The 9th house of the horoscope
The ninth house of the horoscope is responsible for: Dharma, moral principles and qualities, virtue, faith, religion, religious fervour, mentors, teachers, the father, a son, children in a woman's chart, charity, donations, fortune, sudden material success, fame, prosperity, plenty, gifts, a good inheritance from the father, the husband's well-being, pilgrimages, trips, journeys abroad, wisdom, professions in the field of law, religion and charity, research, inventions, discoveries, higher education, study abroad, diligent meditations, intuition, foresight, the house of well-being for women.
Karakas: the Sun (the father), Jupiter (the guru).
Significations: The surface level — the father. The subtle level — fortune.
Relatives and other people represented by the house: a son, the father, the guru, the younger brother's wife, the wife's younger kinsfolk, grandchildren, the third child, the maternal uncle.
Parts of the body: the thighs, the femoral arteries.
Drekkanas: 1 — the left cheek, 2 — the left ventricle and atrium, 3 — the left knee.
Dharma sthana (duty to the world), Pitri bhava (the father), Tapa sthana (the accumulation of spiritual merits), Badhaka sthana (for rising fixed signs).
The results of the various signs in the 9th house
Aries: decent, a believer, fortunate, has no enemies.
Taurus: devout, virtuous, adores ornaments, quality clothing and tasty food.
Gemini: a believer, kind, respectful with elders and spiritual people.
Cancer: a higher education, frequent trips and pilgrimages, the probability of residence abroad.
Leo: loves pomp and spectacle, indifferent to religion, an egoist.
Virgo: changeable fortune, a person with a double bottom, a wavering mind, craftiness.
Libra: well-to-do, spiritual, a good name, honour, charity, trips to holy places.
Scorpio: a hypocrite, an atheist, cruel.
Sagittarius: has deep religious feelings, a connoisseur of the ancient scriptures, follows religious and social norms.
Capricorn: cares devotedly for the family, worldly cares and materialistic interests, indifferent to religion.
Aquarius: a believer, god-fearing, loves to make donations and to do good deeds, attached to his family.
Pisces: owns property, brings up sons, cares for the poor, serves spiritual people, makes pilgrimages.
The lord of the 9th house in the houses of the horoscope
The lord of the 9th house in the 1st house (the Lagna): educated, fortunate, famous, charismatic, prospering, well-to-do, respected in society, receives state awards, has no enemies. A noticeable influence of the father. In a woman's chart an indicator of housekeeping ability.
The lord of the 9th house in the 2nd house: learned, pleasant to people, respected, popular, sensual, well-to-do, successful in everything, a happy family man. A benefic planet promises wealth to the father; a malefic one destroys the father's property.
The lord of the 9th house in the 3rd house: a good family, wife and children, the father's love, the well-being of brothers, intellect, charisma, wealth, good deeds, trips abroad. A bad placement for rising Capricorns.
The lord of the 9th house in the 4th house: Raja yoga, the possession of movable and immovable property, a well-provided-for happy life, the receipt of gain from the father, a long life of the father, attachment to the mother.
The lord of the 9th house in the 5th house: an enormous fortune, happiness, virtuousness.
The lord of the 9th house in the 6th house: failures and setbacks, anxieties and losses because of foes, bad relations with an elder brother (for which the person himself is to blame), the receipt of an inheritance. Fortune passes such a person by.
The lord of the 9th house in the 7th house: virtuousness, fame, a happy marriage, success in all undertakings. A bad placement for rising Cancers.
The lord of the 9th in the 8th house: failures in affairs, changeable fortune, difficulties in relations with an elder brother, the person becomes the cause of the elder brother's misfortunes, receives an inheritance.
The lord of the 9th in the 9th house: handsome, decent, a favourite of fortune, easily attains success in every undertaking, the father plays a significant role in the person's life, the mother does not complain of her health, happy relations with brothers and sisters.
The lord of the 9th in the 10th house: a royal status, the position of a military commander or another high post, fame, popularity, professional success, decency.
The lord of the 9th in the 11th house: receives good profits, income from the father, honours teachers and elders, virtuous, enjoys enormous respect, attains success in the spiritual sphere, develops day by day. If the sign of Gemini is in the Lagna, such a position has a harmful influence on material well-being.
The lord of the 9th in the 12th house: a failure, hospitable with friends and family, bears too great expenses. A bad combination for elder brothers and sisters.
The rulers of the houses of the horoscope in the 9th house
The lord of the 1st house in the 9th house: Prosperity, incredible fortune, sattvic [that is, blissful, pure or noble] deeds, profit from the father, every initiative ends in success. Pleasant, a believer, educated, eloquent, travels a great deal, relates well to kinsfolk, has a wife and children, is liked by those around him.
The lord of the 2nd house in the 9th house: capable, well provided for; receives a good inheritance, and also income from his father and elders, from journeys, trips abroad, the transportation of cargo, religious teachings. The source of income depends on the nature of the sign.
The lord of the 3rd house in the 9th house: prosperity after the wedding, long trips, sudden and unexpected changes in life. The person's father amounts to little, he cannot be relied upon.
The lord of the 4th house in the 9th house: enjoys honour in society, does good deeds, receives an inheritance, drives his own car, quarrels with relatives. A happy life of the father.
The lord of the 5th house in the 9th house: famous, lives in abundance and luxury, an author, a writer.
The lord of the 6th house in the 9th house: an unstable career, the person's financial condition and life undergo strong fluctuations. The father administers justice, achieves everything in life himself, but is often ill and is unfriendly disposed towards the person.
The lord of the 7th house in the 9th house: a kind and religious wife, prosperity after the wedding, an eminent and well-to-do father of the bride, success abroad. The person feels warm feelings for his spouse, but may become infatuated with other women.
The lord of the 8th house in the 9th house: on the whole fortunate, inherits the father's property, leads a life in comfort, holds non-traditional religious views, may change his faith. Poor well-being of the father.
The lord of the 9th in the 9th house: handsome, decent, a favourite of fortune, easily attains success in every undertaking, the father plays a significant role in the person's life, the mother does not complain of her health, happy relations with brothers and sisters.
The lord of the 10th in the 9th house: prosperity, a royal status, good children, noble deeds, donations.
The lord of the 11th in the 9th house: capable, fortunate, in honour with the authorities, shrewd, religious, a benefactor, a writer, owns numerous movable and immovable properties, lives lavishly, receives an enormous inheritance.
The lord of the 12th in the 9th house: honest, generous, with a big heart, shows weak interest in spiritual questions, does not feel warm feelings for wife, friends and mentors, cares only about his own goals. The father contributes to the person's success, there is a probability of acquiring property in another country.
Mutual exchange between the houses
The 9th and the 1st — enjoys royal honours, lives abroad, engages in charity, serves his teacher, believes in God, performs noble deeds.
The 9th and the 2nd — Dhana yoga. Income from the father, the state or overseas countries, one's own transport. Wins fortune over to his side after 32 years, comes from a well-to-do family (if there are no afflictions);
The 9th and the 3rd — Khala yoga; besides the exchange, a mutual aspect also takes place here, as a consequence of which the potential of both houses is strengthened and the significations of the houses flourish;
The 9th and the 4th — study abroad, one's own transport, a happy personal life, material comfort, fame, good parents;
The 9th and the 5th — an excellent Dhana yoga, prosperity and flourishing in all spheres, robust health, religious fervour, higher education.
The 9th and the 6th — an unbeliever, a risk of accidents and illnesses during journeys, unprofitable deals with foreigners, weak health of the father;
The 9th and the 7th — a happy marriage, success in trade and business, the person and his wife believe in God.
The 9th and the 8th — inheriting the father's property, poor health of the father, failures.
The 9th and the 10th — an excellent Raja yoga, a good reputation, fame, money and general prosperity, a Dhana yoga, the possession of good transport.
The 9th and the 11th — an excellent Dhana yoga, a caring father, honour, spiritual achievements.
The 9th and the 12th — business with foreigners, productive long trips, going abroad for permanent residence; the involvement of spiritual planets in the combination makes the person very devout.
Planetary combinations about worship and spirituality
- A direct connection of the Sun with the 5th house (an aspect or a placement in it) indicates faith in Lord Shiva. The Sun in the 9th house, placed in a friendly sign, inclines the person towards visiting holy places and performing religious rites.
- If Mercury, Jupiter and the 10th ruler possess sufficient strength in the horoscope, the person reads much spiritual literature and performs praiseworthy deeds.
- Mars in the 5th indicates worship of Lord Kartikeya and Bhairava.
- The placement of Mercury in the 9th house gives deep faith in God, which has a beneficial influence on the person's life.
- Venus in the 9th says that the person is devoted to God and will meet his guru in life.
- An aspect of Jupiter on Ketu in the 12th house may give spiritual liberation.
- Ketu and Jupiter in the sign of the Atmakaraka in the Navamsha — faith in Lord Shiva; Ketu with the Moon in the same position — worship of the goddess Gauri; Ketu with Venus — faith in the goddess Lakshmi; Mercury with Saturn in this same position — veneration of Lord Vishnu.
- With the placement of the lord of the 4th house in the 5th the person will pray to Vishnu.
- A person with a conjunction in the 9th house of Mercury and the lord of the 5th venerates all the gods.
Observations concerning the ninth house and its lord
In a woman's chart benefic planets in the 9th house promise a long and happy family life, in prosperity and with children.- If the lord of the 9th bhava takes part in a Neechabhanga Raja yoga, this says that the person's father began his life in poverty.
- Debilitation of the lord of the 9th house indicates a modest social status of the person's parents.
- The Lagnesha in the 9th house makes the person a favourite of destiny.
- With exaltation of the 9th ruler the person's father will have a solid post.
- When the Lagnesha is in the 9th house, and its dispositor possesses sufficient potential, the person will receive good income without particularly exerting himself.
- With the placement of the 9th ruler in the Lagna the father has a strong influence on the person.
- If the 9th house is occupied by the Sun and the Moon (new moon) in conjunction with Mars, or by a conjunction of the Moon, Mars and Mercury, much suffering will fall to the person at the beginning of life.
- A strong placement of the lord of the 9th house or the influence on the 9th house of benefic planets makes the person generous.
- If naturally benefic planets become functionally malefic in the chart and fall into the 9th house, then their results will not be positive.
- An aspect of Jupiter to the 9th house allows the person to acquire influence.
- When in a woman's chart the rulers of the 4th and 9th are both in debilitation, there will be no peace in this woman's home.
- The dasha of the lord of the 9th house, placed in the 7th, brings prosperity.
- The owner of the 9th house in the 5th or 7th grants all kinds of material goods.
- If the space of the 9th bhava is shared between a malefic and the rulers of the 6th and 7th houses, the person will be subject to excessive sexual desires.
- A person in whose chart a connection of Jupiter with the 9th house can be traced zealously preaches spirituality.
- The influence of Saturn on the 9th bhava has predominantly negative consequences and fills life with trials.
- A connection of Rahu with the 9th house indicates a down-to-earth and ordinary person.
- The effect of Ketu on the 9th house makes the person dreamy and with his head in the clouds.
- If the Sun has a relation to the 9th house, the person possesses a majestic bearing, administrative and managerial inclinations, and his life is from time to time lit up by bright flashes.
- A conjunction of the Lagnesha and the 10th ruler in the 9th bhava forms a Maha yoga.
- Dhana yogas:
a) the placement of the ruler of the 9th in an Upachaya house under a favourable aspect;
b) a conjunction of the rulers of the 2nd, 9th and 11th houses in a good place in the chart.
- With the placement of the lord of the 9th bhava in a dusthana the person meets with failures and suffers fiascos.
- When the total number of bindus of the Sarvashtakavarga in the 2nd, 4th, 9th, 10th and 11th houses is equal to or exceeds 164, prosperity in life awaits the person.
- The person will be generous with gifts (donations, awards and so on), if:
a) the ruler of the 9th house is in exaltation and under the aspect of benefic planets;
b) the 9th house is occupied or aspected by benefic planets;
c) the 9th house is aspected by Jupiter and is excellently placed in the divisional charts (better than in the Rashi chart);
d) the 9th ruler aspects the Lagna and the Lagnesha is in a kendra;
e) the lord of the 9th house is placed in the 4th, the ruler of the 10th house is in a kendra, and the owner of the 12th receives an aspect of Jupiter;
f) an exalted Mercury being in the 11th house or in a kendra and at the same time under the aspect of the lord of the 9th.
- The person will be renowned for good deeds and charity when:
a) the ruler of the 9th house falls into a favourable navamsha;
b) the ruler of the 9th house is excellently placed in the divisional charts (better than in the Rashi);
c) the ruler of the 9th house is in a favourable shashtiamsha;
d) benefic planets are placed in the 12th house.