The Enneagram

"The Enneagram workshop was
very powerful with meaningful take-aways.
Kathy Eckles is extremely professional
and insightful,
yet fun and very
down to earth. 
I loved our time together."
Beth Hallisy 
– Partner, Advertising, 
Marcus Thomas LLC Cleveland, OH 


"Thank You for the Enneagram workshop
for our CPE students! 
You gave a clear description of a
complex topic in a
short time - all with
great energy and
clarity of information. 
     Well done!" 
    Rev. John Pearson, 
D. Min.– Chaplaincy Director, Beverly Hospital
Beverly, MA
The Enneagram - A Brief Overview 
 by Kathy Eckles, Andrew Hahn, and Joan Beckett
 
Have You Ever…?
      
       Argued passionately to be 'right', 
                             only in retrospect to feel it was a hollow victory? 

      Felt happy to be ‘behind the scenes, making things happen’, 
                             only later to feel unappreciated?
 
      Achieved outrageous success 
                             and still felt a bit like a failure?

      Acted extraordinary 
                             and felt incurably ordinary?

      Believed the answer to all problems 
                             lies in information?

      Focused more on the difficulties 
                             than opportunities at hand?

      Brainstormed brilliantly 
                             and gotten bored with the follow-through that gets results?

      Moved mountains for someone 
                             and alienated them in the process?

      Facilitated ‘peace’
                             at the expense of  your own point of view?
 
Clearly, we appear to have inexplicable differences. Typically our understanding is limited by our own frame of reference. The Enneagram, an ancient system of understanding personalities and their core motivations, is a tool that helps us release our limited points of view, in turn broadening our understanding and appreciation of our differences.  As we create more receptive environments, we more fully access the gifts and abilities of each of us.

The word Enneagram is derived from the Greek words enneas meaning nine and grammas meaning points – literally nine points. The system describes nine fundamental personality types, their core motivations and ways of relating in the world, each with its own gifts, natural limitations and blind spots.   Read the article 

Online Resources
Find Your Type  Online tests by Riso and Hudson
What Is the Enneagram?  with Helen Palmer
How the Enneagram System Works  by Riso and Hudson
The Enneagram & Spirituality  by Riso and Hudson 
The Enneagram in Relationships with Helen Palmer and David Daniels

Suggested Books  Title and author  *Denotes easiest
The Enneagram* Karen Webb
The Enneagram Made Easy*  Baron and Wagele
The Enneagram   Helen Palmer
The Enneagram in Love and Work  Helen Palmer
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