Introduction

Join us for an on-line exploration culminating in a retreat.

During the study, you will be a member of a circle of nine (one of each enneagram type) and a point group of three people of your own type. You will exchange responses to a series of questions designed to help you recognize revelations of the sacred in your life and the ways that the experiences of your life have opened you to your own Holy Idea. You'll
  • Reflect on your own journey
  • Develop a spiritual memoir of your evolution toward your own essential nature
  • Articulate your understanding of the Holy Idea of your enneagram type
  • Recognize instances of your own vice-to-virtue conversion
  • Share practices that have opened you to your Holy Idea
During the retreat, we will engage in narratives in which people of each enneagram type share their discoveries and learnings. We'll use music and poetry to illustrate the journey of each enneagram type. We'll explore the differences between operating from habit and opening to essence. We'll look at the subtle ways in which old habits have reappeared. We'll discover the illusions that we must relinquish in order to move toward our essential nature.



Who should participate:
People who have been working with the enneagram for at least five years and who
  • Have a spiritual focus in their lives
  • Believe they might benefit from this approach
  • View this as an opportunity to further their own spiritual transformation
Location of the retreat:
Mercy Conference, Retreat & Spirituality Center
2300 Adeline Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010-5540
www.mercy-center.org

Retreat facilitators:
JoAnne Tybinka
Steve Smith