Episode Two: The Enneagram as a Compassionate Map – Understanding the Shape of the System

Podcast Series: The Enneagram Map to Your Deeper Self: A Book Club Series Host: Alicia Divers | Somatic Practitioner & Enneagram Teacher Guest Author: Sandra Smith 🎙️ In This Episode: This week, we step into Chapters 2 and 3 of Sandra Smith's The Enneagram Map to Your Deeper Self—shifting from presence to pattern, and beginning to explore the shape of the Enneagram itself. Alicia walks us through the deeper purpose of the Enneagram—not as a typing system, but as a compassionate, psychospiritual map. She introduces core elements of each type's structure (ego ideal, focus of attention, defense mechanism) and reflects on how these patterns live in the body. You'll also learn how the three centers—body, heart, and head—shape your instinctive responses, and how the triads can illuminate the ways we move, relate, and protect ourselves.   You'll learn: What ego patterns look and feel like in the body How the Enneagram reveals our inner landscape—not just our behavior Why naming your center of intelligence can bring type clarity How the Enneagram is both spiritual and somatic work   Whether you're new to the Enneagram or returning with fresh curiosity, this episode invites you to meet your patterns with compassion—and to remember that you are more than your type.   Reflection Question: What does your ego structure feel like in your body—and where might you begin to meet it with more kindness?   Resources Mentioned: 📖 The Enneagram Map to Your Deeper Self: Living Beyond Your Type by Sandra Smith Buy the book here Learn more about Sandra Smith at www.sandrasmith.com Explore somatic work and Enneagram coaching with Alicia at www.somatic-spirituality.com ------ Support The Hive by becoming a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/thehiveapiary Visit our website and join our Membership Community! thehiveapiary.com Subscribe to the Hive's email newsletter for more great content: https://bit.ly/thehiveemailsubscribe Join the Hive's Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheHiveGroupSpiritualityandWellness Follow the Hive on Instagram:  @thehiveapiary Get in touch: [email protected]