Discover the intriguing qualities of Enneagram Type 9s, also known as Peace-Seekers, who prioritize harmony and avoid conflict. Explore their inner workings, suppressed anger, and destructive consciousness, while learning how to navigate conflict and achieve inner peace. With famous examples like Rosa Parks and Grace Kelly, this episode offers valuable insights for Type 9s to thrive personally and professionally.
Type 9s prioritize inner peace, unity, and harmonizing perspectives for a serene existence.
Awareness and active conflict engagement are crucial for Type 9s to rise from lower consciousness levels.
Deep dives
Essence Qualities of the Type 9: Wholeness, Unity, and Flow
The Type 9, known as the Peace Seeker, seeks inner peace, reflecting qualities of wholeness, unity, and flow. Wholeness for a Type 9 is akin to a serene Saturday evening with comforting routines. Unity allows them to embrace varied perspectives and harmonize conflicting viewpoints while maintaining a flow-like kinesthetic awareness, gracefully navigating life's complexities like a stream.
Basic Fear and Desire of the Type 9
The central fear for Type 9 is losing their internal peace, manifesting as an aversion to chaos and conflict that disrupt their tranquility. Conversely, their fundamental desire is harmony within and without, yearning for oneness with themselves and their surroundings. At healthier levels, they exhibit an easygoing nature, patient resilience in the face of adversity, and a knack for synthesizing complex situations with simplicity.
Descending into Controlling and Destructive Consciousness
As Type 9s shift towards controlling consciousness, they withdraw emotionally to maintain peace, leading to passivity, procrastination, and conflict avoidance. At destructive levels, suppressed anger surfaces disproportionately, and nines become listless and detached, risking the deterioration of relationships. To ascend from lower consciousness levels, practicing awareness of retreat behaviors, embracing conflict, and fostering growth through facing disturbances are vital for sustainable inner peace and growth.
Enneagram Type 9s, nicknamed The Peace-Seeker, pride themselves in being calm, easygoing, and unassuming people who can flow with whatever comes and don’t need recognition or attention. They often don’t admit to themselves their problems or work to resolve conflicts because that’s really difficult and makes them feel not peaceful. Famous examples include Rosa Parks, Grace Kelly, and Jack Johnson.
In this episode, we explore the essence of the Type 9 and the insecurities and motivations that drive their every action and relationship. We walk you through the story of the Type 9’s life by looking at their journey through the Levels of Consciousness from their healthiest to their average to their most destructive ways of operating. We close the episode by offering a critical type-tailored practice to help 9s rise up in consciousness and be the best version of themselves.
This episode is designed to help Type 9s thrive in their personal and professional lives by fostering a deeper understanding of their insecurities and motivations. It’s also an invaluable resource for friends, partners, and colleagues of Type 9s who wish to better support and relate to them.