Mars in Libra, Mars in the 9th House

Mars in Libra ♎︎ in the Natal Chart

Archetypes: Judge, Counselor, Friend

What Drives You: Mars in Libra in the natal chart can provide one with a drive towards counseling and acting as a mediator for others. You put immense amounts of energy towards keeping the peace. This is not a conflict driven placement. Mars in Libra individual’s can have trouble finding their energy. They have a tendency to move slower and find reaching their goals takes additional effort. 

Mars in this placement can indicate that your friends have a huge influence in your life. You are there for your friends when they need you most and in turn you rely on your social group for support. You possess great tact as you find disagreements extremely unpleasant and do what you can to avoid them sometimes at the expense of your own feelings. 

With this planetary placement you make an excellent judge of character along with an understanding of situations. You have the ability to see the balanced outcome by making a fair assessment of all parties involved. There may be a preoccupation with justice and following the rules.

Sexuality: As Mars in Libra is not quick to action it may be difficult to arouse your sexuality. You appreciate beauty and your surroundings will need to be up to your standards in order for sexy time to take place!

9th House

Keywords: The keywords associated with the 9th house are university, higher learning, academics, institutions, governments, philosophies, dreamscapes, perspective, authority, religion, spirituality, rules, law, justice, and the hierophant tarot card. 

Cadent House Type: A Candent house is ruled by a mutable sign. Sagittarius is the mutable fire sign ruling the 9th house. 

The 9th house in astrology is a symbol of higher education, institutions, long trips, dreams, and consciousness. It is often associated with travel in all of its forms both actual travel overseas and one’s internal spiritual journey. The 9th house is related to some of the abstract areas of life such as dream time, dream symbolism, and sleep. When you sleep your mind experiences things that our waking minds may never get the opportunity to experience. 

If you have a lot of planets or heavy emphasis on the 9th house this could indicate that you are a life long learner, that you love traveling, and have a respect for higher education. This area of the chart is also related to publishing, literature, and writing. Due to its associated with institutions it can also represent religious authority, churches, or other areas of spiritual leadership. This house is symbolic of traveling, experiencing the world from a boarder perspective, and expanding horizons.