RAHU – Planetary Quick Guide

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.

You may want to check out :

Rahu with Other Planets: Quick Notes

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