I am in love with the Enneagram.
Have you ever had the experience of believing that you’re fully satisfied by your monogamous relationship, and then meeting someone new and falling in love with them and realizing that your true desire is to be in an intimate relationship with both parties and now you have to navigate this reality shattering truth?
As someone who has been in a committed relationship with Human Design for 6 years, this is similar to the experience I am having as I realize and admit that I have fallen madly in love with the enneagram.
My Mom (4/6 splenic Projector, enneagram 9) joked, “it feels like you’re cheating on HD with enneagram” I said “yes I know, I’ve actually been writing an Instagram post about this”
This summer, I had originally told myself that while on break from grad school I would put more attention on my relationship with HD by focusing on the structural aspects of my business. Instead, I fell in love with the enneagram.
With HD, I fell hard and fast. It was love at first sight; the moment I saw my chart, I just knew. I dove in headfirst.
My love story with Enneagram has been far more of a slow burn. For a few years I felt mild curiosity, gradually evolving into casual interest. Then earlier this fall my feelings began to heat up, when a favorite professor of mine taught about the system in a way that really landed for me.
But I hit a block a few months later, frustrated by my inability to land on a type that fits for certain characters in my life. Thus, I took a step back.
And then this summer, I joined a summit about instincts and subtypes and this reignited the spark . Before I knew it, enneagram was on my mind all the time, from the moment I wake up to the moment I fall asleep and often in my dreams. I’ve locked in, devouring content and talking about what I’m learning with anyone who will listen.
I booked a weeklong retreat with teachers Beatrice Chestnut and and Uranio Paes, and while I’m still waiting for the green light from my emotional authority, it’s looks like I will also pursue professional certification. So, I guess you could say that things are starting to get serious
My mind puts up protective mechanisms, resistance, skepticism and fear. But I know what love feels like when I feel it. And when confronted with a love like this, I have no choice but to surrender to it. And also, I’m still in love with HD! Without a doubt, I am still devoted to the deepening and maturation of both my personal experiment, and my work as a professional analyst. It is a fascinating and deeply complex spot I have found myself in.
As such, the big question has been:
“What is the relationship between enneagram and human design? How compatible are these two paths towards awakening?”
The answer I am beginner to discover, is that HD and enneagram are extremely compatible. Brilliantly so. Thank God
There is certainly friction— but as the 59-6 Channel of Mating teaches us, growth cannot exist without friction. No doubt, this is a highly fertile pairing with extraordinary creative potential. There’s so much more I want to express, but I’ll leave it at this for now. Stay tuned