North Node in 9th House
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Traditionally the North Node in 9th House brings great fortune. Possibilities are unlimited, and there is good luck in travel, publishing, and politics. The corresponding Dragon’s Tail in the Third House brings disagreement with those in close proximity, such as neighbors and siblings. It may mean a forced association with “low class” people, a poor education, and/or a bad reputation spread through gossip and slander.
If you have an intuition to gamble, you will probably be lucky. Pay serious attention to recreational pursuits. Be generous and engage in charity. You will develop great wisdom in this lifetime, and may even achieve a position of power after your forty-first birthday.
In this lifetime, relatives may be particularly difficult for you. You have a strong psychic connection to your siblings, but may lose one early in life. You feel deeply for your brothers and sisters and may end up caring for one or more of them. In Hindu astrology, this placement of the North Node in 9th House signifies “a spiritual, introspective, or introverted younger sibling.”
If your North Node is badly afflicted, you may disregard morality as codified in religion and the law. Adolf Hitler and Aleister Crowley, who were born with the North Node in 9th House placement, are two extreme examples. It will help to develop an interest in psychology, philosophy, and world religion. Examples of people who better used their North Node in 9th House this way include Billy Graham, William Jennings Bryan, Michel Foucault, Jean Paul Sartre, and Werner Erhard. While you came into this life with a soul memory of a keenly developed mind, you are here to experience those things which are beyond mental reach.
You prefer to study on your own and may have trouble completing a formal education. You are always seeking more knowledge, for you find the world deeply fascinating and something you want to experience through the intellect. In fact, Martin Schulman says of a native with the North Node in 9th House placement, “His greatest subconscious need is one day to become a walking encyclopedia so that he will never be caught short, lacking the right piece of information at the right moment.”
You are too often influenced by your environment, rather than vice versa, and your conflicts with those around you are the universe’s way of bringing this to your attention. Neighbors are an ongoing problem for the North Node in 9th House placement. You may have to travel far from your birthplace to find the peace you seek. You must detach from your environment enough to observe the world and derive an opinion about it. You need clear senses before you can make the sound judgments required of you in this lifetime. Continue to seek “the truth,” and you will find faith and courage along the way.
Perhaps you find yourself perpetually involved in petty dramas. You do not hesitate to jump into relationships, which become complicated quickly, trapping you in a spider’s web of intrigue on an almost daily basis. Yet you continue to reach out to others, going where angels fear to tread, listening and offering up advice. You often lament your lack of education, which you secretly think would help you navigate the Peyton Place you live in. In fact, your mental capacity is not the problem. It’s the sheer number of relationships you create and maintain. No one could keep them all straight.
Your life may be one of perpetual crisis, mostly due to your inability to decide. You can rely on your intuition to guide you, but memories of past life experiences trap you into gathering too much information before you make up your mind. Resist the temptation to become lost in possibilities. It’s important for the carrier of the North Node in 9th House to take charge of their life.
Travel is important to you. It provides an antidote to the social network that entangles you and the details that vex your attempts to reach higher consciousness. In short, it gives perspective. When you pull away from the facts, skepticism, and analysis that helped you understand the world in the past, and cut yourself loose from the intricate social fabric of neighbors, acquaintances, and colleagues that drain your energy, you will find a wonderful world of ideas, achieve higher consciousness, and make true friends.
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Recommended reading:
Karmic Astrology, vol. 1, Martin Schulman
Astrology for the Soul, Jan Spiller
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very interesting, but the person I did the horoscope for with the True Node in the 9th house is a highly educated (university and higher scientific education) so your seeing persons with a True Node in the 9th house as people with “poor education” is totally, completely wrong.
im 9th house true node. I didn’t graduate highschool, but am on pace with learning a lot of deep information as described, compared to my peers.
I think other aspects might have to do with this.
I agree with that. I have north node in the 9th and have three university degrees.
An insatiable appetite for learning, especially in the occult area. Unfortunately dropped out from university – had to work to sustain myself. So work took the shape of education. My brother passed away when I was 23 so this aspect covered it too. Did not travell a lot by now but who knows, maybe after 41 🙂
I have the True North in Libra in the 9th House. I have plenty of degrees, but my perception is often that my education was poor. It doesn’t even match the truth, but my constant craving to know more places a perceived limit on what I do know. Additionally, I had to stop communicating with my sister and I constantly struggle with neighbors. I have been living in the same place for 9 years (longest in this lifetime) and it feels suffocating. After reading this, I am urged to look into a new place perhaps, one that has no neighbors.
I have True Node in the 9th house also. I totally related to the information especially when it talked about the need for knowledge. I have started college many times to be pulled out by things out of my control such as two of my children being diagnosed with life changing disease that required me to stay home with them. Each time is happened within a year of starting school and it also happened 10 years apart. The environment is totally true. I was caught up in mine for awhile and just like it said moving away from environment worked wonders for me, since then I am non stop exploring new truths without being in college although I have not given up yet on finishing but I do not hold that tight to my heart. I believe my life will take me exactly where I will be.
North node in 9, experienced some sibling issues, i am a college grad. I long to travel and live in far away places. I have a zest for knowledge and study pn my own all the time. At times i really want to break free from my family and environment and just have a new life becausw i feel they can be stifling but in reality they arent holding me back. I should just go and not consider them. I have started my own business. I will be 41 this year and i have stared to really own who i am physically and mentally and i feel unstoppable.
I’m a Libra 9th house true node. I think this is pretty accurate. I have a masters degree in education and have traveled and lived abroad. My parents are foreign. I can’t stand my relatives and I don’t like having neighbors…HA! I live in the woods far from people. My brother also passed away when I was younger. However, I think, this article didn’t link Libra with the 9th house. Libra represents “relationships”. The 9th house has to do with philosophy, higher education, the law, spirituality, and anything foreign. So the way I connect the two is that your partner or relationship will involve one of those qualities of the 9th house.
Yes it describes a certain area of my life exactly.
Hi, I’m curious about this placement as I think my sister has a 9th house north node in cancer. I’ve had so many problems with her – and I’ve become very introverted even though I never used to be and I wonder why.Could this be the reason? Sometimes I feel my life is completely over-shadowed by her even though I have nothing to do with her (after years of abuse). I think one of the problems is that she has a capricorn sun in the third house. This must be quite difficult for her – and for me too.
Wow. I’m a North node 9th house and have the same feelings,about my sibling. I’ve retreated deeply into myself to get away from him and moved 100 miles away!!!!!
my north node is 9th house in aries, i have problems with my sisters, my neighbors, my colegues work, i dont have a boyfriend. now i am doing masters, and i feel alone, sometimes i like, sometimes i prefer to be with somebody. this is it! i am from salvador bahia brazil, i read that when i will be with 42 the karma will desappear! i hope so
So much of this reigns true for me. Dealings with lower class people by which I probably feel they are relatable since I don’t feel like I’ve done enough in my life. Although others would say different. My education isn’t perfect but not bad. Halfway completed my college education. Tried to finish multiple times and faced road blocks. I do learn well on my own and read many books mostly concerning the occult.
Please explain what is meant by the statement, “Pay close attention to recreational pursuits.” Not sure how to take this.
One basic question, I’m trying to figure this one out on my own as well: should the North Node position be derived from Western or from Vedic charts? Mine’s in the 9th according to the latter, and 8th according to the former. I can relate to both interpretations, though the 8th house feels fairly familiar to me (not quite out of my comfort zone)…with Scorpio rising and Jupiter in Scorpio in my chart. The most confusing part is when your NN shows in 9th house in Gemini (which it does in some Vedic charts for me). So go integrate those 😛 Indeed I don’t speak to my brother (I generally don’t really like my blood family), and my work colleagues often bore me (except when I was teaching in university, I like academics). On the other hand, I tend to get along well with neighbors…who can be lower class, but I genuinely don’t mind (socialist idealism is my home).
Hi, Chris. I find Vedic astrology to be so different, I was never able to mix and match. Having said that, different house systems within the western tradition can yield different placements for planets and stars near the house boundaries. You don’t speak with your sib and your co-workers are a drag, but your neighbors are cool. That’s 2 out of 3. Pretty good match, I think. But what’s more important actually is the North Node stuff. Which direction most energizes you — the 2nd or 3rd house?
I think you don’t always need to take every word for what it is. The ninth is already higher education,so wherever you may be or stand,or what privileges you had or not,I just want to say it doesn’t matter if you went to university or not,you are a prof or not,your mind,beliefs and probably your horizon is kept slow and mild by your neighbors or close environment(I say home,and I also say gemini and geminis neighbors and what they represent/Taurus/Cancer).
I think north node in the ninth is just saying you have more,use that more and find that more. Don’t let Gemini believes and patterns hold you back. Anything Jupiter related is what you should reach out too. Don’t put TOO much into what others teached you,especially from where you from,you have no idea how much influence we have to battle with on a daily basis and how much more is around every corner that is waiting to be explored.
And I only say what I believe,you are your own guru. I truly believe,and I hope with the generation of Pluto in Sagittarius,this will be revealed more. Knowledge,truth and wisdom. Look at them,so many hate on them cause they come here to question the status quo,they question teachers and what they get teached,fearless cause Pluto supports them. It’s a force of a generation. My son is one,and he has brilliant ideas,his friends too,but some teachers who aren’t for change(i respect that but I think they should teach somewhere else then,or I take off my son from this school) can not have such a free young cool and curious spirit around. I myself got in a clinch with so many teacher’s,even I have been one of the best in certain classes,they kept me low,they said I didn’t fit in.
I never fit in. I struggle with social stigmata,but I get always along with those who stand out somehow cause to me they represent something NEW in that time and being we are. I left the school I was in tears cause I couldn’t take the false games the played no more.Nothing was good enough or too good.
I wish I had my degrees to escape this place,even my health struggles now cause I wish to just do this,and my son needs me cause two female teachers are trying to bring him down and I honestly say,women betrayed me the most,I am a woman myself so I get panic when a female authoritarian is attacking my family. Anyway,I wish you all the grace and luck Jupiter has to guide you to something bigger. Remember Jupiter is peace.
Excuse my english and any mistakes,it’s morning and I use my super old phone that’s just super slow 🙂
I am in love with a 9th house north node and she fits the bill of cosmic intelligence, she seems to instantly know so much, probably from past life knowledge, but studies on her own and puts her own awesome slant to things I thought I fully understood. She opens my eyes with different avenues of knowledge I had not been aware of. Other details, here, ring true as well. SO ACCURATE
I have NN in my ninth house and When I was a child I was obsessed with learning, I even began reading at age 3. When I was 4 my aunt nicknamed me encyclopedia!!! This article 100% resonates with me and was far more in depth than any other article I’ve read today. Thank you so much for your time and energy into this piece.
I have my NN in 9th House (aquarius). I almost didn’t pass 1st grade (couldn’t count change or tell time), didn’t graduate 8th grade on time (had to do summer school every year of high school) & almost didn’t graduate high school on time (had to do a full semester of day & night school). Became a Flight Attendant at 20yrs old & flew all over this continent (Canada, USA & Mexico). Now at 30, I just completed my Esthetics program (2 months EARLY!!!) & will be licensed soon! I’m optimistic about my 41st birthday now ha
I have NN in my 9th house conjunct with Pluto, the powerhouse planet. I have always had a thirst for knowledge as during my school days I spent reading almost every topic in the library (wasn’t allowed to go out anywhere). I have two degrees and multiple professional certifications and studied everything possible relating to spirituality and the occult. It’s true what they say about the siblings, I experienced painful sibling rivalry, not only with my brother but the cousins I grew up with too. They all rejected me, but it was a blessing in disguise as they came from small minded and negative thinking. Now I am trying to figure out how to work with the Pluto energies with this placement. Thank you for the article, it is spot on.
Do you feel that the lunar nodal placements are best interpreted through the whole sign system ?
At 62 I find this article to be amazingly accurate and refer back to it as a helpful resource when I find myself stuck again in the negative characteristics. “Neighbors are an ongoing problem…” especially caught my attention as we moved to an isolated, undeveloped area that eventually was developed and every neighbor violated our shared boundary. One had several contractors drive their equipment thru our property to prevent damaging their own lawn. Another landscaped his garden 5 feet into our yard then asked us to agree to a fence on the property line. While digging the posts he removed the property monument and moved it back 2 feet to extend his yard illegally. Another neighbor with a meticulously kept yard piled his scrap wood & junk in our yard rather than his own then acted indignant when asked if it belonged to him, replying “Do you have a problem with this?”. The developer who excavated the area, dug up all 4 sides of our property then refused to restore the grass. When we took him to conciliation court for the cost to restore it and won,, he had their attorneys file a counter suit in civil court which would force us to pay an attorney so we ate the cost of the restoration which was a couple thousand dollars for restoring it on our own. Another neighbor removed 2 property monuments after planting a garden that was over the line in hopes we would not notice. Some neighbors have moved and the new residents continue this same behavior. I have a younger sister that is spiritual, introspected and introverted that was a severe stutterer and eventually suicidal just before high school graduation that I worried about throughout all of her childhood and even into her adult years. Depression runs in our family so also had a 2nd sister and father that struggled too. My sister in law who was nasty to me for years, called me after taking pills one night and I handled many suicide callers while working at a hospital 3-11pm shift too which reminds me of your “navigate the Peyton Place you live in”. Troubled people attract to me and I feel compelled to help them even when they have treated me horribly. Kudos to you on this impressive piece and my deepest thanks for the gift that has been and continues to be.
Sincerely,
Chris
At 62 I find this article to be amazingly accurate and refer back to it as a helpful resource when I find myself stuck again in the negative characteristics. “Neighbors are an ongoing problem…” especially caught my attention as we moved to an isolated, undeveloped area that eventually was developed and every neighbor violated our shared boundary. One had several contractors drive their equipment thru our property to prevent damaging their own lawn. Another landscaped his garden 5 feet into our yard then asked us to agree to a fence on the property line. While digging the posts he removed the property monument and moved it back 2 feet to extend his yard illegally. Another neighbor with a meticulously kept yard piled his scrap wood & junk in our yard rather than his own then acted indignant when asked if it belonged to him, replying “Do you have a problem with this?”. The developer who excavated the area, dug up all 4 sides of our property then refused to restore the grass. When we took him to conciliation court for the cost to restore it and won,, he had their attorneys file a counter suit in civil court which would force us to pay an attorney so we ate the cost of the restoration which was a couple thousand dollars for restoring it on our own. Another neighbor removed 2 property monuments after planting a garden that was over the line in hopes we would not notice. Some neighbors have moved and the new residents continue this same behavior. I have a younger sister that is spiritual, introspected and introverted that was a severe stutterer and eventually suicidal just before high school graduation that I worried about throughout all of her childhood and even into her adult years. Depression runs in our family so also had a 2nd sister and father that struggled too. My sister in law who was nasty to me for years, called me after taking pills one night and I handled many suicide callers while working at a hospital 3-11pm shift too which reminds me of your “navigate the Peyton Place you live in”. Troubled people attract to me and I feel compelled to help them even when they have treated me horribly. Kudos to you on this impressive piece and my deepest thanks for the gift that it is.
Sincerely,
Chris
I have jupiter and venus conjunct north node in the 9th house Scorpio. I have always wanted to go to college but i ended up traveling so much the past 10 years and living in so many different places- always craving to learn the things i am deeply interested in, which i know deep down institutions have little to offer there. My dad joined a mystery school when i was 15 and taught me how to meditate and experience God in a non dogmatic way, it has opened my world dramatically to receiving the divine. I am 27 now, the longest i have lived anywhere is about 2 years. From Las vegas (hometown) to maine to florida to san francisco, santa cruz, LA and joshua tree. I am about to move to abroad and begin writing my first book. I am an avid painter as well. I am so obsessed with knowledge art and music. I have also been managing myself as an art model for the last 7ish years which has taken me all over the world on my own terms without the constraints of an agency. I’ve always had faith that i will be brought exactly where i need to be, and it has never failed me. I feel genuinely blessed with this placement.
That is a very 9th house life indeed! Thank you for sharing.