Conversation | Ego & Essence

Diving right in, Abram, Creek, and Drew talk about the often used, but rarely understood concepts of “ego” and “essence” in the enneagram system. In this episode, they explore: What is an ego? What is essence?  How can we understand these important but confusing concepts? What roles do ego and essence play in the enneagram? Resources to dig deeper   “Navigating our inner depths…one fathom at a time.”   Links: Oscar Ichazo Claudio Naranjo Sigmund Freud’s Id, Ego, and Superego David Benner (Check out his trilogy, Surrender to Love, The Gift of Being Yourself, and Desiring God’s Will) Marilyn Vancil (“The adapted self” in her book Self to Lose, Self to Find) James Hollis - “The protections of the past are the prisons of today” Cognitive Bias Fr. Richard Rohr – “The true self is unoffendable” Helen Palmer – The Enneagram: Understanding Yourself and Others in Your Life Parker Palmer – A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life Creekmore’s music on Spotify. The Nine Dimensions of the Soul: Essence and the Enneagram, by David Hey Dissolving the Ego, Realizing the Self, edited by Scott Jeffrey Reclaiming Your Real Self, by Rick Johnson http://www.enneagramokc.com/ Leslie Hershberger – “Your enneagram type is both your opening to love and your obstacle to love. …..   ** Subscribe to this podcast to make sure you receive future episodes, and help us get the word out by sharing it with your friends.** Editing/Production: Seth Creekmore Have a question? Drop us a line on Instagram: @fathoms.enneagram Find us online: Abram--Insta: @integratedenneagram Creek—Web: www.creekmoremusic.com; Insta: @creekmoremusic Drew—Web: www.drewmoser.com; Insta: @enneagrammers; Twitter: @drewmoser