Astrological Houses: The Ninth House in Brief

The Ninth House in astrology represents the authority of concepts and ideas that are respected by the world. This is not like the Tenth House (though the two are sometimes confused) since the Tenth House is connected to the idea of power through the personal interaction. When an authority figure from the Tenth astrological House tries to influence us, there are usually several other factors involved which encourage us to take this influence seriously. With the Ninth House, however, authority is only important because we know it can make an impression on others. This causes us to seek out authority for ourselves.

Many things fall under the control of the Ninth House. With concepts and ideas being so strongly connected to this house, it comes as no surprise that the widespread dissemination of knowledge also falls under this heading. This naturally leads us to the ideas of both publishing and broadcasting (in their many forms). You might look at this from a different angle and determine that propaganda and truth are connected to the Ninth House as well. What we know to be true and the concept of propaganda may seem unrelated, but they are really just different ways of spreading information. Of course, information leads us to the ideas of education and teaching.

Consider the idea of authority for a moment and you may find yourself considering the concepts of justice and law. These two things must exist within the framework of the culture that gives rise to their existence. And so we arrive at customs, which have to be considered when creating laws if you want to maintain any semblance of order. Customs leads to the concepts of philosophy and religion, which brings us directly to spiritual values, all of which are under the control of the Ninth House.

But there are even more aspects to the Ninth House. Travel is one of the many ways to expand your knowledge and is basically the opposite of broadcasting. You go and see the world instead of bringing the world to you. While traveling, you will encounter new customs, religions, and philosophies. This could change your perspective, adding another dimension to the Ninth astrological House. Altering your perspective is one way of gaining appreciation and tolerance for those things that make us different from each other. This is the final phase of the Ninth House.

The Ninth House is ruled by the planet Jupiter and is associated with the sign Sagittarius.