[bambax]

> If you're skeptical or unsure of any of these frameworks

I am not unsure. I'm quite certain it's all complete and utter garbage protected with circular ex post facto justifications (and I'm surprised the author of the post is an assistant professor in a University).

[normalaccess]

100% this. It only takes a few minutes of googling to see that this is religious mysticism wrapped up in modern parlance and feed to the soulless corporate elite. I give it as much weight as astrology or divining rods.

My workplace recently went through the integrative9 courses and on their OWN website they claim that it's origins are steeped in mystery and accent mystical practices.

https://www.integrative9.com/enneagram/history/

[rel_ic]

Reasonable people find value in it. You might be missing out by shutting yourself off from it!

[normalaccess]

"Reasonable"? The idea was popularized by Gurdjieff, G. I. who was a mystic teacher. There is nothing reasonable about it. not a single wiff of actual truth, just rebranded new age woo for corporate elite. I may sound harsh but from what I've found in my own personal research it is much of a religion as scientology and as much science as astrology.

https://www.integrative9.com/enneagram/history/

[brudgers]

Assistant Professors are untenured but on tenure track (in the US). It’s better than adjunct, but many are called and few are chosen.