Discovering the Enneagram: An Ancient Tool for a New Spiritual Journey

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Summary: The more you read; the greater the understanding and rewards
Review: A fantastic tool for understanding not only your self but your partner. I've found it as an amazing tool for reading peoples true motivations before getting involved with them personally or in business. It has many facets and the more you read it over, the more and more it reveals. Very profound.

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Summary: Fulfilling reading, with a narrow perspective
Review: This book gives a very solid, human understanding of the Enneagram. My interest in the Enneagram stems from a glance through "Are you my type, Am I yours". Rohr's book gives much more depth, but fails to be objective in its views. The book is well written but skewed in its viewpoints. My advice is to read this book, but read other ones too.

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Summary: Fulfilling reading, with a narrow perspective
Review: This book offers some wonderful insights into why we do the things we do. Though it is tempting to first look at the discussions of your own type, there is much to learn from the chapter about all of us. The spiritual focus of the book was a great draw for me. The enneagram doesn't just help you learn about yourself, it helps you to better yourself. And in doing so can bring you closer to others and to God.

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Summary: Full of Inspiration
Review: This was the first book that I read on the topic. Now, many years, and many «how-to-get-your-career-going»-books later, I am so thankful that I was presented to the Enneagram by this one. The authors manage to share their knowledge of the nine energies in such a wonderful balance between confidence and humbleness. It is written in a very personal manner, the authors make a lot of references to themselves and their own types, often questioning their own motives for acting like they do. This «meta»-perspective provides a very important aspect to the presentation; reminding the reader that any presentation has a basis in subjectivity, and is of course influenced by it. It is also interesting that it is written by a german protestant (Ebert), based on the talks of an american catholic (Rohr). Two different traditions are meeting, one of methodological research and critical questioning, one of symbolic and traditional orientation. So if you're looking for shortcuts to success, this may not be the book for you. But if you're looking for some knowledge to help you strive for honesty in relation to yourself and others, you should read this one; it's wise, witty and full of inspiration.