The Origins of the Enneagram

The Enneagram of personality can be directly traced back to George Berger, who was an occultist in the early 20th century. He is the origin of the symbol of the Enneagram. And as you pointed out, he had taught it in the context of an occult mystery school. It went public through the Jesuit priest, Robert Oakes, who then started teaching it to everybody and people like Don Richard Risso,.