Rahu in Leo

Date 26 Dec 2022

TAGS Leo, Rahu, karmic nodes

Results given by Rahu in the sign of Leo

Rahu in Leo

Rahu in Leo: thinks like a diplomat, endures heavy losses, is deprived of real estate and of the patronage of the authorities. (Sri Govind Swarup Agarwal)

Rahu and Ketu are known as aprakasha, the shadow planets. Therefore the classical texts give no description of the placement of these planets in the signs of the zodiac. Since their nature is shadowy, Rahu and Ketu often take on the properties of the lords of the sign in which they are placed. In doing so one must look at how the lord of the sign in which Rahu and Ketu are placed is himself placed. If he is strong, then the possibilities of the shadow planets will also be great, and vice versa. (Indubala)

The karmic task with Rahu placed in Leo — Ketu in Aquarius

Ketu in the humanistic sign of Aquarius points to the fact that the person spent a past life developing such spheres as knowledge, charity, philosophy, wisdom, friendship, teamwork, humanitarian activity. Therefore an inclination towards these things manifests naturally in such people.

Usually they are very shy in childhood and try not to stand out from the general mass. In part this quality accompanies them in adult life too. They never refuse others and are always ready to come to the rescue. To other people they seem quite impractical, but this is usually not so. Over the years they become more self-centred and shift their attention from others to themselves. They are pushed towards this by the placement of Rahu in Leo. Rahu wants them to develop a sense of their own dignity, self-assurance, authority, self-respect, personal creativity, an active position in life.

The task in the present incarnation is to convey the wisdom of Aquarius to others through the creative energy of Leo. The danger of this placement is that over the years such people become ever more absorbed in themselves and lose the ability to be useful to others. Therefore this placement of Rahu-Ketu requires bringing personal interests into harmony with care for others. In order to exert a favourable influence on the people around one, one must oneself be in a state of positive self-esteem. But excessive attention to oneself may destroy in the person the wish to help others.

It has been observed that such people pass through two serious transformations in their life. First they need to raise their authority in their own eyes, conquering the spirit of self-abasement within themselves. The second stage is to use their inner dignity in order to return to their humanitarian activity directed towards the universal good.

Many elevated souls are born with such a placement of Rahu-Ketu, because it allows one to spread love, joy, knowledge and wisdom. They are able to inspire people at one and the same time to self-respect and to compassion for others. The importance of this placement grows in connection with the approach of the Age of Aquarius and with the fact that the influence of the energy of Aquarius is increasing.

If Rahu-Ketu act through their lower aspects, this placement engenders rebels and eccentrics without any definite aim in life, who simply shock the public.

This placement gives artists, spiritual leaders, philosophers, revolutionaries, social workers, philanthropists, astrologers working on the Internet, disseminators of New Age ideas, people working with electricity and new technologies. In a word, this placement of Rahu-Ketu is highly characteristic of unusual professions.

For Ketu Aquarius is a neutral and partly friendly sign, and therefore Ketu may bring good material and spiritual fruits in its own period, if this is confirmed by other indications in the chart as well.

Leo is a hostile sign for Rahu, since Rahu is more hostile to the Sun, and Ketu to the Moon. Therefore the period of Rahu does not give any particular material result, except in cases where other positive factors of the horoscope outweigh it.

Experience shows that Rahu in Leo creates a Bhagya Yoga (Good Fortune) when it falls into the 5th, 9th and 10th houses.

The placement of Saturn points to talents of the past, and the placement of the Sun points to the sphere of possibilities in this life.

Examples: Jimi Hendrix and Helena Blavatsky. Both personalities carry within themselves the features of New Age culture. Both of them had to conquer their natural shyness, and they appeared before people as quite self-assured personalities. Both of them have this Rahu-Ketu axis in the 3rd and 9th houses. The only difference is that Blavatsky displayed her talent through writing, and J. Hendrix through the electric guitar, which in both cases are indications of the 3rd house. Blavatsky has the Sun in the 2nd house, strengthening the ability to develop esoteric knowledge, and Hendrix in the 12th, giving him success abroad.

Rahu in Leo and Ketu in Aquarius: Ketu in Aquarius shows that in a past life the person laboured for the good of society. He sacrificed his own success and comfort in order to help others. In this life the time has come to attain his own success. This is a very brisk and confident person who is ready to take risky steps. The person needs to develop the qualities of a leader, not to be shy of accepting power and of building his own world around himself. Writers, artists, musicians and other creative people are born with Rahu in Leo. Many admirers gather around these people. For example, Jean-Paul Sartre had Rahu in Leo. The ruler of Leo is the Sun. The placement of the Sun can tell in which field the person will attain success. Sartre was born when the Sun was in conjunction with Mercury in the sign of Gemini. Here the Sun is very strong with Mercury, which is in its own house. Jean-Paul Sartre became one of the best writers of the 20th century. Paul McCartney was also born when Rahu was in Leo. The Sun was in conjunction with Jupiter in Gemini. He is considered one of the best performers of all time, and he still receives awards from all over the world. (Mahesh Dharmadasa)