The Enneagram & The Law of Three: A Navigational Tool for Our Times
During this pivotal time in our country and culture, understanding and working with the Law of Three provides a powerful navigational tool. The challenges we face are also an invitation to commit more deeply to our conscious evolution—to honor the Greater Knowings (traditionally called the Holy Ideas) of Love, Faith, and Hope in our personal and collective lives.
Gurdjieff called the Law of Three, “the Law of World Creation”. Represented by the inner triangle of the Enneagram, the three essential energies—Initiating, Resisting, and Reconciling—interact in every process of transformation. Working consciously with heartfelt awareness, allows us to step out of the inner conflicts that occupy so much of our experience.
Initiating energy moves us toward change and new possibilities. Resisting energy arises from our type structure, seeking to maintain the familiar and protect us from perceived threats. Reconciling energy emerges when we bring conscious awareness to both of these forces without judgment. From this space, something new beyond either polarity can arise.
When we try to change a pattern or pursue a goal, we often experience inner resistance. Rather than seeing this as a problem, the Law of Three invites us to see resistance as a vital and necessary part of growth. It signals that something important is at stake—and that transformation is possible when we stay present to the tension without forcing resolution.
The three forces opens us to new possibilities for personal and collective evolution. While not denying the suffering we are living through, may we use this time as a portal for creating the world we want to inhabit—internally and on our planet.
Our time together will include exploring the Law of Three through conversation, embodied practice, and small group work. This is an in-person gathering for those familiar with the Enneagram. I look forward to being in community with you all!
Registration info: Full fee $130, early – through 3/31 $105.
