Emotional Reactivity (or Passion): Sloth
Higher Psychological Ability (or Virtue): Appropriate Action
Whenever a Type 9 has a biased emotional dynamic, they encounter an reactivity that is emotionalor Passion) called Sloth. In Sloth, the energy that is nine’s reactive and anger is neutralized through either conformity or opposition. The Nine disperses their power from their human anatomy, often merging it with other people.
Whenever a sort 9 restores their emotional dynamic, they encounter a Higher psychological ability (or Virtue) called Appropriate Action . The nine realizes how to act rightly, in support of life and with plenty of energy still available in Right Action. This right action includes performing on the virtues.
Instinctual Center & Subtypes
Whenever some of the Enneagram kinds have problems with biased passion and reactivity that is emotional they could either include or make up for the connected preoccupations through their subtypes.
Personal Preservation (Self-Survival): Appetite
Type 9s with a self-preservation subtype cope with psychological bias by expressing the craving for connection and belonging through an accessory to hobbies, chores, collections, and errands. Continue reading “Psychological Center Dynamics: Sloth and Right Action”