Ketu is Rahu's counterpart — the descending lunar node, signifying spiritual detachment, past-life karma, and moksha (liberation). Where Rahu craves, Ketu renounces; its placement shows where a person already carries deep, often unconscious mastery.
DETACHMENT, MOKSHA & PAST-LIFE KARMA
Ketu is Rahu's counterpart — the descending lunar node, signifying spiritual detachment, past-life karma, and moksha (liberation). Where Rahu craves, Ketu renounces; its placement shows where a person already carries deep, often unconscious mastery.
As with Rahu, several of Ketu's classical attributes are genuinely contested across source texts rather than settled — shown here with the most commonly cited convention, disclosed rather than presented as uniform fact.
Strong: Can bring deep spiritual insight, unusual intuitive or technical mastery, and genuine detachment from material concerns.
Weak: May cause a lack of direction or purpose, and difficulty connecting with worldly matters.
Afflicted: Can bring isolation, confusion, unexplained anxieties, and a sense of loss without clear cause.
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