Type 9

The Peacemaker, the Mediator

Overview

9s are easygoing, calm, down-to-earth, and unassuming—sometimes seeming almost egoless. They’re open-minded, serene, and patient. Motivated by a deep need to protect their inner peace, they dislike conflict and tension. They long for unity, harmony, and unconditional acceptance, and they tend to get along with most people they meet. In relationships they often let things be, showing high tolerance and accepting others as they are. Self-promotion isn’t their style; they’d rather be discovered than advertise themselves. Empathetic and skilled at seeing multiple perspectives, they focus on common ground and often make excellent mediators.

Core Avoidance

9s—often unconsciously—do almost anything to avoid conflict. They sidestep confrontation, shy away from making demands, and guard their peace of mind. They avoid taking rigid positions or judging others, and they can struggle to set priorities.

Focus of Attention & Motivation

9s' attention gravitates toward maintaining inner calm and adapting to others while preserving that calm. To steer clear of tension, they can drift into low-stakes or unimportant tasks.
They’re motivated by simplicity, harmony, peace, and feeling appreciated. Highly empathetic, they relax best when the people around them are relaxed, too.

Core Vice & Defense Mechanism

When conflict avoidance takes over, 9s slip into sloth—not simple laziness, but an inner inertia and self-forgetting. They may neglect their own needs (and sometimes others'), diffuse their energy, settle into comfortable routines, procrastinate, and show resistance indirectly (passive-aggressively).
Their primary defense is dissociation/numbing: they tune out discomfort by checking out into substitutes—TV, scrolling, food, daydreaming, and other distractions—to avoid facing feelings, needs, and wants.

At Their Best

When grounded and managing their avoidance, 9s are warm, patient, receptive, open-minded, humble, caring, and have a calming presence. They see multiple viewpoints with ease, handle prioritization better, and mediate skillfully.
They feel most at ease when basic physical needs are met (food, rest, sex, etc.) and their environment is harmonious. In this state they move toward their integration point (Type 3), becoming more active, energetic, productive, and effective.

Under Stress

When avoidance runs the show, 9s can become passive, ineffective, resigned, stubborn (especially under pressure), overly accommodating, indecisive, and prone to low self-esteem.
If things worsen, they shift toward their disintegration point (Type 6), adopting its negative traits: becoming more suspicious, doubtful, wary, anxious, tense, and reactive—often more passive-aggressive and obstinate.

Wings

Type 9's neighboring types are 8 and 1. A "wing" is the neighboring type that most influences the core type.
9w8s are more adventurous, confident, and sociable, but can also be more stubborn and emotionally cool.
9w1s are more idealistic, reserved, and accommodating, but can also be more self-critical and shy.