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Jul 24, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Social Instinct blind spot comes with another form of negative self talk, although it is a bit harder to pin down than the SP or SX blind spot voices. And as with the others there is a core of self attack obscured by a justification which keeps the old pattern in place. (1/4)
When SO is our blind spot, the self attack is along the lines of "There is something deeply defective & shameful about me--especially about my emotions. I feel like I SHOULD care about people, but to be honest, often I don't. I am scared people will see my shortcomings." 2/4
Nov 9, 2019 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
We are up to point #Four on the #Enneagram. Ichazo called the fixation "melancholy" & while I have another suggestion for the name, it certainly is a good descriptor. There is a thread here. (1/6)
In the original teachings, point 4 was *defined" by melancholy, so I have always been baffled by people who describe themselves as "happy 4s." There seem to be a large # of people in the US who see themselves as 4s because the descriptions have become a little loose. (2/6)
