The second IWA of the Ouspensky Foundation, once again held at study centre 'De Oxerhof' in Deventer, the Netherlands, attracted an attendance of 32 participants, including a group from England and even someone from Israel. The central theme for this weekend was the - practical - study of the Enneagram. By no means a simple task! Everyone who, in one way or another, ever had a try at understanding the Enneagram will undoubtedly have experienced that this figure is as beautiful as it is unfathomable. You can barely get away from the feeling of being either very stupid, or of doing something wrong, and who knows even both. The way the theme was approached by Joost van Daalen, in his introduction to the weekend at the Friday evening, could be called refreshing to say the least. This introduction briefly went into the Enneagram as a reflection of the blueprint of creation and of the laws on which the origin, appearance and disappearance of all events are based. The laws behind all efforts, blocks, up and downward movements, successes and failures are reflected in it. From this it became clear that your entire system is part of the Enneagram and that attempts at understanding the Enneagram with your entire system ("what else have I got" your system already calls out) actually comes down to trying to lift a board you are standing on with your full weight. A dead-end situation that demands another method. And this other approach lies in the centre of the Enneagram, the unmanifested Self that, after all, is not part of it, the Observer. For this, for the eventual goal of all the Work, the Lamb of God was used as a metaphor. It is not involved in anything, and yet it is the centre of everything. The metaphor was represented by the beautiful and moving painting 'Mystic Lamb' by Jan van Eyck (1390 - 1441). As Work for the weekend, the participants were asked to remain the Observer, so as to acquire knowledge about the Enneagram. Point: observation is not subject to law (of the Enneagram) because it does not take energy. That is why observation gives energy and knowledge in the moment. The difficulty of the 'by no means a simple task' turns out to be very different from what it looks like at first glance. Everywhere on the premises, larger and smaller enneagrams could be observed. The enneagram was also an important part of the movement sessions with Wim van Dullemen on Saturday, with deeply moving presentations in the evening. Another important source of learning moments was formed by the music: listening, singing, and of course the music for the movements. The weekend concluded with a highly inspiring Sunday with movement sessions under the direction of Kate and Tinky Brass, Dorine van Oyen and Marijke de Graad. Whether it was the surprising line of approach on Friday evening, the influence of the Enneagram that was present everywhere, all those attempts of the participants to let the Observer speak without enforcing anything, whatever, the general atmosphere can best be described by 'clearness' and 'acceptance'.