07-18-2010, 09:42 PM
A barrage of questions is welcome. That helps me see if I am explaining things clearly. You didn't understand because I used some Enneagram jargon without defining it. Thanks for catching my mistake.
The Enneagram circle is like a clock, but instead of numbers 1 through 12 around the outside, it has just numbers 1 through 9 spread evenly around the outside.
Think of a clock with a smoothly moving hour hand. Before 2 o'clock, the hour hand will gradually move from 1 to 2. After 2 o'clock, the hour hand will move from 2 to 3. Between 1:30 and 2, the hour hand points to the area the could be rounded off to 2 o'clock but it's still partially in the area of 1 o'clock. Between 2 and 2:30, you could round off the time to the 2 o'clock hour, but the time is starting to get influenced by the approach to 3 o'clock.
The wing concept is that each of the numbered points on the Enneagram circle can be subdivided into two parts, each influenced somewhat by its adjacent point. For example, type two can be subdivided into two with a one wing (the side of point 2 that is closer to point 1), and two with a three wing (the side of point 2 that is closer to point 3). This would be like identifying the time as 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30, or 3, rather than just rounding it off to the nearest hour.
My point is that Enneagram concepts include room for subdivision between the points. However, it usually considers each point as though the clock hand jumps instantly between the numbers.
I'm not sure if it's right to call Enneagram concepts a scientific idea. There may not be anything about the Enneagram that can be falsified in a repeatable scientific experiment. I prefer to think of it is a system of ideas about mind, spirit, and personal growth. These ideas are food for thought. They can inspire new approaches to communication and awareness.
The Enneagram circle is like a clock, but instead of numbers 1 through 12 around the outside, it has just numbers 1 through 9 spread evenly around the outside.
Think of a clock with a smoothly moving hour hand. Before 2 o'clock, the hour hand will gradually move from 1 to 2. After 2 o'clock, the hour hand will move from 2 to 3. Between 1:30 and 2, the hour hand points to the area the could be rounded off to 2 o'clock but it's still partially in the area of 1 o'clock. Between 2 and 2:30, you could round off the time to the 2 o'clock hour, but the time is starting to get influenced by the approach to 3 o'clock.
The wing concept is that each of the numbered points on the Enneagram circle can be subdivided into two parts, each influenced somewhat by its adjacent point. For example, type two can be subdivided into two with a one wing (the side of point 2 that is closer to point 1), and two with a three wing (the side of point 2 that is closer to point 3). This would be like identifying the time as 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30, or 3, rather than just rounding it off to the nearest hour.
My point is that Enneagram concepts include room for subdivision between the points. However, it usually considers each point as though the clock hand jumps instantly between the numbers.
I'm not sure if it's right to call Enneagram concepts a scientific idea. There may not be anything about the Enneagram that can be falsified in a repeatable scientific experiment. I prefer to think of it is a system of ideas about mind, spirit, and personal growth. These ideas are food for thought. They can inspire new approaches to communication and awareness.