The Compleat Enneagram: The European Enneagram Approach from Typing to Transformation

Beyond Personality Typing. Into the Work.The Compleat Enneagram and yes, the archaic spelling is intentional. Compleat means whole, seasoned, and spiritually matured. This is not a book about finding your type and moving on. It is a book about what comes after: the real journey.Let us be honest. Most Enneagram books follow the same formula. A chapter introducing the system. Then nine chapters, one for each type. You recognise yourself, feel seen for a moment, and that is it. The Compleat Enneagram is something else entirely.A different lineage. A deeper tradition.This book is rooted in the European Transformative Tradition, a living lineage that traces back through the ancient Mystery Schools and the wisdom of Pythagoras. At its modern heart stands George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (1866–1949), the philosopher-mystic who reintroduced the Enneagram symbol to the West. His Fourth Way and the teachings of his students Ouspensky, Bennett, and Blake run as a living thread throughout this book: the three centres of intelligence, the law of three forces, self-observation, and the path of conscious transformation. Informed by personal study of the Gurdjieff Work and its teachings, Jeanette integrates this rarely-explored European dimension into her Enneagram teaching.This is the tradition that shaped the European approach: grounded, embodied, and psycho-spiritually mature. It is what makes this book unlike anything else in the field.What makes this book truly compleat?It guides you into the Work itself. Not just what your type is, but how to work with it. How to recognise your patterns in real time, how to move through them, and how genuine transformation unfolds from the inside out.All three centres, fully explored. Head, heart, and body are not mentioned in passing. Drawing directly on Gurdjieff's teaching, they form the living architecture of the entire book, woven through every type, every passion, every fixation.The nine types in full depth, their core fears and desires, fixations and passions, defence mechanisms and growth paths, presented not as labels but as invitations to genuine self-knowledge.The wisdom roots of the system. A rare and illuminating journey into the origins of the Enneagram, from the Egyptians and desert fathers to Ramon Llull, Ichazo, Gurdjieff, Naranjo, and the modern Narrative Tradition. Few Enneagram books go here. This one does.Practical tools for coaches and counsellors, including an introduction to the Enneaflow® Transformative Process Model, a step-by-step framework for navigating the transformative journey with clients.A book that works on every level. Accessible to complete beginners. Substantive enough for experienced practitioners, teachers, and therapists. A guide you will return to.Who is this book for?For individuals who sense there is more to the Enneagram than typing and are ready to discover what that means. For coaches, therapists, and counsellors seeking a lineage-rooted methodology. For Enneagram teachers wanting a serious, European perspective. And for anyone drawn to the great traditions of inner Work, from depth psychology to the mystical heart."She covers the full territory, from the early roots of the Enneagram to practical applications. With deep knowledge and clear guidance, Jeanette offers a transformative path that honours 25 years of teaching, practice, and inner work."— Peter O'Hanrahan, The Narrative EnneagramJeanette van Stijn is founder of Enneagram Europe / Enneagram Nederland, an IEA-accredited school. Since 2000 she has guided thousands of individuals, couples, teams, and organisations across Europe on their transformational journey, as teacher, coach, author, and keynote speaker. Read more