You inspired me to dig deeper. After reflecting on this exercise and looking more closely at my chart, I’m beginning to see how to approach the connection. Taurus occupies my sixth house, making Venus its ruler, and Venus sits in Leo in my ninth house. I’m learning to distinguish the sign occupying a house from its ruling planet, then explore where that planet is placed.
The connection between sixth-house daily practice and ninth-house spiritual study gives me something meaningful to reflect on. In my own life, the teachings I study become most meaningful when I bring them into nourishment, rest, and daily sādhanā. I notice that I feel better when I consistently tend to these rhythms. I’m still exploring the bodily associations of Venus, but I now have a clearer starting point for observing how spiritual learning becomes embodied practice.