Let’s be honest about something the coaching industry doesn’t always acknowledge: this evolution isn’t universally celebrated. For every coach embracing somatic awareness, there is another rolling their eyes at what they see as “fluffy” additions to serious business coaching. For every organization investing in nature-based leadership development, there are dozens dismissing it as expensive “camp for adults.”

Something I was taught and which I try to keep in mind, is that the Passion and Fixation of every Type is pure stupidity. All intelligence lies in the Virtues and Holy ideas, and the Passions and Fixations are utterly devoid of it. Especially in the case of Avarice, the Passion of Type 5, this can be confusing (at least while I was merged with Type 5 it certainly was to me) because 5s are constantly learning things, and so it is counter-intuitive to think of this as stupid.

Remembrance Day invites us not only to recall a horrific war, but to wake up. Gurdjieff said wars are driven by unconscious forces; we become pawns, sleepwalking. As a Type 9, prone to forgetting myself, the message Lest We Forget becomes a spiritual call to remember—not just history, but Love. Even in what seems devoid of meaning, we are invited to awaken.

I’m writing this because in my recent inner work a teacher told me that I have been embodying the archetype of the puer aeternus or “manchild” and I believe writing about the subject will help in pursuing my path towards individuation and “waking up.” I identify as genderfluid and non-binary, but I believe that the dynamic of the “manchild” is relevant to the development of my masculine side and general development of my psyche and so have written this accordingly.

A flavour of my journey with the Enneagram and how it permeates (almost) all aspects of my life right now, including Enneagram Coaching.

Once upon a time, a small group of curious, passionate people found each other. What began as conversations, connections, and shared...

Reflections from Enneagram Canada Board members at the International Enneagram Global Conference in Minneapolis July 2025

As this dream took shape, I started connecting with other Canadians on the same path. Every person I met knew another person doing Enneagram work in a different city or town across the country. And every person lit up at the idea of connecting with others “doing the work.”