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Welcome to Living Enneagram
Ancient wisdom for better living today
The Living Enneagram brings two streams together: personality, the nine types, and process, how things grow and change. Its root metaphor is the bean plant, whose life from seed to harvest mirrors how we grow, so A Bean’s Journey is a simple place to begin.
It was developed by Trent Thornley from years of working with the personality Enneagram while supervising students training to become spiritual leaders, and from close study of G. I. Gurdjieff’s teachings, including his All and Everything series.
A Bean’s JourneyAn introductory sketch of the process EnneagramCourses & TalksOnline courses on personality, process, subtypes and moreClose studies of the teachings of G. I. Gurdjieff
The Living Enneagram is inspired by the teachings and original writings of the 20th-century mystic and spiritual master G. I. Gurdjieff. You are invited to join Trent as a fellow seeker of truth, retracing Gurdjieff’s footsteps and discovering your own insights into the Living Enneagram.
Approaching the GistA close reading of Gurdjieff’s The Arousing of Thought in January 2027In Search of the RemarkableA Gurdjieffian pilgrimage, planned for 2029Talks & eventsEverything current and upcomingWatch Wake Up Talk One freeA journey around the Enneagram with Gurdjieff
Meet TrentTeacher, chaplain, certified CPE educator, IEA past president and accredited professional