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Point 9

“I want there to be peace between us.”

Who is Point 9?

The ability to recognise different perspectives makes it possible to find points of connection and build harmony. True peace arises when we manage to integrate what is around us without losing our own direction.

What drives Point 9 is cordial, friendly relationships, without haste.

  • Criar conexão com as pessoas onde todos sejam incluídos e reine a harmonia.
  • Companhia para iniciar consigo tarefas ajudando- a vencer a inércia.
Basic desire
Inner peace and harmony
Basic fear
Loss, separation and conflict
Passion
Sloth
Virtue
Right action
Mental fixation
Indolence
Focus of attention
On what keeps the harmony
The gift
Serenity, broad listening, natural mediation
The trap
Forgetting themselves so as not to bother anyone, and putting their own life on hold
Path of growth
Showing up with a position of their own. The peace that matters begins with not disappearing from oneself.

Movements of Point 9 in the Enneagram

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  • Where does Point 9 go?Each point grows in one direction and goes into stress in another. Find them in the highlighted numbers of the figure.
  • Grows towards Point 3I want to be worth what I achieve.Moves to the presence of Point 3. Steps onto the field, wants the result, and discovers that showing up breaks nothing.Read Point 3
  • Under stress goes to Point 6I want to know what I can rely on.Moves to the doubt of Point 6. Calm turns into anxiety, and what was peace becomes distrust of everything.Read Point 6

Fin whale

Point 9 is associated with the fin whale, the second-largest animal on the planet, which passes off the Azores every spring. It is the greatest force in the living world and the one that draws the least attention: it crosses entire oceans without raising its voice.

Did you recognise yourself in Point 9?

The self-assessment tool gives you three hypotheses to explore. Confirming your point takes time and is best done with guidance.