Keys to the Enneagram: How to Unlock the Highest Potential of Every Personality Type

by A.H. Almaas, Sandra Maitri (Afterword), Russ Hudson (Foreword)

More than just a tool to diagnose your personality type, the Enneagram was originally developed to help people find the ultimate freedom of consciousness and achieve spiritual liberation. A. H. Almaas brings us back to this original mission as he shares the essential keys that will help readers break free from the limitations and distortions of each type’s fixation—and to express their true spiritual nature in everyday life.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Philosophy

216 pages, Paperback

Published October 5, 2021

About the author

A.H. Almaas is the pen name of A. Hameed Ali, the creator of the Diamond Approach to Self Realization. The Diamond Approach is a contemporary teaching that developed within the context of awareness of both ancient spiritual teachings & modern depth psychological theories.

Reviews

[Jim Husen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another excellent work by A. H. Almaas

I thoroughly enjoyed the clarity and depth of understanding Almaas brings in this book to the dynamics or spiritual growth relative to the Enneagram.

[Josef Šorm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kniha Keys to the Enneagram: Odemkněte tajemství svého potenciálu

Také jste přemýšleli, co se skrývá za vaší osobností? Jaké skryté síly a slabosti ovlivňují vaše myšlení, emoce a chování? Proč se stále potýkáte se stejnými programy stále dokola? Znáte alespoň trochu učení Enneagramu?

Pokud ano, pak je kniha Keys to the Enneagram od A. H. Almaase určena právě pro vás!

Enneagram je fascinující nástroj, který vám pomůže lépe porozumět sobě i lidem ve vašem okolí. Není to jen obyčejný test osobnosti, ale spíše mapa, která vám ukáže cestu k osobnímu rozvoji a pochopení vnímání osobní svobody.

Co dělá knihu Keys to the Enneagram tak výjimečnou?

Důkladné představení enneagramových center: Almaas se ponoří do hloubky a podrobně popisuje devět center enneagramu. Díky tomu budete lépe chápat, jak fungují a jak ovlivňují vaše myšlení, emoce a chování. Přistupuje k učení tzv. diamantovým přístupem, kde se vyhýbá škatulkování a zaměřuje se více na komplexní přístup.

Svěží a moderní přístup: Almaas se vyhýbá suchému a teoretickému výkladu enneagramu a namísto toho nabízí přístupný a praktický průvodce. Kniha je plná příkladů ze života, které vám pomohou lépe se v ní orientovat.

Konkrétní příklady a návrhy, jak pracovat se svým egem: Almaas vám neposkytne jen nálepku s vaším enneagramovým typem, ale také vám nabídne konkrétní nástroje, jak se zbavit negativity a rozvíjet svůj vnitřní potenciál.

Kniha Keys to the Enneagram není jen pro ty, kteří se s enneagramem teprve seznamují: I zkušení znalci enneagramu najdou v knize mnoho cenných informací a hlubších poznatků.

Je ideální pro ty, kteří hledají cestu k osobnímu rozvoji a duchovní svobodě: Almaas vám ukáže, jak enneagram využít k překonání překážek a jak vykročit na cestu k vnitřní spokojenosti.

Hluboká témata sebou nesou i náročnost na čtenáře. Kniha bude vyžadovat vaši pozornost a plné zapojení a může se stát, že některé pasáže budete potřebovat číst dvakrát.

A na závěr ještě jeden tip: Pokud si knihu pořídíte, nezapomeňte se podívat i na online materiály, které k ní Almaas nabízí. Najdete tam další informace, cvičení a meditace, které vám pomohou na cestě k osobnímu rozvoji.

Kniha Keys to the Enneagram je skutečným pokladem pro všechny, kteří se zajímají o enneagram a o hlubší poznání sebe sama. Otevře vám dveře k fascinujícímu světu lidské duše a pomůže vám na cestě k životu plnému radosti a naplnění.

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[Heather Hamilton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Practical and essential

Practical somatic explanation of the fixation of each type and the way to move beyond it. Fascinating and fantastic. Highly recommend

[Michel Boucher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Almaas’ writing is certainly not for newcomers to the Enneagram. However, for those who have explored the Enneagram for its true essence, and not just «  another personality test » , the diamond approach is enlightening and is another revelatory lens into a layer of inner work likely not experienced if one has been content with «  categorizing » other people.

From the inner child to the law of holes, to a deeper discussion on non-duality and the integration of the physical dimension of experiencing one’s inner work, Almaas life long work provide the reader with another avenue for continuous learning of oneself. As with any inner work, the growth of the diamond work is directly tied to the curiosity, commitment, self-compassion and courage to « do the work ».

The book’s structure is very helpful by starting from the more « expressive » type of the Enneagram as understood through the Diamond approach, allowing for your understanding of the concepts to be more easily integrated as you read through the dense but short chapters (10-12 page per type).

I had the good fortune of being part of a community with other readers to share the findings and insights on a monthly basis, so if you are reading this without such a community to build your understanding, I would recommend to not pausing long periods of time between each chapter. (Note: from a curious type 6 with a 5 wing, notoriously slow reader!)

Enjoy the next step in your journey.

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

My therapist lent me this to read and I think it has a good overview of some concepts: like how we all should identify with all of the Enneagram types if we are balanced individuals. It explains how everyone has the ability to be the best version of themselves. I like that. I also really enjoyed the organization of the book and the efficient way the concepts are explained through each Enneagram type.

DISCLAIMER: This next part is my interpretation of what I read based on an incomplete understanding of the Enneagram, which is a huge warning: DO NOT READ THIS BOOK IF YOU ARE AN ENNEAGRAM-novice!

Most of its concepts are a little bit tough to grasp if this is your first read on the Enneagram because it expects an understanding of something called a diamond approach that is never fully explained (despite some people saying it’s very clear and practical). It includes mysticism and concepts such as the “ideal self” or “soul” and also out-of-body experiences very much a part of the Sufi and Buddhist experience of meditation and self reflection. It presupposes that we can all reach enlightenment through a physical, mystical, sometimes-synesthesia-like experience, which then allows for total acceptance of the self and also becoming of one’s ideal self. But I couldn’t quite grasp how one does that.

[Bobbi Kraft · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had to read this book for a class. It is incredibly esoteric and wildly “woo-woo.” I needed to have another book available to read the overview description of the type I was about to read in this book in order to understand what the author was getting at.
It was also irritating to have the author name drop his other books…”explained in my book…” that felt a bit like Gilderoy Lockhart.

[Eugene Pustoshkin · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s a great companion to the book Facets of Unity. One of the downsides of the approach by A. H. Almaas in this book is that he doesn’t implement insights gained from Adult Development Theory (S. Cook-Greuter, R. Kegan, etc.).

[Shinae Noh · Rating 3 out of 5]

pretty hard to grasp the materials about types other than mine, but I think I will get more value out of this as my understanding betters.

[Fatima Mamod · Rating 1 out of 5]

It’s hard to follow. The book goes into in depth technical details and I couldn’t keep focus due to this.

[Ashe Magalhaes · Rating 3 out of 5]

interesting more spiritual lens to enneagram

[Carmen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful detail on the enneagram. Distills the steps each type can take to reach highest potential, as the title states. Dense, but also practical.

[Mrinank Sharma · Rating 5 out of 5]

i thought this offered an excellent way of working with the enneagram and in general spiritual unfolding