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I am guessing most of us are familiar with the fairly "mainstream" approaches to the enneagram-- Helen Palmer, Riso/Hudson, etc.
Anybody here familiar with Eli Jaxon-Bear, and his approach to the enneagram? Any comments?
I took an enneagram workshop last week, which was largely based on Jaxon-Bear's work... the focus on "personality type" and psychology was *extremely* low, while there was a *lot* of emphasis on healing old wounds, and the more human/spiritual side of using the enneagram. Very different, but definitely worthwhile....
--Peter
Anybody here familiar with Eli Jaxon-Bear, and his approach to the enneagram? Any comments?
I took an enneagram workshop last week, which was largely based on Jaxon-Bear's work... the focus on "personality type" and psychology was *extremely* low, while there was a *lot* of emphasis on healing old wounds, and the more human/spiritual side of using the enneagram. Very different, but definitely worthwhile....
--Peter
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Re: Eli Jaxon-Bear
Tue, July 13, 2004 - 4:53 PMI have a number of books by Rohr & others on the Enneagram, but this one is new. I really like Riso & Hudson, don't like Palmer's approach so much. I'll have to look into this fellow.
FYI here is Amazon's info on his book:
www.amazon.com/exec/obido...884-0647057
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Re: Eli Jaxon-Bear
Thu, September 23, 2004 - 12:14 PMEli is married to Gangaji, a teacher with a relatively large following. Both emphasize letting go of the ego and its destructive patterns. Some of the other texts I've skimmed on the ennegram (Eli's is the only I've studied in-depth) look at the 9 ego fixations (or personality types) as things that can be managed, improved, or molded into something highly functional. Eli's teaching is more about seeing how false the patterns are, in every way, and how by learning to see through them we can experience true freedom. His website, FYI, is Leela.org and Gangaji's is Gangaji.org.
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Re: Eli Jaxon-Bear
Wed, April 6, 2005 - 7:03 PMI've read at least ten books on the Enneagram and Jaxon Bear
's work strikes me as the finest. Much better than Palmer, Riso, et al. Everyone is PROUD of their type when it is is REALLY a pathological ego-fixation. Can you tell me where to find his workshops?
Thanks,
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Re: Eli Jaxon-Bear
Thu, April 7, 2005 - 11:23 PMI haven't read Jaxon-Bear but if you're interested in someone who really looks at how to use the Enneagram to help work through ego fixation, you might try Sandra Maitri's "Spritual Dimensions of the Enneagram". She's been a teacher of mine for over 10 years and has a unique perspective on the subject. It goes way beyond simple typing and offers practical advice for folks on serious spiritual paths. I guess you might call her "mainstream" because she's from the original lineage i.e. one of the those in Naranjo's Berkeley group in the early 70's. On the other hand, she certainly isn't a naive "revel in your type" kinda theorist.; she taken the teachings in very new directions.
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