Yes, there is something to be said for the connection between Sufism and the enneagram of personality types.
When the latter made its appearance in the 1970s, its reputed connection to Sufism was something of a given, and it played no small part in adding to the mystique of the new system. In time, however, the connection was downplayed or even dismissed. Oscar Ichazo, for one, insisted on other sources for the system he initiated, and Russ Hudson, Don Riso’s prot...
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