Understanding the Enneagram: The Practical Guide to Personality Types

I prefer the authors' other two Enneagram books  Personality Types: Using the Enneagram for Self-Discovery  and  The Wisdom of the Enneagram: The Complete Guide to Psychological and Spiritual Growth for the Nine Personality Types , but what's very valuable about this one is it is the only one that shows how a Type can express the negative aspects of its Integration Type, and emphasizes that one does so usually with close friends or family members.

I have bought this book a good five times already. It's the one I like to gift my friends who are interested in learning about this amazing system. Wisdom of the Enneagram and Personality Types are both great too; however, this is the one I think is best for beginners.Incredible insights offered in this jewel of a book. To me the Enneagram equates freedom. Freedom from your ego reactions, as well as providing you with the ability to truly grow psycho-spiritually.

One of my favorite Enneagram resources. Not only does it cover each of the 9 types in summary, but it also digs into what you can do after you have discovered your type. Includes an assessment, some information to discern between two types if you are uncertain, and the psychological impact of falling into the lower levels of the 9 types.

These are the experts! There are a good many books out there on the Enneagram and a good many good books on the Enneagram, however, unless you get the basics of the model and learn how to work with it, a good deal of the richness of the paradigm can escape you, These are the authors that have brought forward these ancient teachings into a format from which we can begin the journey. Then when we go on we have a solid foundation to stand on.

This book delves deeper into the Enneagram typology than the more quickly-read Riso/Hudson book, "Discovering Your Personality Type," (2003). It discusses the "Passion, Virtue, Fixation, and Holy Idea" of each type, so that the book is more psychological in orientation. It contains a section on 'misidentifications' of types -- how certain types are similar to each other and how to discern the difference between them; and it has a section on "Advanced Topics," which, among other things, discusses each type's "missing piece." I found the section on "Recommendations" for each type to be very helpful, as it highlights where each type is 'going wrong'; what to guard against; how to avoid pitfalls. This is a good in-depth book, for people who want to examine the healthy, average, and unhealthy levels of each type, and go deeper into psychological aspects than mere personality-typing.

Having read the the "big book" on the ennagram, a few years ago, I was looking forward to learning more. Glad I pick this one to get me back on track with the enneagram. Updated information, added richness to understanding the "gram". Written for anyone looking for some keys to understanding youself and others. More of a spiritual overlay in this book., making it quite lovely to read. No self-help approach here. Simply solid good information to read when you are interested. Loved adding this book to my other enneagram picks.

My marriage counselor used the enneagram to type my husband and I. He’s a 5, I’m a 6, we took the test at the end I confirmed the results she stated but we still feel they’re kind of off based on what we know of each other: were waiting to hear some more and have picked up a couple more of these type books for clarification. If anything it helps understand people a little better

This is a sort of fad at my church. I find it too technical and admittedly, silly. Read one book prior & decided to donate this one to anywhere but my house.

Good book. It is in very good condition. This book is easy to understand and keeps to the point without rambling and repeating. It gives good info on the topic. It is good size print and headings in darker print. The pages stay open when reading and book not too heavy. Good buy if interested in the topic.

comprehensive detail - gets a bit complicated at times but really useful

Good

Interesting book. Enjoyed it, even if I don't fully agree with it.

very good