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32:51

We Live in Time: Riffing on the Enneagram of Temporality

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2025/07/28

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13:00

The Sycophancy Bug proves that ChatGPT knows your...

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2025/05/01

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46:10

Security and the Self-Preservation Three

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2025/04/22

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57:23

Attractiveness and the Sexual Three

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2025/04/01

Hello and welcome to the Barrcast.I'm your host, Nick Barr, coming to you on a sunny and breezy, April 1st.April Fool's Day.So, it's been a while since my last chapter, but if you'll remember, we're on the sexual 3, whose keyword is attractiveness.So I actually recorded this one a few weeks ago and didn't feel great about the recording.I rushed my way through it and I realized we're back to, we're at the final number, the three.We started the four, because I'm a four, and it snuck up on me.But,

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24:59

How the Enneagram bridges Eastern and Western...

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2025/03/05

[Transcript] The Origin of Sin According to the EnneagramHello and welcome to the Barrcast. I'm your host, Nick Barr, coming to you on a Wednesday morning. Today I want to talk about sin and the Enneagram, particularly how the Enneagram explains the origin of sin.We're going to go esoteric, but I hope this will be interesting. It's certainly a way of drawing the Enneagram that you probably haven't seen before. If you watched my previous video, you saw a more traditional rendering of the Enneagram

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36:56

Prestige and the Social Three

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2025/02/06

In this episode of the Barrcast, we meet the Social Three, a personality structure driven by prestige, the need to shine, and the relentless pursuit of social validation. This subtype, the most chameleonic of the Threes, is deeply tuned in to the gaze of others, shaping their identity around admiration, applause, and external markers of success. Talking Points:🔍 The Inner PR Machine: Performing for ApprovalThe Social Three operates as if it has an internal public relations department, constantly

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14:43

#Opentowork: Vanity and the Enneagram Three

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2025/02/03

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40:15

Privilege and the Self Preservation Two

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2025/01/28

In this episode of the Barrcast, we encounter the Self-Preservation Two, a personality structure deeply connected to privilege and the power of exhibiting childlike traits. This is a structure that seeks love and validation without the effort of achievement or responsibility. Transformation for this type involves embracing maturity, responsibility, and self-sufficiency, ultimately breaking free from the seductive, childlike persona.Talking Points:🔄 Egocentrism and the Need for LoveThe core desire

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43:14

Conquest and the Sexual Two

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2025/01/20

In this episode of the Barrcast, we get to know the Sexual Two, whose keyword is conquest. Unlike the Social Two's ambition to impress groups, the Sexual Two channels their energy into one-on-one relationships, employing seduction as a tool for eliciting affection, loyalty, and recognition. Transformation for the Sexual Two involves dismantling pride and embracing humility, vulnerability, and authentic connection.Talking Points:🌱 From Pride to HumilityTransformation begins when the Sexual Two

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50:13

Ambition and the Social Two

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2025/01/11

In this episode of the Barrcast, we get to know the Social Two, a personality structure driven by the need for ambition and recognition in the social sphere. The Social Two’s pride fuels their desire to be "above," leading them to craft an image of importance and seduction to win admiration from groups. The Social Two’s transformation work moves them from leadership to equality, in which they embrace humility, vulnerability, and genuine relational intimacy.Talking Points:🔗 Superiority vs

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10:22

Apple of my eye: Pride and the Enneagram Two

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2025/01/08

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36:09

Concern and the Self Preservation One

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2025/01/01

In this episode of The Barrcast, we wrap up the One with the Self-Preservation One, whose keyword is concern, a constant worrying. Unlike the other subtypes, the SP One accesses perfectionism through being painfully attuned to their own imperfections. Talking Points:🫵 The Inner CriticUnlike the Social or Sexual Ones, the Self-Preservation One internalizes their imperfections acutely. This fuels an obsessive cycle of self-improvement that masks their anger with benevolence and service, often at

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42:38

Zeal and the Sexual One

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2024/12/17

In this episode of The Barrcast, we explore the Sexual One, whose keywords are vehemence and zeal. Unlike the other One subtypes, the Sexual One channels their anger into a passionate pursuit of justice and righteousness. The result is a personality whose trust in the instincts of their body overrides other inputs.Talking Points:⚔ The CrusaderThe Sexual One feels a fiery, embodied urge to address injustices and “make things right.” Their instincts become a vehicle for justice, resulting in a

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39:50

Inadaptability/Superiority and the Social One

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2024/12/12

In this episode of The Barrcast, we learn aboutthe Social One, whose keywords are inadaptability and superiority. Unlike the other subtypes, the Social One asserts their correctness and moral high ground through a subtler, more withdrawn approach. Talking Points:🧍 Sitting at the grownups tableFrom a young age, the Social One often assumes a grown-up role, gravitating toward adults rather than peers. This early sense of responsibility reflects their drive to distinguish themselves and avoid the

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21:44

Not quite my tempo: Anger and the Enneagram One

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2024/12/05

In this episode of The Barrcast, we introduce the Enneagram One, known as the Reformer. As part of the doing triad, the One is characterized by the passion of anger— not the fighting instinct, but something more primordial, rooted in the frustration caused by the friction between what is and what ought to be. The result is an internal, fiery drive to correct what is perceived as wrong or imperfect.Talking Points:🎄 The Divine Memory of PerfectionRichard Rohr’s account of experiencing perfection as a

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21:46

Appetite and the Self-Preservation Nine

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2024/11/18

In this episode of The Barrcast we wrap up the Nine with the self-preservation subtype, a character shaped by “appetite.” Unlike the overt hunger of other types, the Nine’s appetite is a more instinctual desire for comfort, stability, and numbing pacification. We discuss how this appetite manifests not just physically but as an unconscious strategy to avoid the deeper question of being. Talking Points:🍽️ I Eat, Therefore I Am The unique Cartesian expression of the self-preservation Nine reflects a

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34:40

The mind's moment of truth

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2024/11/14

(This is an edited transcript of the video)I’m going to do something a bit self-indulgent here and just riff for a few minutes. I’ve been asking myself: what is this project I’ve been working on for the past 18 months? It started with implementing Internal Family Systems (IFS) in ChatGPT, and now I’m translating Naranjo’s book on the Enneagram subtypes. What connects all this? It’s not like I have a tidy answer. I’ve been doing the work without naming the project, which is the beauty of independent

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42:32

Symbiosis and the Sexual Nine

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2024/11/11

In this episode of the Barrcast, we explore the Sexual Nine, a character defined by their drive for “symbiosis” or deep fusion with others. The Sexual Nine’s yearning for union stems from a profound sense of disconnection within themselves, leading them to seek a complete merging with others as a way to feel whole. Topics include: the difference between true connection and codependent fusion; the neurotic game of symbiosis as a substitute for true selfhood; and the Sexual Nine’s journey toward

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24:22

Participation/Belonging & the Social Nine

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2024/11/05

In this episode of the Barrcast, we get to know the Social Nine, a character defined by their need for “participation” or “belonging.” The Social Nine’s longing to belong stems from a chronic feeling of not fitting in, leading them to overcompensate by taking on roles that make them indispensable to the group. Topics include: the self-sacrificing, good-natured qualities of the Social Nine; their tendency to avoid personal emotions in favor of maintaining group harmony; and the driving need to feel

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16:31

Float On: Sloth and the Enneagram Nine

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2024/11/04

In this episode of the Barrcast, we introduce the Nine, a personality type often described as peaceful and self-forgetting. Positioned at the top of the Enneagram, the Nine is sometimes considered the "baseline" type, able to look down on with unique challenges in self-awareness and motivation.Key Points:* Nines possess a unique ability to empathize and see the perspectives of other Enneagram types but often struggle to assert their own identity.* The nine’s “sloth” is more than lethargy; it

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