The Most In Depth Self Discovery Book Ever
Nishant Baxi
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Synopsis
Enneagrams are a fascinating tool. Discover its humble origins, its role in psychology and how it helps people.
This chapter talks about:
The origins of enneagrams
Who started it and how it has evolved
Why it is important for understanding others
Its popularity in personal development circles
What are the 9 different types reformer, helper, achiever, individualist, investigator, loyalist, enthusiast, challenger and peacemaker.
Personal development as you know it will change once you discover your type. Read on to find the beauty in every different type!
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Where To Start
The Enneagram is typically known for its accuracy in predicting the various types of human personality. The first inception of the enneagram begun with George Ivanovich Gurdjieff an Armenian mystic and spiritual teacher. Although the enneagram model has been known since ancient times, it was Gurdjieff who make the model publicly known.
Only in recent decades that the enneagram gained more prominence in the field of personal developmental studies through these two individuals Oscar Ichazo and Claudio Naranjo.
It is not really a typology that is perpetuated among academic circles
especially in the field of psychology. However, it has a strong following among personal development circles because of its unique structure for finding out how people work.
Simply put, if you do not know yourself, it is very hard to begin understanding others.
Once you know yourself, you will be able to do some guesswork on how other people work, hence saving you a lot of frustration when dealing with people who are from different types.
The test is fairly accurate if the person taking the test answers them authentically.
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