The Enneagram of Belonging Workbook

Not a beginner Enneagram book, so keep that in mind. A descriptive list of 9 profiles this is not.

I don't think I've ever read a book with so much lingo. This must be what anatomy class feels like. You have to learn the definition of X, and Y, and then discuss how they react to form Zt6h%Q#!...

I appreciate him outlining the different theories (this guy taught this, another common view is this). I find that kind of thing super helpful, but it's going to require a second reading to grasp all the terms, much less how they influence each other. Maybe I needed a whiteboard.

I've gotten bored with other Enneagram books, so this review isn't necessarily a complaint, just a heads up. I don't think there's anything he could have done differently though. You can't really talk about the importance of a femoral artery without knowing what a femoral artery is called.

His writing style is not the most accessible. It's a book that requires focused attention and few distractions.

Update:
After reading most of his other book, I've had it with terms. The tables with “Holy Virtues” and yada yada... honestly sounds like he's just trying to put his own spin on things instead of using the more mainstream verbiage. Of course, it is “the Sacred Enneagram” so perhaps I should have looked for something like “the down-to-earth Enneagram.” It just feels like he's over complicating things to sound sophisticated. It doesn't help that some scandal has come out about him in the last year and I no longer have any desire to read a thing he's written.