"Whatever you are not changing, you are choosing." ~ Laurie Buchanan

Life Path 9

Life Path 9 by Laurie Buchanan

Life Path 9 by Laurie Buchanan

LIFE PATH 9
The Path of the Humanitarian

If you missed the post on how to calculate your Life Path number, simply click HERE.

A 9 Life Path is the sum total of all the other numbers. Therefore, it carries all of the same attributes and negatives attendant to each, making your energy highly charged in every way.

You’re a utopian. You spend your life trying to realize some aspect of your utopian dream—sacrificing money, time, and energy for a better world. It’s in giving that you find much satisfaction. You’ve a broad outlook on life. You tend to see the big picture, rather than the minute details. The person with a 9 Life Path is rarely prejudiced or accepts social biases of people. Instead, they evaluate people on the basis of what they can do for—contribute to—the larger cause.

You have a healthy imagination and are extremely creative, especially at harmoniously arranging the beauty already potential in the environment. These abilities can lead you into fields such as interior decorating, landscape art, and photography. But because of your strong social consciousness, you can be an effective politician, lawyer, judge, minister, teacher, healer, or environmentalist. Vocations that require self-sacrifice and have a clear positive social impact are common among 9s.

You’re often disappointed by the realities of life, the shortcomings of others, or of yourself. You don’t want to accept the imperfections of the world, a feeling that drives you constantly to try to improve upon it. Rather than being satisfied with your efforts, and those of others, you relentlessly push on, striving for even greater accomplishments.

A key to your personality is the necessity of sacrifice. One of your lessons is learning to let go of material possessions and relationships; learning that holding on too tightly to anything causes pain. The most successful and satisfying road for a Life Path 9 is giving, sharing, and sacrificing for a larger goal without expecting anything in return.

Doing for others is one of your finest characteristics, and you derive extreme pleasure from knowing that you were able to help in some way. If you’re a 9 with financial means, you’d do well to tie your personal fortunes to an endeavor that makes the world a better place for others. Very often, this turns into a highly successful and lucrative enterprise. Your life rests on the axiom that the more one gives, the larger the reward.

The Life Path 9 suggests that you entered this plane with an abundance of dramatic feelings coupled with a strong sense of compassion and generosity. The key to the nature of a Life Path number 9 is found in their humanitarian attitude. The 9, being the highest of the single digit numbers, holds an elevated position in terms of responsibilities to mankind.

Material gain is not overly important, although some Life Path 9 people are materially rewarded in significant ways. In this, however, the 9 Life Path is not apt to get rich since they’re very generous—many times to a fault—and usually have an easy come, easy go attitude about money.

The 9 Life Path indicates you have a commanding presence. You’ve the ability to make friends easily, as people are attracted to your magnetic, open personality. You meet people easily and are quickly befriended because of your openness and amiable demeanor. Your genial ways often put you in the lead in whatever you pursue.

Your quite inquisitive and your extreme sensitivity makes you understand and respond easily to people, atmosphere, attitudes, music, sounds, color, and personalities. This makes you very perceptive and accentuates your interest in the meaning behind everything you come across. All things mystic appeal to you and you feel the need to delve deeper—to see for yourself just what they may hold for you.

You tend to be quite sensitive because you experience through the lens of feeling. The number 9’s deep understanding of life is sometimes manifested in the artistic and literary fields. If drama and acting isn’t your forte, it will surely be an area of great interest and potential. Likewise, you may be able to express your deep emotional feelings through painting, writing, music, or other art forms.

The purpose of life for those with a 9 life path is often of a philosophical nature. Judges, spiritual leaders, healers, and educators frequently have much 9 energy. The number is less inclined to the competitive business environment and may even find this a struggle.

The Shadow Side
Because of the demanding nature of the truly positive 9, many tend to fail in this category. It’s not uncommon for persons with the 9 life path to fight the realities and challenges of purpose imposed here because selflessness isn’t an easy trait.

You may have difficulty believing that giving and a lack of ambition for personal gain can be satisfying. It must be realized and accepted that little long-term satisfaction and happiness is to be gained by rejecting the natural humanitarian inclinations of this path.

You’re romantic, but your love is more impersonal because you tend to be focused on your dreams. When you’re not in harmony with your true nature, you can fall to moodiness, or become aloof, and withdrawn. You can become timid, uncertain, and ungrateful, putting the blame for your troubles on others or the world.

Your concern for and interest in others tends to unnerve you at times, causing you to either rise to the heights of ecstasy or sink into the depths of depression.

Famous People with Life Path 9
Troy Aikman, Christina Applegate, Tyra Banks, Jack Black, Andrea Bocelli, Garth Brooks, Jim Carrey, Cher, Kirsten Dunst, Laurence Fishburne, Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Matt Groening, Ed Harris, Dustin Hoffman, Anthony Hopkins, Whitney Houston, Ricki Lake, Spike Lee,  Loretta Lynn, Shirley MacLaine, Bill Murray, Tom Petty, Lisa Marie Presley, Michael Richards, Gavin Rossdale, Kurt Russell, Garry Shandling, Sharon Stone, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Kristin Scott Thomas, John Updike, and Renee Zellweger.

Life Path 9 Compatibility
The Life Path 9 person has a natural fit with Life Paths 3, 6, and 9. They get along well with Life Paths 1 and 5. They’re neutral with Life Paths 2 and 7. But they find a challenge (or need to compromise) with Life Paths 4 and 8.

Listen with your heart,

Laurie Buchanan

Whatever you are not changing, you are choosing.”
               – Laurie Buchanan

www.HolEssence.com.

© 2011 Laurie Buchanan – All Rights Reserved

Comments on: "Life Path 9" (28)

  1. Well Laurie, this long awaited post has been extremely helpful in understanding my positive living life path 9 husband whose shadow side I know well from being so close. Even as the most quiet reserved person he is easily liked and loved. Amazing. Thank you for all your work on these posts and for your sharing. Terrill

    • Terrill – You are most welcome. I’m glad that the information in the Life Path 9 post resonated with you regarding David. I’m going to wrap up this series — Numerically Speaking – with the Master Numbers 11, 22, and 33 over the next three posts, and then give my analytical hat a bit of a rest.

  2. I am definitely a 9 in nearly every waking hour – I would give away my last quarter and have to someone in need.

    Now if I could just figure out how to make a living wage! I just give away my time and talents

    I am married to a 3, who right now has requested we not be generous at all with time or money – I am finding this hard.

    I find it very difficult to focus on myself and my needs and making any money
    Carl Jung was also a 9 (Gandhi too) They were very influential people in my life.

    Thanks for doing this

    • Patricia – Life Path’s 9′s are pretty amazing. I don’t have any in my immediate family, but I seem to have a lot friends who are 9′s. I’m glad you’re enjoying the “Numerically Speaking” series. I’m having fun presenting it :)

  3. Thank you, Laurie. I too am married to a 9, and found myself nodding and mumbling “that’s why” to much (not all) of what you have shared. I can’t wait to find what exactly a master number is.
    Counting the days til Tuesday
    Leanne

  4. My son is a 9 and this sounds very much like him. Wow! I am amazed… I LOVE 9′s!!

    • Kathy – I’m glad the Life Path 9 information resonated as it relates to Christopher. As I recall, he’s got a birthday coming up, and you’ll be traveling to California to see him. We’ll almost be crossing paths. You’ll pave the way in March. We’ll bring up the rear in April :)

  5. I don’t know that I know any 9′s . . . but I will start adding up numbers. People think that I really want to know their birthdays so I can give them a present. Ha! I just want to know if I am going to get along with them or not!

  6. I was thinking that someone in my family was a “9″ but no. There are qualities here that we’ve seen in the other numbers, but what sets this apart in the combination which is unique and singular. Taken as a whole we’ve learned quite a bit about ourselves, perspective and how to enhance the favorable quotient.

  7. [...] At Speaking from the Heart Laurie Buchanan analyzes “Life Path 9″ in a fascinating and rewarding ongoing project that encourages us to take a very good look at ourselves: http://holessence.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/life-path-9/ [...]

  8. Laurie, I was somewhat stunned when I read this. It’s as if someone has looked into me and put into words some of my deepest and unspoken challenges in life (and soul). Oh, my!

    I was wondering what I might find/feel here as bits and peices of other numbers have also resonated in an eerily familiar way. Now this makes more sense.

    I’m also a nine who has been somewhat challenged by this Life Path and feel that it’s only been recently (moving into my 60′s) that it’s beginning to change and unfold :)

    • Colleen – Your “Oh, my!” has me smiling. This Life Path 9 folks have big shoes to fill. I’m glad this information has resonated with you.

  9. Hi Laurie
    I am super happy to have found your post, this all resonates with me and I am grateful to understand myself a wee bit more :) Much love and Light. Vicki

  10. Wow…. It’s like looking in the mirror…beautiful thoughts… Priceless life lessons… An eye opener to what is good and right. Inspiring. Thank you and stay blessed always….a beautiful path.

    • The Island Traveler - I never cease to be amazed at how close Numerology can be to hitting the nail squarely on the head. I’m glad you found it to be the same :)

  11. I am a 9 and can identify with all aspects of a 9′s life path. I try to help in any way I can. I am constantly trying to think of ways to help mankind…And I love music. I am very comfortable on stage, i love talking about nearly everything. I really enjoy working with kids and they usually enjoy my approach.

    Currently, I am working on a plan that will provide a nice relaxing environment for vacationeers. I also plan to provide affordable housing without a 30 year mortgage or life time rent payments for the baby boomers. For me, it’s all about making life better for us all.

    I truly believe we can live on this earth in harmony with each other and all of nature. I am thoroughly convinced that man can evolve to the point where many of the negatives in life can be eliminated. Okay, you can call me a utopian.

    • Eli – Life Path 9′s are wonderful people and it’s evidenced once again by what you’ve shared here. Thank you for visiting Speaking from the Heart.

  12. I’m a 3 that lives with a 9, and I think you explained both our personalities very well,

  13. Hi Laurie:
    Being interested in the Mystic (as you noted) I had previously found that Life Path 9 was were I live. And, I love your write up on this Life Path (compared to others I’ve read). It certainly resonates it almost every way. I have also looked at 7 and 9 year phases of life (or patterns) It is so great to see these patterns unfold; natural ebbs and flows. Thanks again. Audrey

  14. Kathryn Zybeth Ychon said:

    i am nine almost all of me is 9.when i sum up my full name it resulted with a nine either i include my middlename it still nine. amazing. and i have weird dreams. very weird sometimes creepy and sometimes it happens in my real life situations.

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