Your ninth house shows you where you are willing to push beyond the boundaries of everyday experience to seek out meaning in your life. This house represents philosophy, travel, and higher education. The ninth house is often referred to as the house of long journeys because it is in this house that you learn how far you will go, physically and spiritually, to discover your life’s purpose. These are lessons and experiences that exist outside our local community. In many cases, we need to look beyond our scope of vision to access these concepts.
When your ninth house is emphasized in your chart – meaning when there are a lot of planets that live there – you are likely to feel driven to see the world, to learn as much as you can, or to pursue a serious academic or philosophical life path. The way you relate to the big philosophical questions in life depends on which planets and signs illuminate this house. Planets and signs occupying this house can describe your expansion and perception. Planets in this house are embedded with curiosity: it’s where discoveries take place, wisdom is gained, and where you develop a sense of worldliness.