diff --git a/lib/ctypes/bitfield.rb b/lib/ctypes/bitfield.rb
index 0e5ad03..a58cee7 100644
--- a/lib/ctypes/bitfield.rb
+++ b/lib/ctypes/bitfield.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def self.apply_layout(builder)
 
     # get the size of the bitfield in bytes
     def self.size
-      @type.size
+      @type&.size
     end
 
     # check if bitfield is a fixed size
diff --git a/lib/ctypes/enum.rb b/lib/ctypes/enum.rb
index 0d2a78c..83bb105 100644
--- a/lib/ctypes/enum.rb
+++ b/lib/ctypes/enum.rb
@@ -185,15 +185,26 @@ def permissive
       Enum.new(@type, @dry_type.mapping, permissive: true)
     end
 
-    # lookup the key for a given Integer value in this Enum
+    # Convert a enum key to value, or value to key
+    # @param arg [Integer, Symbol] key or value
+    # @return [Symbol, Integer, nil] value or key if known, nil if unknown
     #
     # @example
     #   e = Enum.new(%i[a b c])
     #   e[1]    # => :b
     #   e[5]    # => nil
-    def [](value)
-      @inverted_mapping ||= @dry_type.mapping.invert
-      @inverted_mapping[value]
+    #   e[:b]   # => 1
+    #   e[:x]   # => nil
+    def [](arg)
+      case arg
+      when Integer
+        @inverted_mapping ||= @dry_type.mapping.invert
+        @inverted_mapping[arg]
+      when Symbol
+        @dry_type.mapping[arg]
+      else
+        raise ArgumentError, "arg must be Integer or Symbol: %p" % [arg]
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/ctypes/helpers.rb b/lib/ctypes/helpers.rb
index cbf9913..cf77d59 100644
--- a/lib/ctypes/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/ctypes/helpers.rb
@@ -187,4 +187,10 @@ def bitfield(type = nil, bits = nil, &block)
       end
     end
   end
+
+  # To make CTypes easier to use without including Helpers everywhere, we're
+  # going to extend Helpers into the CTypes namespace.  This is to support
+  # interactive sessions through pry/irb where you need to quickly create types
+  # without having to constantly type out `Helpers`.
+  CTypes.extend(Helpers)
 end
diff --git a/lib/ctypes/version.rb b/lib/ctypes/version.rb
index cdc962d..618a9c1 100644
--- a/lib/ctypes/version.rb
+++ b/lib/ctypes/version.rb
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 module CTypes
-  VERSION = "0.2.3"
+  VERSION = "0.3.0"
 end
diff --git a/spec/ctypes/enum_spec.rb b/spec/ctypes/enum_spec.rb
index bed9e5f..a280efa 100644
--- a/spec/ctypes/enum_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ctypes/enum_spec.rb
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
   end
 
   context "#[]" do
-    it "will return the Symbol for a valid value" do
+    it "will return the Symbol for a known value" do
       e = described_class.new(%i[a b c])
       expect(e[1]).to eq(:b)
     end
@@ -129,5 +129,15 @@
       e = described_class.new(%i[a b c])
       expect(e[100]).to be_nil
     end
+
+    it "will return the value for a known Symbol" do
+      e = described_class.new({x: 0x1000})
+      expect(e[:x]).to eq(0x1000)
+    end
+
+    it "will return nil for an unknown Symbol" do
+      e = described_class.new(%i[a b c])
+      expect(e[:unknown]).to be_nil
+    end
   end
 end