We’ve come full circle round the Enneagram model to land at our Type 9, The Peacemaker. Don’t we need Peacemakers in our lives? These folks are able to see both sides of every situation. They are great mediators of conflict because they want peace. However this can present many challenges for the Type 9. Desiring peace over conflict they tend to not tell what they want out of a situation; they are in the Withdrawn stance with 4s and 5s so they hold back what they want in order to avoid conflict.
Type 9s are able to be amazing leaders. The wing influences of Type 1 Reformer gives the Peacemaker the ability to know the right action and decision. The other wing for the 9s is Type 8 The Challenger. Learning to rely on their 8 wing as well gives the 9s the courage to say what is needed as well as take action on their idea.
Some of the challenges our Peacemakers have is in regard to expressing emotion. Their first accessible emotion is anger as they are in the center of the Body or Gut Triad. They have a difficult time with decision making when the decision is focused on themselves. 9s have a low energy tank like the Type 5s and these two often are mistyped because of energy and their withdrawn stance. They have the ability to be physically present while far away internally.
In the episode I mentioned Tara Mohr and her work with Playing Big. You can learn more about her on her website at Tara Mohr
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