally act against our inner wisdom.

● If we deal with life’s problems mainly using the lower qualities of our type (7-9) – blaming others, being avoidant, irresponsible, harshly critical of ourself & others – then things are likely to stay bad or get worse.

At WORK : It’s very useful to figure out what level bosses or employees are functioning on, since it can make all the difference in our performance & morale.
● Negatively – their character will indicate the amount & intensity of the competition, distrust, excessive conflict, individual rewards, job insecurity, lack of clear working agreements and stress/tension….

● Positively – those factors help us have work appreciation, clarity of roles & goals, collective accountability, direct communication, the tools to do the job right, degree of trust, & an overall sense of being able to make a difference.

EXP of levels expressed
RESPONDING to a problem: from most mature to least (1—–>9): Level 1: Be a Leader –> a Doer –> a Coper –> an Opposer ——> a Manipulator (most dangerous, a con artist pretending to be a doer) –> Level 9: be a Victim

DEALING with a problem: from most mature to least (1—>9):
Ennea-Type 1: See the issue as an opportunity –>
Merely cope with it –> Be antagonistic towards it –> Be angry at it –> Be Passive-aggressive –> Fear it (of the potential loss) –> Be anxious about it –> Grieve –> Level 9: Sink into apathy, or Die  (Edward E. Morler, M.B.A., Ph.D)

NEXT: Levels outlined (Part 3a)