Maria Beesing on 47 Years of Teaching the Enneagram: Why Self-Knowledge Comes First

Maria Beesing, IEA co-founder and author of *The Enneagram: A Journey of Self-Discovery* (1984), reflects on four decades teaching the system—and why the main purpose is knowing your own type, not diagnosing others. She talks about what changed in her understanding over 20 years, why younger Christians are drawn to it now, and what made her stop teaching last fall.