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  • The Nine Types
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History

History of the Enneagram. Theories and accounts of how it began.

Fourth way History Personal Growth/Self-Development Spirituality Understanding the Enneagram

Personal Transformation in Three Modes

Thomas Garrett Isham G.I. Gurdjieff called the enneagram an alchemy of the soul. As such, he viewed the enneagram as a means of transforming...

by Thomas Garrett Isham January 11, 2025December 14, 2024
History Latest Research Personal Growth/Self-Development Therapy and Counselling

Discernment and Time: Dominant and Repressed Perspectives within the Hornevian Groups

Drew Moser, Ph.D. How do we understand time? Do we consider it scientifically through physics and mathematics? Do we view it as a cultural...

by Drew Moser Ph.D. January 6, 2025February 28, 2025
Comparative Systems History Spirituality Understanding the Enneagram

The Sufi’s Levels of Self and the Enneagram’s Levels of Development

Khaled ElSherbini Ph.D & Samar Gamal The Enneagram, as a dynamic model, includes within its continuum a “stage-gate” process of development. A process where...

by Khaled ElSherbini Ph.D & Samar Gamal January 3, 2025January 3, 2025
Fourth way History Understanding the Enneagram

Towards the Origin of Gurdjieff’s Symbol

Laleh Bakhtiar Having devoted much of my life for the past twenty-five years on uncovering the Sufi origins or integration of the Enneagram, I...

by Laleh Bakhtiar January 1, 2025January 18, 2025
Centers of Intelligence History Instincts and Subtypes Passions Understanding the Enneagram

Discovering a “Recipe” for The Nine Enneagram Compulsions

A Response to “Steps to a Unified Model of the Enneagram” Kathy Hurley and Theodorre Donson In Fabien and Patricia Chabreuil’s article, “Steps to...

by Kathy Hurley and Theodorre Donson December 28, 2024December 4, 2024
Comparative Systems Editorial and News History Spirituality Understanding the Enneagram

Update on: The Enneagram and the Tree of Life

Hannah Nathans Rereading the article The Enneagram and the tree of life (EM #237) I wrote in the year 2000, I see some things...

by Hannah Nathans December 22, 2024December 18, 2024
History Spirituality Understanding the Enneagram

The Enneagram and the Tree of Life

States of Consciousness Hannah Nathans When I listened to Rabbi Howard Addison’s inspiring presentation during the Baltimore IEA conference, something in me said “HOME!”...

by Hannah Nathans December 20, 2024December 18, 2024
History Spirituality Understanding the Enneagram

Perspective on the Transcending of Type

Thomas Garrett Isham It appears the enneagram has come full circle. Such is my conclusion after reading Fátima Fernández Christlieb’s Where on Earth Did...

by Thomas Garrett Isham December 19, 2024December 2, 2024
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