Rahu in Libra places the north node of the Moon, the shadow planet of desire, ambition, and the unconventional, in Venus’s cardinal air sign of relationship, beauty, balance, and the social. Rahu rules no sign of its own, so it does not carry the ordinary dignity of the seven planets, and Libra is not among … Read more
Rahu in Virgo places the north node of the Moon, the shadow planet of desire, ambition, and the unconventional, in Mercury’s mutable earth sign of analysis, detail, work, and service. Rahu rules no sign of its own, so it does not carry the ordinary dignity of the seven planets, and although the classical texts disagree, … Read more
Rahu in Leo places the north node of the Moon, the shadow planet of desire, ambition, and the unconventional, in the Sun’s fixed fire sign of ego, power, authority, and the spotlight. Rahu rules no sign of its own, so it does not carry the ordinary dignity of the seven planets, and Leo is not … Read more
Rahu in Cancer places the north node of the Moon, the shadow planet of desire, ambition, and the unconventional, in the Moon’s cardinal water sign of emotion, home, the mother, and the public. Rahu rules no sign of its own, so it does not carry the ordinary dignity of the seven planets, and Cancer is … Read more
Rahu in Gemini places the north node of the Moon, the shadow planet of desire, ambition, and the unconventional, in Mercury’s mutable air sign of intellect, communication, and versatility. Rahu rules no sign of its own, so it does not carry the ordinary dignity of the seven planets, and although the classical texts disagree, Gemini … Read more
Rahu in Taurus places the north node of the Moon, the shadow planet of desire, ambition, and the unconventional, in Venus’s fixed earth sign of wealth, beauty, comfort, and sensual pleasure. Rahu rules no sign of its own, so it does not carry the ordinary dignity of the seven planets, and although the classical texts … Read more
Rahu in Aries places the north node of the Moon, the shadow planet of desire, ambition, and the unconventional, in Mars’s cardinal fire sign of drive, courage, and action. Rahu rules no sign of its own, so it does not carry the ordinary dignity of the seven planets; instead it is read through the lord … Read more
Saturn in Pisces sits in a neutral’s sign, where the cold, structuring planet of time and karma meets Jupiter’s gentle, boundless sign of compassion, spirituality, and devotion. Pisces is ruled by Jupiter, which Saturn counts neither friend nor enemy, so the placement is balanced and workable, without the ease of a friendly sign or the … Read more
Saturn in Aquarius sits in its own sign, the third strongest of all its placements after the exaltation in Libra and the moolatrikona in Capricorn. Aquarius is the second of Saturn’s two own signs, and where Capricorn channels the planet’s discipline into personal ambition and worldly achievement, Aquarius turns the same discipline outward, toward society, … Read more
Saturn in Capricorn sits in its own sign and its moolatrikona, the second strongest of all its placements after the exaltation in Libra. Capricorn is one of Saturn’s two own signs, and its early degrees hold the planet’s moolatrikona, its root-trine, the place where its core nature expresses most purely and powerfully. The reason for … Read more