The ninth house is the house of philosophy, perspective and travel. Its Latin motto iter translates to "journeys" and this is exactly what this house speaks about. It is a place of higher mind and understanding beyond everything found in our material world, beyond our boundaries and limits of our body. One whole ends in the eighth house of a horoscope, and the ninth comes as a natural consequence, sparking all sorts of questions about the afterlife and everything that will come after something is dead and gone. It hides our ability to move on from a dead point and very often we will see that people stuck in a moment, unable to move on from certain events and traumas, have some sort of difficulty in connection to their ninth house.
AREAS OF LIFE
In its primary role, this is the house of education and travel. It carries all of our teachers and gurus within, shown in our lives through different people, circumstances, spaces and cultures. Everything that widens our perspective, teaches us something new, and helps us move forwards is in our ninth house. It carries our life philosophy and religion, as well as matters of law and ethics. It allows expansion and growth in our lives, showing us our personal direction, highways we have to take, and setting us free from any fear of change we carry in our eighth house while showing us the image of all things that will come after it.
Every time we look at our ninth house, we have to search for its true potential in the house preceding it. We cannot have a wide perspective, gain knowledge and show true dignity and our noble selves if we are afraid. Fears damage the quality and width of our lives given by the ninth house. Even if it is positioned very good, with its ruler extremely well set, we will still fail to find the right approach to religion and have narrow perspectives if our eighth house is tainted with fear, dismissal and avoiding change. Each fear we shake off will lead us to new knowledge, higher education, country, or relationship. This is exactly why the ninth house is the house of second marriage, for it comes after a change we made because the first one failed.
THE NINTH HOUSE IN ARIES
When the ninth house is in the sign of Aries, a person can be too passionate about their beliefs, not allowing others to express their system of convictions. Fighters for religion, ethical approach, college, or their own progress of any kind are seen here. In general, this is a strong position that finds energy in the future and draws a person towards positive change. However, any ties to the past will make their dreamland vivid and blur the direction they are supposed to follow. Once they feel they are on the right path, with a mission to accomplish and deep beliefs leading forward, these are the exact people who will learn about boundaries, conflict, and fiercely achieve any goal they set out to reach. They tend to find purpose only in things they are truly passionate about and wither in any circumstances that don't invigorate them and make them feel alive. They need their talents put to use and the fire in their stomach constantly burning in order to live a long, creative and healthy existence.
THE NINTH HOUSE IN TAURUS
If the ninth house is set in Taurus, the purpose of a person's life is always found somewhere in the material world. Experience needs to be built in the real world, through financial and physical matters, and this is the exact reason why these individuals turn to education in fields of finance, agriculture, cooking, or real estate. For as long as they don't lack initiative and primal energy, they can truly be fantastic in practical issues, but also tend to close up for new experiences if they get hurt or disappointed. This is a tricky position for as much as the beneficent sign of Taurus can be mellow it can also be lazy, static, or stiff to accept change and the beauty of constant movement. There is a special joy these people find in tradition if their Venus is beneficently set, and they will strive to reach family values and practical pleasures as much as they can in this lifetime.
