SPIRITUAL DIMENSIONS OF ENNEAGRAM

Maitris superb volume is the culmination of a long and intense process of inner work undertaken as a student of Claudio Naranjo, who in turn was a student of the enigmatic Oscar Ichazo. This particular enneagram lineage sees itself as distinct and unconnected to Gurdjieffs Forth Way. Yet Ichazos account of where he received knowledge of the enneagram is as unconvincing as Gurdjieffs - unconvincing in that no evidence of enneagram structures or symbols can be located in the culture that both men claimed was its source: Islam. However, Maitris book is a breath of fresh air in the heady waters of enneagram date systems and the flash of commercial fast food self-help-ism via typology - where she introduces the idea of the ennea-type as going far beyond just indicating your personality disposition - but illuminates a basic essence deep within each of us. She shows how traversing the inner territory particular to our ennea-type can bring us profound fulfillment and meaning, as well as authentic spiritual development. This title has already made it onto many reading lists for Enneagram workshop and lectures. Highly Recommended. Publisher: PENGUIN PAPERBACK ISBN: 9781585420810