The Enneagram Guide to Waking Up: Find Your Path, Face Your Shadow, Discover Your True Self Paperback – October 1, 2021

I have been studying the Enneagram for about 3 years now. Up until very recently, I was convinced I was a 5. But then I took a TriType test that revealed I was 6. At first, I thought it was wrong. But I was still intrigued. I had already done a lot of study on Tupe 5. But then I started reading more about 6. So then I was confused. Am I a 5w6 or a 6w5? A big shortcoming with many Enneagram books is that they focus a lot on how a number reacts in stress, but very little about how to move towards health. So I was on Amazon and stumbled across this book. I was not at all familiar with the author at all. This book is outstanding. It goes very in depth for each type. It talks about shadows and growth as well as motives, core fears, and how each number thinks. I read the profiles for both 5 & 6 and realized that I am a 6 with a very strong 5 wing. I highly recommend this book for both people who are new to the Enneagram and those who have studied it for awhile.

This book perfectly blends being both easily digestible and incredibly powerful. As an executive coach who uses the Enneagram with clients, I have long been searching for a book that is accessible to the average reader looking to use the Enneagram for personal growth. I'll be gifting or recommending this book to all my clients now! Most other Enneagram books focus mainly on understanding the 9 Types, but fall short in equipping the reader to use the Enneagram system for growth. This book focuses on mapping out the growth path for each type in an easy-to-grasp way. And while Beatrice Chestnut's book The Complete Enneagram is an excellent deep dive into both the type descriptions and the growth paths, it's pretty dense and might not appeal to the beginning Enneagram reader. The Enneagram Guide to Waking Up is fairly brief and to the point, but packs a lot of power and wisdom into every word. Highly, highly recommend!

I'm a huge fan of Beatrice Chestnut's work and this book with Uranio Paes is a perfect addition to the materials they already have put together. I'm a certified practitioner of the Enneagram and find that this book is a perfect summary of what each type/subtype needs to focus on for their growth. I'm hoping the team puts together additional supplemental materials that can be used in team workshops as well. The book was a quick, but intense read with rich information about each type that is useful for my own learning and growth journey as well as for coaching dialogues. I recommend this book to any certified practitioner or individual who already has some knowledge about the Enneagram. Overall this book is a perfect addition to my Enneagram book collection and fills in many key elements necessary for healthy integration and growth.

Personality tests are widespread and most everyone among us has taken at least one, like the Myers- Briggs test. One that I hadn’t heard about until recently is the Enneagram test and after taking the assessment and discovering my own type, I wanted to know more. My search for additional insight led me to read this book, The Enneagram Guide to Waking Up.What you get with this book is a separate chapter for each of the nine enneagram types. Within each chapter, you will find a check list of traits common to that specific type; the different subtypes and so- called wings for each, and more.One cool feature of this book is that, rather than merely tell you about your enneagram type and what makes you tick, it also challenges you to improve your less- than- ideal tendencies and become a better person. It mentions what it calls the pain points and blind spots for each type, then suggests actions you can take immediately to turn these weaknesses into strengths.Because of the way this book is written, with a separate chapter for each type and similar format for each chapter, it is more like a reference guide than anything. If you want to know more about your enneagram type or the type of someone close to you, just turn to that specific chapter and start reading. If you don’t know of anyone who fits a certain type and have no interest in that type, just skip the chapter. Or, if you really want to brush up on all the different enneagram types and what each personality type is like, then you can read the book in full. It is completely up to you.As an enneagram type 1, Reformer, I was curious to learn more about my type and subtypes and what I can do to improve. The Enneagram Guide to Waking Up proved a useful guide to understand myself better and to see what I can do to be the best version of myself. You are often your own worst enemy, and this book is ready to help you learn more about yourself and those close to you, and show you how to strive to reach your highest potential.

Relatively new to Enneagram, I have been passionate about my self-study and read a few of the most pioneering books to date, including Chestnut’s “The Complete Enneagram,” which is excellent. I questioned whether to get this also; what would it have that was not in her other comprehensive work? It’s very clear to me now what that is. This book, with Uranio Paes, is a very practical and applicable guidebook. It is succinct, yet has a breadth and depth of wisdom that makes it the perfect “user guide.” It is for anyone applying the Enneagram principles in their journey to integration. If you want one book that cuts to the core of how to actually apply the concepts in a practical way, this is your book. This will be my recommended reading for my clients who are working with the Enneagram. Highly recommended!