SO: “Solidarity” - Expresses the passion of lust in service of others. They are a more social, friendly, and helpful type of 8 than the other subtypes.
Body Types (8,9,1)
Common emotional experience: Anger
Type 8:
Core Theme: Eights are decisive leaders who drive change and influence outcomes with their strong will and strategic vision. They excel at taking charge, advocating for justice, and protecting their teams.
Core Motivation: To exert control, drive results, and protect themselves & others.
Avoids: Being vulnerable or controlled by others
Superpower: Decisive doers who make things happen. Filled with passion, Eights are willing to step up, speak up, and take charge.
Focus of Attention: Identifying power dynamics, advocating for fairness, and driving strategic initiatives with a focus on impact.
Communication Style: Direct, assertive, and results-oriented, using clear and decisive language to influence outcomes.
Physical Profile: Powerful and assertive, with a tendency to project strength and control.
How Eights Deal with Anger: Directly expressing anger to drive action and influence outcomes. May experience it as passion and intensity more than “anger”, which energizes them.
Emotional Vice (when in lower awareness): Lust - making themselves bigger than they are / wanting more.
Virtue (when in higher awareness): Innocence
SP: “Satisfaction” - Expresses the passion of lust through a drive to get what’s theirs. They are a more defended, self-reliant type of 8 than the other subtypes.
SP: “Appetite” - Expresses the passion of sloth by losing themselves in routines and merging with experiences that maintain a sense of comfort and physical satisfaction. They are a more practical, concrete, and noticeably stubborn 9 than the other subtypes.
SP: “Worry” - Expresses the passion of anger by repressing it and transforming its heat into a warmer, gentler emotional expression. They are a more worried, anxious, and excessively responsible type of 1 than the other subtypes.
The 3 Subtypes of 8:
SX: “Possession” - Expresses the passion of lust through outspoken rebellion. They are a more energetically dominating and charismatic type of 8 than the other subtypes.
Type 9:
Core Theme: Nines are diplomatic mediators who foster harmonious collaboration and build consensus within teams. They excel at seeing multiple perspectives and creating a supportive and balanced work environment."
Core Motivation: To maintain peace and harmony and create a stable and supportive environment.
Avoids: Conflict, or anything that will disrupt their internal or external equilibrium.
Superpower: Exceptional ability to mediate conflict, build consensus, and create a calm and supportive work environment."
Focus of Attention: Identifying areas of agreement, facilitating collaboration, and minimizing conflict to maintain harmony.
Communication Style: Inclusive, diplomatic, and collaborative, prioritizing consensus and avoiding confrontation.
Physical Profile: Calm and composed, with a tendency to minimize their own voice and be non-assertive.
How Nines Deal with Anger: Falling asleep to it, numbing it with various routines and going along to get along, which can lead to anger being expressed through passive/aggressive behaviours.
Emotional Vice (when in lower awareness): Sloth - neglecting to act fully on one’s own behalf.
Virtue (when in higher awareness): Right Action
The 3 Subtypes of 9:
SO: “Participation” - Expresses the passion of sloth by merging with, and working on behalf of, the group’s interests. They are a more jovial, generous, and overachieving type of 9 than the other subtypes.
SX: “Fusion” - Expresses the passion of sloth through merging with someone else, adopting the feelings, attitudes, and beliefs of another to compensate for loss of touch with themselves. They are a more tender and less assertive 9 than the other subtype
Type 1:
Core Theme: Ones are driven by a commitment to excellence and ethical integrity. They are highly focused, responsible, and trustworthy, as they set and uphold their high standards. They work to improve systems and processes, believing in the power of principled action to drive positive change.
Core Motivation: To achieve an ideal of perfection, drive continuous improvement, and ensure ethical integrity in all endeavors.
Avoids: Being bad, making mistakes.
Superpower: Unwavering commitment to quality, meticulous attention to detail, and a strong ethical compass. They drive process improvement and establish robust systems.
Focus of Attention: Identifying inefficiencies, inconsistencies, or anything that is wrong/not ideal.
Communication Style: Task-focused, precise, structured, and filled with descriptions of an ideal picture of reality.
Physical Profile: Tends to be higher energy and busy with the tasks that need doing each day. May experience physical rigidity in the body, including a clenched jaw and an observable resentment about the way things are.
How Ones Deal with Anger: By actively suppressing it. Believing anger isn’t “good”, they will sometimes channel their anger into righteous indignation over a cause, while telling themselves and others that they’re not angry.
Emotional Vice (when in lower awareness): Anger - a resentment about the way things are.
Virtue (when in higher awareness): Serenity.
The 3 Subtypes of 1:
SO: “Rigidity” - Expresses the passion of anger by keeping it half-hidden and maintaining control while modeling the “right” way to be. They are a more unconsciously “superior”, teacher type of 1 than the other subtypes.
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SX: “Zeal” - Expresses the passion of anger by focusing on perfecting others. They are a more externally-focused, fervent reformer type of 1 than the other subtypes
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