Jerry Wagner Ph.D.

When I first read Adler, I was struck by how several of his ideas resonated with Enneagram theory.  In this article I’ll give a brief overview of Adler’s take on personality and focus on those parts of his psychology that complement certain Enneagram dynamics and how I believe they differ.

Adler’s work has become so much a part of mainstream psychology that we forget he was the first to crystallize these ideas.  For example Adler has been called the father of e...

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