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The
Enneagram
Where
did the Enneagram come from?
The name in
Greek literally means "the nine diagram." The system is
based on the fact that all human personalities can be deduced to
nine basic types. No one is sure of the origin of the Enneagram,
but it has been developed by professional psychologists, psychiatrists
and sociologists over the centuries into an astoundingly accurate
tool.
How
does it work?
The Enneagram
divides human beings into nine basic categories or types. But
it's not that simple. For each type there are two sub-types. And
when you factor in a sliding scale of healthiness, you're left
with an infinite number of character types. The system is difficult
to manage on its own.
How
does Character Pro use the Enneagram?
Character
Pro takes the basic concepts of the Enneagram and incorporates
them into a system developed by a professional writer to create
realistic character spines. All the difficult connections and
building of the character spine is done by the program. You simply
fill in basic information, click a couple of buttons and a unique
character spine is automatically generated for you. The program
then guides you through the process of developing that spine into
a real person that will leap off the pages of your story.
It's important
to point out that Character Pro is not an Enneagram program; it's
a character-development program. The software developer studied
the basic concepts of the Enneagram system and modified them to
better lend themselves to professional character development,
specifically, the creation of a character spine.
Learn
more...
Those interested
in the Enneagram in its pure form should seek out some of the
books and Web sites on the subject. The Enneagram has inspired
a vast body of ideas and philosophies. And a vast number of voices.
Judith Searle offers wonderful seminars and articles on using
the Enneagram to create characters. Her latest book is titled
"The Literary Enneagram" and we highly recommend picking
it up.
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The
Enneagram