However Threes are very emotional, they just set their emotions aside in order to focus on appearing successful. This also applies to Threes, who sometimes appear to lack empathy. Just like emotions which are always in flux and flowing and changing, so Heart can adapt just as quickly as emotions change. And because they focus on maintaining relationships, all Heart types will adapt themselves in some way to be accepted. When they enter a room, their heart energy reads the room, connecting to the hearts of other people, getting a sense of how they feel, and whether they like or dislike that person. Heart based types, the Twos, Threes and Fours, see the world through the lens of their emotions. They are quick to take action on doing things for other people or operational tasks that need completing. While Nines are seen as “slothful” or comfort seeking, this applies to their own agenda and opinions. And because they are focused on taking immediate action, all Body types focus on being practical, quickly seeking out the one right way to do things and get them done.Īll of these types can be quick to take action, even Nines. They use their body as a way to control their immediate environment and to help them achieve whatever their immediate goal is. And the more we used that one center of intelligence, the more we started to believe that was the only appropriate way to navigate the world.įor Body based types, the Eights, Nines and Ones, they became overly focused on their physical sensations as a way to react and respond to the world. Through our inborn type and childhood development, we developed a preference for one of those centers. To put this into over-simplified stereotypes, you might say the Body type is like an emergency first responder, the Heart type is like a counsellor, and the Head type is like an academic. It helps us to experience and express our thoughts, beliefs and perform other cognitive tasks like visualization and imagination. The Head, or thinking center, gives us the ability to gather and analyze information, brainstorm new ways of doing things, and make plans for the future. It helps us to relate to other people, to form and maintain relationships in our lives. The Heart, or emotional center, gives us the ability to feel our feelings, connect with others emotionally, and be sensitive to their emotional reactions. It helps us to kinesthetically experience life around us and get things done. It guides as to when to take action and when to not take action. The Body, or moving center, gives us the ability to take action, get into motion, experience our physical sensations, and exert control of our environment. Each provides us with basic skills that we need to solve life’s problems. There are three centers of intelligence, the Body, Heart and Head. In this introduction to the centers, I will provide an overview of what we use each center for, how we get out of balance, and why that happens. They also provide a way to create greater balance within yourself as part of your everyday growth practice. These centers provide a range of information that not only helps us understand our own type’s gifts and challenges, but also why other types see the world so differently. The three centers of intelligence are an important foundation to the Enneagram. For an overview of the series, start with our introductory post here. This blog post is part of our Fundamentals of the Enneagram series, which takes a deeper dive into all the Enneagram elements - wings, arrows, subtypes, centers of intelligence, growth pathways and more.
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