History of the IEA

The International Enneagram Association (IEA) was conceived at the first International Enneagram conference held at Stanford University in 1994 and celebrated its tenth anniversary in August of 2004. The International Enneagram Association is an outgrowth of the contemporary Enneagram movement that began with the seminal work of Oscar Ichazo in Bolivia as he developed the Enneagram from a primarily spiritual system into one that was also a personality typology.

While the Enneagram symbol has existed for thousands of years, it was not until the 1960s that Ichazo placed the descriptions of personality styles on the symbol. Some call him "The Father of the Enneagram."


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The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness, and 'consciousness' cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and 'will' cannot evolve involuntarily. The evolution of man is the evolution of his power of doing, and 'doing' cannot be the result of things which 'happen'. - G. I. Gurdjieff

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