Episode Description

Enneagram Type 4s, called The Individualist, try to be authentic with every fiber of their being, but it’s so hard for them to know who they really are deep down. They often feel overwhelmed trying to do justice to their talents, all the while feeling misunderstood by people who move too fast, are too shallow, and act too harshly to understand their full heart. Famous examples include Bob Dylan, Johnny Depp, Prince, Michael Jackson, and Frida Kahlo.

In this episode, we explore the essence of the Type 4 and the insecurities and motivations that drive their every action and relationship. We walk you through the story of the Type 4’s life by looking at their journey through the Levels of Consciousness from their healthiest to their average to their most destructive ways of operating. We close the episode by offering a critical type-tailored practice to help 4s rise up in consciousness and be the best version of themselves.  

This episode is designed to help Type 4s thrive in their personal and professional lives by fostering a deeper understanding of their insecurities and motivations. It’s also an invaluable resource for friends, partners, and colleagues of Type 4s who wish to better support and relate to them.

Podcast Hosts: Rasanath Das and Hari Prasada Das

Highlights

• [1:30] The Essence Qualities of originality, depth, and beauty

• [4:30] The Basic Fear of losing my authentic self

• [6:00] The overwhelming question of trying to figure out who I am

• [7:00] Using experiences and emotions to figure out who I am

• [8:45] The Type 4s modification of Descartes’ “Cogito, ergo sum” (I think, therefore I am)

• [11:00] The Basic Desire to feel completely authentic

• [11:15] Creative Consciousness. A recognition that I am naturally unique and the propensity to invite others to be themselves.

• [16:45] The Type 4 desire to bring humanity back to the world

• [18:00] If I am not feeling enough, then who am I? The need for constant emotional intensity.

• [20:00] The Type 4 obsession with music and becoming my own emotional DJ

• [21:00] It’s called scarring for a reason

• [21:30] Zack de la Rocha from Rage Against the Machine

• [23:20] Destructive Consciousness. The mantra that, “no one can understand me.”

• [24:30] The victim mentality

• [25:30] The practice to rise up the Levels of Consciousness. Catch myself underplaying the good.