Posted by PseudoName on June 27, 1999 at 21:10:53:
In Reply to: Re: Does dysfunction mask type? posted by Dave on June 26, 1999 at 22:25:03:
Needed to sit back and think about all this awhile. I've skimmed some stuff on the e-gram on the net, have not made a serious study of it. However, your 3-5-4 structure rings very true, and might be just exactly my reaction. Unfortunate. I despise the description of the four. I wish I were anything but. (BTW, it's a girl). I'd love to be a hemaphrodite, just for the reaction, however... that would be untrue. Very funny, and a great practical joke... hmm.
Throwing out random questions: Do the trialectic points always act in a linear, clockwise fashion? If so, why or why not? Why not gestalt? Why clockwise? Can motivational energy be so 'close' that two or more types intertwine? Your example suggests that it is that impossible by the nature of motivation and attention. To segue, how does one unstick one's attention? Why is the sky blue? (actually, I know that one).
This is a very interesting discussion, and I hope to continue it. Thanks for taking the time.
> The enneagram is full of triangulations and triadic relationships. It was based on a trialectic logic and structure.
> For example: The points on the circle represent a circulation of consciousness/energy/attention. These act in linear time in a clockwise fashion.
> So, as a 4, let's say you walk into a party alone, and see your ex-love with their new squeeze. At first your 3 wing sparks into action (ie."God, I look foolish", "That's the loser s/he replaced me with? "), then you go into reaction and are attracted to point 5 ("If I'm alone no one can hurt me.", "I don't need him/her.", "I can't deal with these feelings so I'll feel nothing") which then leads to a synthesis at point 4 ("S/He never understood me. No one understands me.", "S/He will never have the depth of relationship nand feelings/bond we shared. Ours was a once in a lifetime love!").
> Now, contrary to dialectics where the synthesis subsumes the other points, in a trialectic all 3 points are continuously active in a cycle. There is a function flowing between them. If that flow is stuck more on the 5 side, well that wing becomes more developed. Personality grows from where attention goes and energy flows. To the degree you unstick your attention and intention is to the degree you become more in essence (ie. living in liberated consciousness and higher thoughts and virtues).