3D Enneagram

What is 3D Enneagram?

The idea of nine essential, divine forms is a recurrent theme in western philosophical tradition from Platon to Plotinus. Oscar Ichazo in his Enneagram of personality also incorporated ideas from Kabbal's Tree of life where the tenth sphere is reserved for the Messiah.

The Enneagram is a powerful tool for personal and collective transformation. Stemming from the Greek words ennea (nine) and grammos (a written symbol), the nine-pointed Enneagram symbol represents nine distinct strategies for relating to the self, others, and the world. Each Enneagram type has a different pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting that arises from a deeper inner motivation or worldview. The original Enneagram symbol and general philosophy about the use of this symbol were first introduced to the Western mind by George Ivanovich Gurdjieff, further elaboration and use of the Enneagram as a transpersonal personality system was developed by Oscar Ichazo. 

3D Enneagram developed by Mojca Studen gives the original Enneagram of Oscar Ichazo more clarity and simplicity.  As said: the basic idea of Enneagram is that there are 9 basic personality types that are essential and can not be broken down into constituent parts.  Gurdjieff in his teachings already introduced three centers of the human being: Thinking, Feeling, and Moving. Nine personality types of the Enneagram are based on nine distinct permutations of the imbalances of these three instinctive centers. The beauty of Enneagram is that it does not fixate you into a specific personality type - it is a dynamic system that shows you how you change subconsciously from personality trade to personality trade according to environmental triggers, in order that you can become conscious of this movement of your personality, plus it shows you possible paths to personality growth and fluidity.