John Harper

Transformational Development & Essential Inquiry
Tuning Mind and Soul to the Infinite

About My Work

My work supports individuals, parents, and practitioners in deepening their understanding of human development, personality, and spiritual transformation. Through writing, teaching, and guided inquiry, I integrate psychology, childhood development, the Enneagram, and contemplative practice to explore how we come to know ourselves—and how we become free.

At its core, my work is about helping people recognize their essential nature, gently unravel limiting patterns, and cultivate a more present, grounded, and liberated way of being.

What I Offer
Books
A unified body of published work exploring human development, personality, childhood patterns, sacred sound, and the contemplative nature of reality. Available through HarpGnosis, these books invite readers into direct experience, not just conceptual understanding.
Courses & Workshops
Live and recorded learning experiences that bring psychological and spiritual insight into lived experience. Through inquiry, developmental understanding, and Enneagram-based perspectives, participants explore formative influences, unwind outdated patterns, and reconnect with deeper presence and vitality.
Private Sessions (Diamond Approach)
One-on-one sessions offering personalized, precise guidance for exploring the inner terrain. These sessions support deep inquiry with clarity, compassion, and attunement to the unique structure of each individual’s experience.
Architecture of Transformation Trilogy
(Forthcoming)
A three-volume work mapping the structure of perception, personality, and inner change. The trilogy offers practical frameworks and experiential lenses that reveal how the sense of self is formed—and how it can open into a more authentic, essential way of being.
What you’ll experience when you work with John
Greater precision in your inner work and client work
A clearer understanding of how perception, personality, and development shape experience—strengthening both self-awareness and clinical or coaching presence.
An integrated framework you can trust
A cohesive way to hold psychology, development, the Enneagram, and contemplative inquiry without fragmenting your approach or diluting depth.
Increased capacity to work beneath patterns
The ability to recognize and engage the deeper structures driving behavior, emotion, and reactivity—yours and your clients’.
More embodied presence and authority

A grounded, experiential relationship to the work that enhances attunement, discernment, and ethical confidence in practice.

Sustainable depth without burnout

Tools and perspectives that support long-term growth, maturity, and vitality—so your work remains alive, honest, and nourishing over time.

About John

John Harper
John Harper is a writer, teacher, and developmental guide whose work bridges psychology, childhood development, the Enneagram, and contemplative inquiry. His lifelong exploration of human consciousness, metaphysics, and spirituality began with an awakening experience at nineteen that set him on a sustained path of inner investigation. For more than three decades, he has supported individuals, parents, and practitioners in understanding the deeper forces shaping their lives and in rediscovering the essential qualities beneath learned patterns.

As an author, John has developed a growing body of books through HarpGnosis that explore human development, personality structure, essential nature, sacred sound, and the phenomenology of experience. His writing is known for its clarity, depth, and capacity to illuminate complex ideas in ways that are both accessible and transformative. His forthcoming Architecture of Transformation trilogy expands this work by mapping the structure of perception, the formation of personality, and the pathways through which deeper presence and authenticity emerge.

John also teaches workshops and courses that bring these teachings into lived experience. Integrating inquiry, developmental understanding, and Enneagram-informed insight, his programs help participants explore formative influences, unwind habitual patterns, and reconnect with vitality, presence, and inner freedom. His teaching emphasizes direct experience over theory, guiding people to engage the living reality beneath beliefs, emotions, and self-images.

In addition to his writing and teaching, John works privately with individuals through Diamond Approach–based inquiry sessions. These one-on-one explorations offer precise and compassionate guidance that supports psychological clarity, emotional maturation, and spiritual unfolding.

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