Rahu-Ketu is the Sanskrit name given collectively for the Nodes of the Moon. Rahu is the North, and Ketu is the south node of the Moon. They are always directly opposite each other, that is 180 degrees apart.
In Vedic astrology, the two Moon nodes, Rahu – the Dragon's Head and Ketu – the Dragon's Tail – are extremely important. Even though they do not physically exist, the two nodes are venerated as full-fledged planets.
If you are struggling to make yourself established with a name and position in your job but getting frequent obstruction and have to struggle sometimes for that which leads you to become depressed; however, it’s not always your fault. Rather it is written in stars and planets. Rahu and Ketu are two such powerful celestial bodies which can turn your career upside down. Due to these two planets some negative effects and a sudden obstruction can come in your career span which might get difficult to adjust to.
When Rahu and Ketu are consecutively going with their period, things will change in the workplace, maybe any conflicts can come at the workplace, there could be no growth or increment during that time and complexity in tasks might increase. When Rahu is in the 10th position, then you will experience aggression towards your professional life. As per Vedic astrology, Rahu represents strong desires, and Ketu represents acquisitive detachments. Thus, the amalgamation makes a person run behind money, wealth, name, and status; being a professional person is not at all a good characteristic.
Negative Effects of Rahu-Ketu on different sun signs
1. Effect on Fiery Signs
When Rahu and Ketu combine together then an individual becomes aggressive. As per Vedic astrology, fiery signs like Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius are aggressive, angry, and antagonistic. Thus, that combination of these signs will make the person argumentative at the workplace which is not good. Another thing is that there will be a rise to a passion for more money within the individuals, so they frequently change their jobs. Their aggressive nature and argumentative nature put them in trouble in their job or business ground.
2. Effects on Airy Signs
Rahu in airy signs is the most comfortable and best suited. The three major airy signs, namely Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius are owned by Mercury and Venus. These two planets are fortunately friends of Rahu and Ketu! Whenever either Rahu or Ketu has reference to the meridian point, then even the career growth among these signs doesn’t take place in a good way. There would be a lot of obstructions in their progress in their career life.
3. Effects on Watery Signs
Like the fiery signs the effect of Rahu and ketu on watery signs i.e Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces creates not that extent of damage. However, the Rahu is uncomfortable in case of watery signs as well. Those who have Rahu in the 10th house will have very few signs of suffering. But it really creates a sense of frustration among the natives. They have a tendency of frequent changes in their job and they are not at all satisfied with anything and always try to find more and more options in life.
4. Effects on earth signs
Though the relationship between Rahu and Ketu with every earth sign is not bad but the comfort zone is lacking anyhow. The signs like Virgo, Taurus, and Capricorn generally experience a general growth in their career. They need to develop patience, trying to maintain an attitude unless it will not be a practical approach under the effect of Rahu and Ketu. Hence, they are trying to make a pleasant environment within the workplace.
In Vedic astrology Rahu is signified as a shadow planet. Rahu is often represented as malefic. Let us know which house in the horoscope where Rahu affects negatively on career.
1. Rahu in the 1st house makes a person restless. When Rahu is placed in the first house, it creates a strong desire for success, making individuals competitive and driven to climb the social ladder. It has some negative consequences, such as leading individuals towards unethical or illegal activities and addiction to substances. It may also create physical and mental health issues, leading to obsessions, unfulfilled desires, delusion, and disappointment which also affect their work life.
2. Rahu in the 2nd house will impact negatively. As Rahu is a negative planet, thus, we may see negative developments in the areas of earning money. The natives will be a spendthrift; they will spend money easily and on useless things which affect their career. A sense of balance or judgement is lacking to choose the right career. They will be involved in legal problems frequently. They are misjudged and unpopular because of their harshness and impoliteness in the workplace. They create several enemies, which may be an add-on to problems in their workplace.
3. Rahu in the 3rd house usually causes harsh speech, evil thoughts, illegal cohabitation, pilgrimage, isolated life, impediments, obstacles in career life. There will be an inability to lead an independent life. Rahu longs for freedom. It develops relationships with every person just to serve its selfish interests. As Rahu is highly selfish, it causes an increase in aggression too. This nature damaged their career life thoroughly.
4. Rahu in the 4th house makes individuals greedy and they have an excessive urge to get high status in society with unfair means. There will be a lack of empathy and emotional intelligence towards others. They become more hyper and over possessive as time flies. They lose their tendency to judge things properly. So they are confused about deciding the proper stream for their career. We know that Moon rules the 4th house, which is also an opponent of Rahu, so it negatively influences the native’s life. Natives can lose their business assets and might face adverse financial situations in the future. Things can get worse in the workplace if they are unable to control their anger, they might lose all luxuries, comforts and positions. The individuals are greedy and achieve their goals through unjust means which create a bad reputation in the workplace.
5. Rahu in the 5th house of the Kundli generally you might bear too much to go through. Your life will be hard to deal with. You may suffer from severe health issues. Stomach-related troubles and other diseases may cross your life all the time which will affect your career as you are unable to achieve the right thing at the right time due to your health issues. Besides that, you would be a comfort lover and pleasure seeker and involved with the company of cheaters and frauds. They would be rule breakers and believe in doing unusual and intense things in life, and for that they even do not dare to break the moral boundaries or any risky kind of things in life.
6. Rahu in the 6th house means they will suffer from health issues. Natives are likely affected by illness and as their illness is difficult to diagnose. Due to this reason their study life and their career life is hugely affected. Rahu is in conjunction with Venus, the native is involved in an extra-marital affiliation. This will impact their social reputation. When Rahu is in conjunction with the planet Jupiter, you are likely to be involved in litigation. Work life and reputation of your career is damaged due to this effect of Rahu’s position in their birth chart. Your earning section may damage your savings very much.
7. Rahu in 7th house is not a good sign to be. You might lose all optimism in your life. With Rahu in the 7th house of your chart, you shall seek pain, sorrow, and grief followed by hardships and frustrations in life. They experience a lot of enemies and hardships in life. They need to be very cautious before getting involved in any business. They would not succeed in trading or in business. Their career might be a little hazardous due to Rahu. If involved in business they might lose money due to the actions of their partner.
8. Rahu in 8th house is a negative placement so it always brings trouble in life. As their health was not good anyhow, from childhood they were used to facing trouble in studies. Choosing careers may give them a dilemma. Natives may be prone to fake investments and false insurance. They wouldn’t really mind dabbling in illegal activities for monetary gain. It may also bring misfortune in the form of maladies, deteriorating mental health. They would lack sincerity and seriousness in their approach towards life.
9. Rahu in the 9th house may have ill effects affecting your life all the time. Your cravings for fame and wealth shall never end and you can go to any extent for that. Native achieve success little late may be middle of the life. Rahu makes you involved in a scandal which can act as a catalyst for you to fall from a high position in life.
10. Rahu in the 10th house might seek delay in success. Your childhood might go a bit hard, and general parental care shall be lacking in your life. You will get profits from your profession a little later than usual. Rahu in this house gives a downfall in career too if associated with Saturn. Rahu here gives contacts with gangsters and underworld sometimes. There are high chances that you will receive whatever you wish for, but the way to the same would be shady and immoral. You will adopt immoral and unlawful ways to grow in position and power in life.
11. Rahu in the 11th house may become deceptive, arrogant, witty, and egoistic. Everybody in life wants to fulfil their own desire but in the case of those people who have Rahu in the 11th house the knack to accomplish the same would be lacking, and you will hardly do a thing to achieve your goals. Despite many tries you will remain unsuccessful. They will face a drastic failure in the share market. The potential danger associated with the placement of Rahu is the tendency to apply tricky means to use their social circle for economic advantage. Few people’s career lives are damaged for this reason.
12. Rahu in 12th house makes Despite tons of hard work put into the projects and work lives, you may not be able to yield the desired results. Rahu represents illusion, desires, and cravings. It will create confusion and cloudiness in your mind. Therefore it promotes the illusory world and separates you from the original source, so deciding what to do in your life will be a big problem that tends to utter disappointments. It creates an inexperienced future pathway. This may also affect your income as it may not be as you are expecting it to be. This will lead to displeasure and you may lack the motivation to work harder.
People may suffer humiliation and hardship in their work life If Ketu is located in the tenth. The native will always find it difficult to enjoy their work because most likely they will be caught in a line of profession which is not the line of interest. But what makes Ketu’s case different is that such people will keep their frustrations and uneasiness unexpressed for long and then end it with a disastrous move. Unlike Rahu in the tenth, these people will not try to bring in a change in their career, but will ruin it by continuing at the same place and the performance going down each day at a time.
The transits of Rahu and Ketu are also undesirable for career. Whenever the transit of either Rahu or Ketu has reference to the meridian point, there is tension in the profession. An assessment however reveals that the transit of Ketu over the 10th house creates more trouble than of Rahu. When the transit of Rahu and Ketu at 10th house may be from lagna or Moon it affects the career badly. It worsened when this transit happened with the influence of Saturn.
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