☽ Anuradha Moon ☾

Through the darkness of future past, the magician longs to see, one chance out between two worlds, fire walk with me! The 8th house, co-ruled by Ketu, is the dark house, the house of secrets. There are great treasures buried in that house, but to access them one must possess a special gift, a sixth sense. Ketu isn't guided by the senses but by feeling, it is wondering headless in the bhava he inhabits. But not all those who wonder are lost . Ketu rules contrast, black and white, the interplay of opposites. When we see flickering lights, we are experiencing the activation of Ketu and 8th house in our lives as we are witnessing Ketu's energy as the ruler of polarity—light and darkness, presence and absence, moments of clarity within confusion. It is the universe indicating that a secret—a hidden treasure—is about to surface, that an important piece of information is about to be revealed to us. David Lynch is a Ketu native (Magha nakshatra) who was unconsciously channeling this se...

Mahavidya Dhumavati rules Ketu & the 8th house The 8th house is where we store the things that we do not want to face and that keep accumulating until they have to come out in a sudden and uncomfortable way. Whatever is stored in this house is kept in the dark, we don’t want to show anyone what’s in there and sometimes we are not even aware of these ourselves. It is said to be the most evil house because it is dark, it is difficult to see there and the planet / sign sitting there lacks clear direction. This is why Ketu rules Scorpio and the 8 th house – Ketu is headless so he isn’t bothered by the darkness; Ketu is guided solely by intuition and as a ruler of the dark house, he teaches us how to navigate those dark aspects of our lives. Mars is the other ruler of Scorpio as he is the giver of courage necessary to face what’s stored in the 8th house, while Ketu burns away attachments, leading us closer to liberation. Mars and Ketu are both hot fiery planets because we have to burn w...