Ketu in Ascendant 1st House

Ketu in Ascendant 1st House

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Ketu is the fiercest Planetm in the horoscope.

It represents the trunk of the demon Rahu whose head was severed by lord Vishnu during the episode where the Devas were given the Amrita. Although the head was severed, but as the Amrita already went in their body, that could not be destroyed. From then on both Rahu and Ketu were given the status of Planets and are also worshipped. Unlike Rahu, who is akin to Saturn, Ketu is akin to Mars. The saying goes “Saturnvat Rahu, Kujavat Ketu. Mars stands for fire, hence Ketu is also fiery. However Ketu’s fire is of extreme temperature and it burns instantly. If Mars stands for the Red color, Ketu stands for infra-red colour. Whichever Houses and Planets conjoin with Ketu that suffers from the excessive heat of Ketu. Ketu’s association usually gives both physical and mental suffering, attacks and injuries etc. Hence when Ketu is placed in the Ascendant, it is generally considered inauspicious.

The headlessness of Ketu signifies suddenness, randomness and chaos.

It makes it the most unpredictable Planet in the horoscope, something like the comets, whose paths are extremely unpredictable. On the contrary the steadiest among all the Planets is Sun. Thus the matters connected with Ketu because highly unpredictable. Usually such significations have many highs and lows in life, somewhat like a roller coaster. The House significations connected with Ketu can suffer the extremes.

True to the nature of Ketu, its placement in Ascendant gives an eccentric nature.

The native is usually disconnected from the real world. Rahu and Ketu represent the complete opposite nature. While Rahu indicates a thinker, who likes to use his big head to evaluate all possible pros and cons, and the outcome of an activity, Ketu is quite the opposite. Ketu is highly intuitive and jumps into an action without much prior thinking.

Ketu’s high energy level cause the energy to fluctuate very high, somewhat like a Volcano.

When Ketu occupies the Ascendant or conjoins with the Ascendant, such natives becomes highly anxious under trivial matters and suffer from nervousness. Their speech and thinking is usually impulsive and suffer extremities of moods. They can have uncontrollable fits of anger and also uncontrolled emotional outbursts when Ascendant and Mantra House are also weak.

When Ascendant is weak, the ideals are low.

Under such circumstances when Ketu occupies the Ascendant, the native is not able to control his speech and ends up responding just randomly without many prior thoughts. The native can also become liar, especially when Ascendant is weak.

The Planet occupying the Ascendant indicates the influences coming on the Ascendant.

The influences can come in many different ways, including in the form of people. Ketu represents terrorists, thieves and outcaste from the society. When Ketu occupies the Ascendant, the native comes in the contact of such people, which can corrupt native’s thinking and personality, unless Acendant is strong to make the native steadfast in his principles. This is however a positive indication if the native is on the spiritual path as Ketu represents monks and ascetics as well. This indicates that the influence of the monks and ascetics on the native. Ketu  when aspected by Jupiter brings Ketu’s uncontrolled impulses under control and channelise the high energy on the right path. Such people can progress very fast in the path of spirituality. On the other hand when Jupiter conjoin with Ketu, Ketu can affects Jupiter’s calm demeanour, causing mental unrest, hence not conducive, unless there are other positive factors supporting it. Ketu in Jupiter’s sign also comes under Jupiter’s influence, and give success in the spiritual path.

Ascendant stands for what defines the native.

The matters of the Ascendant help answering the question such as (1) Where are you born (2) which lineage or dynasty you belong to, (3) What is your culture (4) what is your social background etc. When Ketu occupies the Ascendant, it causes disruption to everything that defines  the background of the native, including native place, his kinsmen, his culture etc. It is likely that the native develops hatred towards the background in which he is born and steadily moves away from it. Ketu is a separative Planet, hence it separates the native’s identity from the native.

Ketu in the Ascendant can afflict the body due to its high heat, making the person sickly, usually during childhood.

 The native can develop pains in the entire body, suffer from extreme heat such as boils, skin  troubles, acne, skin eruptions, high fever, hyper acidity, heartburn, colic and stomach ulcers etc. The native should eat food that soothes the high pitta (fire, bile), those which are endowed with high Kapha (Jala,  water, phlegm, mucus).

The matters pertaining to family, relationship, happiness, prosperity, children, spouse etc.

are all governed by Jala Tattva (water element) and the Planets ruled by this tattva viz., Moon and Venus. The Agni tattva (fire element) is always in conflict with the Jala Tattva. Ketu being of the nature of extreme fire, it’s occupation of the Ascendant causes troubles pertains to the matters governed by the Jala Tattva. It can cause suffering to the native’s life due to early death of spouse and other miseries. It can also cause suffering due to breakage of many other relationships in the person’s life.

Sun is closely connected to the Chaya Planets Rahu and Ketu when they occupy the Ascendant.

When Rahu is placed in the Ascendant, Sun behaves akin to its debility. On the other hand, when Ketu occupies the Ascendant, Sun behaves akin to its exaltation. Rahu is extremely cold Planet, hence its placement in the Ascendant cause Ascendant Karaka Sun to lose its power. On the other hand when Ketu occupies the Ascendant, who is embodiment of extreme fire, Ascendant karaka Sun gains power. The matters pertaining to Ascendant are predominantly governed by Agni Tattva, which is symbolized by Sun being the Karaka. This is secondarily governed by Prthvi and Akasha Tattva, hence Mercury and Jupiter attains Directional Strength here.

Ketu in Ascendant bestows its nature to the native when it occupies the Ascendant.

 Ketu’s nature in the material plane is highly fierce, cruel, agitated, highly changeable, impulsive, lack emotions and empathy and also lack gratitude towards his well wishers. It however becomes different in the spiritual plane, where the native does not hesitate to break free from the bondage of societal norms, think differently, shed the material bondages and become free. Ketu can make one a true aghora mystic who are beyond all societal norms and are not deluded by the material world. They give away a luxurious and comfortable life, to embrace a life that is harsh but free from delusion. For spiritual aspirants, the deity governing over Ketu, Ganesha takes control of the native’s destiny and slowly progress him into the path of high spirituality and spiritual attainments (sides). Ketu’s nature is extreme; hence, when it leads one to spirituality, it causes extreme pain in the person’s life, to help him coming out of the delusion of the material world (Rahu), to become free (Ketu).