The Road Back to You – An Enneagram Journey to Self–Discovery (Road Back to You Set)

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They explain that these come in three triads of three: Anger or Gut: 8, 9, 1 ; Feeling or Heart 2, 3, 4; and Fear or Head: 5, 6, 7. Also each type is modified by one or both of their wings (the types adjacent to them) and have a type the gravitate to under stress and when they are secure. Sound a little confusing? Cron and Stabile walk us through all this both in introduction and the survey of each type.

The Road Back to You - An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery The Road Back to You - An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery

Finally, I liked the emphasis on how learning about our type is both a benefit for ourselves and for our relationships, as well as our worldview. Throughout the book, the call is to become more aware of how we go through life and what mistakes we continue to make so that we can "get out of your own way and become more of the person God created you to be.'" (p. 17) Figuring out my type has allowed me to have so much more compassion and understanding for myself and others. That's why I continue to encourage people to learn more about the Enneagram. I can't help but imagine a world where we all had this level of compassion and understanding. Your “wings” are the Enneagram numbers on each side of your main Enneagram type. You typically access both of your wings but one is more dominant for most people. Knowing my Myers-Briggs type never did much for me. Knowing my Enneagram number has deepened my self-awareness, given me practical and specific tools for growth, and helped me better understand people who are wired entirely differently than me.The iEQ9 is for anyone who wants to use the Enneagram to know themselves better, whether you’re brand new to the Enneagram or have been studying it for quite some time. (I’ve been studying the Enneagram for years and I gained some very useful insights the first time I took it.) Actually, after taking the assessment, some people realize they had previously mistyped themselves — and often discover the reason why. And if you don’t know your Type, that’s okay. The iEQ9 is an extremely accurate tool that will help you discover your Type and, more importantly, help you understand why you do the things you do with amazing accuracy.

The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery

When we stop trying to change people and simply love them that they actually have a shot at transformation. The Enneagram is a tool that awakens our compassion for people just as they are, not the people we wish they would become so our lives would become easier. Analytical, detached and private, they are motivated by a need to gain knowledge, conserve energy and avoid relying on others.” Fun, spontaneous and adventurous…motivated by a need to be happy, to plan stimulating experiences and to avoid pain.” I’m not agreeing or disagreeing with the Enneagram model. The book, however, doesn’t give you a clearcut way to find your Enneagram. You’re supposed to look at each model, answer some questions, and figure out which one you are. What if you can’t figure it out? On any given day I’ve been a 2, 3, 4, 5, or 8. A quiz with a definitive answer would be great. As a Type 5, what I am looking for is truth and knowledge. I grew up in a very religious environment but even from childhood it never sank into me and I eventually completely removed it from my life. I guess this would be par for the course for a 5w4, Iconoclast. That's why this distortion leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

The real question is, can you love the real me? . . . Not the perfect person you want me to be, not that image you had of me, but who I really am." —Christine Feehan As someone who's new to learning about the enneagram, I find this content fascinating. It may not be scientifically objective or measurably sound but I find the information regarding these personality types interesting. Together, we’ve gracefully developed in an all-encompassing matter alongside the in-depth knowledge we've gained on cognitive functions, Myers-Briggs, and Big Five personality traits since beginning our cognitive function and MBTI journey in Iraq - only in recent months have we delved into the ancient enneagram system.

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Even if you are Christian, I recommend you read the other, more secular, takes on the Enneagram FIRST before reading this one. Understand the core system first, objectively. You can link it to your spiritual objectives afterwards. My love and I have optimistically embraced personal growth and deeper self-awareness since our sweet beginning almost nine years ago - to better ourselves as both a faith-based married couple, mothers to our two adorable children, assertive individuals, mirrored soulmates with a beautiful life journey together, our best-friendship, and philanthropists with a profound love for humanity. His view of people is equally skewed when he comments, “We owe it to the God who created us, to ourselves, to the people we love and to all with whom we share this troubled planet to become ‘saints.’ How else can we run and complete the errand on which God sent us here?” This completely circumvents the doctrine of sin, grace, man’s depravity, and God’s omnipotence (to name a few). This is not the Gospel. I was curious to read this as I am hearing about the enneagram from so many people. I've done a fair amount of reading about Meyers-Briggs so I was happy to learn about another tool for understanding people. However, I found this to be quite general. While I think I was able to figure out my number, from reading the chapters the only one I definitely eliminated for myself was three. Because the of the generality, I identified with almost all of them. My husband, when told about this, said it reminded him of a horoscope a bit. In particular, I liked this quote: "Like flowers, relationships don't grow in the dark. Relationships bloom in the light of self-disclosure." (pg. 180)If you're an Enneagram 7, you probably thrive on the idea that variety is the spice of life and you draw energy from staying active. Also, there's a good chance people accuse you of being optimistic to a fault. Since its release in 2010, over 100,000 people have taken the iEQ9 and it’s been updated 20 times. The developers are routinely contracting with outside experts to analyze the data and then apply those findings to assure the most up-to-date accuracy. (I’ve found the commitment on the part of the iEQ9’s developers to be both impressive and reassuring.)