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Ep 52: Never Broken Off - Enneagram Type 5: Separate Self | The Delusion of Separateness, Week 7
Sunday, 1 November, 2026
Think of a time you pulled back from life. Did that space nourish you, or did it begin to feel more like isolation? In this seventh episode of The Enneagram & the Delusion of Separateness, Rev. Nhien Vuong crosses into the Head Center with Enneagram Type 5 and the delusion Almaas calls Separate Self: the belief that we are isolated individuals, sealed off within our own boundaries.Rev. Nhien shares a remembrance of George, a founding member of the Evolving Enneagram community, along with his poem "How the Twig Is Bent" and the twig that inspired it. Through the image of a twig that has grown far out in its own direction yet has never broken off from the tree, she explores the specific difficulty of deficient isolation, the specific reaction of withdrawal, the passion of avarice, and the two Holy Ideas of Point 5, Holy Omniscience and Holy Transparency. She offers Thich Nhat Hanh's story of the autumn leaf, a guided pause with the breath, and an invitation into non-attachment: letting life's abundance move through us as both giving and receiving.Take a few minutes after listening to sit in silence and notice what begins to arise.Chapters0:00 Have you pulled back from life?1:49 Welcome2:42 Part 1: Into the Head Center4:47 A personal remembrance: George's twig8:54 The twig that forgot the tree12:07 Separate Self, deficient isolation, and withdrawal15:25 Avarice, and the gifts of the Five17:37 The Five place in all of us18:37 Part 2: Holy Omniscience and Holy Transparency21:04 Thich Nhat Hanh's autumn leaf22:55 A moment to pause25:03 Part 3: Coming home to the tree28:00 Next week: Point 628:39 Closing affirmationHow might we bring more love and goodness into the world without judging or othering? Explore this with Rev. Nhien in Unity Metaphysics & the Enneagram, Part 2: Error, Forgiveness, and Seeing Beyond Judgment: https://evolvingenneagram.com/unitymetaphysics-2Learn more about our Contemplative Practices & the Enneagram (CPE) groups: https://evolvingenneagram.com/contemplative-enneagram-communitySource text for this series: A. H. Almaas, Facets of Unity: The Enneagram of Holy IdeasIf you feel blessed by this work and would like to support us in keeping these teachings freely available to all who need them, you can contribute here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=6VZLKNHCGETMJWebsite: https://evolvingenneagram.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolvingenneagram/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EvolvingEnneagram
