VINE
Positive Qualities
o Encouraging others to be strong and powerful
o Believing in the strength of our own example
o Respecting the rights and needs of others
o Having compassion and sensitivity towards others
o Listening well, being open-minded, flexible and trusting
o Becoming an ally to people who have less advantages
Patterns of Imbalance
- Needing to control and dominate others
- Appearing autocratic and tyrannical
- Expecting unquestioning obedience
- Being rigid, strict and inflexible
- Believing we are better than others
- Becoming lost in callous and ruthless behaviour
- Losing touch with our conscience
The Vine personality is very strong and charismatic with above average leadership abilities. These souls are highly capable, ambitious and unsurpassed when it comes to will-power and presence of mind. They are confident of success. Being so assured, they think that it would be to the benefit of others if they could be persuaded to do and think as they do, or they are certain is right. In its negative manifestation Vine comes across as being dictatorial, authoritarian, even ruthless. Justifications for such behaviour will be made, it makes more sense, better for business etc., but no thought is given to the human consequences of such actions. The soul displaying Vine tendencies must guard against imposing their own powerful views, no matter how right, on others and avoid losing sight of their feelings and needs. The concept of consensus is totally alien to a negative Vine type. The personality error of Vine is using their gifts to satisfy personal vanity rather than the collective experience. Those in charge of others, such as teachers and managers, are likely to fall into the patterns of imbalance of this type.
AFFIRMATION FOR VINE
- I believe in the strength of my example
- I respect the rights of others
- I trust myself as I trust others
- I encourage others to become strong and powerful