A Deeper Understanding of the 9th House in Astrology

A Deeper Understanding of the 9th House in Astrology...

Each house symbolizes a level of human development.
The 9th house symbolizes college and higher learning.
It is a universal house of existential understanding.

In the metaphoric journey of the soul through the houses, entering the ninth house is like entering college. You have finally completed your self-development, and you are ready to learn about how you relate to the world at large. You now examine your place in our infinite universe. You feel inspired by this fire house, which starts the phase of houses known as the universal houses.

You feel confident, and you want to begin expressing your opinion. Because you are entering this final phase of the zodiac, you now believe you occupy the righteous position of judge. After all, you are now far beyond most of the other houses. While it's true that you have learned the lessons of self-development in houses one through eight, and you feel complete as a person, care should be taken here because it is only the first of the universal houses. These fire houses, which start new phases of house development, are exciting. It's easy to get carried away with the enthusiasm they ignite and overstep your bounds.

The difficulty of this house lies in the fact that it is an inspired house, but it lacks the intellectual detachment of air, the stability and practicality of earth or the emotion of water. It is sheer inspiration and enthusiasm. Although it does have the wisdom of being in the final phase of the zodiac, the universal house phase, it is still the child of this phase. College is still a place of learning. You are in school and have not graduated yet. Debate over issues is still necessary, greater understanding is yet to be gained. This is a time for philosophizing and searching.

It's a time for roaming the world and learning about it on the largest scale possible. This, combined with the fact that it is so inspired, makes it the house of world travel and adventure. College is the time to broaden your view and expand your horizons. In this house of Jupiter and Sagittarius, it's difficult to restrain your desire to experience as much of the world as possible. Here you want to entertain new ideas, experience new cultures and see new places. It makes you feel more alive, but more importantly, it gives you a greater understanding of your place in the world. In doing this, it also gives you a better perspective on judging or holding back, and "not' judging others.