posted October 06, 2005 06:49 AM         

9 people are not stubborn, but they are determined to get what they want, and there is a difference. Stubborness reacts and determination initiates.9 brings a tendency to be impulsive and make snap decisions, later regretted. Although the temper will flare rather frequently, these people are quick to both forgive and forget an injury. they're vulnerable to enemies bc their first instinct is to trust everyone. Since they're so direct themselves, they expect others to be the same- and others are often not. Deviousness and manipulation always come as a shock to 9 people. As a general rule, they're incapable of such behavior and motives themselves, and dishonesty catches them off guard nearly every time, until they learn to be more cautious.

One of the beneficial virtues of the 9 vibration is the ability to penetrate straight to the heart or the core of a situation instead of indulging in circumlocution and the slow process of analysis. The mars rulership of 9 allows these people to get directly to the point swiftly, and this makes them extremely impatient of slower thinkers, which doesnt help them win popularity contests. In fact, impatience with the mistakes of others and with errors of thinking they see instantly is one fo the traits 9 people find most difficult to control.

The familiar catch phrase "what you see is what you get" perfectly describes the 9 personality bc of the complete lack of guile. It's against the very essence of the 9 vibration to plan complex strategies or to play games to get what they want from people. It's so much easier to demand what they want! Since such straightforwardness is unexpected by the other person, 9 people usually get what they want by catching the opposition by surprise. Many people are touched by the visible vulnerability and childlike quality of the 9 person, and feel protective toward him/ her; others see this quality as foolish, one of the reasons that 9 people are seldom truly respected by friends and business associates- until that mars temper and courageous spirit comes forth, like a battle cry, and those who underestimated the 9 person's pure energy will take a sudden, shocked step backward.