ENNEAGRAM
of the SOUL
Book Journey
coming
January 2026​​​
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Flourishing Souls
For inner wholeness and deepening spirituality
If you have a faith in the Christian tradition or a connection to the Divine you desire to enhance because you know there must be something more... perhaps
Contemplative Prayer, Spiritual Direction, and/or Enneagram Exploration will bring you home to the essence within you
Contemplative prayer practices open our hearts up to G-d and create a union, an intimate closeness...
- for groups, individuals, or churches
Spiritual Direction is when an elder in faith (whicn is not age, but maturity in spiritual matters) becomes a partner with you on your spiritual path. There is no directing per se with a Spiritual Director, its more of a witness to see you and give observations in life - giving you wings to fly.
The Enneagram is to explore your personality strengths and frustrations, habits, and motivations. To awaken you to everything already within you (darkness and light for both are needed in psychological growth). Knowing this allows you to see what holds you back from being fully present to others and ourselves!
Imagine loving God with all your heart, soul, mind & strength!
"To live fully awake to life is never to have regrets"
-Russ Hudson
The Enneagram brings us awareness of our habits, motivations, blind spots, and much more. It has deep spiritual aspects that free our hearts and minds to be present to ourselves and others: ALL of life.
Pairing this inner knowledge with Contemplative practices gives meaning and purpose to who we are, not just what we do.
And reveals whom God made us to be.
Contemplative practices provide a way of being
that centers on connection with the Divine, aka Love.
It affects our everyday, real life. It becomes a life of love.
Are you ready to explore your true self? It is a journey, but remember Jesus said, "Perfect love casts out fear." Fear will be encountered, but we have wisdom and inner resources to see it, feel it, and move through it - to horizons within ourselves and with the world.
Knowing oneself while using these open-hearted contemplative practices with Love Itself is a beautiful way to be in this world, ready for the next.
Jill's Book Journey on
Enneagram of the Soul
by author Nhien Vuong/Founder of Evolving Enneagram
January 2026
This will not be a book "study." That implies a cognitive learning primarily. This is a book journey, because it encompasses using our minds, our bodies, our breath, and our hearts as we consider how the Enneagram is a doorway to our own soul.
Meeting on Zoom so you can join from anywhere
January 2026
I have been in the Evolving Enneagram Community for over 5 years as a CPE participant, a CPE Facilitator, and now a faculty member of EE. I also continue to participate in a CPE group as a member with a beginner's mind. I've realized CPE provides me a place for my own soul that is safe and I can be seen. Because ultimately, this is about connection with others as well as ourselves.
Through my CPE experience I have experienced inner growth and self-awareness, both of which have given me inner healing, an understanding of my Enneagram Type structure, and the interior strength to be more than just my type. I have and continue to become who G-d, in my understanding has created me to be. Not a state of perfection in the world's definition, but
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I want to bring these soul-growth opportunities to others as well so I am offering my second ENNEAgRAM OF THE SOUL Book Journey beginning in January.
~This is for anyone who is looking for a new way to access their hearts and/or the Divine
~This is for someone desiring a safe community to speak w/out others fixing us
~This format developes resiliance of one's soul to meet the world's demands calmly
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l am offering this on a love donation basis with a suggested donation of $30-$100 for the entire journey. No one is turned away for lack of funds, so even $0 is ok, really.
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Purchase your book ahead of time, and each week we will do one Principle, one Practice,
one Prayer, and one Intention - we will also do a Centering Prayer together.
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If you'd like to join the
Enneagram of the Soul
Book journey in January
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Click the button below
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Photo Credit: C. Benson
EVERYONE IS ON A JOURNEY
TOWARD WHOLENESS
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For some... later in life, we are ready for the journey inward,
or maturity in spirit calls us to draw closer to our inner truth
to go deeper
to look within
to release our essential self already present
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...both contemplative prayer or the Enneagram allow this journey to be present in our lives, to a level of conscious awareness you've desired
- together they provide an authentic space to wonder and explore in a safe, non-judgmental space ...
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Who Am I
when I have nothing to fear,
nothing to promote,
and nothing to defend ?
Flourishing Souls works with:
Individuals • Groups • Retreats
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When you are ready to explore your inner world,
- or work with a team to develop everyone's strengths & gifts
- or gather with others interested in a community that is deepening themselves in body, mind, and soul...
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Contact me for a free half-hour consultation to see if any of these keys to understanding yourself and the world are right for you.
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* spiritual direction, prayer practices and/or the Enneagram to awaken your soul*
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Spiritual Direction
Companioning you on your spiritual journey
~ possible paths to travel ~
-Deeper Understanding of the Divine
-Developing Contemplative Practices
-Enneagram Spirituality - Body/Mind/Soul Connection (creative practices)
– Holding Grief and Loss
– Questioning Organized Religion
– Second Half of Life Meaning and Purpose
Evolving Enneagram
Facilitator
Perhaps you would consider joining a CPE group from Evolving Enneagram
evolvingenneagram.com
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(CPE=contemplative prayer with the Enneagram)
'Experience a compassion based contemplative approach to the Enneagram informed inner transformation'
CPEs are 12 week groups who hold a confidential sacred space of sharing their own inner life with Enneagram observations. The group then shares a 20 minute contemplative practice.
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A compassionate community growing together.
FLOURISHING SOULS
and the Enneagram
There are many approaches to the Enneagram. Flourishing Souls delves into the spiritual dimensions of this map of human consciousness. It illuminates why we do what we do and why we find change so difficult. But offers ways the
Enneagram shows us how to see and accept all of ourselves, and love who we are. For we cannot really love others without a core understanding
of being loved well ourselves.
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"Rather than putting us into a box, the Enneagram
shows us how small or limited we have made our
own box - and invites us to be our free, authentic self."
- R. Hudson
Are you being drawn to look deeper, open wider, and invite your soul to flourish in new and exciting ways?
Jill Schneider Smith
WHY I'M DOING WHAT I DO...
I have been a pastor in the United Methodist Church since 2000. I started Flourishing Souls in 2020 because I was seeking new ways to connect people to God in deeper and life-changing ways. A transformation of our spiritual walk that affirms God's great love for us and has a real effect on our lives in intuitive ways: body, mind, and soul.
I discovered the healing aspects of Contemplative Prayer forms while I was just beginning to explore the Enneagram (which teaches how to be emotionally healthy and present). I've learned it is a deeply spiritual system for self-awareness. Both Contemplative Prayer and the Enneagram insights brought me to an understanding of who God created me to be and how I am completely loved. Completely. It has also shown me what it meant to love myself so I can love my neighbor. No sermon series ever did that!
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This awareness also brought the wisdom of connecting my heart, body, and mind together. A human being. We are complex and amazing creatures. It is possible to shut off our hearts, take our bodies for granted, and/or overuse our minds - every day of our lives. Until we see it. And then we can not look away. Life becomes vibrant, full of meaning and richer in every way.
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My personality kept me a safe distance from God and myself, all while looking very spiritual to the outside world. There comes a time in life when this facade must be faced, stripped away, and our essence made known. Our true self. This is always a journey. It's called 'inner work.' The fruit of this is growth, depth, and expansive connection to the Divine Spirit. I am convinced more and more people are looking for union with God without the 'churchianity' that limits God to look too much like us.
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I bring the practices of Contemplative Prayer with the Enneagram to you, to groups, and to the kingdom of God on earth. For together, they bring awareness, wholeness, and well-being of the soul that makes a difference in the world. Some call this Wholeheartedness. Some call it the next step of consciousness.
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* The Enneagram helps each of us see the unique gifts God has placed within us and avenues to release the habits of personality that keep us locked into behaviors that prevent us from following our dreams.
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* Contemplative Prayer forms connect us to God in deep personal ways differently than corporate or petitionary prayer. Centering Prayer works with the wisdom of the Enneagram when it becomes a regular practice. It does this by creating new neuropathways in our brains even as it connects our hearts to the open, loving space where God waits for us to be present.
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.... I find both incredibly helpful because you can't love God with your whole heart if you don't know your true, authentic self.
CONTACT
Jill Schneider Smith, MDiv. DMin.
@flourishingsoulsnc