Understanding the Enneagram: The Practical Guide to Personality Types » (REVISED)

Don Richard Riso, M.A. is the foremost writer and developer of the Enneagram in the world today. The most-published and best-selling author in the field, he is an internatioinally recognized authority on the subject. He is the president of Enneagram Personality Types, Inc., and founder of The Enneagram Institute. He has been teaching the Enneagram for more than twenty years, pioneering a revolutionary new approach to ego psychology through his 1977 discovery of the Levels of Development. His four best-selling books are available in British, German, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and French editions. Mr. Riso was a Jesuit for thirteen years, holds degrees in English and philosophy, was elected to the Jesuit Honor Society, Alpha Sigma Nu, and was a Ford Foundation Fellow at Stanford University in communications (social psychology).

on Richard Riso's first book, Personality Types, has become the leading guide to the Enneagram, setting the standard for insight and accuracy about this ancient symbol of human personality. And Understanding the Enneagram has become the indispensable companion volume, teaching readers how to use this psychological framework in daily life. Riso has now fully revised this most authoritative modern interpretation of the Enneagram, based on his pioneering and continuing work, which is attracting ever-increasing attention from laymen, psychologists, and religious teachers alike. Now more than ever, see how to use the Enneagram to transcend yourself and find fulfillment in your personal development and in your relationships.

Preface and Acknowledgments vii

BASICS AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS 1
1. The Practical Guide to Personality Types 3
2. The Traditional Enneagram 31
3. The Nine Personality Types 66
4. The levels of Development 136

ASSESSMENT 167
5. Identifying Your Type: A Questionnaire 169
6. Misidentifications 189

NEW CONNECTIONS, NEW DIRECTIONS
7. The Centers 245
8. Psychological Categories 247
9. Advanced Topics 312
10. Recommendations 327
11. Personality, Essence, and Spirituality 355

Biography 382
Index 387