In the midst of a deeper paradigm shift, with all the hopes and fears that surface in times of change, Cynthias voice is that of a spiritual teacher who knows the territory from the inside out. Some even look like a 6. . Somehow Type 7 kept nudging my attention even after a conversation with Leslie Hershberger. Cynthia said that "centering prayer grows an inner ground of receptivity, a place to rest and assimilate". Famously characterized by the early desert fathers as the noonday demon, accidie is not primarily sloth (i.e., passivity or sluggishness) but the sense of paralyzing dread called forth by the engulfing immediacy of the present where the egoic escape route of flight into the future is cut off and one is face to face with the inescapable reality of the NOW. If in trying to elucidate the deeper waters of the Seven I prove myself indubitably a Four, so be it. Im a recent convert to the Bourgeault gestalt of spiritual awakening, having dabbled with myriad spiritual traditions throughout my life. https://cac.org/daily-meditations/2023-daily-meditations/. Or, more accurately, it renews itself in a different way. I have to agree with Helen Palmer, you continue to highlight the deep knowingness of the Four. And in such a way love comes full circle and can fully sustain and make fruitful, and the cycle begins again, at a deeper place. Cynthia Bourgeault does both, and does them very well!~ Fr. Thank you. For many sevens, the profile of gluttony may indeed appear to fit superficially, at least. Your take, Cynthia, on a seven reads right with me and opens a window of possibility where either/or thinking and choice is tested and perhaps points to a coming together of all and nothing at all. Your take feels much closer to home for me and, I think if this had been the description instead of this perpetual happy and party chaser I would have landed as a 7 years ago. She went on to earn a Ph.D. in Medieval Studies, where she specialized in early music and liturgical drama: training that would prove to serve her well in her later work as a spiritual teacher. I have been teaching the Enneagram for 23 years, having studied with all of the major schools of Enneagram understanding, and have read over thirty books on the Enneagram, and I would agree with you that most of the authors descriptions of the Seven Enneagram personality hit some of the notes, but generally miss the deeper aspect I have found in Sevens whom I have interviewed more deeply. Cynthia Bourgeault is a modern day mystic, Episcopal priest, writer, and internationally acclaimed retreat leader. The trap, which is the egoic insistence of the CM is for more experience which is called hedonism. I do avoid emotional pain and often rationalize them away but I am facing them and trying to solve the puzzle so that I dont have to suffer. It will resonate with beginners on the Centering Prayer Path as well with seasoned practitioners. Now I wonder if possibly moving towards integration (at times), I am releasing my know it all the correct way attitude. . Its not about worthy or unworthy, shame and guilt, blame and punishment. The reward for seeing is more seeing., Start building a nest where your witnessing presence can live., There is a personal aspect to the universal laws., Being a willing participant in the relational field is the thing. . My Gritty Daughter, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK . I feel secure in understanding my core point to be a social seven with a strong 6 wing. Resilient and inherently life-loving and optimistic, Sevens learned early on to become skilled self-nurturers but always with that signature Seven wound: a restless addiction to forward motion and hyper-vigilance against any form of confinement that would appear to limit their options, cut off their escape routes, or impinge upon their ability to help themselves. Sevens need to feel the wind whistling in their ears to outrun a pervasive sense of existential dread and emptiness, an inability to rest comfortably in their own skins. Please visit his blog, In A Spacious Place, for more. Rafe was the hermit monk at St. Benedict's monastery. I cant breathe . 3rd Thursdays, 10.30am (BST): Contemplative Pause. This book is part of the My Theology series, featuring the worlds leading Christian thinkers explaining some of the principal tenets of their theological beliefs in concise, pocket-sized books. Hugs, Cynthia Bourgeault here cuts through the misconceptions to show that Centering Prayer is in fact a pioneering development within the Christian contemplative tradition. I at first self-identified as a 7 but I was confused by some of the same descriptions you outline here. Gurdjieff emphasised the need for limbic balance and mastery across our thinking, feeling, and emotional centres, and Ive therefore found it helpful to better understand the issues associated with each centre (in 7, 4, and 1 for me) and to see how Ive spent more time in one-or-other centre at different stages in my life, or as a result of different situational or relational triggers. Drawing on the experience of revered mystics and martyrs, she explores not only the spirituality but the actual practices that allow our hearts to access a potent, hidden wellspring of trust. You would recognize me if you saw my face Swans Island connection, [] WHICH ENNEAGRAM TYPE IS CYNTHIA? Picture . Any title suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Very helpful. The Center for Action and Contemplation1705 Five Points Rd SWAlbuquerque, New Mexico 87105, Copyright 2023 Center for Action and Contemplation. As a Seven, and for quite some time pretty certain about that, I resonate very much with what you are saying here. Restriction feels like death, I will sacrifice so others may have the opportunity to feel joy, I am loyal and carry a lot of anxiety about what could go wrong, and underneath it all I am basically hopeful. Cynthias post offers insight, clarity and hope. At those times when stress mounts and romance seems far away, how do you practice that conscious love that will renew itself and renew your relationship? Robert Pynn, poet and Dean Emeritus of the Anglican Cathedral, Calgary, Alberta. Here youll find Cynthia in lively conversation with some leading-edge spiritual commentators on topics of both perennial and current interest. Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound organized in time. When people ask me my type nowadays, I usually just smile and say, Im a Ten.. Explore past meditations and annual themes by browsing the Daily Meditations archive. . The depth added by your sharing showers me. Inside every Four is a Seven screaming to get out. In each case, I eventually came to see the rightness of this fit and it immeasurably expanded my awareness of the ways this point may be embodied. and for more than half of them, it seems, the Enneagram is very insightful. Rebuilding Trust includes over 10 hours of video teachings by Cynthia Bourgeault and supporting teacher Matthew Wright. In five interwoven meditations, Mystical Hope shows us how to recognize this hope in our own lives, where it comes from, how to deepen it through prayer, and how to carry it into the world as a source of strength and renewal. No more panic helplessness. Please hold a bit of openness about panels. So that was it! Loves comes on strong, consuming herself, unabashed. She has also authored or contributed to . What we contribute is the power to see and reflect. I find this blog fascinating. vincent. . Just want to tell you Dear Cynthia how warmly i feel towards you. But I think the pain beneath the pain is truly an existential dread- a fear and anxiety of complete disconnection, or as you said, annihilation. Im not sure the words have to be changed that are used for the passion and virtue (Gluttony and Sobriety) if we could be more clear and comprehensive about what these words could mean and look like in the Seven. This, https://cac.org/daily-meditations/2023-daily-meditations/. . I also had the opportunity to be mentored by Fr Keating after my many 10 day solo meditation retreats at Snowmass.We made a connection when we realized that we both shared Mahamudra, then i realized that Centering was doing the same thing. And conscious love deepens and becomes more and more rooted. . This Seven is considered a counter-type, because this type expresses a kind of counter-gluttony. To quote Chestnut again, Social Sevens go against the Seven passion of gluttony in that they sacrifice their gluttony to become a better person and to work for a better world in which there is no pain or conflict. Cynthia Bourgeault goes further than offering an introduction, however. Cynthia says: Cynthia with Fr. The book is magnificent; another writing to live on- to love through ~ Rev. When you were saying that you come up as a more dutiful type on some of the tests, it would seem, according to the descriptions in The Complete Enneagram, that you are probably the counter-type, or Social Seven. I have no direct memory of this incident, of course. In addition to Cynthia Bourgeault, contributors include Ilia Delio, Deepak Chopra, Richard Rohr, Rupert Sheldrake, and Matthew Fox. And the lines to 5 and 1, do these those connections seem right as well? In 2013 she became a core faculty member of the center for Action and contemplation, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Im trusting from your share that guesses on your type are welcome and I certainly see the playful exuberance of the 7 in your energy and your posts, and I also see the depth, honesty and expressiveness of the 4. Sitting in my cell is my work. Just an observation. 14.99 + 19.59 P&P . But like you I have a concern that too much focus on ones type can unwittingly invite a downward fixation or the use of negative third-force, leading to a kind of madness, rather than an upward, widening integration. Thank you. Take the Four for instance: The Fours CM is for the ideal or romance. followed by Wisdom Teachings from Cynthia Bourgeault and other mystics, or by a Book Practcie Circle with sharing. (By the way, she is claustrophobic! What flows out as these qualities is the fruit of an alchemy that goes on deep within our being, using our being as the raw material, in which who we are and our pleasures and self-maximization is somehow changed through conscious labor and intentional suffering.. If its true that Gurdjieff only latterly confronted his advanced students with their main types issue or chief feature, and his students tended to write about a lot other than typology, then for me, the focus needs to be on those core teachings of the work to an extent, I think much else may then fall into place. The preschool class was intentionally located a bit out of earshot of the other groups, and after opening exercises, our small group of toddlers was led by the teacher up a narrow stairway to a tiny, closet-like classroom at the end of the hall. The fruit of that alchemypresented hereis a profoundly renewed vision of Mystical Courage, a hope and strength emerging from beyond our own making that is available right now to guide our way. Essentially a powerfully moving love story of two aging individuals, Love Is Stronger Than Death: The Mystical Union Of Two Souls by principal teacher for the Contemplative Society and spiritual retreat authority Rev. It seems more to the point of the seven dynamic. What emerged over a six-week collective journey was a remarkable series of revelations and reflections encompassing not only the Gurdjieff tradition but her own deep insights into the Christian mystical and Wisdom traditions, together with sagacious tips on practice and a prophetic vision of a post-pandemic future. Thanks Cynthia for your post. . Her roots are firmly planted in the Benedictine monastic tradition, her wings soar in the Christian mystical lineage, and her wisdom is tempered by daily mindfulness and embodiment practice learned through more than thirty years of participation in the Gurdjieff Work. My Theology by Cynthia Bourgeault Paperback Book . She is famous for both her bold, original insights and her accessible style. to rest in God is the demand. The passion classically assigned to the Seven is gluttony, but I believe this assignation rests on a misunderstanding of the true motivation driving the Seven typology, plus a comparable misunderstanding of the true nature of the passion in question. What will flow through you will be your agency. . Bea Chestnut uses Claudio Naranjos insightful understanding of the three subtypes under each type. I am astounded by your vulnerability.. Later, I recognised that the allocation of Envy to a four is correct! By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of cookies and our Privacy Policy. It was Rafe who taught her how to integrate the treasures of the Christian mystical and monastic paths with the mindfulness and self-inquiry practices they had both been powerfully drawn to in their independent encounters with The Gurdjieff Work. As children, sevens felt trapped, subject to the authority of caregivers who seemed unresponsive or even inexplicably hostile to their deepest being needs. Less and less does it draw its waters from the old springs of romance, and you should not worry if over time these dimensions fade or are seen less frequently. Envy the idea that someone else has what you have lost or failed to attain. La Casa de Maria squeaked through the fires only to succumb . Practitioners of Centering Prayer are known for the great enthusiasm they bring to the practice of this ancient discipline. In the midst of a banquet, the Seven will already be mentally orchestrating the next banquet; what is missing is not the nurture but the NOW. Susan Barley People who viewed this item also viewed . and I will die. And I came to St. Benedict's to study Centering Prayer with Father Thomas Keating, bumped into Rafe, and very . I sense an energetic symbiosis of your mind and hers until I am not sure who is speaking and that is the amazing anamnesis you have achieved. Dear Cynthia, She studied at the Philadelphia Divinity School and was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in 1979. And as a last note, I absolutely agree with your take on why the 7 thinks and acts as they do. 179) Sobriety inspires Sevens to let go seeking out thehighs of pleasurable experiences, whether they are related to physical appetites, intellectual activity, or spiritual process. 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