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The purpose of this study is to clarify the essence of enneagram experience of university nursing college students by applying phenomenological research methods. The results of this study are as follows. First, the enneagram experience of college nursing college students in this study was found to be "self-understanding", "understanding others", "understanding human behavior", "Acknowledgment of Enneagram". The first category appeared as 'self - understanding', and in this category three sets of themes were derived: self - discovery, self - recognition, and self - assurance. The second category is 'understanding others', and the collection of themes included in this category are derived from two categories: 'discovery of others' and 'acceptance of others'. The third category is 'Understanding Human Behavior'. There are three themes in this category: 'recovery of human relations', 'development of human relations', and 'application to nursing'. The last category is 'awareness of Enneagram'. In this category, three sets of themes were drawn: 'interest in enneagrams', 'rejection of enneagrams', and 'regret for enneagrams'.

Heros of Three Kingdoms’ impact lingers through generations since it writes of genius military strategies. The plot in which three kingdoms: Wei, Wu, and Shu strive and compete against each other for the hegemony, is not only grandiose in scale but also interesting since it involves humans’ worldly wisdom. This historical novel does not involve only sagas but every aspect of human life: from high dimensional national strategies to individual conduct problems. People living through dark ages show competence spirits, desire for improvement, and struggle of survival. Every nation seems to have similar ups and downs: fresh and creative at first, but easy-going attitude bounded by corruption as the time passes. We can learn from the past by making examples from each nation. In this paper, nine different characters from Heros of Three Kingdoms: Xun Yu, Suan Quan, Cao Cao, Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Lu Bu, Zhang Fei, and Liu Fei are given as example models to represent each character type in Enneagram. 1) Xun Yu, Cao Cao’s tactician, is set as Type 1 – The Perfectionist. 2) Suan Quan, Suan Jian’s second son who became the Wu emperor, is set as Type 2 – The Helper. 3) Cao Cao, who contributed the most to putting down the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and domineered as Prime Minister of Han Dynasty, is set as Type 3 – The Achiever. 4) Zhou Yu, Suan Quan’s tactician who led the Battle of Red Cliffs into victory, is set as Type 4 – The Romantic. 5) Zhuge Liang, Liu Fei’s tactician who suggested Three-Quarters of the World in his early days, is set as Type 5 - The Investigator. 6) Guan Yu, who shows faith and loyalty to his brothers, is set as Type 6 - The Loyalist. 7) Lu Bu, the strongest martial artist in the Three Kingdoms era, is set as Type 7 - the Variety-Seeker. 8) Zhang Fei, Liu Fei’s brother with the raucous voice and magnanimous characteristic, is set as Type 8 – The Challenger. 9) Liu Fei, who founded Shu Kingdom through forming brotherhood with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, is set as Type 9 – The Peacemaker. One of the causes that make human interactions difficult is unawareness of each other’s characteristic. Once a person studies Enneagram, he or she is able to to see other people with insight. The more he or she gets used to various character types, the more eager he or she is able to understand others. With Enneagram knowledge and skills, one is able to free himself from restrictions.

Enneagram is a tool for self-transformation. But, there is a limit on the extent to which one can achieve self-transformation through Enneagram. It is because humans who are in a state of existential estrangement can't conquest estrangement on their own. This thesis focuses on finding one's existential predicament through Enneagram, recognizing one's finitude, and learning the courage to accept the acceptance in order to discuss the process of transformation. In addition, the thesis sheds light on the ways to overcome the limitations of Enneagram by looking into the important elements found in Tillich's Ontological Theology; basic principle of Reformation theology, "Justification by Faith".