06/18/2025
Hey everyone--Ben here. Since we have some new people following, I wanted to share a bit about the "why" behind Wild Enneagram.
Our vision is To Support The Wild Human Psyche in Modern Life.
Every single one of us has an evolutionary heritage rooted in the natural world. Baked into our DNA is an affinity for the movement of rivers, the cycles of the moon, and the turning of the earth beneath us. To be fully human--with access to the full range of our gifts and potentials--is to be fully in touch with this innate wildness.
However, the way we live right now can make that difficult. Most of us in the modernized world were born in cities and grew up surrounded by built environments--metal machines we drive around and rectangular buildings that we live and work in. There's nothing inherently wrong with those, and I am not anti-human or anti-progress; however, the fact remains that our biological wiring suffers when we do not have access to the ways of life that our ancestors did.
I see Wild Enneagram offering one answer to this. We are seeking to reconcile the relationship between humans and the rest of nature (yes, we are part of nature, too--we've just forgotten!). Through the power of the Enneagram and the gentle homecoming of a nature-informed practice, we can learn to live in the modern world while simultaneously supporting our fundamentally wild souls. When we do, we find access to a wellspring of creativity, inspiration, resilience, and a deep capacity for collaboration. In other words--the exact things we are going to need to shepherd ourselves through this moment of upheaval in history.
If you'd like to gather with others in this, or you are seeking support on the journey, visit me at wildenneagram.com or send me a DM. I hope to hear from you soon.