The Enneagram of Belonging
A Compassionate Journey of Self-Acceptance
- Christian Living
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Published: 2020
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Publisher's Description
For the Enneagram enthusiast looking to deepen their transformation, The Enneagram of Belonging offers an enlightening, enriching path forward. Many have discovered the Enneagram to be a powerful tool for self-understanding, yet knowing ourselves doesn't necessarily mean we accept ourselves. Most of us tend to curate the personality of our type: leading with the traits we perceive as positive, and sidelining the traits that cause us shame. But what if it all belonged? Rather than furthering our own fragmentation, what if we dared to make peace with the whole of who we are with bold compassion? The Enneagram of Belonging is your guide to this essential journey. While most contemporary Enneagram books stop at the descriptions of the nine types, Enneagram teacher and The Sacred Enneagram bestselling author Chris Heuertz uncovers the missing link in our journey of living into our true self: radical self-compassion that can bring us back to belonging. Rather than get stuck on stereotypes or curated personality, Heuertz proposes we develop an honest relationship with our type, confronting our "inner dragons," practicing self-compassion, and thereby coming to fully belong to ourselves--and, ultimately, to love itself. In this in-depth examination of the Enneagram of Personality, you will discover: A fresh, compassionate way of understanding your childhood wound, which Heuertz reframes as your kidlife crisis Your unique subtype and how this colors your dominant type, plus how to work with your Enneagram instinct Practical insight to help you find freedom from your type's Passions and Fixations Your personalized path back to belonging, as you come home to your true self... and much more. As a masterful mapmaker and trailblazer of grace, Heuertz casts a vision for how we can create a better world. The truth is how we treat ourselves is how we treat others, so let's start with compassion, and let this outflow into our relationships, communities, and world.
Endorsements (8)
“The Enneagram of Belonging is truly a pathway to radical self-compassion. As you dive into this book, you will begin the process of life-change that leads to accepting ourselves, loving others, and finding the connection we crave.”
“this ancient understanding of human behavior.”
“Heuertz is the most compassionate, fresh, and thoughtful voice in the Enneagram. A true luminary. The Enneagram of Belonging, his finest work to date, so beautifully reminds us that the Enneagram, at its very best, is a map to better loving ourselves and others. What a gift.”
“Chris has lived with the teachings and traditional language of the Enneagram long enough to integrate and embody its insights, and he has found creative new ways to explain them to newcomers and to those familiar with the system. The Enneagram of Belonging is essential reading!”
“In his earlier bestselling The Sacred Enneagram, Chris showed us that the Enneagram is not just a map of personality but a map of the archetypes of soul. In The Enneagram of Belonging, Chris reveals his gifts not just as a mapmaker but as a soul-archaeologist. If you long to more deeply belong—first and foremost to yourself—you will want to grab a figurative shovel and let Chris compassionately companion you as you dig up the buried parts of your True Self.”
“I have found the Enneagram a helpful tool in enabling me to better understand not only my own strengths and weaknesses but those of others’ as well. Chris Heuertz’s new book invites us to use the Enneagram to grow in compassion for our own complicated selves and, therefore, love ourselves more and allow God to encounter us in our limitless complexity.”
“The Enneagram of Belonging is a book that was everything I didn’t know I needed to accept myself wholly and to “live into my own goodness.” Chris’s voice comes through as a dear friend, chatting over coffee and guiding me through my own walls, uncovering places I needed to see to better hope for the best in myself and those around me.”
“In The Enneagram of Belonging Chris Heuertz has successfully distilled the essence, research, and finding of all schools of the Enneagram into a highly readable and balanced book. Bravo! If I had to name one book that offers a most complete and thorough portrait on the subject of the Enneagram of Personality, I would choose this one.”
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