Links to the previous articles

 I have shifted all the posts on “All and Everything Enneagram” to my “Buddha, S.J.” blog. Below are the links and a brief description of the articles.

Food for the Moon

Further reflections on the role of Bob Ochs and the creation of the Western Enneagram.

The Stray Dog, Wandering with Gurdjieff

A look back at some of the early influences of the esoteric work that was parroted by New Age gurus.

SAT, Naranjo, the Enneagram, the beginnings, and “the Work.”

Claudio Naranjo and the story of the Enneagram’s rebirth in the West. It is time to look at some of the threads that tie us to the burgeoning of psycho-spiritual integration that took hold of California like a New Awakening in the last part of the last century.

The Jesuit Transmission of the Enneagram, Bob Ochs, S.J.

I began to write a tribute to my friend and teacher, Father Bob Ochs. By the time I'd finished, I had something more like a recollection of the early days of the SAT, my participation, and the story of how the Enneagram entered the Christian religious conversation.

What is the "Real Work" of the Enneagram?

Claudio Naranjo in Berkeley 1971-1976

November 03, 2006

I have been personally engaged in the study of the Enneagram since 1972, when I began four years of intense personal work in Claudio Naranjo’s SAT group. Until now, I have only spoken privately with friends about the proliferation of books, teachers, and controversy about the Enneagram. In all the hubbub, I hope that the real value of this work is not lost or diluted to the point that it becomes no more than an interesting curiosity.

Muddied Roots, Psychobabble, Inoculation

May 11, 2007

Contents:

Berkeley, California, 1971-1976

Fact or hearsay about the Enneagon/Enneagram’s Sufi origins

Mr. Gurdjieff’s use of the Enneagram

The difference between Ichazo’s Enneagon and the work of Naranjo

Some really far-flung theories

What can you do with any of this material? What does it have to do with self-discovery?

So, what are the signs and effects of this sloppy thinking?

How I moved from Point 7 to 9

My personal experience working with the Enneagram of Fixations with Bob Ochs, SJ, and Claudio Naranjo over the course of 3 decades.

The Enneagram: A Developmental Study

Mr. James Moore was an authorized Gurdjieff teacher, and his paper, The Enneagram: A Developmental Study, contains the most sympathetic view I could find. It is presented with no edits. There is a website dedicated to his work, JAMES MOORE HOME PAGE.

The Enneagram Wars

I found this article by Subhuti in the Osho News. It is quite interesting,

The Tantric Shamanism of Claudio Naranjo

Naranjo, Ichazo, and the School: Part One and Part Two

I found this on a site called The Enneagram... info from the underground. It seems consistent with many of the stories I’ve heard over the years, mostly secondhand, from Claudio’s associates.

APPROACHES TO GROWTH: EAST AND WEST

Dr. Jeffrey Mishlove interviews Claudio Naranjo about his work with Oscar Ichazo.

The Enneagram Rhapsody

Enneagram Bibliography

An extensive list of books in print + some URLs, CDs, and DVDs

I created this database using online resources and recommendations from Enneagram students. I have included books, studies, DVD’s, tapes, and other materials that deal primarily with the Enneagram as it is presented in the West, plus materials from the Gurdjieff sources which might be of interest to the Enneagram enthusiast.