Enneagram Type 9

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Enneagram 9 Nickname: “The Peacemaker” or “The Mediator” (also called “The Healer”, “The Utopian”, “Nobody Special”)

Type 9 is called the “Peacemaker” because of their focus on avoiding inner and outer conflict and keeping everything peaceful. They often go with the flow and forget their own needs, desires and identity. 9s have the ability to ignore things that disturb them and numb out to protect themselves from unsettling emotion. This focus on the bright side of life and mellow, agreeable demeanor make 9s pleasant to be around, but the ability to tune out can also dull their intuition and correctly read the people around them. 9s typically repress their anger and will deny they are angry if you ask them.

Enneagram 9 Strengths (Can bring people together and mend conflicts)

Caring
Easy going
Spiritual (possessing a buddha-like calm)
self-effacing/selfless
Agreeable
Reassuring
Friendly
Comforting
Balanced
Go with the flow

Enneagram 9 Challenges or Weaknesses (Can be held back by passive nature or stubnorness)

Suppressed Anger (9s repress their anger and are often unaware that they are angry)
Self forgetting
Desire to escape
Resigned/appeasing
Complacent
Stubborn
Passive-Aggressive
Lacking/difficult to get in touch with identity
Hard to say no

Enneagram 9 Careers

Accountant
Yoga teacher
Animal trainer/ Veteranarian
Musician or musical instructor
Teacher or professor
Retail clerk
Product tester
Chef
Delivery driver
Mediator
School counselor
Human Resources

When 9s evolve they take on characteristics of type 3
When 9s deal with stress and devolve they take on characteristics of type 6

Biggest fear: Of loss, separation and annihilation.
Biggest desire: To maintain their inner stability and peace of mind.

A type 9 with a 1 wing is called “The Dreamer”
A type 9 with a 8 wing is called “The Referee”

Vice: Sloth

Famous & Fictional Enneagram 9s

The Dalai Lama is the ultimate example of a type 9 because he is peaceful, balanced, and self forgetting. The Dalai Lama is also a INFP, which is also called “The Healer”.

Abraham Lincoln
Alex Guiness
Andie MacDowell
Anjelica Houston
Annette Benning
Art Carney
Audrey Hepburn
Belinda Carlisle
Benicio del Toro
Billy Bob Thornton
Bing Crosby
Bruce Babbitt
Carl Jung
Charles Bukowski
Chris Isaak
Dalai Lama
Dame Joan Sutherland
David Beckham
Dean Martin
Desdemona
Dwight Eisenhower
Edith Bunker
Edward Norton
Garrison Keiller
Gary Cooper
Geena Davis
Gerald Ford
Grace Kelly
Henry Fonda
Hugh Downs
Ingrid Bergman
Janet Jackson
Jeff Bridges
Jeff Daniels
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jerry Seinfeld
Jim Henson
Jimmy Stewart
John Cage
John Goodman
Joseph Campbell
Keanu Reeves
Kevin Costner
Kevin Spacey
Kris Kristofferson
Lady Bird Johnson
Lisa Kudrow
Luke Perry
Lyle Lovett
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Marc Chagall
Marge Simpson
Matt Damon
Matthew Broderick
Noah Wylie
Norman Rockwell
Patricia Arquette
Perry Como
Peter Falk
Placido Domingo
Queen Elizabeth II
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Renee Zellweger
Ringo Starr
Ronald Reagan
Rosalynn Carter
Rose Kennedy
Sandra Bullock
Selma Blair
Sophia Loren
Stan Laurel
Tim Robbins
Uma Thurman
Walt Disney
Walter Cronkite
Whoopi Goldberg
Willem Dafoe

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