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The word Enneagram comes from the Greek words ennéa, which means “nine,” and grámma, which is translated as “writing” or “something written or drawn.” In its modern manifestation, the Enneagram is a symbol consisting of a circle on which nine points have been drawn (see Figure 1-1) and various meanings assigned. Some say that the Enneagram summarizes the progress of processes (the process model), and others use it to describe nine different states in which you can find yourself as a human being. To tell the truth, the Enneagram doesn't actually exist. (Well, it exists as a symbol, but not as an unambiguous system of meaning.)

FIGURE 1-1: The Enneagram.

The meaning of the Enneagram symbol covered in this book is as a model that summarizes nine personality structures. In Enneagram jargon, you refer to the personality structures as types. When I talk about the Enneagram in this book, I’m talking about the psychological and spiritual aspects of types.