Conversation | Ego & Essence

<p>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:</p> <ul><li>What is an ego? What is essence?  How can we understand these important but confusing concepts?</li> <li>What roles do ego and essence play in the enneagram?</li> <li>Resources to dig deeper</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>“Navigating our inner depths…one fathom at a time.”</p> <p> </p> <p>Links:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://www.arica.org/articles/bio.cfm'>Oscar Ichazo</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.claudionaranjo.net/index_english.html'>Claudio Naranjo</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.verywellmind.com/the-id-ego-and-superego-2795951'>Sigmund Freud’s Id, Ego, and Superego</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.amazon.com/David-G.-Benner/e/B001KIAI0S%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share'>David Benner</a> (Check out his trilogy, Surrender to Love, The Gift of Being Yourself, and Desiring God’s Will)</li> <li><a href='https://marilynvancil.com/'>Marilyn Vancil</a> (“The adapted self” in her book Self to Lose, Self to Find)</li> <li><a href='https://www.jameshollis.net/'>James Hollis</a> - “The protections of the past are the prisons of today”</li> <li><a href='https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-cognitive-bias-2794963'>Cognitive Bias</a></li> <li><a href='https://cac.org/richard-rohr/richard-rohr-ofm/'>Fr. Richard Rohr</a> – “The true self is unoffendable”</li> <li><a href='https://www.amazon.com/Enneagram-Understanding-Yourself-Others-Your-ebook/dp/B005AJU4XO/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=helen+palmer+enneagram&qid=1585322781&sr=8-2'>Helen Palmer</a> – The Enneagram: Understanding Yourself and Others in Your Life</li> <li><a href='https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470453761/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3'>Parker Palmer</a> – A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life</li> <li><a href='https://open.spotify.com/artist/45WAXE8le9Sja4Limf1KmP?si=bHnOADJjQpSNnTUcleMvfg'>Creekmore’s music on Spotify</a>.</li> <li