The Enneagram: is it secret? Is it safe?

The Enneagram is often advertised as merely a personality test. Let's look into that:

"It’s no overstatement to suggest that we hardly understand what we are working with, so we would do well to take a learning stance of humility. This begins with recognizing that the Enneagram can’t be reduced to a personality test and that we have much more to learn. As Russ Hudson frequently emphasizes, “Type isn’t a ‘type’ of person, but a path to God.”"

The Sacred Enneagram, by Christopher Heuertz

Foreword by Richard Rohr

Talking about Russ Hudson from the Enneagram Institute

Additionally, as Alexa Cramer uncovered, Claudio Naranjo, one of the creators of the Enneagram, admitted that he used "automatic writing" to create the Enneagram, describing the event with language similar to that of how a Ouija board is used.

Let's also look at some other resources:

• Jay Medenwaldt's research:
  • Is the Enneagram Legitimate for Spiritual Growth?
  • The Enneagram, Science, and Christianity - Part 1
  • The Enneagram, Science, and Christianity - Part 2
• Anne Kennedy on the Enneagram:
  • 7 Takes About How Much I Intensely Dislike The Enneagram
  • The Road Back to Where? A Look at Self Discovery Using the Enneagram
• Dr. Chris Berg on the Enneagram
• Ronald V. Huggins. Pieces on the Enneagram.
  • Several books, PDF's, and articles
• Marcia Montenegro
  • Former professional astrologer Marcia Montenegro Interview
  • THE ENNEAGRAM GPS: GNOSTIC PATH TO SELF by: Marcia Montenegro
• Mama Bear Apologetics information on the Enneagram:
  • The Enneagram Part 1: A Crash Course
  • The Enneagram Part 2: Is It Even Accurate
  • The Enneagram Part 3: Let's Roar, Mama Bears!
  • Enneagram Shaming is Not the Way Forward
• Alexa Cramer's Interviews on the Enneagram
• Women in Apologetics on the Enneagram
• Callie Beukinga on The Enneagram
• Got Questions on the Enneagram
• Books
  • Richard Rohr and the Enneagram Secret, by Don & Joy Veinot and Marcia Montenegro
  • The New Age Trojan Horse: What Christians Should Know about Yoga and the Enneagram, by Chris Berg

 This material was gathered or written primarily by Jenelle and Alexa.

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