This version of the enneagram assessment is based on the criteria set by Dr. Claudio Naranjo, developer of the psychology of ennatypes. Due to the widespread if enneagrams versions, theories experts this version is intended to advance our usability of enneagram in clinical practice. The purpose of the enneagram itself as intended is to approximate the understanding of character and personality with specific use of psychospritual development, and not a tool diagnose individuals with a specific pathology, or to conclude who some is or is not. Special caution in usability of the enneagram comes from an oral traditions that this assessment adheres to.

The purpose of this evaluation is to serve as an additional tool in recognizing one’s character aberrations with the purpose of furthering the working on getting to know oneself better. Acknowledgement of the negative aspects of character, and the discomfort that it brings about can provide a reference point in the development of self, self-realization, or maturity.