The core personality we inhabit, as illuminated brilliantly by the Enneagram, is a protective structure. This structure was designed expertly by our younger selves to help navigate a world that sometimes felt too loud, too unpredictable, or just slightly out of sync with our true needs.
There are three centers of intelligence—Head, Heart, and Body. They determine not just what you do, but why you do it, and more importantly, which specific negative emotion is currently ruining your Saturday.
If the 1st House is your front porch and the 10th House is your LinkedIn profile, the 12th House is your basement sanctuary. It is the attic. And for some of you, it is the junk drawer where you shove the used batteries, old love letters, and ghosts you're not ready to deal with just yet.
