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Rahu: the Planet of Unending desire and Attachment.

In Vedic astrology the Rahu and Ketu are accredited as planets –they are members of the Nabagraha (nine planets) in the planetary assembly.  Actually they do not have any physical shape, size and structure. In reality they are the two nodes of the Moon (Lunar Nodes) –the mathematical points –the points where the orbit of the Moon intersects the ecliptic (the ecliptic is the pathway along which the sun apparently moves around the earth; it is called the Sun’s apparent path because from the earth it seems that the Sun is moving –in fact the ecliptic is the pathway or the orbit of the earth).  The northern point of intersection is called the North Node or ascending node and the Southern point the Southern Node or descending node.   In Hindu mythology and Indian astrology these two lunar points are called as Rahu and Ketu. They are always   exactly 180° apart from each other, e.g., if Rahu sits at 25°-20´ in Aries, then Ketu inevitably falls at 25°-20´ in Libra, an...

Mercury: the planet of Intellect and Communication.

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and never farther than 28 degrees. He takes 87 days and 23 hours to orbit the Sun and stays about 30 days in a Zodiac sign. In the zodiac, Mercury rules over Gemini, the airy sign, and Virgo, the earthy sign.   Gemini and Virgo fall in the    common or mutable category of zodiac signs; mutable or common signs indicate changeable and indecisive nature. The Mercury of Gemini represents sharp intellect, inquisitiveness, curiosity, memory power, inventive faculties, wittiness, humour, analytical power; exploring and research oriented nature, unstable and changeable and extrovert nature whereas the Mercury of Virgo represents a nature of expertise in planning and executing with a sole objective of gaining material advantage –fulfilling epicurean pursuit.   Mercury signifies intellect and communication; it is also called the messenger planet: in the context of the present era, the planet of mass communication. Mercury is ...

Venus: the planet of Love, Beauty and Romance.

The Venus is the second brightest star of the solar system and the only planet that travels to the closest proximity to the earth (38 million kilometers) comparing the other planets.   She stays about 30 days in a sign of the zodiac and is never above forty-eight degrees from the Sun; therefore, she is never two signs away from the Sun. The Venus and Moon are considered as the feminine planets in the planetary cabinet.   The Venus is called the #Goddess of love and beauty. In men’s birth chart the she signifies wife. Venus stands for love, beauty, desire, affection,courtship, attraction, fertility, peace, compassion, softness, kindness, sensual pleasure derived from all the five senses, romance, and entertainments.  All kinds of recreational and creative activities such as fine arts, painting, poetry, creative writing, music, playing musical instruments, singing, dancing, and acting come within the jurisdiction of the Venus.   The Venus rules over materi...