Rahu in the 6th House, Ketu in the 12th House
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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Rahu in 12th House, Ketu in 6th House
Rahu and Ketu in the twelfth and sixth houses can put a lot of stress on a person if they do not handle them properly. Both of these houses are dusthanas which means “bad place”. The person can overwork themselves (Ketu in the sixth).
It can be a good position for Ketu because the sixth house is an upachaya or “growing house” and malefics get better over time in upachayas. This is a strong competitive position for the native. Competition is something that makes them feel safe.
To feel secure, the Ketu in sixth house person will work hard and struggle against enemies and competitors. They can micro-manage every little detail. They believe that life on Earth is a struggle and if they are best at that struggle, they will be safe, secure and come out on top. They put pressure on themselves in their minds and feel they are working much harder than they really are.
The sixth house is a place where we burn worldly karma. When we must deal with enemies, lawsuits, competitors, having things stolen from us, ill-health, we are lightening our load of negative karmas and then we may retreat to get away from worldly problems, relax and contemplate which is the twelfth house.
On a higher level, the sixth house indicates karma yoga, where we work to merge with the work rather than working for a reward. We realize this when we embrace the twelfth house of letting go and surrender. We surrender the results of our work because the twelfth house is surrender. But Ketu in the sixth house has a difficult time surrendering because they expect a particular result for their work and can become frustrated and dissatisfied if they do not get it.
Ketu in the sixth has an attitude that the more they struggle for what they deserve, for their fair share, the more they will earn. Abundance does not come to them through this attitude but through letting go of the need to fight to earn, to overwork to earn. They must learn to trust life and life will take care of them. They do not need to give their attention to every minor detail of life.
As previously mentioned, the sixth house is a dusthana or “difficult place”. It represents fighting enemies, poor health and healing. We do not want to remain there all the time. Life does not always have to be a struggle and filled with stress. Those with Ketu here should deal with tangible problems as they enter the their life rather than make problems when they are not there or make situations more complicated than they need to be. Sometimes they do things not because they enjoy them but because they believe it will ensure their survival.
Rahu in the twelfth will show them that they need to relax, let go, take time off and release worry and anxiety. If they do not do this, they can become ill and be forced to retreat in a different manner, forced to relax and rest because they are sick. This is Rahu showing them that they need to let go and surrender willingly, or worldly events will force them. When they do take a vacation to “get away from it all”, their mind is often on work. The vacation in the phenomenal world does not make a difference in their attitude. Meditation or some type of spiritual practice where they train their mind to stop its incessant chatter and habit of dwelling on work or conflicts or other worldly obligations is the ideal expression of Rahu in the twelfth house. Details should also be foregone in favor of seeing the big picture. They can micro-manage employees or subordinates and be an overbearing boss. In this situation, it is to their benefit to trust in life that the work will get done without their meddling. Trusting in others is part of trusting in life.
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