The sixth house is a place that reveals how the world works because it is a place of constant struggle and competition, of delays and problems that must be solved in a practical, concrete way. When Ketu occupies the twelfth house, the person is averse to engaging with sixth house indications and feels safe and secure by getting away from worldly concerns, by disengaging from mundane problems. They want to be finished with the world and society with all its problems but Rahu in the sixth house will not allow this. To struggle for survival is to create karma and this struggle corresponds to paying debts. The Ketu in twelfth house person must fully engage with the hardships of life before they can progress spiritually.
Hardships, enemies, frustrations, delays, disappointments and health problems lighten a human being’s karmic load as well as developing the intellect as it is exercised navigating these things. According to Jaimini astrology, the sixth house is one of the houses that gives intelligence. It does that by forcing the consciousness to find solutions to problems. In addition, Jaimini astrology indicates that intelligence is necessary to lead a fulfilling life and to approach liberation. Rahu in the sixth is moving a person closer to their goal of absolute freedom. Once the karmic load is lightened, they can retreat to a more balanced and organically whole twelfth house. Despite yearning to escape worldly karma, it still must be faced and neutralized. Those with this position are pulled back to Earth to finish their karmas and reach liberation.
If Ketu happens to be with an identity factor like the Ascendant lord or Atmakaraka, the person can be taken completely out of society at some point in their lives.
Much like having Ketu in the sixth house, a Rahu in the sixth house person should develop a karma yoga outlook about their life while engaging with the world. When worldly suffering comes to them, it is beneficial to adopt an attitude of service and working for work’s sake rather than avoiding the problems or expecting something from the performed work.
A hesitancy may by present when engaging with the world because of the problems and stress involved. Getting involved in a relationship takes work, patience and compromise which the Rahu in the sixth house person may find draining or irritating. Problems that naturally come with anything we want to do in life is bothersome for these people to a greater or lesser degree depending on the states of the planetary ruler of Rahu and any conjunct planets.
In the modern world, money is the main way we overcome problems. Before industrialization, we had to do a lot more physical labor to survive but now, the easiest way to deal with problems is usually financially. The sixth house is an Artha house which is a house of material resources and in the modern world that translates into money and other things of financial value. Developing material resources allows us to come from a more powerful place when navigating the hardships of the world. Another way of developing power is through physical strength, health and well-being. The sixth house is the place of health problems but also of healing and becoming stronger. Physical health automatically makes life easier.
This position can give problems in all kinds of relationships due to the work involved in maintaining them. The sixth house rules over maintenance and upkeep. This involves anything in life including relationships. A good sixth house will give stronger motivation to work on things for their upkeep.
Rahu in the sixth house can cause a person to verbally attack others. It is as if they desire to make enemies. What they are doing is developing their ability to fight and struggle albeit in a detrimental way. Because of their attacks on others, they automatically cause problems for themselves. Usually, they will realize the animosity they are causing and apologize but continue attacks in an unconscious, compulsive manner. The better the sixth house, depending on the state of Rahu’s lord and any planet’s conjoining, the person can strive to be a peacemaker rather than a creator of enemies. They can develop the diplomatic aspect of their personality through practice. Rahu shows where we are pretending but after a certain amount of pretending, we begin to do the real thing. It is important to keep trying to engage with the world, to be diplomatic when there are problems to work through and pay debts. This will provide the training so the person can sacrifice their ego. As a result, they embrace true surrender of the twelfth house. Creating a fantasy world will not strip the ego like the harsh realities of the material world.
The sixth house is the house of delay. These people can have a real problem with patience and they need to learn that anything worthwhile takes time.
Rahu in the sixth will often give a lot of responsibilities the person does not want or for which they do not feel ready. These responsibilities force them into the world when Ketu pulls them to leave. To see what kind of responsibilities the person may have, look to where the lord of Rahu is placed. If the lord of Rahu is with Rahu, look to the other house the planet rules.
Rahu is the magic talisman we need to solve our problems. It is like the Holy Grail or Excalibur. We capture our magical talisman then use it to improve and find a new perspective on Ketu’s position. Rahu is the Hero’s journey and Ketu is returning home.
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