Core Dynamic
The Peacemaker (Type 9) sits in the Gut center. Type Nine seeks stability and unity by reducing conflict and pressure.
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Type 9
The Peacemaker
Center: Gut | Vice: Sloth | Virtue: Right action
Fear and Desire
Core fear: Loss and fragmentation. Core desire: To have harmony and inner peace. These two forces create the recurring tension pattern for this type.
Vice and Virtue
Reactive pattern (vice): Sloth. Integrative quality (virtue): Right action. Development work is usually the movement from vice toward virtue.