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<\/a>My recent posting dancing off of a reference to a Myers Briggs typology produced a couple of responses, both involving pointers to other online tests. The first of these pointed me to an Enneagram<\/a> test. Of the currently faddish tests, this is one I rather enjoy the most.<\/p>\n
Mainly, I have to admit, because it has such mysterious origins.<\/p>\n
I gather in general people claim it is some sort of Sufi typology. Although near as I can tell the first published reference goes no further back than the independent spiritual teacher Gurdjeiff<\/a>. Another of that crop of independent spiritual teachers Oscar Ichazo claimed an independent access to the system. And it is actually through Claudio Naranjo who studied for a time with Ichazo that the system started to be popularized in the West.<\/p>\n Can\u2019t seem to find any sources farther back.<\/p>\n I first heard of this as a \u201cdeveloped\u201d system through the work of Helen Palmer, who had become quite the rage among Jesuits when I was at the Graduate Theological Union.<\/p>\n I do find it interesting that first my Zen teacher and then a dear Zen colleague both who have at least passing interests in this system told me I was a nine.<\/p>\n This was my first attempt at taking a test for my Enneagram type. And it is intriguing I indeed did come up a nine. I don\u2019t get what the sexual thing is, but I\u2019m pretty sure I like it\u2026<\/p>\n Take Free Enneagram Personality Test<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n Scale (|||||||%) results: <\/p>\n\n\n
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