CNET CNET Centers of Intelligence

Question 1

What are the three Centers of Intelligence in the Enneagram as taught in CNET programs?

Accepted Answer

Head (Thinking), Heart (Feeling), and Body (Instinct)

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Mind, Body, and Spirit

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Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral

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Rational, Intuitive, and Somatic

Question 2

Which types belong to the Head Center and what is the shared emotional issue for this center?

Accepted Answer

Types 5, 6, 7 — shared issue: fear and anxiety

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Types 1, 2, 3 — shared issue: anger

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Types 4, 5, 6 — shared issue: shame

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Types 7, 8, 9 — shared issue: grief

Question 3

In CNET teaching, what is the 'preferred center' vs. the 'repressed center' concept?

Accepted Answer

The preferred center is the one a person uses most habitually; the repressed center is least accessed and offers the greatest growth potential

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The preferred center is always the center belonging to the person's type triad

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The repressed center is only relevant for types in the middle of each triad

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Preferred and repressed centers only apply to Health Levels 4–6

Question 4

Which types form the Heart Center and what is their shared emotional focus?

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Types 2, 3, 4 — shared focus: shame and identity/image

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Types 1, 2, 3 — shared focus: anger and justice

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Types 3, 4, 5 — shared focus: fear of abandonment

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Types 4, 5, 6 — shared focus: grief and loss

Question 5

A CNET teacher is helping a Type 7 client reconnect with grief and sadness. What center intelligence development work is being addressed?

Accepted Answer

Developing the Heart Center as a growth area for a Head Center type

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Strengthening the Head Center's analytical capacity

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Reducing reliance on the Body Center

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Integrating the Social subtype into the core type

Question 6

What term describes the emotional issue that is 'under-expressed' in each triad because it's the center's core wound?

Accepted Answer

The repressed emotion of the center

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The preferred emotion

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The shadow emotion

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The integration affect