What is the Enneagram

The Enneagram is an ancient tool for personal understanding,
development and transformation.



The Enneagram is a system that can provide data that helps us understand that we need to go beyond our habitual responses in order to better understand and relate to others. If we know the Enneagram type of ourselves and others we are dealing with, we have an idea of how people might function in different situations. This is because we all behave automatically at times, in response to the influence of our personality when we are not paying attention.

The more self-aware we are, the less our habits affect our thoughts, feelings and actions. Understanding this predictability increases our understanding of others, leading to greater tolerance and forgiveness and less blame. It also helps others understand us and helps us develop greater self-awareness and be more forgiving of ourselves when we go off track.

It depicts nine different personality types or filters to the outside world and identifies the patterns of behaviour that motivate us to act (or not to act) in certain ways. This knowledge enables us to take responsibility for our own behaviours and to implement strategies for development. It is an integrated tool for personal transformation and for improving working and intimate relationships, communications and the functioning of families, organisations and other groups in society. 
“Ennea” is the Greek word for “nine” and gram means ‘point”. Its symbol is a nine-pointed star around a circle. The Enneagram symbol has roots in antiquity and can be traced back at least as far as the works of Pythagoras.

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