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IN THIS CHAPTER

Introducing the Enneagram

Discovering the Enneagram’s personalized prisms

Managing yourself

The psychological and spiritual sides of the coin

The personality types in the Enneagram are denoted by numbers: Type 1 to Type 9. In other symbolic designations, the number 0 stands for … the jester, or the dummy! Here's the good news: When you look into the meaning of 0 as a symbol, you see that it stands for the original completeness, the paradisiacal original state, and for connection, a new or repeating cycle — one you can enter into without needing any experience.

The 0 is also the basis of the Enneagram’s symbol. The Enneagram serves as a development path to completeness, connecting with yourself and with others, and getting to know the unrevealed state within you. In short, the Enneagram is all about becoming aware of what is dormant and subconsciously present within you. The 0, or the dummy, is also called “the spirit who wants to gain experience” and is guided by curiosity and desire. Without a preconceived plan, they spontaneously travel along paths that are full of surprises — carefree and open. They’re like the lovable child in you. They're not basing everything on reason, so they can play, laugh, dream, and just have fun as a totally free person. In other words, if you want to have more fun in your life, make friends with your inner dummy.

Think of Enneagram For Dummies as the Enneagram for those who want to be truly free — for people who want to have more fun in their lives and who want to avoid being hindered by their limitations. Or perhaps I’m talking about people who are simply fed up with spending more time struggling than having fun in life. The jester is often depicted with a knapsack, which symbolizes the package of untapped knowledge within you. The Enneagram is a tool for discovering and learning to benefit from the unused knowledge you carry inside.