CNET CNET Self-Development & Personal Growth

Question 1

In the CNET framework, what is the primary purpose of Enneagram-based self-development work?

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To awaken to the automatic patterns that obscure authentic presence and deepen capacity for conscious choice

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To achieve a perfect personality by eliminating all weaknesses

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To identify and capitalize on natural strengths while suppressing type weaknesses

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To retype oneself at a higher, healthier type through behavior modification

Question 2

What is the 'Holy Idea' concept in the Enneagram as used in CNET advanced teaching?

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The spiritual truth or virtue that each type has lost contact with at the core of their type structure

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The ideal career path for each type based on natural strengths

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The ethical standard each type must uphold as an Enneagram teacher

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The philosophical school that founded the Enneagram tradition

Question 3

The concept of 'the passion' in Enneagram self-development refers to:

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The emotional fixation or 'ruling passion' that drives each type's compulsive behavior

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Each type's greatest enthusiasm and life purpose

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The positive virtue that emerges when each type integrates

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The instinctual drive dominant in each type's subtype

Question 4

In CNET self-development teaching, what is the relationship between the type's 'virtue' and its 'passion'?

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The virtue is the natural quality that emerges as the passion loses its compulsive grip through awareness and inner work

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The virtue replaces the passion through willpower and discipline

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The virtue and passion are two names for the same quality at different health levels

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Virtues only apply to types in the Heart Center

Question 5

A CNET teacher is helping a Type 6 client work with their core passion of 'cowardice' or fear. What approach aligns with CNET's developmental philosophy?

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Support the client in cultivating awareness of the fear response, building capacity to tolerate it and investigate its root rather than being driven by it

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Teach the client to eliminate fearful thoughts through positive affirmation

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Encourage the client to act more like Type 9 by practicing relaxation techniques

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Help the client find more reliable authorities and external supports to reduce fear

Question 6

What does 'working below the neck' mean in CNET self-development facilitation?

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Emphasizing embodied, somatic, and felt-sense awareness rather than purely cognitive understanding of the Enneagram

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Focusing development work on physical fitness and health

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Prioritizing Body Center types in teaching sequences

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Working with instinctual subtypes before addressing core type