Eneagrama aka Enneagram part.1 (2015) JVaLaMaLiNi.pdf

The Enneagram of Personality, or simply the Enneagram (from the Greek words ἐννέα [ennea,
meaning "nine"> and γράμμα [gramma, meaning something "written" or "drawn"), is a model of
human personality which is principally understood and taught as a typology of nine
interconnected personality types. Although the origins and history of many of the ideas and
theories associated with the Enneagram of Personality are a matter of dispute, contemporary
Enneagram understandings are principally derived from the teachings of Oscar Ichazo and
Claudio Naranjo. Naranjo's theories were partly influenced by some earlier teachings of
G. I. Gurdjieff. As a typology the Enneagram defines nine personality types (sometimes
referred to as "enneatypes"), which are represented by the points of a geometric figure
called an enneagram, which also indicates some of the connections between the types. As
there are different schools of thought among Enneagram theorists about some aspects of how
it is understood, its interpretation is not always unified or consistent.

The Enneagram of Personality has been widely promoted in both business management and
spiritual contexts through seminars, conferences, books, magazines, and DVDs. In business
contexts it is generally used as a typology to gain insights into workplace dynamics; in
spirituality it is more commonly presented as a path to higher states of being, essence,
and enlightenment. It has been described as a method for self-understanding and
self-development but has been criticized as being subject to interpretation, making it
difficult to test or validate scientifically.

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