The difficulty we are addressing does not begin with misunderstanding so much as orientation. The Enneagram, as it is commonly presented and used today, is encountered first as an image, a diagram of nine points arranged on a circle, connected by lines that suggest relationship and movement. It is learned visually, remembered spatially, and applied conceptually, which, in itself, is not problematic. The issue arises when the image is treated as the thing rather than a representation of something...
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