The Road Back to You – An Enneagram Journey to Self–Discovery

Ian Morgan Cron is a bestselling author, nationally recognized speaker, Enneagram teacher, counselor, Dove Award–winning songwriter, and Episcopal priest. His books include the novel Chasing Francis and spiritual memoir Jesus, My Father, the CIA, and Me. Ian draws on an array of disciplines—from psychology to the arts, Christian spirituality and theology—to help people enter more deeply into conversation with God and the mystery of their own lives. He and his wife, Anne, live in Nashville, Tennessee. Author photo by Ben Pearson. Suzanne Stabile is a highly sought-after speaker, teacher, and internationally recognized Enneagram master teacher, having conducted over five hundred workshops. She is the author of The Path Between Us and creator and host of The Enneagram Journey podcast. Along with her husband, Rev. Joseph Stabile, she is cofounder of Life in the Trinity Ministry, a nonprofit, nondenominational ministry committed to the spiritual growth and formation of adults. They have many audio resources available, including The Enneagram Journey curriculum. Their ministry home, the Micah Center, is located in Dallas, Texas.

1. A Curious Theory of Unknown Origin

2. Finding Your Type

3. Type Eight: The Challenger

"Lead me, follow me, or get out of the way." —General George S. Patton Jr.


4. Type Nine: The Peacemaker

"You cannot find peace by avoiding life." —Virginia Woolf


5. Type One: The Perfectionist

"Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people." —Anne Lamott


6. Type Two: The Helper

"I want you to be happy, but I want to be the reason." —Anonymous


7. Type Three: The Performer

"The real question is, can you love the real me? . . . Not the perfect person you want me to be, not that image you had of me, but who I really am." —Christine Feehan


8. Type Four: The Romantic

"If you've ever had that feeling of loneliness, of being an outsider, it never quite leaves you." —Tim Burton


9. Type Five: The Investigator

"I think I am, therefore, I am. I think.." —George Carlin


10. Type Six: The Loyalist

"There's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst."

—Stephen King


11. Type Seven: The Enthusiast

"Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings!" —Peter Pan


12. So Now What? The Beginning of Love

"The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves." —Thomas Merton


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