The serpent in the sky

 

 

Jyotish or Vedic Astrology takes great importance and recognition to the lunar nodes Rahu and Ketu, which are physically non-existent, yet considered and treated as planets in their full force.

 The Moon's Nodes are the cross-roads of eternal cosmic frequencies with the potency of karmic effects of great concern.

The ecliptic heavenly lights has been throughout antiquity a powerful spectrum of exiting times where the subtle relationship between the Sun, the Moon and the Earth plays a large part in the unfoldment of the collective and each individual's consciousness.

Since Rahu and Ketu are in exact opposition to each other, the effect of these Nodes should be considered simultaneously.

Rahu is known as the Dragon's Head and Ketu as the Dragon's Tail, for the Head is forward looking, while the Tail represents the issues of the past. The position of Rahu represents the qualities to be developed and work to be done during the present incarnation and the position of Ketu shows the qualities developed during past lives and thus indicates attitudes that come naturally to the native.

The manner in which these qualities are expressed will be shown by the sign and houses they occupy and the planetary aspects they receive.

 A planet in conjunction with Rahu or Ketu has special significance in relation to the things signified by the Node it is with.

Well posited Rahu and Ketu with beneficial connections and aspects will let the native rise to powerful heights in life.

Poorly afflicted Nodes strike the native to circumstances where one wonders where one is going and why all this trouble.

The Nodes seem to have a constructive role to play in the long run, after making the native pass through various phases of difficulties and sufferings; they will enable him to progress into spiritually, as we are foremost spiritual energy beings on a spiritual evolution.

Ancient sages have called Rahu a manipulating diplomat and Ketu a spiritual Seer towards liberation.

Rahu and Ketu have an l8 years returning period and creating in the Nakshatra’s or lunar mansion a profound observation of development where the timing in the Vimshottari Dasa establishes the personal eclipse of things to happen.

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