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| RAHU - THE DRAGON'S HEAD |
The North Node of the Moon is called RAHU in Vedic astrology and the South Node
is called KETU. They are called dark or shadow planets, because of the Nodes'
association with the phenomena of eclipses.
They have no sign ruler ships, although they are said to favor Mercury and Jupiter's
signs according to some authorities, while others claim that Rahu favors the
sign of Aquarius and Ketu the sign of Scorpio. Rahu, the North Node of the Moon
means to conceal, engulf or hide in Sanskrit.
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| RAHU AS SEEN IN TEMPLES |
This Graha is associated with the world of material manifestation and worldly
desire. Rahu is associated with the spiritual process of involution, or the engrossing
of spirit in materialization. Rahu is a karaka, or indicator, of worldly desire,
fame, greed, high intelligence, manipulation, obsessive behavior, foreigners,
mass disease, dementia and inertia. The nature of this Graha is Vata, or Airy.
The gemstone associated with Rahu is a honey colored hessonite. Rahu reaches
full maturity at age 42. The Puranas describe Rahu as half-bodied, born of a
lioness, snakelike, having a huge body and being extraordinarily powerful.
The Skanda Purana says that Rahu is instrumental in strengthening ones power
and converting even an enemy into a friend. The effect of snakebite is removed
by his grace. The lunar and solar eclipses are attributed to Rahu and Ketu. Rahu
and Ketu stay 1 1/2 years in each Graha.
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