LEARN ASTROLOGY - LESSON  46 A

IMPACT OF KETU

As you know, under the Systems’ Approach for interpreting horoscopes Ketu is a functional malefic planet.  It is more so when Ketu is placed in a malefic house.  Then Ketu takes on the negative characteristics of that house whether it is close to the most effective point or not.  When it is close to the most effective point then it causes serious damage as it afflicts the houses occupied and aspected.  When a planet is close to the most effective point of the house, its impact is long lived while the impact is short-lived if the planet is not close to the most effective point of the house.

Without considering the impact of Ketu on other planets, the impact of Ketu in various houses will be discussed in the succeeding paragraphs.

When Ketu is close to the Most Effective Point of Various Houses

Ketu causes its impact in various houses in early years of life if the close affliction is more than 50% and the lord of the house under its influence is weak.

First House:  It causes health problems consisting of fevers, ulcers, multiple boils, stomach disorders, injuries and spoils relationships. It causes setbacks in life in its sub periods.

Second house: It causes serious concerns with one’s learning, professional and business ventures, relationships, loss of wealth, superfluous expenses, serious accidents, loss of status and reputation, long spells of unemployment, intestinal problems and surgery, losses through disputes, thefts and fire in its sub periods.

Third house: It involves the person in wasteful ventures and causes losses, sufferings to younger siblings, makes the person an introvert, troubles father, spoils marital relationship and causes loss of income or no income in its sub periods.

Fourth house: Can cause early death of mother, problems in school education, loss of mental and domestic peace, delays marriage, delays professional settlement, problems in professional/business matters, causes worries and loss of sleep, heavy expenses thereby causing loss of assets and financial losses for parents in its sub periods.

Fifth house: It causes setbacks for children, abortions, mental disorders, depression, losses through speculation, setbacks in general, loss of income or no income and causes serious health problems in its sub periods.

Sixth house: It causes serious health problems relating to kidney and intestines; causes losses through theft, cheating and fire, causes disputes relating to one’s professional/business ventures, causes problems with the law, financial losses and heavy expenses on health in its sub periods.

Seventh house: It causes marital relationship problems, ill health to spouse, loss of income, non-fulfillment of desires, problems to elder siblings and friends and causes financial losses through wasteful ventures.  It makes the person an introvert, and vulnerable to addictions and sexually transmitted diseases in its sub periods.

Eighth house: It causes financial losses to father, serious accidents to the native, obstructions in all aspects of life, loss of reputation and status, inharmonious marital relationship and divorce/separation, loss of sleep, problems to parents, problems in property matters, mental worries and anxiety and spoils mental and domestic peace in its sub periods.

Ninth house: It may cause serious setbacks to father and fortune, takes one to religion and spirituality, causes injuries to the body of the person, causes losses in various ventures in life, sufferings to younger siblings and emotional problems on account of delay in gaining a marital relationship, causes abortions to female natives and sufferings on account of speculative investments in its sub periods.

Tenth house: It causes serious setbacks in professional matters, property matters, marital relationships, trouble to mother, mental pain to the person, loss of status and wealth, loss of reputation and causes surgical operations.  It also causes financial instability, debts, disputes and losses through theft, fire and cheating in its sub periods.

Eleventh house: It causes obstructions in the sources of income, problems for elder siblings, friends, one’s own enterprises, loss of courage, business setbacks, progeny problems, health concerns, losses through gambling and speculation in high risk investments in its sub periods.

Twelfth house: It causes loss of mental peace, loss of sleep, heavy expenses, lack of relationships, causes troubles for parents, problems in property matter, loss of health, spoils marital relationship, financial losses for father and causes obstructions in its sub periods.

When Ketu is not close to the Most Effective Point of the House

Ketu, when more than five degrees away from the most effective point of the house, causes impacts in various houses if the lord of the house under its influence is weak. Ketu’s impact in this situation is as follows:

First House: It causes health problems consisting of fevers, ulcers, multiple boils, stomach disorders and injuries in its sub periods.

Second house: It causes concerns with one’s professional and business ventures, relationships, loss of wealth, loss of status and reputation in its sub periods.

Third house: It involves the person in wasteful ventures and causes losses, sufferings to younger siblings and makes the person an introvert in its sub periods.

Fourth house: It causes problems for mother, mental pain, problems in school education, loss of mental and domestic peace, delays marriage, causes loss of assets and financial losses to parents in its sub periods.

Fifth house: It causes loss of progeny, abortions, mental disorders, depression and losses through speculation in its sub periods.

Sixth house: It causes health problems relating to the kidneys and intestines; causes losses through theft, cheating and fire, disputes relating to one’s professional/business ventures and causes problems with the law in its sub periods.

Seventh house: It causes marital relationship problems, ill health to spouse and financial losses through wasteful ventures.  It makes the person vulnerable to addictions and sexually transmitted diseases in its sub periods.

Eighth house: It causes financial losses for father, accidents to the native, obstructions in various aspects of life, inharmonious marital relationship, mental worries, anxiety, and spoils mental and domestic peace in its sub periods.

Ninth house: It causes setbacks regarding father and fortune, takes one to religion and spirituality and makes him/her change spiritual advisors in life in its sub periods.

Tenth house: It causes setbacks in professional matters, loss of status and wealth, trouble to mother, mental pain to the person and financial instability in its sub periods.

Eleventh house: It causes obstructions in the sources of income, problems for elder siblings, friends and one’s own enterprises in its sub periods. 

Twelfth house: It causes loss of mental peace, loss of sleep, heavy expenses and a lack of romantic relationships, and spoils marital relationship during its sub periods. 

The intensity may be quite less if Ketu’s dispositor is strong in the natal chart.