Masonic & Occult Symbols Illustrate

“The enneagram also is a Hindu symbol. Sri Aurobindo, an Indian Hindu guru whose writings and teachings hold a strange fascination for American and European New Agers, connect the enneagram not only to the Mother Goddess of the Hindus but also to the goddess myths of Greece and Rome." [Italics in the original; Boldface added] “Also tying the Enneagram in with occult astrology, Aurobindo maintained that the secrets of the Enneagram are so important that he who unravels its secrets ‘will enjoy riches and wealth and be sexually fertile.’ “Regrettably, the Enneagram is also in vogue and gaining popularity amongst a number of Christian groups, with both Protestant and Catholic, whose leaders evidently are ever on the lookout for something new to give their audiences. It is especially popular in Catholic circles, with both priests and nuns promoting the use of the Enneagram to determine basic personality types, compulsions, and obsessions. One Catholic priest has even attempted to relate each of the nine points of the Enneagram with nine personality traits of Jesus! But it is not only used in the Catholic Church. Though its ancient occultic origins are undebatable, I have also received reports that the teaching of the Enneagram is being popularized at Southern Baptist retreats and in Methodist, Episcopal, and Charismatic circles.” An ad in Yoga International stated the following: “CREDENCE CASSETTES features audio and video cassettes by authors who are free-spirited Catholics, many of whom are at home with and drink from the wells of Jung, Native American Spirituality, New Age music, guided imagery, and the Enneagram. Not your mother’s church, but probably your children’s!” [Emphasis in the original]