The Real Enneagram, a Podcast by the Institute for Conscious Being Dr. Joseph Howell

This week, Nanette and Dr. Joe conclude our series on Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram’s Forgotten Passageway with a discussion on Chapter 18, "The Flowering of Consciousness." In this season finale, we explore consciousness and its unfolding in the present moment. We also look into how consciousness can bloom at different times, and the various levels through which it progresses. Dr. Joe closes the season with a hopeful prayer.Thank you for listening to our series o...

This week, ICB faculty member and ordained minister Nancy Hornsby joins us as we discuss Chapter 16, "The Eyes of the Kingdom," and Chapter 17, "The Beatitudes," from Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram’s Forgotten Passageway. Nancy shares her own spiritual journey working with the Enneagram as a pathway to consciousness, and we reflect how different Beatitudes correspond with the nine types of the Enneagram.To learn more about the Institute for Conscious Being, visit: theicb.info

This week, Nanette and Dr. Joe explore Chapter 15, "The Return to Essence," from Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram’s Forgotten Passageway. Dr. Joe offers his definition of the meaning of Essence, and shares personal stories from his own experiences with Essence and the soul child in his professional practice.To learn more about the Institute for Conscious Being, visit: theicb.info

This week, Nanette and Dr. Joe discuss Chapter 14, "Prayers for the Types," from Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram’s Forgotten Passageway. Dr. Joe shares about how he was inspired to write these prayers. We also explore spiritual practices for re-embodying your soul child and what is meant by amalgamation.To learn more about the Institute for Conscious Being, visit: theicb.info

This week, Barbara Sloan joins us as we circle back to Chapter 9, “The Enneatypes in Cinema,” from Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram’s Forgotten Passageway. Barbara is a member of the ICB faculty and author of Theatre Is My Life! Thoughts on Play Quotes: a Book of Meditations for Each Day of the Year. We explore how creativity, fiction, and the performing arts intersect with the Enneagram, and the Enneatypes of various characters from popular fiction.To learn more about the ...

This week, Nanette and Dr. Joe explore Chapter 13, "The Holy Ideas," from Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram’s Forgotten Passageway. We discuss the irreducible nature of the holy ideas, the role that George Gurdjieff, Oscar Ichazo, and Claudio Naranjo played in discovering them, and how the holy ideas can facilitate growing in consciousness.To learn more about the Institute for Conscious Being, visit: theicb.info