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The Enneagram - the Specific Delusions, Difficulties, and Reactions of the Enneatypes

These arise from the loss of Being that comes when we adopt a false self, and hence they come from the absence of the presence of the Holy Ideas, which are aspects of Being.  Reaction is dependent on difficulty, which is dependent on delusion.
 

Holy Idea

Delusion

Difficulty

Reaction

Eight

 Truth duality guilt, badness self-blame, revenge

Nine

 Love conditional love, localised love feeling unlovable falling asleep, becoming unconscious

One

 Perfection belief in self's absolute judgements feeling imperfect obsession with standards, and rightness

Two

 Will, Freedom separate & independent will,  separate choice humiliation, castration wilfulness

Three

 Harmony, Law, Hope separate & independent doer feeling abandoned & obstructed outwardly egoic activity - inner and outer

Four

 Origin, Source separate, independent "I" disconnection, estrangement, abandonment control of self and environment

Five

 Omniscience (Eyes of the Universe) separate, independent entity, isolated individuality cut-off, empty, isolated withdrawal, hiding

Six

 Strength, Faith cynicism, absence of faith in human goodness fearful insecurity defensive suspiciousness

Seven

 Wisdom, Work, Plan that "I" can plan the direction of Kosmos; separate planner loss of capacity to know what to do creation of plans, orientations, future-thinking

The basic information for the above chart is from Facets of Unity, by A.H.Almaas

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