Lecture: The Enneagram GFF and the Wisdom of Sacred Geometry

Introduction

• Topic: Enneagram and its connection to Gurdjieff and sacred geometry.
• Aim: To understand the origins and applications of the Enneagram.

Historical Context

• Gurdjieff’s Introduction (Early 1900s):
  • Introduced the Enneagram to students.
  • Did not claim to invent it but described it as a universal symbol.
  • Enneagram as a synthesis of laws: perpetual motion, harmony of laws of three and seven.
  • Related to conscious and volitional evolution.

The Enneagram’s Origins

• Origins of the Enneagram are complex and mysterious.
• Possible sources:
  • Sufis: No documentation in their literature.
  • Desert Fathers (Christian group): Similarities but not conclusive.
  • Sarmon Brotherhood (Babylonian Empire): No direct proof.
• Gurdjieff’s claim of learning from Sarmon Brotherhood lacks evidence.

Gurdjieff’s Use of the Enneagram

• Not used as a personality tool by Gurdjieff.
• Used in sacred geometry and spiritual exercises, particularly through dance.
• Contribution in designing dances for spiritual consciousness evolution.

Enneagram After Gurdjieff

• Split in Enneagram Community:
  • Gurdjieff’s use vs. Personality tool development.
• Personality tool developed separately from Gurdjieff’s teachings.

Dynamics of the Enneagram

• Movement:
  • Not a static shape; involves perpetual motion.
  • Two types of motion: Circular (around circumference), and linear (inner lines).
  • Directions of motion: Progress vs. retreat; Integration vs. disintegration.

Practical Example: Human Life

• Life cycle mapped on Enneagram from birth (1) to death (9).
• Inner dynamics model life events and interactions.

Growth and Stress

• Direction indicators: Growth (integration) vs. stress (disintegration).
• Internal triangle represents higher levels and shocks.
  • Shocks as transition points requiring additional energy.

Enneagram of Personality

• Personality Levels:
  • Nine levels, from unhealthy to Liberation.
  • Liberation from personality towards Essence and consciousness.

Emotions and Centers of Gravity

• Division into three parts: Fear, Anger, Shame.
• Corresponds to Gurdjieff’s man types:
  • Man #1: Physical body (anger).
  • Man #2: Emotional center (shame).
  • Man #3: Intellectual center (fear).

Understanding Personality and Growth

• Enneagram helps map personality traits and chief features.
• Chief features as central faults needing work.
• Growth: Balancing personality, reducing mechanical actions, and enhancing consciousness.

Future Content and Services

• Upcoming content: Further intricacies of Enneagram, shadow work strategies.
• Offering Enneagram coaching services for personal growth.

Conclusion

• Encouragement to engage with content and pursue further understanding and personal development.