“The Enneagram, in its most abstract form, is a universal mandala of the self – a symbol of each of us.”
– Don Richard Riso
The Enneagram offers us the possibility to change our perception of ourselves, to bring more meaning, awareness, kindness, and confidence to it. It helps us objectively observe ourselves, understand our origins, realize our full potential, and progress towards a better life and world. It is a tool of self-observation that allows us to see beyond our masks and appearances.
Discover the Enneagram, a valuable tool for self-knowledge and personal transformation with ancient origins. It has been passed down by figures such as Pythagoras, the Desert Fathers, the Sufis, and Evagre the Pontic. In the 20th century, Georges Gurdjieff introduced it to the West, followed by Oscar Ichazo. Claudio Naranjo shaped it, and Helen Palmer made it accessible to the general public.
Today, the Enneagram is recognized for its power in personal development and understanding others. It consists of nine personality types but becomes more complex when considering wings, arrows, and subtypes.
This tool helps us gain insights into personality, see reality from different perspectives, understand profiles, and harness our potential. It invites us to change our perspective on ourselves and others to establish more just relationships.
The Enneagram symbol itself is ancient and represents three fundamental figures: the circle (unity/wholeness), the triangle (triad/trinity), and the hexad (laws of seven). From the Greek “ennea” (ἐννέα = nine) and “gramma” (γράμμα = sign), the Enneagram categorizes people into nine different personality types based on their talents and strengths, emotional needs, and fundamental fears. Each archetype is represented by a number and a name, providing information about each individual’s strengths, weaknesses, and potential areas for personal growth.
The nine “enneatypes” are considered general models of behavior and personality, each defined by a unique combination of personality traits, emotional habits, motivations, fears, and ideals. These types are typically described in terms of their lifestyle, thought patterns, emotional functioning, and typical behaviors.
The nine points of the Enneagram represent the strengths we carry, and the system helps us recognize and rebalance them. It is based on understanding personality from three axes: body, emotion, and mind.
The Enneagram allows me to…
Module 1: Introduction Day
“Exploring the Enneagram and Personality Profiles”
The Enneagram can be used to help people better understand themselves and others by providing a framework to explore their deep motivations, habits, and compulsions. Quests and aspirations, motivations and avoidances, fears and desires, defense mechanisms, and relational strategies… In this module, you will discover the three centers of intelligence, the main characteristics of the nine points, and the possible paths of evolution.
OBJECTIVES?
– Understand the historical context of the Enneagram.
– Understand how the Enneagram works.
– Identify your personality profile among the nine profiles and your dominant intelligence center through introspection, discussions, and positioning exercises.
– Understand different personalities and develop an open-mindedness towards others.
– Learn about the characteristics (strengths, areas of vigilance, motivations, fears, evolution axes, etc.) of the nine profiles and the three centers of intelligence (instinctive, emotional, mental).
Module 2: In-Depth Weekend
Module 2 follows Module 1, the “Introduction Day” to the Enneagram, which should be completed beforehand. The second module aims to delve deeper into the concepts and applications of the Enneagram.
During Module 2, you will go beyond the basics and the nine personality types of the Enneagram that you discovered in Module 1. You will delve deeper into understanding yourself and others by exploring deep motivations, desires, defense mechanisms, and relational strategies specific to each type. Additionally, you will explore the three centers of intelligence, which are a fundamental part of the Enneagram.
OBJECTIVES?
– Gain awareness of defense mechanisms and wounds developed since childhood and understand how our personality has been constructed.