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Change occurs amid birth pangs. It takes courage to walk such a path. Many avoid the path of self-knowledge because they are afraid of being swallowed up in their own abysses. But Christians have confidence that Christ has lived through all the abysses of human life and that he goes with us when we dare to engage in such confrontation with ourselves.”  \n-Andreas Ebert  \n“The Enneagram number you find is not for the sake of mere self categorization,  \nit is for the enlightenment of the person, by helping them to recognize their own  \naddictive pattern of seeing and thinking.”  \n– Richard Rohr  \n.  \n“If you know the Myers-Brigg (the Jungian based personality typing approach), you’ll see it doesn’t light a candle to the archetypal truth that is involved in the Enneagram.”  \n-Richard Rohr  \nIntroduction  \n• Richard Rohr brings a Christian Perspective to the Enneagram, an ancient personality system. Rohr explains how Christians can benefit from it without adopting non-Christian ideas. Rohr identifies the root sin of each type, and how God can redeem that sin into a beautiful gift. He believes the enneagram is a “tool for discernment and a gift of the Spirit which can help transform lives, lead people to God and release the. great giftedness in us.”  \n• Rohr and Ebert show that the Enneagram was developed in Egypt by the Desert Fathers andrediscoverd by a Francisican missionary to the Moslems at the turn of the 14th century.  \n• The Enneagram predates Jung by 1500 years, because it originates in the Desert Fathers analysis of the “capital sins” and then was refined for centuries in the Sufi schools of spiritual direction, finally reaching the West through the Jesuits and others.  \nBackground on Richard Rohr and Andreas Ebert  \n• Richard Rohr is an internationally known retreat master, speaker and writer. Presently, he is the Director of the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Rohr has been working with the Enneagram for over 30 years.  \n• Andreas Ebert is a Lutheran minister and hymn writer.  \nWhy the Enneagram?  \n• In Christianity, redemption from the false self is understood as a gift of God’s grace.  \n• “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. It is God, for his own loving purpose who puts the will and the action into you.” Phil 2:12-13  \n• Cosmetic piety takes away our anxiety about God and about ourselves, but it does not address the real and subtle ways that we “lose our souls.”  \n2  \nThe Perfectionist Type One  \nThe Need to Be Perfect  \nThe Rational, Idealistic Type:  \nPrincipled, Purposeful, Self-Controlled, and Perfectionistic  \nBasic Fear: Of being corrupt/evil, defective  \nBasic Desire: To be good, to have integrity, to be balanced  \nEnneagram One with a Nine-Wing: \"The Idealist\"  \nEnneagram One with a Two-Wing: \"The Advocate\"  \nMotivation:  \nOnes are motivated by the need to live their life the right way, including improving themselves and the world around them.  \nAt their best    \nEthical  \nReliable  \nProductive  \nWise  \nIdealistic  \nFair  \nHonest  \nOrderly  \nSelf-disciplined  \nAt their worst    \nJudgmental  \nInflexible  \nDogmatic  \nObsessive-compulsive  \nCritical of others  \nOverly serious  \nControlling  \nAnxious  \nJealous  \nRelationships  \n• Ones at their best in relationship are loyal, dedicated, conscientious, and helpful. They are well balanced and have a good sense of humor.  \n• Ones at their worst in relationship are critical, argumentative, nit-picking, and uncompromising. They have high expectations of others.  \nCareers  \n• Ones are efficient, organized and always complete the task. The more analytical and tough-minded Ones are found in management, science, and law enforcement. The more people-oriented Ones are found in health care, education and religious work. Since they do things in a professional, honest and ethical manner, you would do well to have Ones as your","cbCaiivtXo9f9uIB","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiivtXo9f9uIB","pdf",233568,21,"English","# Introduction\n## Background on Richard Rohr and Andreas Ebert\n## Why the Enneagram?\n# The Perfectionist Type One\n## The Need to Be Perfect\n## Rational Idealistic Type\n## Basic Fear and Basic Desire\n## Ones at Their Best and Worst\n## Relationships and Careers\n## Overview and Dilemma","[{\"question\":\"How do Richard Rohr and Andreas Ebert describe the purpose of the Enneagram?\",\"answer\":\"They present it as a tool for self-knowledge that helps people recognize their addictive patterns of seeing and thinking, supporting discernment and personal transformation.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the Christian approach to using the Enneagram described in the text?\",\"answer\":\"Christians are encouraged to benefit from it without adopting non-Christian ideas, with each type’s root sin understood and redeemed as a gift of God’s grace.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the core motivations, fears, and desires of Enneagram Type One?\",\"answer\":\"Type Ones are motivated to live the right way, improve themselves, and improve the world. 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