by Leslie Hershberger | May 28, 2024 | Aging, Enneagram, Projection and Shadow, Psychology, Second Half of Life
It may be stretch that we have to pray for a humiliation a day. It comes on its own unbidden. The question is, will we see it or will we work quickly to rationalize or defend against it? Will we make space for the emotions it elicits? Will we feel it in our bodies? ...
by Leslie Hershberger | May 28, 2024 | Aging, Enneagram, Second Half of Life, Spirituality
In the 2nd half of life, rather than unconsciously giving into cultural “anti-aging,” or the tendency to “other” those we are hurt by, we can turn inward and see the Enneagram patterns that live in us: When our idealized persona (3) cracked. When our shadow (6)...
by Leslie Hershberger | Apr 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
We can’t write a prescription based on the arrows for each Enneagram type as in “Enneagram 6 goes to Enneagram 9 in order to be “healthy” or Enneagram 4 needs to “go to” Enneagram 1.” It’s not how it works. We’re too different based on...
by Leslie Hershberger | Apr 5, 2024 | Projection, Shadow
Each time I dive into the Enneagram and shadow, I’m taken back by how shadow energies play out individually and collectively. What’s hitting me this time is: It’s not about perfection. It’s about wholeness. The less conscious we are of our individual and...
by Leslie Hershberger | Oct 18, 2023 | Body Types, Change, Enneagram, Heart Types, Inside Out Enneagram, Spirituality
I sent this poem to an Enneagram 9 on retreat. They’re finding the voice they silence when in the throes of their type structure. Many 9s tell a story of taking excessive responsibility for others. 2s do too. They begin to resent it. Others resent their resentment....
