Rahu (North Node, obsession) and Ketu (South Node, let go) are the soul purpose of life. Rahu is the future and Ketu is past. Rahu shows what we want, it is obsession over those things where it sits in the birth chart. Ketu is our past mind conditioning, it shows where we already dealt with and we don’t want to deal anymore. Rahu and Ketu axis shows that, in which area a person is immature and needs to be matured and in which area a person is matured. Where Rahu and Ketu axis fall in the birth chart it shows the most spiritual growth for the native in this life. Rahu and Ketu are the points where Sun (soul), Moon (mind), and earth (body) intersect in the sky. This point is very powerful and it forces us to think about who we are, why we are here, and what life is about. Rahu and Ketu are the forces which connect us with the divine power.
Rahu (North Node) and Ketu (South Node) in astrology are the demons. In hindu mythology the story of churning ocean of milk is related to our subconscious mind. Rahu and Ketu are lunar nodes which play a very important role in evolving the human consciousness. Rahu and Ketu are the confusion, illusion, smoke and split thought of the mind. They always help to evolve consciously. They are always on the opposite axis therefore they are always 180 degrees apart. Although they are not the physical planet, they are the most influential forces in our life. Rahu/Ketu axis is the main force of karmic desire.
Rahu is the head who always wants to eat and it is obsessed over those things where it is placed. It is our inner present desire of this life. Rahu is an obsession for those things where it is placed in the birth chart.
Ketu is the body without a head; it is our past life experience. Detachment, disinterest for those things where it is placed in the birth chart. The house that Rahu located in the birth chart determines where there is impulse to explore new possibilities and where to engage in new experience to assist your greater growth and life purpose.
So what happened when Rahu/Ketu axis fell in the 4th and 10th house. Houses are the practical areas of life. Rahu placement in the house shows the area of life in which we need to achieve practically and Ketu shows the area of life where we withdraw ourselves.
The 4th house is the house of home, where we can relax. It is the place where we feel most peaceful at heart. It is the house of the mother. In mother arms everyone feels good and peaceful. It is the most vulnerable house in astrology. If this house is damaged the person has a hard time to achieve inner peace.
The 10th house is the house of career, responsibility, worldly status, outer pressure of responsibility and achievement in life. It is the house of father in the sense of father teaches about responsibility.
When Rahu (North Node) is placed in 4th house and Ketu (South Node) in 10th house then the person is obsessed over inner peace and withdraws from the responsibility and outer pressure of work.
Rahu (North node) in the 4th house: Have a hard time to be peaceful at heart. It creates a lot of chaos in the early family life of the person and the person does not receive mother nourishment properly. Somehow due to some reason in their childhood they must have a lot of responsibility. Therefore later in life they don’t like to take responsibilities. They may have lacked proper nurturing in their childhood which compels them to find peace. The native is obsessed over inner peace and feeling good and feeling connected to the heart at the expense often of external situations. These people have a hard time with their colleagues and don’t like to work with them. Because of their non adjusting nature in their career place and they have difficulty rising in their career. The 4th house is the house of the mother and the 10th house is the house of the father. Often there is a lot of confusion with both parents as Rahu in 4th creates stress around receptivity which comes from the mother. The person is not able to understand mother problems and which create rifts between mother relations with them. The 4th house is also connected with inner feelings, and Rahu placed here can lead to intense secrecy and keeping a part of the personality hidden. However it does not matter how much they project open friendliness. These people are hard to understand and they are keeping a part of themselves private.
Ketu (South Node) in 10th house: Creates aversion to responsibility which comes from the father. Whenever these people try to fulfill their duties and responsibility they become very restless. Because they want to feel good all the time which is not possible. They leave their responsibilities and duties which create problems in their career area. They have a tendency to escape from the outer responsibility. Ketu in the 10th house can be afraid to express its full potential. It is important to put the emphasis more on the 10th house issues and avoid concentrating on those at the other end of the axis. Any fear of rejection in the outer world can be overcome by choosing a career which is alternative, unconventional and unusual. Many successful astrologers are born with this combination. Ketu in the 10th gives past life knowledge to operate in the present. So professions like archaeology, antiques, metaphysics, research, spiritualism and philosophy can be seen here.
Soul Lesson: In former lives, or earlier in this life, you may have trained yourself to repress feelings, instincts, peace, enjoyment for the sake of what needed to be done. You may have achieved positions of authority or respect. But you may have been separated from a sweeter flow of family interactions and personal reflection. This life is now meant to create a better balance between accomplishing things and nourishing and supporting yourself and your heart feelings.
Any aspect and conjunction of the planet with Rahu and Ketu modified the result.
Rahu in Cancer sign: These people come in this life to learn how to give and receive emotional love. They need to learn how to be warm and how to offer security to others. In their past, they worked hard pursuing goals and they know how to survive by being practical by adopting harsh realities of life. For them it is time to relax and heal from being in a competitive and overly pressured area of life. It is time for them to relax and heal from the limitations of your past life. But they need to be careful not to be moody, defensive, overemotional and hypersensitive and dependent on others. Rahu in Cancer shows inner emotional strength that needs to be developed in this lifetime. They should know how to release any emotional turmoil.
Ketu in Capricorn sign: Ketu is our past life achievement. These people have a strong self-reliance and sense of responsibility. They are very structured, organized, practical, disciplined, hard-working, realistic and constructive. But they need to be careful not to get into the negative qualities of getting obsessed with order in overcautious, being opportunistic and being melancholy.
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