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_12 CEUS SOCIAL WORKERS_
_ THE THREE
INSTINCTS (SUBTYPES) WORKSHOP_
Our instinctual nature, while extremely powerful in our
decision-making processes, lifestyle choices, and orientation to
day-to-day reality, is often given little emphasis in many spiritual
paths, and the Instincts are often treated as an inherent problem—a
distortion to be eliminated. This is understandable since this part of
our nature is usually little interested in our spiritual or
psychological development. Yet, without a clear and viable
relationship with this aspect of our souls, it is extremely difficult
to maintain an integrated approach to our path.
The Enneagram deals very directly with this aspect of the Self through
teachings about the Three Instincts—Self-Preservation, Sexual
(Attraction), and Social (Adaptation). Seminal ideas about the three
Instincts go back at least as far as Gurdjieff’s teachings about the
Centers and have equivalents in other spiritual traditions. In recent
years, many Enneagram students have discovered the explanatory power
of seeing how their instinctual bias operates in combination with
their dominant Enneagram type. Learning how their type plays itself
out through one of these Instincts can be as exciting as when we first
learn about the Enneagram.
In this Workshop, we will first clarify and deepen our understanding
of the Instincts, seeing them at work in our personal experience. We
will also examine how our particular instinctual “stack”—the way
we prioritize our basic human needs and values—is the pattern that
most keeps us locked in the repetitive habits of our personality. (One
of the quickest ways to unlock the Passion and Fixation of our type is
to understand and work on the imbalance in our Instincts.) Recognizing
the way we give energy to certain needs while neglecting others brings
balance and helps us integrate the deeper experiences of Essence and
Being that we may have had. Without such Inner Work, even profound
experiences of Spirit and Oneness cannot affect our lives the way they
could.
The Workshop will employ experiential dyads and triads, meditation,
movement work, and music to help participants recognize the ways that
these patterns express themselves in their lives. We will also explore
concrete ways in which to bring greater balance in our approach to our
instinctual life. Our approach is relaxed and conversational, with an
emphasis on the development of our capacity to remain in Presence.
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