History Archives - Enneagram Monthly

November 20, 2024

Returning to the Absolute

Book Review of Where on Earth Did The Enneagram Come From? by Fatima Fernandez Christlieb Carl Marsak, M.A. “In every world a Triad shineth,...

by Carl Marsak

philosophy and personality part 2

Nicholas Reitter In this second chapter of a projected twelve-part series, I will explore three basic dichotomies that philosophers in the Western tradition have...

by Nicholas Reitter November 14, 2024November 18, 2024

Comparative Systems History Understanding the Enneagram

Essential self: a simpler enneagram

Kathy Hurley and Theodorre Donson Why hasn’t the Enneagram broken into the main enneagram-stream? It’s a good question and one that has crossed the...

by Kathy Hurley and Theodorre Donson November 12, 2024November 10, 2024

History Understanding the Enneagram

Connections with European Occultism

It is in Western Occult literature that one encounters terms such as “esoteric schools.” Ouspensky mentions the term quite often and quotes what Gurdjieff...

by Bill Gamard November 3, 2024November 3, 2024

Editorial and News History Latest Research Spirituality Understanding the Enneagram

Gnosis, the Enneagram, and a special knowledge

Is the enneagram gnostic? It all depends. As always, definition is key. So let’s start with a generic definition of gnosis, the feminine Greek...

by Thomas Garrett Isham October 25, 2024October 28, 2024

History Understanding the Enneagram

Philosophy and Personality, part 1

Nature of Investigation, Material, Sources Nicholas Reitter This series of articles will attempt to address the implications of the Enneagram for the study of...

by Nicholas Reitter October 16, 2024November 12, 2024