2-Flick & Bettina & all: MK 4/19 .. ..re... How Rahu/ketu arebenefic or malefic for ahoroscope?

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Dear Flick & Bettina:

 

I've been enjoying your two conversations re. Rahy/Ketu over the last few days. Sorry, I haven't had time to correspond till now. First I was very busy, a few days ago, then, I fell into my typical, Waning Moon hole these last few days. Though I was very curious to see how this year's Solar Eclipse would 'feel'.

 

I had written an article for Express Starteller, one of the largest Jyotish International magazines, that came out in their March issue regarding the Solar Eclipse on April 19th...

 

The gist of my article was about the traditional significations of Rahu however, I predicted this year's Solar Eclipse wouldn't be as negative, or troublesome because of the Sun's Exaltation.

 

I also like your reflections on what Rahu might be like if Exalted, itself...

 

We can also predict what Rahu might be like if it's just more positive, and benefic.....

 

My experience with Rahu is fairly simple. The traditional symbolism of the ancient 'rakshashi' fighting with the devas in Heaven, and especially the idea of Rahu masquerading as an immortal, getting in the line, with the other devas, the Sun, Moon, Jupiter, etc.... and trying to taste the amrita, being dished out by Lord Krishna.....

 

I think is very interesting...

 

It's like Rahu represents...the desire, individualistic, lower, quality of the smaller self....seeking to become divine...

 

But, from it's own side, not quite knowing how, so ....like that....desires.... trying to find fulfillment ....as if through themselves.... leads to the particular frustrations of malefic Rahu....

 

However, when the same desire, mechanisms....that Rahu represents...are integrated...back to a kind of fundamental quality of 'silence', inherent within the nervous system....

 

then impulses, compulsions, addictions,....all,....can be neutralized....

and the cylce of addictions broken....

 

and fulfillment found...within...

 

Then, desires can continue to percolate up, but not leading us astray....

 

and in control....so as not to get out of control....

 

 

fun discussions...

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Mark Kincaid

 

 

 

 

Flick <rubysun

 

Thu, 15 Apr 2004 19:45:37 +0100

 

Re: 4/15..> MK ..re... How Rahu/ketu arebenefic or malefic for ahoroscope?

 

 

On 15/4/04 7:33 pm, " Bettina " <chiria wrote:

 

> Ketu is supposed to have to do with past lives, perhaps repeating a pattern of

> behavior that wasn't dealt with in the past, or that the person feels is

> nessessary to repeat. I have a strong feeling was into magic and

> witchcraft in a past incarnation. In this life she's a sensitive and kind

> person, but has health and emotional problems which seem karmic to me. It's

> as though she messed with the wrong energies.

 

This is interesting. During my Rahu dasha, I expressed my spirituality

through witchcraft, and this is what my published books are written about

(Ketu in fifth, which can be to do with ritual expression)...so the

Rahu/Ketu axis comes into play here. I certainly felt I was moving through

something from past lives. Of course, when I say witchcraft and magic I

don't mean in in the terms the media paints it with (which are more akin to

black magic) but as a form of spirituality aligned with the natural world,

benign and compassionate. Loving all of life.

>

> So if K has to do with past lives, does R have to do with future lives? Why

> does it tend to be difficult to handle?

 

I think Rahu is where we sometimes strive, so creating fresh karma to be

played out in the future...maybe not even future lives as karma can come

back very quickly once you are aware of its functioning. But I really think

both nodes are great spiritual teachers. Komilla Sutton's book on the nodes

is the best I've seen in either eastern or western astrology, and she

stresses the possibility of resolution through them.

>

> You're the one I should have said " Good luck with the grandbaby " to, so I say

> it now.

 

Thanks ;-) I feel so privileged that they will all be living with us, even

though we'll be cramped. We're less than two weeks to her due date now, and

it could happen sooner - so exciting!

 

Flick.

Author website:

http://www.witchcraft.org/elenhawke.htm