The Ninth House signifies religion, faith, long journeys, voyages by land or sea, visions, dreams, higher knowledge, and learning in philosophy or sciences. It also represents the wife’s relatives, as well as clergy, scholars, and lawyers. The house is cadent and in the human body corresponds to the thighs and hips. The Greeks called it Metus or Oudos, from fear or doubt, as in spiritual matters one should always remain humble and aware of human imperfection.
Planets in the Ninth House
Saturn
Saturn here brings losses and hardships in long journeys and sea voyages. It can make the native unpopular with rulers, prone to hypocrisy or false religion, and troubled by fearful dreams. If well dignified, Saturn inclines to mathematics, philosophy, and the interpretation of dreams and mysteries.
Jupiter
Jupiter in the Ninth grants honor and advancement in religion or law. It makes the native sincere and devout, and his dreams are often true. He will be fortunate in long journeys and voyages and may gain high positions or respect in religious or scholarly matters.
Mars
Mars here makes the native unstable in religion, prone to superstition, vanity, and changing beliefs. His dreams are unreliable, and his travels are frequent but troublesome. If Mars is well dignified, he can bring success through journeys related to military or religious affairs.
Sun
The Sun in the Ninth shows a devout, zealous person who loves religion and spiritual truth. He will make many profitable journeys and may receive high ecclesiastical honors, especially if the Sun is in regal signs.
Venus
Venus in the Ninth indicates a religious and virtuous nature. The native may become involved in church matters and gain honor and profit through such pursuits. He may be inclined to celibacy. His dreams may be impure or troubling, serving as a reminder to avoid vice and immorality.
Mercury
Mercury here gives skill in hidden knowledge, astrology, mathematics, and sciences. The native is fortunate in religious and scholarly matters, undertaking many profitable journeys. If afflicted, he becomes boastful, unstable, and unreliable.
Moon
The Moon in the Ninth brings many long journeys by land and sea, in which the native finds pleasure. He will be thoughtful and influenced by the sign she occupies: in Mercury’s signs, he favors astrology and mathematics; in Venus’s signs, music, art, or poetry; in Mars’s signs, military pursuits; in Saturn’s signs, chemistry and the philosopher’s stone—an endeavor that has deceived many but seldom succeeds.
North Node
The Dragon’s Head here makes the native fortunate in religion, bringing honor, wealth, and truth in dreams and visions. Long journeys and sea voyages are often successful unless malefics afflict it.
South Node
The Dragon’s Tail in the Ninth causes instability in faith, leading to skepticism, heresy, or irreligion. If afflicted by Saturn or Mars, the native may become a hypocrite, even if a priest, preaching what he does not himself believe. His journeys are full of misfortune, and his dreams are false.
Part of Fortune
The Part of Fortune here signifies profit and success through religious or scholarly pursuits and long journeys. Its benefits increase if supported by Jupiter or Venus.
Ruler of other houses in the ninth house
Ruler of the First House in the Ninth House
When the ruler of the Ascendant is in the Ninth House, the native is inclined to seek knowledge, honesty, and religion. He will travel often and gain benefits from such journeys. If the planet is afflicted, he may face danger from thieves or robbers during long travels.
Ruler of the Second House in the Ninth House
If the ruler of the Second is placed in the Ninth, the native gains wealth and advantage through learning, long journeys, sea voyages, and dealings with clergy, scholars, or lawyers.
Ruler of the Third House in the Ninth House
This placement shows that the native’s siblings may marry spouses from foreign lands and may leave their homeland. For the native, it brings many journeys, often for religious or scholarly purposes.
Ruler of the Fourth House in the Ninth House
When the ruler of the Fourth is in the Ninth, the native benefits from long journeys, sea voyages, education, or church matters. It also shows the father to be in a weak or troubled state, and sometimes that the father is a foreigner.
Ruler of the Fifth House in the Ninth House
Here it indicates that the native’s children will be religious or involved in church affairs. They will take pleasure in travel and long journeys, as well as enjoy other forms of pleasure.
Ruler of the Sixth House in the Ninth House
This placement can bring sickness to the native while abroad. If the ruler is afflicted, it shows deceitful or corrupt behavior. If well dignified, the opposite is true, and the native gains honor and virtue through his travels.
Ruler of the Seventh House in the Ninth House
When the ruler of the Seventh is in the Ninth, the native may have disputes with clergy or religious figures. He may also face losses through his wife’s relatives and encounter troubles or dangers in long journeys or voyages.
Ruler of the Eighth House in the Ninth House
This placement suggests that the native may die in a foreign country. If the planet is a malefic or badly placed, it shows that the native may bring about his own early death through harmful actions.
Ruler of the Ninth House in the Ninth House
When the ruler of the Ninth is in its own house, the native will travel infrequently, and mainly for religious or scholarly reasons. He will be honest, faithful, and respected wherever he goes.
Ruler of the Tenth House in the Ninth House
This placement indicates honors and advancement through long journeys, sea voyages, higher learning, or church-related work. The native will live justly and conscientiously and may end his life in a foreign land.
Ruler of the Eleventh House in the Ninth House
Here it shows good fortune in journeys by land or sea. The native will profit through trade in foreign countries and will form many friendships abroad.
Ruler of the Twelfth House in the Ninth House
When placed in the Ninth, this indicates that the native may face troubles from enemies during his travels. It also shows harm or misfortune for his wife’s brothers due to secret enemies. The native himself may suffer many difficulties and tribulations concerning religion, belief, or dealings with the church.
From the The Doctrine of Nativites and Horary Questions, JOHN GADBURY