Black Moon Lilith in 9th House: Wild Wisdom
Those with Lilith in the 9th house deeply desire the freedom to believe in whatever they want, and form their own set of ethics.
Spirituality
This placement suggests being shamed or dismissed for their spiritual beliefs, especially if they are very different from those held by the people around them. Leaving the religion they were raised in could also occur, sometimes with difficulty, especially if their friends and family have deeply ingrained beliefs.
If the beliefs that were instilled in them at a young age no longer seem to resonate with them, they could choose to follow a new religion, join the New Age movement, or cease their spiritual exploration altogether.
In some cases, they may struggle to find any kind of spirituality interesting during the course of their lives. They might try to “click” with a religion, but may never find the right one. Some of these people may actively discourage others from having any spiritual beliefs. This can cause tension and conflict in their relationships which may push people, including family and friends, away from them.
Travel and Exploration
These individuals love travel and exploration so much that many of them decide to make it a significant part of their lives. Some of these people may even shun the 9 to 5 in favor of the free-wheeling laptop lifestyle. Others might it find their lifestyle too different or perhaps a bit offensive in some way and seek to shame them about it or discourage them from it.
In some cases, these people will fear venturing to new places and firmly stick to their own county, state, or country. This may be due to factors such as being raised with the belief that safety lies in familiar surroundings, or that vacations and/or traveling is a waste of time and money.
Of course, in order to explore new places far away from home, one must have the freedom to do so in the first place. With Lilith in the 9th, there may be challenges associated with obtaining and maintaining their freedom and independence. They might feel like an obstacle of some sort keeps appearing, as if by magic, to prevent them from living their ideal life.
Higher Learning
They may cause friction in their academic institution by challenging the course material. They may reject it because they feel that it’s incorrect, unethical, not detailed enough, or unacceptable in some other way, and boldly voice their concerns.
They may constantly ask questions and even challenge the authority of their teachers. Conforming to established dogmas may not come naturally to them. They may eventually lead decide on a self-directed learning approach instead.
In some cases, they may fear expanding their knowledge through higher education. They may determine that they dislike the idea of having their knowledge and beliefs challenged and resist learning new things.
This placement points to an interest in mystical and occult subjects as part of their higher learning journey. They might be drawn to esoteric knowledge, spirituality, or metaphysical studies that go beyond mainstream academic disciplines such as occult research, gemologist, or herbalist. I have a friend with this placement who was working as an accountant up until her late twenties when she decided to become a professional gemologist. She now works with gems for a living and loves every minute of it!
Teaching and Publishing
Teaching may prove challenging if they are unwilling to follow a syllabus which they don’t agree with or find far too rigid. If they dislike new ways of thinking and aren’t open to new information, teaching others may also be difficult, especially if their students have very different ideas to theirs and they strongly disagree with them.
Publishing work that is controversial in some way could trigger others and cause friction with those around them. Even if their intention is to encourage people to think more for themselves and challenge established ideas, they may still receive quite a significant amount of backlash.
Ethics and Morality
Their sense of ethics and morality could be very strong, possibly verging on rigid. Similarly to Aquarian types, these people tend to have unconventional beliefs. They like to question established moral codes and seek alternative perspectives. In some instances, they could even seek to change ideas and beliefs held by others.
Philosophy
Others may reject or fight against their life philosophy, especially if it’s very different. The gemologist friend I mentioned earlier is very spiritual and has an open-minded and mature outlook on life yet others still become offended by her spiritual beliefs, such as the concept of reincarnation. It seems she effortlessly attracts people whose take on life is quite conservative and even listening to her ideas triggers people.
Changing the Story
We all have the ability to change any issues the BML placement may present by shedding the constraints of earlier ingrained beliefs and instilling positive perspectives instead. A crucial part of this journey involves self-reflection and embracing self-acceptance and self-love.
The following positive affirmations may help to facilitate change.
About the Black Moon Lilith in Astrology
Although there are three Liliths in astrology, there is one which is discussed far more than the others — the Black Moon Lilith (or BML for short). The house it is posited in represents the areas of life that could be the most difficult with the most significant pain points. In the 9th house, these revolve around Sagittarian themes.
Many astrologers believe it’s impossible to overcome the challenges presented by the BML. Their stance is that they can only be managed, however I believe that if we can overcome the negative experiences associated with the BML placement, we can excel in these themes. Increasingly, astrologer, both amateur and professional seem to agree.
As a small side note, this Lilith — or any of them for that matter — aren’t used by many astrologers worldwide. You also won’t find much published on them, especially in old astrology books and other old astro publications. Personally, I think the BML is extremely valuable so I prefer to use it in my chart readings. Mine is in the 11th house and by studying it, I was able to resolve some vlongstanding issues.
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