Enneagram

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System of "spiritual psychology" based on an ancient Sufi typology of nine ("ennea" in Greek) personality types or primary roles: (1) the achiever (reformer)--orderly, rational, and self-righteous; (2) the helper--generous, manipulative, and possessive; (3) the "succeeder" (motivator, status-seeker)--ambitious, hostile, and pragmatic; (4) the individualist (artist)--intuitive, self-absorbed, and sensitive; (5) the observer (thinker)--analytic, original, and provocative; (6) the guardian (loyalist)--defensive, engaging, and responsible; (7) the dreamer (generalist)--accomplished and manic; (8) the confronter (leader)--combative, dominating, and self-confident; and (9) the preservationist (peacemaker)--easygoing and receptive. Each type has a "prime psychological addiction" ("fixation" or "blind spot"), respectively: anger, pride, deceit, envy, greed, fear, gluttony, lust for life and power, and laziness. These "addictions" include Christianity's "seven deadly sins." Recognition of one's type supposedly is tantamount to "spiritual awakening." Purportedly, in the process of neutralizing the "prime addiction": achievers become pathfinders, helpers become partners, succeeders become motivators, individualists become builders, observers become explorers, guardians become "stabilizers," dreamers become "illuminators," confronters become philanthropists, and preservationists become universalists.