❥Rahu and Ketu Axis
Part 1
Rahu and Ketu, the two nodes of moon, have always been a mystery for the astrologers. No matter how much you dig in to find information about them, they always fall short. It always feel like there is so much more about them, than what we have been taught or told.
There is whole story in Hindu mythology about how both Rahu and Ketu came into existence. The Vedic texts state that after a long and ferocious war between the gods and demons, they finally agreed to co-operate with each other and churn the ocean( which is called "Samudra Manthan") and whatever came out of it, was to be shared among the gods and demons. In the process of doing so, a nectar came out of the ocean, which was told to give immorality if it was drank. This made the Gods worried because the demons becoming immoral was no good to world and peace of it. Therefore, Lord Vishnu took the incarnation in the form of a beautiful damsel ‘Mohini‘ and tried to please and distract the asuras. On receiving the Amrit, Mohini came to Devas to distribute it to them.
Svarbhanu,‘ one of the asuras, changed his appearance to a deva to obtain some portion of the Amrit. However, Surya (Sun) and the Chandra (Moon) realized that Svarbhanu was an Asura, not one of the devas. Knowing this, Lord Vishnu severed Svarbhanu’s head with his discus, the Sudarshan Charka.However, even though his head and body became separated, they remained immortal as a separate entity. Before his head was served, he managed to drink a drop of the nectar from the Amrit. The head is known as Rahu, and the headless body is the Ketu.
Since then, Rahu and Ketu constantly chase the Sun and the Moon for revenge as they are the cause of separating the head and body of the Asura Svarbhanu. It is a popular belief that when they succeed in catching Sun and Moon, they swallow them, causing Solar or Lunar eclipse, but they can’t hold them for long, and Sun and Moon emerge again intact as they also had nectar and are immortal
( Mythology story taken from vedicfeed.com)
■Rahu in 1st and Ketu in 7th house : As I already told above that Ketu is where you feel comfortable and Rahu is what you have to achieve in this life. Here, with Rahu in the 1st house, you will see that the person remains confused most of the times and they fail to take important decisions of life without the help of someone. If Rahu is making tight conjunction with the ascendant then, it can mean that the person is very popular in their community and they attract a lot of people towards them knowingly. It's like they know it that they are quite popular and they enjoy the fame that they get. But, you will see that this person will have self esteem issues a lot and they have been told from time to time to be confident about their abilities and capabilities. Also, many a times, others will see this as someone who is not genuine enough or someone who fakes a lot. In this life, they have to work a lot on themselves, their personality and how they come off to others. But, they always fall behind in doing so. Because ketu in 7th house, makes them extremely dependent on the people around them. For some, it can their romantic partners and for some it can be just the people that they adore and have a liking towards in a platonic way. But they do have an inclination towards doing things only after consulting. Even though they feel extremely comfortable in the 7th house but eventually they have to move on to 1st house and become an individual first. If they do not do this on their own, circumstances will make them do it and that too, in a hard way. They will be literally pushed to the 1st house. Also, their relationships( romantic or platonic) always have ups and downs because of how they choose not be themselves but they project an image that they think is suitable for a situation. It's just like how you cannot love the person in front of you unless you love and accept yourself. It's because of this reason that they fail in love and have to go through the same cycle again and again. You will also see that when they are too exhausted from the Rahu house, then they will hide themselves in the Ketu house and seek some comfort there.
■Rahu in 2nd and Ketu in 8th house: As I already told above that Ketu is where you feel comfortable and Rahu is what you have to achieve in this life. So, with this axis, you will notice that the person feels extremely comfortable with learning occult, psychology, tarot, astrology, etc. They like getting into things that are lesser known by people and have not been explored much. But there's a reason as to why they learn all these things, because the Rahu in the 2nd house needs all these things to succeed. Rahu here needs to self sufficient by doing things on their own or earning money on their own and therefore, all these things like psychology, tarot, etc. will help him to earn money on his own. This person is extremely good at managing money of his own as well of others because 8th house Ketu indicates the money and assets of other people. This person will be very good at financing jobs because he knows how to manage money. Someone who will make monthly budgets of others but they have tendency to spend for themselves a lot. Even though, they make budgets for others but they fail to do for themselves and that's what they have to achieve in this life. Also, this axis teaches them how they shouldn't be dependent on others to earn their livelihood. They have to become self sufficient. There's also a possibility that the in- laws taught them this because the 8th house indicates in-laws and inheritances, and this person will face problems regarding this things. Like delay in getting inheritance or maybe someone else took it away, teaching them how only the wealth that they created and earned on their own will come in handy. At the same time, you will see that if the family of this person does a particular type of profession/ business, then they will choose a whole different profession from that because they are someone who's meant to be different in this aspect. People will tell them how their whole family has( doctors) for example, and they chose to be a dancer?. Since 2nd house has the energy of Taurus, they will succeed in artistic professions, they can earn a lot in that type of business. Also, the family of this person will be very different from that of other families.
■Rahu in 3rd and Ketu in 9th house: As I already told above that Ketu is where you feel comfortable and Rahu is what you have to achieve in this life. This placement can indicate someone who is very courageous and strong headed. They are not taking sh*t from you unless they agree with you. Once they make up their mind, it's almost difficult to change it and there's a reason why they are like this. It's because they have researched well and devoted their time into what they think is correct. Ketu in 9th house makes them stay away from blindly following rules and regulations. They don't go for what seems to be true for others but they actually dive deep into what certain things work in the manner they are. Once they learn about it, they are now confident to face the world with their knowledge. Also, they don't have to put much time and efforts in researching about things and getting information because these are already what they have learnt and mastered in their last life. They are just remembering all of those and using them in their current life to achieve the goals of their present life. Also, since 3rd house is the Upachaya house meaning whatever planets you have in this house, they will start to benefit you as you grow, so Rahu in 3rd house will start giving you it's results with time depending upon the sign placement. You may not notice what exactly this Rahu is doing to you when you are quite young but with time, you will. Also, this Rahu will make you travel to different places especially short distance travels often, especially during Rahu mahadasa. You will see that during Rahu mahadasa, you may go for certain short distance trips related to higher studies or some spiritual practices or pilgrimages, a lot. Now, how you ketu in 9th house is actually helping your Rahu to achieve its goals, and this is how. Rahu in 3rd house shows self efforts and self acquired success, no one's gonna help you with it. You, yourself with whatever knowledge you have gathered with the help of ketu in 9th house, will help you with your Rahuian goals. But, you are restricted from believing anything straight out from the books. You have to understand why certain beliefs are out there for people. Once you do a thorough research, then that's when you will be able to achieve whatever you have to. This placement can also indicate ups and downs with father, meaning you don't interact much with them. Also, your belief in religion and spiritual may not be constant, like when you were young, you were very religious and when you grew up, you found those beliefs absurd for some reason, so you stopped believing in them.
■Rahu in 4th and Ketu in 10th house: As I already told above that Ketu is where you feel comfortable and Rahu is what you have to achieve in this life. Now, this placement can be very dynamic due to the involvement of Kendra houses( 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th house). Ketu in the 10th house makes you very dissatisfied of your job and the environment within which you are working. You will always feel the need to breakaway from it and do something that's not expected from you. The normal job rountine that everyone does makes you sick and you are always looking for bringing some dynamic changes in them. Also, the usual jobs or work that we hear about alway, will never make you feel peaceful. It's only when you do something that's different from what others are doing, you will find the long lost peace coming your way. The moment you walk far away from your home, you will find success in your job and mentally too. Staying away from home can be temporarily or permanently but yes, during that time, you will find a very core essence of yourself and you will relate to yourself at the most basic level. Also, due to ketu in 10th house, you will see how you never reveal about yourself in the public. Very few people will know who you exactly are. I have seen celebrities with this placement that just do their movies or dramas, and then do not come back in the public again until it's time for their new movie to come. They do not like facing the people again and again for no reason. With this, people may start having pre-conceived ideas about you or some may even say that you are kinda "fake" because what you saw out in the public, is not the real you. This one is kinda a theory but I have seen people with this placement may get married earlier than expected or may marry twice or thrice because of their need to build a family and provide them all the luxuries that they ask for. Also with this, your mom may have some unusual interest or hobbies and you were always intrigued by them. The home environment can be good or bad depending upon the planets influencing rahu and ketu and the houses but the environment was something that was not common for other people in the first place.
■Rahu in 5th and Ketu in 11th house: As I already told above that Ketu is where you feel comfortable and Rahu is what you have to achieve in this life. This axis is comparatively easy to handle as compared to those 1/7 or 4/10 axis. You will see a better flow of energies here. Rahu in 5th house makes this you someone who is liked by kids a lot because of how you behave or because of your nature. This is because kids are attracted to unusual and unique people, and you are the person who matches their vibes a lot. Many a times, kids will throw tantrum when they are made to stay away from you. Also, since 5th house rules pregnancy, there must have been something unusual when you were born or maybe when you will give birth. Mostly, I have seen babies who have been given birth through c-sections. Personally, my mom have this placement and I was born in very unusual circumstances. This placement makes some fantastic artists to name in the history. Like the ones, who becomes very notable in their field and are looked up by other newcomers, Narendra Modi( the prime minister of India) has this placement and man became one of my most popular politicians ever in India. Since, 5th house also rules early education in life, this can show that there were some trouble or break in early education. I have seen people saying with this placement that they were home-schooled, which can be another possibility. A bunch of things are there but not everything can be stated. Now, ketu in the 11th house makes you deprive of friends. You will see that your friends were obstacles in your life or career or they were jealous of you, so you had to cut them off in order to rise in your life. Your social circle is very small. The moment you cut off your unwanted friends, you will experience random kick of creativity in you. Also, many a times, you will not be able to connect on a deeper level with your friends. It's like if they serve your purpose and vice versa, it's all good for you. You don't expect much from them. You may not have much desires or wishes to be fulfilled. At times, you may also see yourself getting involved in humanitarian work and doing something for the society as a whole. If there are elder siblings, you may find yourself detached from them for some reason. It's like you two don't work out well together.
■Rahu in 6th and Ketu in 12th house: As I already told above that Ketu is where you feel comfortable and Rahu is what you have to achieve in this life. Rahu in the 6th house makes you a very disciplined and strict person. Your schedules are totally different than what a normal person's schedule would like. Extremely hard on yourself if you couldn't meet the expectations that you set for yourself in a particular day or week. This house also indicates enemies, therefore, you will see that you will have a lot of enemies in your place of work. If you are not working, then it can also mean your school or college, but yes, you will have lots of people who will be jealous of you and they want to pull you down with them. But, the good thing is that, you will always win over your enemies and emerge out as a winner. No matter how many obstacles are thrown in your way, but you will cross them all, surely it will require lots of efforts on your side but you will overcome them with determination. 6th house also indicates diseases, therefore, you may feel that you have some sort of diseases but they are more of illusionary ones. In a more wider sense, that many a times, you will feel that you are suffering from some sort of disease but you are not able to comprehend what you are suffering from and even the doctors will find it hard to diagnose your disease. On the other hand, Ketu in the 12th house, makes you someone who finds it easy to let go of people when they don't serve you or they are hurting you. You will not be begging or crying in front of them when they are on the verge of leaving you. Yeah, there will be a feeling of sadness but not the extreme ones. This Ketu also makes you someone who spends money after giving lots of thought on it. You are not a over spender or someone who loses money. I have seen people with this placement, who gets random lost money of someone, especially if it is hidden by your family members, and you find them accidentally. Kinda lucky with that. Also, since 12th house is seen as a spiritual house( ruled by pisces) and 6th house is seen as practical house( being ruled by virgo) , you often feel the conflict between choosing a spiritual and practical life. You are mixture of both but find it difficult in choosing when to apply spirituality and when to apply practicality. At times, when you are done with your practical life of 6th house, you will go on random spritual travels to cool down the over-exploded energy of 6th house.
Part 2 Coming soon~