Publication Date:May 5, 2005 Shipping:Eligible for Super Saver Shipping Availability:Usually ships in 24 hours
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THE NEXT STEPNovember 8, 2007 10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I read this book about two years ago so unfortunately it is not fresh in my memory. However, the book did make a big impression on me at the time and I have frequently recommended it to others who have just begun their enneagram inquiries. I had previously read three books written by Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson (Personality types, Understanding the Enneagram, and another less impressive I can't remember the title...). I found that "The Enneagram of passions and virtues" was the perfect next-step in learning about the enneagram. Each chapter more profound than the next, everything tying together beautifully. The author basically underlines nine virtues and nine passions- She goes into decent detail over the pairing of these virtues and passions. She says that she has found that most people relate most frequently with one of these pairs of virtues and passions. An example of this would be "Envy vs. Equanimity" or "Fear Vs. Courage". I really recommend this book to someone new to the enneagram, someone who is looking to dig a little deeper. This begins with basic psychology, like Riso and Hudson, but goes beyond into the realm of the spiritual and existential (which, if you continue looking into the enneagram you are going to find its roots in spirituality anyway.) This book really helped me to understand myself and others, also what to do with the information in Riso and Hudson's books.
Another really great thing about this book is that it was much more of a gateway into this topic because it had so many great sources that after I finished reading this book I knew exactly where to go next. I was able to trace some of the roots and history of the enneagram as well as read other authors (such as Claudio Naranjo and Gurdjieff) who have written a great deal about the enneagram.
Finally, one criticism I do have about this book is that... well.... it was a bit cheesy. It seemed like the author would ocassionally go off for a few pages about how you can let your heart go free and let your soul go and move towards the light of ever-loving majestic type crap. I didn't really mind it at the time I was reading it, but it was a bit of a turn off. I guess it was just a bit excessive.
All in all, wonderful amazing book for the right person at the right time. Highly recommended to enneagram beginners. This book can be very intense and really open your eyes to human behavior and human intentions. It can really open you eyes and wake you up. This is a good thing.
Freudean EnneagramJuly 28, 2005 6 out of 24 found this review helpful
Excellent review with a Freudean twist of the "Seven Deadly + 2 Sins". Was hoping for more insight of the underlying processes inherent in the Enneagram symbol that Gurdjieff, Bennett, Ouspensky and Vollmer discuss and how that relates to traversing the Enneagon.
