Attributes / Nature
Nature of Rahu includes: Tormentor, thug, liar, cheater, revolutionary, never satisfied, duality- good and bad, suddenness in action like lion who hunts and lazes by moving slow
With Mercury: Wit, versatility, quickness, communication.Contrast to mercury it is Intuitive part of intellect
With Mars: Becomes more aggressive, Revolutionary
With Jupiter: Wastes energy as Rahu is lawless and Jup is Law
With Sun: It is artificial of sun, Strong enemy of Sun
With Moon: Negative Moon, illusion, paranoia
With Saturn: Rahu is Saturn but is sudden in nature
Rahu is
Friendly: To Mer, Ven, Sat
Neutral: Jup and Mars
Enemy: Sun and Moon
Rahu is Tamasic, brings suicidal tendencies, provided opportunity for growth where it is placed in Chart
Significations of Rahu:
- Thug, smoke, intoxicants, poison, insects, owl, southwest west direction,
- Rahu represents north lives in SW,
- Media, actor, comedian, magician, hunter
- Blackmailer, criminal, Don,
- Sexually deviated, sexual disease, AIDS
- Divorce
- Loss of limb/eye/body part in an accident
- Trance States, Smoking, Cigarette, Alcohol,Mysterious, Illusion, Confusion, Maya, Clouds
- Mining, Petroleum – black gold, Panchdhatu
- Reptiles, SNAKES, Pharmacy,Polio, breathing disorders, suicidal tendencies, lunacy, dals, oils, pitcher plant
- Jasmine, raat rani, all flowers BLUE in color, bush , Durva, paan, sauf, astringent spicy foods
- All clothes below waist, black blanket, sail, satin, synthetic flashy fabric
- Gambling, Stocks, Lottery, mass psyche, follower of what masses do blindly
- All types of photography,video games, creativity, inspiration – lightning flash, manic depression,
- Bizarre vacations
- Anything Foreign, shadowy, secret, prophets, seers
- IT, Languages, English language
- Death of partner, manual labor, hunger, obese, great physical strength.
- Paternal Grandfather and Maternal Grandmother
- Intuition, electricity, research, discovery.
- All types of flying machines and jobs
- Sky, ALWAY FUTURE LOOKING, Surprise, mysterious, maya, sudden rise or sudden fall.
Rahu is 2 sides of same coin. Positive as well as Negative.
OWN SIGN: Aquarius (11), Virgo (6)
Exaltation: Gemini(3), Some say Scorpio
Moolatrikona: Scorpio (8)
Debilitated: Sagittarius (but not as bad) As Closely related to Mercury and Saturn
ASPECTS:
Consider only 1st, 5th and 9th aspect.7th aspect do not consider as it already has Ketu
Mode of Function:
- Retrograde
- 18 months in one sign
- Acts Like Lion or Elephant (sometimes mad) and has surprise element
Timings
- Acts in Dakshinayan
- Active at sunset and late nights
- Major Period: 18 years
- Strongest in Dakshinayan, when moon transits on its Nakshatra- Ardra , Swati, Shatabhisha
- Days: Wednesday and Saturday
- Rahu related to ashtami (8th) and Panchami as relates to snakes
- Matures at 42 years
- Important years of age for Rahu: 19, 38, 57, 76.
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