From Idolatry to Reality: From Worshipping the Idols…

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Ones want to be good. They want to realize all their potentials and be all they can be.…


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About the IEA

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Our vision a world…


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How the Passion of Vanity Manifests Itself in…

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There’s a song from the Spanish group Vetusta Morla, the refrain of which is: “Disguising, Seducing, Becoming Handsome For You.” Nothing seems more appropriate to explain the dilemma…


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Carta del Presidente – New Year 2013

"Munita__Maria_Jose-small"Estoy sentada frente a un gran ventanal mirando como se pone en sol en el océano Pacífico mientras escribo esta carta.…


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Letter from the President – New Year 2013

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I’m sitting in front of a big window watching the sunset over the Pacific while I write…


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The Value of the Enneagram for Young Adults

The Enneagram has been an extremely useful tool in bringing people together to understand themselves and each other. When I first learned about the Enneagram, I fell in love with…


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Fat Brush or Fine stroke: subtleties of the…

"2949435839_8d6e19a284_o"Expanding on the presentations to the IEA in Madrid in February 2012 Enneagram: Vitamin of the Soul”, and to…


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That’s Me: Using Ennea-type Profiles to Enhance School…

In our work together as public school administrators, we employed the Enneagram to improve communication among members of our school district’s leadership team.  (A reflection of that experience appeared in…


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Enneagram Crucigram Puzzle

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Imagine the form of the Enneagram projected onto a gridded crossword space — an “Enneagram Crucigram”

The result is…


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IEA

Looking forward: We will host Dr. David Daniels in San Francisco in February, 2013 doing what he does best – working with individuals, couples and panels on relationship issues and…


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Don Riso – A Tribute from the IEA…

The Enneagram Institute posted a lovely tribute to Don; here are a few extracts:

Don Richard Riso, 66, author, counselor, leading authority on the Enneagram personality system, and an influential…


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Becoming an Enneagram Mystic

"KatherineWhen people learn the Enneagram, they often feel a loss of what they…


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Workshop Teaches IEA-SoCal Members The Caring and Feeding…

In spite of the sweltering mid-September heat, a hearty group of local Enneagram professionals and enthusiasts gathered at Golden Circle Spiritual Center in Tustin to better…


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My Enneagram

When I first registered for the 2012 International Enneagram Conference in Long Beach, I had to select which age range I belonged to as a participant.…


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Back to the Future: Motions of the Soul…

The emerging Enneagram perspective of this workshop comes from the “Back to the Future” spiritual guide, Ignatius Loyola (1491 – 1556). Ignatius may not have used…


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Letter from the President – Should you be…

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Just the other day, the IEA office received an e-mail asking for a recommendation for an Enneagram training…


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Letter from the IEA President, October 2012

"mario_sikora_headshot2"Flying into Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport in Santiago, Chile, is a breathtaking experience. For the final 15 minutes of…


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A New Old School Of Human Growth And…

Editor’s note: This article is actually two articles. The first is a personal history by Prof. Alaor Passos on his fascinating experiences and journey of self-discovery in Chile…


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“But is it Real?” A Review of Research…

One of the most common questions I am asked when introducing people to the Enneagram goes something along the lines of: “Yes, but is it real? What scientific…


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