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There is a myth in the Puranas that
tells of the God Vishnu dispensing AMRITA, the nectar
of immortality to the Devas. While Vishnu was dispensing
this amrita, a demon, Rahu mingled with the Devas and
was receiving the amrita when the Sun and the Moon discovered
him.
With the luminaries calling alarm, Vishnu
threw his discus at Rahu and cut off his head. But,
Rahu had already drunk the Amrita and now remained an
immortal head, disassociated from an immortal body.
There is much lore and mystery surround
the Moon's Nodes in Vedic myth, and they are considered
of paramount importance in chart interpretation. In
fact, in assessing planetary power, the only Graha that
is more powerful than the Sun is Rahu, the North Node
of the Moon, because of his ability to swallow the Sun
during a total solar eclipse.
Ketu brings prosperity to the devotee's
family, removes the effect of snakebite and illness
arising out of poisonous matter entering one's body
He grants good health, wealth, cattle and all around
prosperity.
Lunar and solar eclipses are said to
occur because of Rahu and Ketu.
Ketu is an imaginary planet or a node
that is positioned where the earth's trajectory around
the Sun and the Moon's trajectory around the Earth meet.
It is believed to represent the tail of demon. Both
Rahu and Ketu are the parts of the same danava(demon)
but are 180 degree apart. When Ketu, Sun and Moon lie
in the same zodiacal longitude lunar eclipse takes place.
Those ruled by Ketu, are secret adversaries and relates
to people in pharmaceuticals industries, doctors and
astrologers. Both imaginary nodes are the mysterious
forces and show karmic and spiritual influences in the
birth chart. Ketu also does not rule any zodiac sign
since it is not a real planet.
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