Recommended Books
There are many different perspectives for understanding the Enneagram, and multiple applications for putting it to practical use. Here’s some recommendations to consider:
Russ Hudson
Explore the full scope of the Enneagram to illuminate your greatest wisdom, become your truest self, and face life's challenges with fortitude and grace.
Russ Hudson is co-author (with Don Riso) of highly regarded Wisdom of the Enneagram - an early classic.
The Enneagram: Nine Gateways to Presence
David Daniels, M.D., Suzanne Dion
This is the book David cared so much about writing. Bringing this book to fruition was the passionate focus of much of David's time, exploration, and thought the last many years of his life and was an honor for Suzanne to see through to completion. Within it holds David and Suzanne's endearing understanding of human relationships and a devotion to contributing to a more loving world.
The Enneagram, Relationships, and Intimacy
The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to Greater Self-KnowledgeBeatrice Chestnut
The Enneagram―a universal symbol of human purpose and possibility―is an excellent tool for doing the hardest part of consciousness work: realizing, owning, and accepting your strengths and weaknesses. In this comprehensive handbook, Beatrice Chestnut, PhD, traces the development of the personality as it relates to the nine types of the Enneagram, the three different subtype forms each type can take, and the path each of us can take toward liberation. With her guidance, readers will learn to observe themselves, face their fears and disowned Shadow aspects, and work to manifest their highest potential.
Character and NeurosisClaudio Naranjo
The foundational psychological text behind much of the modern Enneagram.
Deep exploration of the passions, fixations, and character structures.
Directly influenced many of today's leading teachers.