Natural malefic
Ketu
- Detachment, moksha and research
- Skill that seems to arrive from the past
- Sudden endings and isolation
- What the chart releases rather than collects
Ketu is the other shadow, opposite Rahu. Where Rahu grasps, Ketu lets go. It can give sharp technical or spiritual skill and a dislike of display. It can also cut a house: doubt, separation, or a result that comes and leaves suddenly. Like Rahu, it is not given a sign to rule here, and exaltation is left open. In many readings it behaves with a Mars-like edge, so sign and conjunction matter more than a stock prediction.
Cat’s eye is the stone classically tied to Ketu. It is discussed only when the chart supports that choice. It is not a general spiritual ornament.
Questions
Ketu
Does Ketu rule a sign?
Not on KundliGiva. Ketu is not given a rashi to rule.
How is Ketu different from Rahu?
Rahu grasps and expands. Ketu releases, isolates and sharpens. They stand opposite each other.
Where is Ketu exalted?
The texts disagree. This guide leaves exaltation and debilitation open.