One of the most surprising things about the writing and editing process for The Journey Home was the personal and spiritual transformation I was invited into with each different type I researched and wrote about.
Naively, I thought I could draw from my Enneagram knowledge, interview different types, piece together ideas and stories of the transformation that person's particular Enneagram type experiences spiritually with their specific sin tendency and virtue.
And while that was certainly part of the process, with each chapter, I was given to opportunity to be
stripped of my pride (type 2)
freed from my avarice (type 5)
honest about my deceit (type 3)
And to expose envy in my heart (type 4)
Simultaneously, I was beckoned towards the transformation that is found when you
Live at peace (type 1)
Step out in faith (type 6)
Seek wisdom (type 7)
Cover all in love (type 9)
As a type 8, I was surely refined in my own tendencies, but with all the other types, there was still tremendous application for me.
That’s one of my hopes with this book, The Journey home.
Whatever your specific type is, skip ahead in the book to that chapter. Read about your type—but then go back. The Enneagram is full of nuance and individuality with each type. Because it is so dynamic—from your wing to the types you gravitate toward in stress and security—there is much to be gleaned from other types besides your core type.
There is so much transformation waiting for us amidst the other 8 types.
The redemptive work of Jesus on the cross, the atoning sacrifice and his blood that was shed for the forgiveness of our sins so that we could be made new, is the underpinning of each of our stories and what binds the collective types together in beautiful harmony.
