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characteristics of our style may either soften or become more
pronounced as we grow and develop. In addition to our core
Enneagram style, there are four other styles that provide
additional qualities to our personalities; these are called wings
and arrows.
Current Usage
More than a personality typology, the Enneagram is a profound
map illuminating the nine different architectures of the human
character. It is also the most powerful and practical system
available for increasing emotional intelligence, with insights
that can be used for personal and professional development.
Because the Enneagram is cross-cultural and uncannily
accurate, it’s modern usage is growing dramatically across the
globe.
In addition to being used by individuals who embrace it for their
own insight and development, organizations are using the
Enneagram to increase emotional intelligence (EQ), enhance
communication, manage conflict constructively, build highperforming teams, develop leadership, and more.
Enneagram Coaching
1. Working on Yourself
The Enneagram is about movement and change, letting go of
fixed identity and opening up to the possibility of
transformation. G.I. Gurdjieff, the teacher who first brought
knowledge of the Enneagram to the West, taught that we have
two natures – ‘Personality’ which is essentially illusory, an
image of ourselves that we learn from others; and ‘Essence’, our
true nature. The Enneagram type belongs to ‘Personality’ in this
specialized sense – and is therefore false, something we are
unnaturally attached to through conditioning. The aim of

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