Ketu in the 9th house of the solar return

Ketu in the 9th house of the solar return makes the year a time of inner spiritual search: outer authorities are less convincing, and one's own understanding of faith and meaning grows deeper.

The ninth house of the annual chart is fortune, faith, teachers, the father and long journeys. Ketu here draws one away from ready-made answers, while Rahu in the 3rd house adds courage and activity to one's own undertakings.

What the year brings

• An interest in ancient traditions, pilgrimage, quiet practice.
• Doubts about teachers and systems that once seemed indisputable.
• Distance from the father or a mentor, sometimes caring for him.
• Trips for the sake of meaning rather than leisure.

Luck this year comes not through patronage but through one's own efforts — which Rahu in the 3rd house supports.

What the result depends on

A strong dispositor of Ketu and a link with Jupiter make the search fruitful. An afflicted Ketu brings disappointment and difficulties in study or travel. The natal background is Ketu in the 9th house; the area of life — the 9th house of the horoscope.

You can check the position of Ketu in your annual horoscope by casting a chart from your date, time and place of birth.