Planets in the 9th house

The 9th house is a “fun” house. It represents higher education, the higher mind, philosophy, religion, learning, open mindedness, foreign cultures, long distance travel, your world view, a broad mind, the big picture, and publication.

Again, if you have more than one planet here, these are going to be modified. I go one by one for simpleness.

Sun in the 9H: Your ego and general personality is tied to this house. You’re very much interested in foreign cultures and travel. You have probably traveled to other countries and if you haven’t, you will someday or you definitely dream about it. You are generally an open minded and accepting person. College/university is very important to you. If you don’t go for a better job, you go for a general joy/love of learning. I read that a lot of pastors/priests/preachers have this placement and that may be true. You might be religious or totally not. ( I am totally not and I have this placement ). Good placement of publication.

Mercury in the 9H: Mercury here gives you a broad mind. When you’re in school or learning something new, then you want to look at the big picture FIRST and then work down to the details. It might annoy you when a professor/teacher wants you to look at the details first and then the big picture. Trust me, it’s easier for me to learn theories/big picture when learning Anatomy and Physiology, and then I go for the little details. There is a joy of writing here. If you write, you might like to write adventure stories or you might enjoy writing academic work. Your college/university is important to you and consider getting a grad degree, if you so desire to. It is easy for you to look at both sides of every issue. You might be bilingual or have an interest in languages. A possible interest is anthropology, or an interest in other cultures. Travel magazines are something you might read. You might get a kick out of the Spanish channel.

Moon in the 9H: Like anything in astrology, things can manifest in many different ways. You might find security in learning or higher education. You might find security in learning about other cultures. You also might find security outside your native home or territory, with a different group of people. You’re open minded generally speaking, but you might be too emotional with regards to your opinions and world view. And this can be any issue or whatever. An example of this is my cousin who has Sagittarius moon in the 9H and she does not always see the objective or logical part of the issues/philosophies. I’m Agnostic and for awhile, she was constantly harassing me on MySpace to “believe in God.” It was annoying, but luckily, she accepted my world view now. Again, this is generally a good placement, but you have to remember now to get worked up when someone believes differently than your own.

Venus in the 9H: Does this mean you will be attracted to foreigners? Maybe. Does this mean you are open minded with love? Probably. This can show a love of travel, whether you travel to Greece or simply to Ohio. ( Haha ). You will find beauty in art, architecture, and in other cultures. If another culture has a right of passage ( in some countries, teenage girls will put all sorts of piercings on their face to show they are ready for marriage ) and you with this placement might see nothing wrong with it. Other people might be like “WTF.” Traveling on a cruise or going to an exotic beach in  Southern European beaches might sound lovely to you. You are generally an open minded person in love and accepting. One way this can manifest is that you might be turned on by those with degrees or who have the smarts.

Mars in the 9H: Others might think you are overly aggressive with your world view. Even if your Mars is in Libra or Pisces, you might be thought of as ‘pushing’ your beliefs down people’s throats. Mars in Pisces might be like, “You’re going to Hell if you don’t believe in God” and they might try to persuade you emotionally to do this. ( If we are going on about religion and yes, 9H is tied to religion. That is why I used religion as an example ). This can go the other way too with Atheism. Basically, you are very blunt about your views and have no problem telling people they are wrong. If your Mars is in Fire, there might be name calling involved, unless you are beyond that. On the other end, Mars gives drive and ambition to learning. You have the drive to finish your degree as long as you are focused. You have the drive to travel and you know what you want and how to get it. Mars in the 9H is not always bad and everyone is different.

Jupiter in the 9H: Jupiter is at “home” here. Jupiter is expansion. You like to expand your mind and you love to learn. Learning brings you joy. You are very open minded, broad minded, BUT you are worse about details than Mercury in the 9H. You might be accused of not seeing the tiny details or loopholes in arguments. This is something you should work on, because we need to have a balance between the two sides. On the plus side, you’re always eager to learn about new cultures and might travel ALL around the world someday. It is possible that you were very lucky in higher education. Due to your love of learning, it should not be too hard and you can always stay motivated. Most of all, the 9th house is what you consider fun.

Saturn in the 9th house: No, this does not make you a Republican. I’m sure there are Republicans ( or Conservatives, if they wish not to be associated with a party ) and others are not. Saturn can add closed mindedness in other people. But Saturn can also add that someone wants proof of something. Like God or even astrology. This placement adds hard work ( good for higher education ), dedication and practicality. This does not mean you are not interested in foreign cultures. But it could mean you might think it’s important to learn about them and if we can incorporate some of it into our own culture. There may or may not be foreign travel. If not, then perhaps you are simply not interested in traveling. However, it does not hurt to open up your mind. Your brain does not fall out. Shows an interest in studying or working alone. A dedicated student.

Uranus in the 9H: You are the type of person who just wants to travel EVERYWHERE and learn about EVERYTHING. Nothing is off limits to you. Paris, hiking in the mountains in Asia, Africa, Australia, etc if you can afford it. Everything is fun and should be an adventure. Good for higher education, as long as you can FOCUS. Generally speaking, you are a smart person ( maybe even gifted ) and you are very knowledgeable on many issues/philosophies. Certainly you are an interesting person to discuss with. You don’t like to talk about something, unless you know what you are talking about. You don’t want to look like an idiot. Logical, yet creative are the key words I have here.

Neptune in the 9H: Unless other factors are present in your chart, you may not be interested in math/science. Religion/spirituality, arts, humanities, dance, philosophy, etc are things you WANT to study. Whether you study these things or not is dependent upon you and how realistic you are in other areas of life. You might be wanting to study philosophy, but know you can’t get a job in it. You may take one or two classes in it, but major in something else completely. And that’s okay. Neptune does not have any boundaries, so this is a great place for foreign travel, or travel in general. You might be interested in how other cultures worship. Again, you might be an Atheist, or you might be Catholic, or you might even be a New Age person. I generally associate this placement with New Age spirituality, though. The ocean or traveling by sea might appeal to you. Think of the warm sandy beaches in the Mediterranean and the beautiful water.

Pluto in the 9H: With this placement, you do not like being wrong or proven wrong. You like to have power and dominance in your world view and you consciously make an effort to get people to believe you. You might be self-righteously about what you believe in and make others feel bad for believing any differently. But astrology can manifest in many ways: You might simply be interested in sociology, government, politics, and psychology. You’re interested in people and how corrupt they are, even if you’re totally not corrupt yourself. You like to know what makes people tick and you take an objective approach to it. This placement might indicate someone who rejects their religion that they were raised with completely and either be an Atheist/Agnostic, or find a completely new religion later on in life.