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This week we delve into Chapter 12, "The Soul Child," from Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram’s Forgotten Passageway.  We discuss the origin of the concept of the soul child, its role as a gateway to the soul, and the healing that the soul child can provide on the individual and collective level.

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This week we discuss Chapter 10, "The Emergence of Consciousness," and Chapter 11, "Christ, Children & Consciousness," from Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram’s Forgotten Passageway.  We take a closer look at the Stages of Consciousness Emergence, found on page 193.  Dr. Howell expounds on the Flowering of Consciousness and helps us navigate the stages of the ego as it emerges, experiences suffering, searches for relief, and finds the hope for consciousness to emerge. 

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This week we explore Chapter 8, "The Instinctual Subtypes of the Enneagram" from Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram’s Forgotten Passageway.  We discuss the instinctual subtypes of each ego type, which are the self-preserving, social affiliation. and sexual syntonic, and the relationship between our ego type and our subtype.

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This week we take a break from our series on Becoming Conscious to bring you a special interview with Phil Cousineau, author of The Art of Pilgrimage.

A true renaissance man, Phil is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, story consultant, editor, travel leader, and inspirational speaker.  Phil joined us at a recent ICB staff retreat, and he was kind enough to sit down with us for an interview afterward.  Listen in as Phil discusses the art of storytelling, the power of myth, and the spiritual practice of pilgrimage.

Our series on Becoming Conscious resumes next week!

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This week we dive into Chapter 6, "The Secret Passageways of the Arrows," and Chapter 7, "The Wings of Each Enneagram Type" from Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram’s Forgotten Passageway.  In this episode, we discuss the inner flow of the Enneagram, also known as the arrow theory.  We also discuss the ego types on either side of our own ego type, our wings.

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This week we discuss Chapter 4, "The Ego, Its Fixations and Suffering," and Chapter 5, "The Three Levels of Functioning and Consciousness within Each Type" from Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram’s Forgotten Passageway.  In this episode, we focus on the ego and its unhealthy fixations and take a look at the suffering that the ego can cause.   We also explore the three levels of functioning of each ego type.

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This week we continue our discussion of Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram’s Forgotten Passageway.  We explore Chapter 2, "The Types," and Chapter 3, "Self-Assessment," which which describe the characteristics of the nine Enneagram types. We also discuss how one can arrive at their ego type through self-assessment, feedback and self-discernment.

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This week we relaunch the podcast by beginning a new series on  Dr. Joe's book, Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram’s Forgotten Passageway.

This episode focuses on Chapter 1, "The Enneagram of Personality to Consciousness."  We explore Oscar Ichazio’s Enneagram of personality, and discuss its application as a passageway to consciousness and spiritual growth, rather than just as a static typology.

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In this episode of the Real Enneagram podcast, Dr. Joseph Howell leads a meditation going into the deepest self and focusing on the soul child.

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In this episode of the Real Enneagram podcast, Dr. Joseph Howell and Nanette Mudiam reflect on their recent trip to India and how their experience relates to the Enneagram. Joe shares how this pilgrimage helped him gain a deeper understanding about humanity.

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