Originally published as: The Stanford enneagram discovery inventory and guide.

Includes bibliographical references.

What is the enneagram? -- What is the essential enneagram? -- The process of self-discovery and self-development using the essential enneagram -- Essential enneagram test instructions -- The essential enneagram test -- Linking paragraphs to types -- The enneagram figure -- How to proceed -- Understanding the type determination pages -- Detailed explanation of the type determination pages -- Understanding the type description pages -- Detailed explanation of the type description pages -- How to discover your type and its key features -- Type one: the perfectionist -- Type two: the giver -- Type three: the performer -- Type four: the romantic -- Type five: the observer -- Type six: the loyal skeptic -- Type seven: the epicure -- Type eight: the protector -- Type nine: the mediator -- Summary of type discriminators -- How to confirm and verify your type -- How to build self-understanding -- What to do when you have discovered your type -- General practices and principles for all types -- Guidelines for optimal learning -- Breathing and centering steps : building receptive awareness -- General principles -- Elements of personal, professional, and spiritual development: the universal growth process -- Specific practices for each type -- Practices for the perfectionist (type one) -- Practices for the giver (type two) -- Practices for the performer (type three) -- Practices for the romantic (type four) -- Practices for the observer (type five) -- Practices for the loyal skeptic (type six) -- Practices for the epicure (type seven) -- Practices for the protector (type eight) -- Practices for the mediator (type nine).