In our fast-paced, mechanized world, quiet and stillness are not priorities. Self-reflection is not a cultural value. It seems like everything is designed to keep us from doing the very thing we need to do to walk in peace and…
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Where does personality come from? Is it hard-wired in the brain? Can modern science help us understand what’s going on in our heads? Saleh Vallander, MD, has written a fascinating book to discuss these questions: The Enneagram, the Myers-Briggs and…
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Is there a correlation between Enneagram type and neurobiology? Saleh Vallander makes a compelling case in The Neurobiology of the Enneagram. Vallander is a medical doctor who teaches the Enneagram and Myers-Briggs models of personality. This is the first of…
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I like EQ, so I was thrilled to come across a book that combined it with my first love. It’s called The Enneagram of Emotional Intelligence, by Scott Allender.
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I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Marilyn Vancil about her second book, Beyond the Enneagram: An Invitation to Experience a More Centered Life with God. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did! Editor’s note:…
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When I heard Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes were coming out with a new book, I put in my pre-order right away. It’s called The Enneagram Guide to Waking Up: Find Your Path, Face Your Shadow, Discover Your True Self…
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(Note: This blog post contains affiliate links) “The ego must be humiliated over and over. It must be seen as the nothingness it is, and we must be able to bear its nothingness…The true aim of inner work is to…
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I can’t keep track of how many Enneagram books I’ve read – and I’m reading one now, with three more in the queue. But ‘tis the season for inspiration, right? So, I pulled 10 such books off my shelf and…
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I got my copy of Becoming Us: Using the Enneagram to Create a Thriving Gospel-Centered Marriage the day it dropped, both because I try to stay on top of emerging Enneagram literature and because I wanted to provide a review…
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I’m a huge fan of the Enneagram. In fact, “fan” doesn’t really do it justice. Determined advocate? Devotee? Something more like that. The primary reason I love this model of human behavior is that its consistently accurate, diamond-sharp insights enable…
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Quick Start Guide to Centering Prayer
This short guide gives you the essentials for learning to be still and quiet before God so you can hear his voice and feel his love in a deeper way.
