Enneagram of Personality

The Enneagram of Personality is a typing system of nine connected types of personalities. 

alt=Enneagram symbol|thumb|Enneagram shapeToday, Enneagram theories are mostly from Oscar Ichazo from the 1950s and Claudio Naranjo from the 1970s. Older history of ideas  associated with the Enneagram of Personality are not agreed on. 

The Enneagram of Personality is popular in business management and spirituality development using books and DVDs. In business it is used to find out into how employees can work together. In spirituality it is shown as a path to self-improvement and enlightenment. Both say it can aid in self-awareness and self-understanding.

 The Nine Types 
TypeCharacteristic roleBasic fearBasic desireTemptationViceVirtueStressSecurity1PerfectionistCorruptness, imbalance, being badGoodness, integrity, balanceHypocrisy, hypercriticismAngerSerenity472HelperBeing unlovedTo feel loveDeny own needs, manipulationPrideHumility843PerformerWorthlessnessTo feel valuablePushing self to always be "the best"DeceitTruthfulness, Authenticity964IndividualistHaving no identity or significanceTo be uniquely themselvesTo overuse imagination in search of selfEnvyEquanimity (Emotional Balance)215ResearcherHelplessness, incapability, incompetenceMastery, understandingReplacing direct experience with conceptsAvariceNon-Attachment786SkepticBeing without support or guidanceTo have support and guidanceIndecision, doubt, seeking reassuranceFearCourage397EnthusiastBeing unfulfilled, trapped, deprivedTo be satisfied and contentThinking fulfillment is somewhere elseGluttonySobriety158ProtectorBeing controlled, harmed, violatedSelf-protectionThinking they are completely self-sufficientLust (Forcefulness)Innocence529PeacemakerLoss, fragmentation, separationWholeness, peace of mindAvoiding conflicts, avoiding self-assertionSloth (Disengagement)Action63
 Criticism 
The Enneagram mixes ideas usually accepted in the theory of personality but it has been sent away and called pseudoscience by some personality assessment experts.
The Enneagram is criticised for having no basis in scientific fact.

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