The Instinctual Drives and the Enneagram

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"John Luckovich does not beat around the bush and lets us know right away that the material in this book is explicitly for inner work and soul development. And with great eloquence and patience, he unpacks this potentially complex material in a way that makes it understandable and relevant. While there are a number of teachers working in this area who have my love and respect, I dare say there is no one in the world who has spent more time contemplating the meaning and context of this material than John." - from the introduction, written byRuss Hudson, author, The Wisdom of the Enneagram The Enneagram is a profound tool for self-observation and inner work. While there are plenty of resources on the topic, most Enneagram literature is largely limited to entry-level descriptions of the Nine Types. The Instinctual Drives and the Enneagram focuses on a crucial but misunderstood facet of the Enneagram Typology--our “animal” Instinctual Drives and how they are related to our spiritual nature. While nearly every school of thought on the Enneagram acknowledges the importance and role of the Instinctual Drives, there’s a deep lack of understanding what they actually are, the role they play in personality, and most importantly, their implications for inner work. This book achieves, for the first time, a coherent theory of the instinctual drives based in biology, evolution, and developmental psychology, and it paves the way toward a more accurate view of inner work that directly addresses our animal nature. In so doing, it turns our current understanding of the Enneagram on its head by showing that the personality does not exist in parallel with our instinctual drives, but in reaction to them. In other words, instinct comes first — and one’s Enneagram type is nothing more or less than a strategy to fulfill instinctual needs. This clarified orientation has important implications for our spiritual development, self-remembrance, and the transformation of our personhood into a conduit of Essence. “This book can fundamentally shift how you understand yourself, how you became who you are and how you can transform into a more real authentic you. John Luckovich accomplishes what’s nearly impossible in one book. He thoroughly transparently combines the roots and history of Enneagram studies with clear, deep, bold methods for taking it powerfully into our daily lives. His main method is taking up the instincts, an often neglected and misunderstood aspect of the Enneagram, and powerfully showing how they simultaneously keep us stuck and asleep and can be the pathways to profound awakening. An indispensable guide for anyone on the inner path.” -James Flaherty, MCC Founder New Ventures West & Integral Coaching “An insightful, original, and sophisticated contribution to the field of Enneagram studies, establishing a strong bridge between familiar Enneagram of personality starting points and the more subtle, sensation/attention-based transformational psychology of the Gurdjieff Work. Newcomer John Lukovich weaves these two streams together in a way that is fresh, sensitive, and pragmatic, establishing a new baseline for collaborative dialogue and deepening practice—hopefully, for both camps.” -The Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, author, The Eye of the Heart and The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three. “In The Instinctual Drives and the Enneagram, Enneagram teacher John Luckovich draws together many influences and synthesizes them into a unique model. The book presents the Enneagram and Instincts as deep pathways to spiritual and psychological growth. It offers a dense range of useful insights - from the arcane to the practical - that further opens up the Enneagram as a tool for powerful positive change.” -Tom Condon, author, The Dynamic Enneagram Self-Preservation Instinct 15 Sexual Instinct 18 Social Instinct 22 A Real Human Being 26 The Centers of Intelligence 32 Self-Remembering 37 The Enneagram 39 Instinctual Ego-Patterns: Habits, Objectification, and Positioning 50 Dominant Instinct 55 Blindspot 57 Secondary Instinct 61 Instinctual “Cycling” - Preferences for Needs 62 Instinct Types 67 Sexual Types 7 Social Types 83 Instinctual Resources and Libidinal Energy 94 Object Relations 96 Separation-Individuation and Autonomy Conflicts 99 Autonomy Conflicts II: When the Source of Regulation is Another Person 104 Autonomy Conflicts III: Ego-Identity and Object Constancy 111 Autonomy Conflicts IV: Dependency and Capacity 115 Compartmentalized Approaches 137 Higher Approaches 140 Blindspot Types 142 Self-Preservation Blind (SX/SO and SO/SX Stackings) 142 Sexual Blind (SP/SO and SO/SP Stackings) 146 Social Blind (SP/SX and SX/SP Stackings) 149 Point Eight: Power 156 Point Nine: Harmony 156 Point One: Integrity 157 Point Two: Love 157 Point Three: Value 158 Point Four: Depth 158 Point Five: Insight 159 Point Six: Truth 159 Point Seven: Freedom 160 Being and Function 162 The Passions and Enneagram Types 168 Type Eight: Power and Lust 170 Type Nine: Harmony and Sloth 171 Type One: Integrity and Anger 173 Type Two: Love and Pride 17 Type Three: Value and Vanity 176 Type Four: Depth and Envy 17 Type Five: Insight and Avarice 179 Type Six: Truth and Fear 181 Type Seven: Freedom and Gluttony 182 Nine 191 One 196 Two 20 Three 207 Four 212 Five 218 Six 224 Seven 230 Conscious Breath 240 Breath Practices 246 Likes and Dislikes 254 Impartiality and The Virtues 259 Sacred Need 265 Conscious Humiliation 269 References & Further Reading 27 1 1