Introduction: The mission of the IEA is to create a world in which the Enneagram is widely understood and constructively used. So many in our community were delighted that CNN recently carried a report on the Enneagram1 because of the visibility such an article affords. [...]

Discovering your Enneagram Type. Working with the Enneagram for personal development represents a journey. This journey starts with a process of discovery that enables the individual to recognise and witness themselves. This recognition is organised around a central energy represented by the nine points of [...]

Fauvre's (2000) premise that the Enneagram typology is 'neither random nor arbitrary, but rather maintains a quality and elegance in its inherent symmetry" motivated this researcher to examine if there was indeed such a symmetry especially in relation to the various Enneagram triads and Karen [...]

Abstract: This article presents proof that the Enneagram topology constitutes a map of the human psyche. The significance of this finding is that it elevates the Enneagram from being merely one of a number of psychological models to a true map of the human psyche. [...]

"The Ancients said that the animals are taught through their organs: let me add to this, so are men, but they have the advantage of teaching their organs in return." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Goethe 2001, p. 548). I came across the passage above while [...]

Introduction: It is often said that the Enneagram is rooted in ancient wisdom traditions, and these roots are often touted as one of the reasons why the Enneagram is such a powerful system for understanding ourselves and others. However, some of the philosophical assumptions underlying [...]

Return to the most human, nothing less will nourish the torn spirit, the bewildered heart, the angry mind: and from the ultimate duress, pierced with the breath of anguish, speak of love. Deep Living, Roxanne Howe-Murphy's rich and welcoming introductory Enneagram book, provides a comprehensive [...]