Whether you are a movie lover, aspiring actor, storyteller, student of psychology or Enneagram enthusiast, this spirited original book will alter the way you see movies forever. From classics to independent films to mega-hits like Titanic, personality types are everywhere in the movies — if you know how to see them.
The Enneagram is a fascinating and popular system that describes nine personality types that human beings most favor. It is used in communication, self knowledge, story construction, actors. Knowledge of the Enneagram is helpful in dozens of ways, from understanding relationships to improving communication to handling difficult people. Newcomers to the Enneagram are often amazed to find clear accurate portraits of themselves and everyone else that they know. The Enneagram is about people — how we are the same, how we are different, what makes us tick.
Written in a lively entertaining style, The Enneagram Movie & Video Guide "cracks the code"/with help you learn the Enneagram quickly and apply it towards the personal and professional goals most important to you. This book is an indispensable source for movie buffs, students of human behavior and the Enneagram alike.This 2nd edition is updated and enlarged, including a new Master Index as well as advanced Enneagram distinctions like wings and subtypes.
Thomas Condon has worked with the Enneagram since 1979. He has taught at Antioch University, and the University of California, Berkeley, as well as in hundreds of workshops in the U.S. and Europe. He is the author of 35 audiotapes and two books.
"...no stuffy psychobabble, just clear descriptions about using...film...as a tool of psychological discovery...a must-read..." -- New Age Retailer
"A real find! ...provides not only a snappy introduction to the Enneagram’s personality types, but write-ups of about 1000 movies..." -- Inner Journeys Book Review
"Condon utilizes movie characters to disclose the inner workings and psychodynamics of each style. This book is fun, well written..." -- Enneagram Monthly