I am pretty impressed by the potential of Enneagrams for psychological profiling and character development. Does anyone here have experience with them?
From my understanding enneagrams are not used much in clinical psychology, or for criminal profiling.
Thanks Terry. However, I didn't mean the use of Enneagrams to use in my plot but to develop/profile my main characters, to make them behave consistently and be believable.... In other words, Enneagrams as a tool for character development.
It could be used, but I like letting the character be themselves. Doing what the character would do, rather then display a characteristic in the 9 pointed star. Maybe use it for a secondary character, when their action isn't going to alter the story outcome.
I'll step on the mental accelerator and try to catch up . That might be a useful -- at the very least interesting -- technique to try. Particularly using the 'wing' personality types to help create an aspect to a character's personality which might not be readily apparent. Something to think about.