Enneagram Companions: Growing in Relationships and Spiritual Direction

by Suzanne Zuercher O.S.B.

Zuercher breaks new ground for the uses and potential of the enneagram in understanding the centered life. She takes the enneagram in a new, deeper direction as she explores how the instincts, compulsions and gifts of each stance or space influence interactions among people.

Genres: Spirituality, Nonfiction

184 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1993

Reviews

[Jacob · Rating 5 out of 5]

Our personality type affects how we interact with others. Understanding their type can help us to discern how we might interact best with each other.

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This book made me an instant fan of Zuercher. Her breakdown of 5/6/7 types as the spiritual director or mentor shaped the way I understand how I approach ministry and leadership; helping me to see blind spots and to capitalize on strengths.

[Kirsten Harrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book offers insights I haven’t encountered in other Enneagram literature. I’ve found a new lens here to consider as I contemplate the dynamics at play in a spiritual direction relationship.

I’ve found some new words for my own experience with spirituality in in this book, which has led to deeper freedom for me, and compassion for myself and others.

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yet another enneagram book, but with a specific audience: spiritual directors. Zuercher focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of each type as spiritual director and how they might relate or read directees differently depending on their type.