Re: Hmm...

Posted by Laurence on July 21, 2000 at 09:07:21:

In Reply to: Re: Hmm... posted by cj on July 20, 2000 at 10:00:27:

Beauty, love and spiritual joy are universal values, all depends what's being put in it, the specific elements that will allow identification of these values, and this is very subjective, I'd say the earthly translation of energies.
Our basic type is like a path or a channel, it does not preclude a high receptivity to the energy of our close neighbors (the wings).
I am very sensitive to beauty, like ALL human beings, I do need love and spiritual joy is highly priced by type five people (knowing is a form of spiritual joy, by the way). But I won't let my life be led by erratic feelings, meaning comes first. To seize the difference of priority is sometimes quite tedious though in the case of people going through a period of crisis or deep doubts.

: I was sure I was a 5/4 for the past five years, until very recently when I started reading and rereading and testing again. Now I'm pretty sure I'm a 4/5. But it is weird how close to the middle I am. More feeling than thinking though, I think. Or I feel that way, I guess.

: It's been sort of shaking my belief in the enneagram in a way though, which I've pretty much had complete faith in up until now.

: I'm looking at it this way (for now): the four in me is what I want to be, to develop, and in a way which I feel was partially crushed out of me due to growing up in an extremely cruel, sarcastic household. Not a good place for sensitive artists to thrive. I think I withdrew and became more fiveish for protection. But what I love most in myself and my life is closer to four than five. Deep deep deep connection to beauty, love, and spiritual joy.

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