This week, Nanette and Dr. Joe conclude our series on Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram’s Forgotten Passageway with a discussion on Chapter 18, "The Flowering of Consciousness."  In this season finale, we explore consciousness and its unfolding in the present moment.   We also look into how consciousness can bloom at different times, and the various levels through which it progresses.   Dr. Joe closes the season with a hopeful prayer. Thank you for listening to our series on Becoming Conscious! We're going to take a short break, then later this spring we'll return with a n ..read more

This week, ICB faculty member and ordained minister Nancy Hornsby joins us as we discuss Chapter 16, "The Eyes of the Kingdom," and Chapter 17, "The Beatitudes," from Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram’s Forgotten Passageway.   Nancy shares her own spiritual journey working with the Enneagram as a pathway to consciousness, and we reflect how different Beatitudes correspond with the nine types of the Enneagram. To learn more about the Institute for Conscious Being, visit: theicb.info ..read more

This week, Nanette and Dr. Joe explore Chapter 15, "The Return to Essence," from Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram’s Forgotten Passageway.  Dr. Joe offers his definition of the meaning of Essence, and shares personal stories from his own experiences with Essence and the soul child in his professional practice. To learn more about the Institute for Conscious Being, visit: theicb.info ..read more

This week, Barbara Sloan joins us as we circle back to Chapter 9, “The Enneatypes in Cinema,” from Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram’s Forgotten Passageway.  Barbara is a member of the ICB faculty and author of Theatre Is My Life! Thoughts on Play Quotes: a Book of Meditations for Each Day of the Year.   We explore how creativity, fiction, and the performing arts intersect with the Enneagram, as well as the potential Enneatypes of various characters from popular fiction. To learn more about the Institute for Conscious Being, visit: theicb.info ..read more

This week, Nanette and Dr. Joe explore Chapter 13, "The Holy Ideas," from Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram’s Forgotten Passageway.  We discuss the irreducible nature of the holy ideas, the role that George Gurdjieff, Oscar Ichazo, and Claudio Naranjo played in discovering them, and how the holy ideas can facilitate growing in consciousness. To learn more about the Institute for Conscious Being, visit: theicb.info ..read more

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. To learn more about the Institute for Conscious Being, visit: theicb.info ..read more

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.  ..read more

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. To learn more about the Institute for Conscious Being, visit: theicb.info ..read more

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! To learn more a ..read more

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. To learn more about the Institute for Conscious Being, visit: theicb.info ..read more