Exploring Shadow Work through the Enneagram, with Seth Abram [S07-029]

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Ian Morgan Cron

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🗓️ 1 February 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Enneagram guru Seth Abram returns to the show for an in depth conversation about Shadow Work. The shadow refers to the unconscious aspects of ourselves that we hide or deny. “Really the concept of the shadow is all about what elements in our psyche are unknown to us, what’s outside of our regular awareness [...] it’s not just what’s outside of our awareness, but it’s also what discomforts the sense of self we wish to have,” explains Seth. “Within me, it’s what is true of me that when it’s brought to my awareness, I find it super problematic. It’s threatening to me, it’s contradictory to what I profess my values are.”

Only by welcoming and integrating our shadow aspects, can we grow our definition of ourselves and become more authentic and whole.

We’ll explore:

What the shadow is
How self-examination through the Enneagram helps with shadow work
What each type denies to be true about themselves

Today’s discussion offers valuable insights for anyone interested in shadow work and self-discovery. To hear the rest of our conversation with Seth where we explore practices and tools to help you with your shadow work, become a Typology Institute Member to gain access to our exclusive membership podcast and watch January’s town hall with Seth where members were able to ask Seth their questions live.

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0:00.0	Hey Typology Friends, Ian Morgan Kron here, host of this podcast Typology, the show on which we
0:10.6	explore the mystery of the human personality and the human adventure through the lens of the
0:15.6	anyagram. Of course I'm joined by my dear friend Anthony Skinner and today I'm joined by my dear friend Seth Abrum.
0:29.0	Amazing.
0:30.0	Nice. Seth Abrum, everybody is an Eniagram guru. He is maybe one of the most
0:38.6	schooled Eniagram people I know. He is deeply read in the literature of the Eniagram. He is a coach who
0:48.0	works with people trying to figure out what life looks like in the second half. He is the host of Fathoms, which is a wonderful show about
0:57.1	the Eniagram. And today, we're going to be talking about a deep topic. We're going to be talking about the
1:03.8	inigram and Shadow Work. Seth, welcome to the show.
1:07.7	Oh, it's good to be here, man, you make me sound good. Thanks for that.
1:11.6	You left out dreamy jawline.
1:14.0	He does have a dreamy jaw line, doesn't he?
1:18.0	So that's another plus on your resume.
1:21.0	I've been working, yeah.
1:23.0	Seth, let's jump right in, man. Let's talk about shadow work.
1:28.0	For people who are unfamiliar with it, this is a term that comes to us from the world of Jungian psychology, Carl Jung. Why don't you give a definition of what the shadow is?
1:38.0	Yes, Jungian psychology, Carl Jung, really came out of
1:42.7	like Freud's initial idea of the unconscious,
1:45.2	which I think a lot of people are aware of.
1:47.8	But really the simple idea with the shadow
1:50.4	is that we all have parts of ourselves that we hide from ourselves.
1:55.0	I think a lot of times people associate the shadow with evil or bad behavior
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