Enneagram type 9 (also written Enneagram 9) is called the Peacemaker, also known as the Mediator. Here you will find a thorough description of type 9: core traits, core fear, wings, love and relationships, stress and growth. In the Enneagram, type 9 belongs to the gut (body) center along with types 8 and 1.
Characteristics
Enneagram type 9 is cozy and nice people, which are made by maintaining a good mood in the easiest way. They have a special "oil alleys - gene" in the form of broker properties that they use to maintain and restore peace and harmony with.
They are perceived as listening and understanding people. They find it easy to understand everyone's views and focus on that everybody is heard.
Enneagram type 9 adapts to the environment, both in attitude, appearance and language, it is not important for them to express their spokes opinions and needs, and moreover it is not certain that they know what they want or feel like so the easiest way is to follow in other people's good ideas.
Contributes with
Enneagram type 9 has a safe-raising nature and people experience them very understanding. They help with mediating properties to create a good atmosphere and ensure that everyone is heard.
Thrives best with
Type 9 thrive best in a good and harmonious atmosphere in an environment where there is time to create an overview and balance.
Resources
- Broker properties
- Focusing on the good of all
- Trustworthy
- Cozy
Change at stress
When Enneagram type 9 is pressed and stressed they become distrustful and skeptical of others' intentions. They are also critical of themselves and others.
Change at security
When type 9 are confident and experiencing harmony becomes the effective start up of several projects simultaneously. They get a lot done and being goal oriented.
You are possibly Enneagram type 9, if you can recognize the following
- You try to avoid conflicts, and find it difficult to speak out if there is anything you do not want to.
- You see all sides of an issue and summarizes everyone's mind in your solutions.
- There is plenty of time. It can wait until tomorrow.
- It is easier to find out what you do not want than what you want.
- You avoid your own needs if others want something different.
- You know to feel at one with nature, with other people or with music.
- You let up when you are alone, but will also be enriched by other people's recognition
- You may feel overlooked while experience that you are something more than others.
Your personal path of development
Enneagram type 9's development path goes through releasing its fixation to maintain peace and avoid conflict. Instead, the point zone develop the ability to act in the moment out from their instinctive feel and be better to speak out about them, even if it leads to conflict. Through this point zone experience to make contact with the particular aspect of essential condition where the natural state in the moment is love, regardless of whether there is conflict or harmony.
Frequently asked questions about Enneagram type 9
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Want to go deeper into type 9? On our test site 360indicator you will find the extended description of Enneagram type 9 with video, a diagram of the wings 8 and 1, and the movements towards type 6 under stress and type 3 in security. See also the overview of all nine Enneagram types.
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