The ninth house is compared with the third house of concrete mental activities, representing the so-called "higher mind." This part of the mind is related to abstract ability or intuition. Mercury, which dominates the third and sixth houses, is responsible for collecting facts. Jupiter, which dominates the ninth house, is related to the spiritual power of symbolism, which is to give meaning and importance to a particular or ongoing event. The third house is the collection of facts, and the ninth house is based on facts: to integrate a single event into a larger structure, or to treat these separate events as an inevitable result of high-level organizational norms.
If the third and sixth houses are compared to the left brain responsible for analysis and discrimination, then the ninth house (and the twelfth house) is related to the activity of the right brain. The right brain can identify a shape with just a few lines. At the level of mental activity, we will connect these points into a pattern. The right brain has the ability to integrate, and it will use an image of thinking to observe the whole and discover the complete pattern. As the American writer Marilyn Ferguson put it: "The left brain is like taking a snapshot, and the right brain is like watching a movie."
- According to the analysis of the ninth house, everything has hidden meanings. For example, Jupiter or Venus who fell into the ninth house believe that everything is positive and beneficial to oneself, as if there is a kind of "higher wisdom" that guides them to show life. Saturn or Capricorn in the ninth house may be less able to see the meaning of things, or easily give things a negative meaning. The French existentialist philosopher and writer Albert Camus is the Saturn's Gemini in the ninth house: he believes that everything in the world does not have deeper or absolute meaning, and everything is humanly recognized.
We can see the way of pursuing religion and philosophy from the configuration of the ninth house, which implies which kind of god we will believe, or which philosophical essence will be used to explain life. For example, Mercury and Gemini who fall into the ninth house may try to explain the gods with reason. If Pisces or Neptune falls into the ninth house, they may believe in the gods through sincere dedication and self-discipline.
Mars may use a dogmatic, fanatical attitude to look at religion. In contrast, Venus is more flexible and inclusive of these things. We can also see the image of the god in one's heart from the planets and constellations of the ninth house. Saturn or Capricorn who falls into the ninth house will think that the gods are very strict, will punish the world, love nitpicking and authoritarianism, and people must desperately obey the will of the gods. Those who fall into the ninth house of Neptune or Pisces will think that the gods are merciful and generous and can forgive everything.
The third house represents the environment around you, and you can discover the truth by observing things at hand. The ninth house is about taking a step back and looking at life from a distance, so the ninth house is also related to tourism and long-distance travel. Literally, tourism refers to a journey to other places and cultures, and of course we can symbolize it as a journey of mind or spirit.
A person can expand his horizons through a large amount of reading, or gain insight through the sit-in and the appearance of everything in the universe. As we learn more about this, we can expand our horizons by traveling or by communicating with people of different traditions and backgrounds. The tastes and styles of certain cultures may appeal to us, while others are not very interested, but we may also rush to things that are of interest to others and don't care. Tourism allows one to look at the world from a different perspective. For example, I may have a complicated relationship in London that is confusing and uncertain, but if you carefully consider the relationship when you travel in San Francisco, the distance of six thousand miles can make people see the facts more directly than the direct face. Be clear to the relationship.
The epitome of the experience of the ninth house is a bit like the earth that the astronauts saw when they returned to the Earth's atmosphere. What we see at first glance is the whole scene, and the earth is just a star in the vast space. Such experience will definitely change the daily life and life of a person. Neptune and Jupiter, the first American astronaut around the Earth, landed in the ninth house of John Glenn.
to be continued...