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Most of us spend a lifetime trying to figure out who we are and how we relate to others and God. The Enneagram is here to help. Far more than a personality test, author Chris Heuertz teaches us that the Enneagram is a sacred map to the soul.

Lies about who we think we are keep us trapped in loops of self-defeat, but the Enneagram uniquely reveals nine ways we get lost, as well as nine ways we find our way home to our true self and to God.

Whether you are an enthusiast or simply Enneagram-curious, this groundbreaking guide to the spiritual depth of the Enneagram will help you:

Understand the "why" behind your type beyond caricatures and stereotypes
Identify and find freedom from self-destructive patterns
Learn how to work with your type toward spiritual growth
Awaken your unique gifts to serve today's broken world

Richly insightful and deeply practical, The Sacred Enneagram is your invitation to begin the journey of a life transformed.

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"Integrated within these pages is Chris's extensive knowledge and understanding of this ancient tool, along with depth in his teaching of contemplative spirituality as practiced by Jesus. Readers are offered a powerful way forward in their unique journey of spiritual transformation through aligning Christian contemplative prayer postures to specific Enneagram types."

--Nina M. Barnes, Dean of Spiritual Formation & Leadership, University of Northwestern-St. Paul

"The Sacred Enneagram is a groundbreaking contribution to the Enneagram community, providing unique spiritual growth insights for all nine types. If you're not yet convinced of the value, depth, and accuracy of the Enneagram, Chris demystifies and makes this ancient wisdom more accessible than ever."

--George Mekhail, pastor, The Riverside Church NYC

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	The Sacred Enneagram is the original exploration into the "why" behind your enneagram type. More than a fad or an online quiz, the Enneagram can be used for personal and spiritual growth.	The Sacred Enneagram workbook contains study questions, guides for self reflection, calls to prayer, and more.	The in-depth look into grappling with your type's less-than-ideal characteristics. Come back home to belonging, compassion, and self-acceptance.	In addition to the main book's teachings, use the workbook for an in-depth guide to your type's subtypes (wings).

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'Accessible to the spiritual journey of any seeker, Chris Heuertz beautifully translates this simple truth: that God is accessible when we know ourselves deeply. The Sacred Enneagram helps us to learn how to take that deep dive into our own essence to find the Divine.' -- Mona Haydar, rapper, poet, activist, theologian

'After publishing and editing the Enneagram Monthly (EM) since the start in 1995 and interviewing practically 'everyone who is anyone' in this field, I did not expect to find a fresh take that zeroes in on a spiritual and practical view. The Sacred Enneagram is a breath of fresh air that opens the window and encourages those steeped in psychological detail to remember that they have not exhausted the possibilities, but can see it as having come to a new beginning.' -- Jack Labauskas, editor and publisher, Enneagram Monthly

'Integrated within these pages is Chris's extensive knowledge and understanding of this ancient tool, along with depth in his teaching of contemplative spirituality as practiced by Jesus. Readers are offered a powerful way forward in their unique journey of spiritual transformation through aligning Christian contemplative prayer postures to specific Enneagram types.' -- Nina M. Barnes, Dean of Spiritual Formation and Leadership, University of Northwestern–St. Paul

'The book you hold in your hands is more powerful than you know, more illuminating than you assume, more transformative than you imagine. If you are weak-kneed or faint of heart, drop it and run. If you're happily complacent or content to live on autopilot, turn back now. Because this book will change the way you see everything. The Sacred Enneagram is not a just book about an ancient personality framework with a funny name. It is a roadmap to self-understanding written by one of the great spiritual practitioners of my generation. Read it now and you can thank me later.' -- Jonathan Merritt, contributing writer for The Atlantic and author of Learning to Speak God from Scratch

'The gentleness of Chris's tone mixed with the truth in these pages makes this book unavoidable for anyone who not only cares about their own mental and spiritual well-being but also wants to see others flourish.' -- Propaganda, spoken word poet and activist

'The Sacred Enneagram beautifully integrates the journey of self-discovery with guidelines that are simultaneously seasoned and filled with childlike wonder, personal and inviting. Instead of wandering around a hall of mirrors that most self-discovery texts build, The Sacred Enneagram walks with you through holy ground and fills you with love and life that ultimately pours out and must be shared.' -- Alex Hwang, vocalist of Run River North

'The Sacred Enneagram is a fascinating exploration into our inherent and undiscovered gifts of humanity. Learning about the Enneagram has awakened my understanding of Self in connection to God, my reactive tendencies in leadership, and hopeful opportunities for growth, discernment and spiritual formation. Learning about the Enneagram has expanded my heart's capacity for compassion--toward those I fail to understand and especially toward myself.' -- Nikole Lim, cofounder and international director, Freely in Hope

'The Sacred Enneagram is a groundbreaking contribution to the Enneagram community, providing unique spiritual growth insights for all nine types. If you're not yet convinced of the value, depth, and accuracy of the Enneagram, Chris demystifies and makes this ancient wisdom more accessible than ever.' -- George Mekhail, pastor, The Riverside Church NYC

'Through years of careful research and mindful study, Chris uses the Enneagram to illuminate the best and the worst of us and shine a light down the path to our truest selves. The Sacred Enneagram will find you when you need to be found.' -- Orenda Fink, singer-songwriter

'Understanding the Enneagram is not just an exercise in secular self-discovery but a journey toward living out rhythms of rest and reflection that will lead to deep spiritual growth. By grounding the Enneagram in the core truth of Scripture's teachings about ourselves and God, this book helps us live into the full promise of who God created us to be, with impact on the communities and places God has called us to serve. I applaud Chris for doing the hard work of grounding an age-old practice into such practical and wise applications for those of us who seek to honor God in all of who we are and all of what we do.' -- Jenny Yang, Vice President of Advocacy and Policy, World Relief

As the years pass, I often find myself asking, “Who am I?” The Sacred Enneagram is a book that I will forever use as a guide throughout my lifelong journey of self-discovery. -- –Shirley Chung, “Top Chef” semifinalist and restauranteur

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Christopher L. Heuertz was first introduced to the Enneagram in the slums of Cambodia. Since then he has trained under some of the great living Enneagram masters, and now teaches the Enneagram in workshops around the world as an International Enneagram Association Accredited Professional. NINE: The Enneagram Documentary features Chris on a journey across America to introduce the essence of the nine profile types. Chris is the host of Enneagram Mapmakers podcast and bestselling author of The Sacred Enneagram. He and his wife, Phileena, and their sweet dog, Basil, live in Omaha, and you can follow his work at gravitycenter.com.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zondervan; Illustrated edition (September 5, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0310348277
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0310348276
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.6 x 0.85 x 8.35 inches

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Chris Heuertz was a founding partner of Gravity, a Center for Contemplative Activism. Gravity exists to support the development of consciousness by offering contemplative retreats, spiritual direction, and Enneagram consultations and workshops.

Chris spent nearly three decades in community organizing, international humanitarian work, and anti-human trafficking efforts, and was first introduced to the Enneagram in the slums of Cambodia. Since then he has trained under some of the great living Enneagram masters, and now teaches the Enneagram in workshops around the world as an International Enneagram Association Accredited Professional.

Host of the Enneagram Mapmakers podcast, Chris is the author of seven books, including the award-winning bestseller The Sacred Enneagram and his latest work The Enneagram of Belonging; both are compassionate guides for those who want to incorporate personal growth and development with their Enneagram type.

Chris and his puppy Fern, live in Omaha. You can follow his work at chrisheuertz.com.

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Who are you? What are you worth? (This book will help you to uncover answers.)

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2017

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Who are you? What are you worth?

In this depthful book, Christopher L. Heuertz does not purport to answer these questions for us; rather, he hands us a map and empowers each of us with specific exercises to help us to dig deep within our souls to uncover, and, ultimately, to realize--in head, heart, and body--our own truth, our own lived-out--and, sometimes (phew!) sweated out--answers.

Indeed, in a world layered over with illusion, digging for our authentic self takes tremendous faith, devotion, and perseverance. These teachings are not for the faint hearted! Yet they are for all of us who seek a freeing Truth above all else.

The map Heuertz hands us is the Enneagram, an ancient system of sacred psychology--a deeply transformative typology. The Enneagram offers us a detailed map of consciousness. It helps us to examine our own habituated ways of thinking and feeling, which helps us to realize that the self we generally think we are is NOT our true self. This “false self” is often petty or pompous, arrogant or fearful, loud or manipulative, lazy or OCD--and it seldom brings us a fraction of the peace, security, or love it promises.

Having studied the Enneagram since 2002, I can personally testify to the value of this map in healing my relationship to myself, others (especially my family!), and to the God of my understanding. Having taught the Enneagram since 2005, I can also testify to the many ways knowledge of the Enneagram--without concurrent spiritual practice--can lead us deeper into the fog of our own egoic constructs/illusions.

Heuertz’s application of contemplative postures and prayer intentions is nothing short of brilliant and inspired. This book is a very important contribution to existing Enneagram literature and does what it purports to do, which is stand on the shoulder of Enneagram giants, and yet, with humility, it does more than this. The author, taking advantage of that higher viewpoint, is able to describe to us in GREATER detail than ever before the terrain that past teachers have attempted to share with us.

I've stopped trying to count the number of duh’s and aha’s I said to myself as I read the book. I am not Catholic, like Heuertz. I am a UNITY minister (and forever Truth seeker) and I have recommended this book to all of my congregants and, in fact, everyone I know and love.

The teachings in this book are not just powerful but extremely pragmatic! I am currently applying, on a daily basis, the contemplative practices suggested for my type, Type One. These practices feel perfectly suited for my Type/egoic structure in that they reflect the very last thing my everyday (false) self wants to do--i.e., REST in STILLNESS.

This is my new, current prayer intention & practice: “I REST in STILLNESS.”

What is the very last thing YOUR ego, in its compulsive outer seeking, wants you to do? For most of us, it’s some version of practicing Silence, Solitude, or Stillness. And, in this book--backed by ample research and deep wisdom, written with a poetic and passionate heart, and paved with the sweat pearls of an earnest spiritual sojourner--Heuertz urges us to do just THAT. The goal of these contemplative practices? Nothing less than coming into a deeper knowing of the answers--YOUR answers--to these sacred questions: Who are you? What are you worth?

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Excellent Contemplative Resource for the spiritual journey

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2017

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If you are a Protestant Christian and have never heard of the Enneagram before – get ready. Christopher L. Heurentz’s stand-out book is about to change that.

What I love about Heurertz’s contribution to the Enneagram conversation, is a reminder that the nine personality types are also pathways “back home” – to our deepest relationship with God. The context of a “relationship with God” adds a powerful nuance to Heuretz’s work, especially in the book’s Part Three, which I sense is the heart of the book's original contribution to the Enneagram community. In particular, iIn Part Three, Heuretz also connects the Enneagram with the core contemplative practices of solitude, silence and stillness – which seem to me an original contribution in the primary Enneagram resources I’ve come across, especially in chapter Nine – where Heuretz connects the nine personality types with nine ways of prayer. These chapters are some of the best and original spiritual deepening of the value and impact of the Enneagram I have come across recently – especially in it’s contemplative practices connection. Bravo Chris!

Another huge praise for the book is the helpful and clear graphics of the Enneagram types, as well as ample Tables and Charts, that help the reader understand the big picture.

And last but not least, I’ve not read a more succinct and honest introduction to the history and origins of the Enneagram than in what Heuretz provides. He does not shy away from its early connection to Gurdjieff – which many authors often do. Let’s give praise where praise is due – and that belongs preeminently with Mr. George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, whose living system of ideas re-introduced the world to the vital and transforming grace of inner Christianity.

Every pastor and church will benefit from this resource - and it's ideally suited for a seasonal book group study. With this Enneagram book, we are clearly in the presence of a gifted and emerging contemplative spiritual soul-shepherd.

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Katie

Deep sanctification tool

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2019

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The Enneagram is the best way to get to know yourself and other people, to grow in compassion and grace. I love how this book entwines the Enneagram with the Christian faith, and uses it as a tool for sanctification. It's very helpful to understand how my Enneagram type operates and therefore what I need to pursue for growth. This book is pretty deep. It's very spiritual. And sometimes it feels like it is going over my head with all of its complex language and terms that I am unfamiliar with. But I recommend it to anyone who is interested in growing!

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Great book on the enneagram--My favourite, so far.

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2020

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I love this book. I found this book insightful, helpful and it definitely sparked curiosity for me. I read this book in 2018. Christopher Heuertz simply presents each type and examines triads. (The enneagram is an ancient typing tool that helps those interested in growth and transformation. It is not the Bible or a book on theology. It is also not anti Christian, like some have stated on reviews here and in other places. In fact, anyone can benefit from the enneagram. It's one of many tools given to us to help us with our humanity/our essence--to be who we truly are, essentially our type presents in our motivation which is simply the ways in which we hide from ourselves and others. The tools help us to be more who we truly are versus the masks we put on to hide from our true selves and others. I highly recommend this book. I would not recommend this book as your first book to read on the enneagram. A simple working knowledge of the enneagram would be helpful before reading this one. This wasn't the first book I read on the enneagram and it won't be my last. I will be purchasing Chris's most recent book, The Enneagram of Belonging: A Compassionate Journey of Self-Acceptance.

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Insightful enneagram book

Reviewed in Canada on January 27, 2019

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Even though it’s heavily based on Christian rehetoric this is one of the better enneagram books for explaining struggles. I translate the usage of sin as it’s oroginal meaning of “ missing the mark” and in that regard it’s helpful insights do apply. I’m glad I bought it along with a secular enneagram book as well as the Essential Enneagram by David Daniels and Virginia ( if ur confused on the tests this one has the nine descriptions to pick one from which helps immensely that I would recommend too)

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The most life-transforming book of my spiritual journey

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2020

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Initially delving into the world of spirituality, meditation and introspection this past year in a desperate attempt to put myself on a road of recovery, I have read a myriad of books as guidance on this new path. After listening to Sleeping At Last’s (one of my favourite artists) Enneagram podcast series with Christopher Heuertz, I was captivated by Christopher’s eloquence and knowledge when it came to illuminating us about the different types, and I felt instantly compelled to pick up The Sacred Enneagram.

With 100% certainty, I can say that reading this book alone, out of all the others, has been the turning point and the best step I have taken in truly allowing my spiritual journey to take shape and propelling me to take the steps needed to look inwards and finally heal! For the first time of my 21 years of life, I felt understood, and subsequently liberated in this newfound sense of feeling observed in such a novel way (quite a grave statement from a type 4). Not only does the book perfectly depict your enneagram type on a profound level, it equips you with the tools and affirmation you’ll need to start the process of redemption and healing, which I had prior felt quite hopeless and lost in.

Despite the vast expanse of information already out there on the internet concerning the enneagram, you’re guaranteed to learn something new and intriguing, perhaps even changing perspectives as I have done, as you reach the end of this book. It is magnificently written and structured and I will for a certainty revisit this book as a constant source of fuel to persevere on this journey, and to feel supported during the inevitable lower moments.

I can’t stress this enough, if you’re in search of a self-help book that can speak to the depths of your soul and illuminate you in ways unimaginable, you must give this book a read. It has transformed the life of mine and many of my closest friends! I’m ecstatic to now also pick up Christopher’s new book to be released soon!

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Worth reading

Reviewed in Spain on January 21, 2020

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The spiritual side of the enneagram, best book on it I've read

tricia ann fairlie

A truly inspiring book so beautiful and succinctly written

Reviewed in Australia on September 16, 2018

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It is the very best book and I have read many over the years by various authors The way it has been presented the history of the origins of this pathway and those who researched and put forth interpretations and gave their conclusions to the true meanings surrounding these pathways of understanding self and finding God

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Bringing back the sacred to the enneagram

Reviewed in Canada on March 10, 2018

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I've read several books on the Enneagram and I found this one to be the most helpful in terms of really understanding the depth of the enneagram in my spiritual journey. It is grounded in not only a deep historical understanding but also in the personal depth, wisdom and experience of the author. If you are interested in the Enneagram as more than a passing fad or the latest trend but want to go deep into understanding your own personal story read this book.

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