The Journey Toward Wholeness – Enneagram Wisdom for Stress, Balance, and Transformation

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The Journey Toward Wholeness gives practical suggestions each number can do to work toward balancing their individual lives. Why you should read this book A read through this book will not only give you a greater understanding of the choices your are making, but will also give you insight into the choices of those you walk with in this life.

Thank you to NetGalley and InterVarsity Press for the complimentary advanced copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review. This focuses on centers of intelligence (head, heart, gut) and stances (aggressive, dependent, withdrawing).

No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. The first section of the book is organized by triads and includes teaching about each number’s moves in stress and in security.

We are separated with such precision that it almost seems natural, especially since it's all we’ve known for so long.

As Margot delves deeper into the prospect of divorce, the more complex and overwhelming it becomes, she feels a growing sense of hopelessness and fear. Plus - and this is what I love about the Enneagram - the other chapters helped me understand the people in my life better, too. By donning thicker, tougher, and more sophisticated armour and by wielding a numbing arsenal of weapons—blades, guns, resources and privileges—we lock ourselves into a certain dynamic where we stand in our armor and brace for the conflict. We’re conditioned to see these divisions early on, there is an emphasis on seeking differences rather than similarities which is reflective of the either/or mindset.

It will be a treasured companion for those who seek the kind of spiritual transformation that will add both peace and goodness to their own lives and to the world around them. The book does not lean towards any particular type and threads knowledge together in an understandable and necessary way.Stabile explores how one can recognize and use one's enneagram type to forge a more secure, healthier future. As a 3 myself, this has given me pause to ponder which of the two centers might serve the primary supportive role. When we gain a fragmented understanding in this way and simply move on, each piece becomes collateral damage in the name of our learning. As an Enneagram Six, I so appreciated the invaluable deep dive into the Thinking Triad and Dependent Stance teachings.