Enneagram Type 9 -
The Peacemaker -

The utopian who wants to keep heaven on Earth. Optimistic, a healer, and a serene spirit who wants to make peace a state of mind. Enneagram Type 9 usually avoids conflicts in order to keep a balanced and calm atmosphere. By increasing their mediation skills, they soften problems, although it could be better to face them.

Enneagram Type 9: The Peacemaker

Like a spring breeze, Nines wash the air away with peace and serenity. They are honest and peaceful people who want to live free in a harmonious environment. Naturally good, Enneagram Type 9s are purely nice company; they know how to connect with others. Bringing people together and sharing experiences are things Nines are good at. They avoid everything that brings them trouble which sometimes turns into a passive attitude that can deeply hurt them. When the Peacemaker understands that boundaries, communication, and self-expression do not necessarily lead to conflict as they are just a display of self-love, they never lose themselves to conflict.

What Motivates Enneagram Type 9?

Peace of mind. Everyone wants that, but Type 9s are its first guardian. Nobody works harder than them to keep peace and serenity. Nines can’t stand tension and conflict. They have a bad time in that atmosphere. They feel nervous and distressed. It’s hard to live in that world—it’s a wild one. So Peacemakers realize that they feel safer surrounded by nice people. If other people are ok, then so are they.

What happens if everything turns bad and Enneagram Type 9s feel threatened? Would they be able to respond the way it is necessary? They are scared of facing threats alone, stalked by danger. Madness and the world’s darkness freak Nines out, so they run to their safe space where everything is solved by singing, “hakuna matata.”

How Does Enneagram Type Nine Think?

If everyone around is good, if there is no tension, so there is no danger. Type Nines plow the ground to sow peace, and it’s worth it. Everyone admires their temperance, they have that “je ne sais quoi” that self-controlled people often have. Enneagram Type 9s are naturally connected with life; in their best times they’re self-possessed and that’s something that brings calm to people around them. As a result, they create a peaceful environment, and everything flows like a river. In time, they learn to choose positive paths for themselves and to preserve their light. But in times of sorrow, they can become very dependent and complacent to avoid confrontation. Tough times can make Type 9s feel disoriented and extremely anxious since they dislike bad feelings and experiences. Although they know these times will pass by, they want them to finish now! That could leave the Peacemaker in a passive attitude.

How's Enneagram Type 9 In Love?

Hopeless romantic, Nines merge with their lovers. It’s easy to blend their lives with their significant others, feeling complete, like it is actually their half-watermelon (orange is too acidic for their sweetness). This kung-fusion can drive them to constant disappointment and depression because it’s just an idealization. They dissociate easily from themselves, losing their identity and feeling ashamed, insecure, and in a loop of sadness. Love is too much turbulence for their balloon ride.

The 9s are called The Utopians because of their stubborness to maintain peace and harmony. Love is always an intense bond, wave breaking, and this could destabilize them since they put in so much effort to preserve serenity in their relationships. They usually avoid conflicts, sweeping them under the carpet, and they give in to comfort the another’s needs. Nines need to be clear with their limits; this will help them to avoid falling into abusive relationships and de-dramatize conflict. It’s ok not to agree with the other; conflicts when approached in good terms can be another way to deepen the bond.

The Best & The Worst Of The 9s. The Light And The Darkness

Empathy and inner peace make it easier for Enneagram Type 9s to soften the tension and face drama because they don’t take things personally. People admire Enneagram Type 9s’ ability to support, heal, and bring an optimistic vibe. But when it comes to themselves, sometimes their way of solving problems is to avoid them or be complacent of another’s needs. Nines do whatever it takes to keep the peace, and love structure around them. That’s cool! Not everything needs to be solved right away, but this can easily turn into a comfort zone where they stay paralyzed.

Average Enneagram Type 9

Life is badly designed. Conflicts are really unnecessary. So, why pay attention to them? The more Nines face them, the more their inner peace goes away. Enneagram Type 9s look like those cartoons that try to hold things up to keep them from falling by using their whole bodies: nose, ears, mouth, hands, and feet to hang glasses, forks, plates, and spoons. But it just takes a single blow to make everything fall apart! Living this way, avoiding all problems can be exhausting and it takes a lot of self-repression. But it’s OK; Type 9s feel covered, as long as things keep rolling calmly.

Little by little, they put themselves last. Eventually, they claim recognition, but there is no record of their true feelings or needs so it’s hard to explain to others.

Unhealthy Enneagram Type 9

The storm inside the calmness. Just bad weather and loneliness. How to get out of oneself? In an unhealthy state, Enneagram Type 9s are full of uncontrolled feelings. They feel anger, frustration, self-hatred, and they feel lost. All of their ignored creatures inside start an inner revolution. Calm is completely broken and Nines feel horrible, but why? Why is this happening to them if they prefer just the opposite? Well, conflict is part of life. The correct management of it could lead to growth, but ignoring it just deepens the wounds. It’s a time bomb that’s about to explode. And if the Peacemaker doesn’t have peace, they aren’t able to give it back to the world.

Healthy Enneagram Type 9

Peacemakers are inspiring and have a rare beauty. Their integrity, which brings everything inside them together, makes them feel great, have peace, and boosts their creativity. Nines admire themselves and become more independent. They no longer get lost in other people. They express their feelings with harmony and security, because they know that expressing their will is not necessarily confrontation. Freedom and breathable air runs through Type 9s’ veins; they can expel natural peace from their spirit. Finally, they feel at peace and stop feeling abandoned. Enneagram Type 9s have the most important and pleasing company: themselves. Troubles and tension can happen, but they’ve learned to face them in their own way, so they are no longer a problem!