Astro X

In the last series under “Planets” sections, we have described different characteristics of planets and in this series, we will understand the planet more deeply and will know what exactly the planet signifies. (You can check-out the series describing different characteristic of planets, here -:  Planets in Vedic astrology  ) In the last post of this series, we have discussed about the planet Saturn. Here, we will discuss about the lunar nodes (Rahu & Ketu). (Read the previous post of this series here -:  The Saturn  ) A Brief note on “Rahu” & “Ketu” Apart from seven planets with physical existence, there are two other planets who don’t have any physical existence but, are as effective as others. “Rahu” & “Ketu” is actually one planet with two projections. In ancient Vedic literature, they are described as the head and tail of the snake or, the north and the south node of moon respectively. According to Hindu scriptures, a demon or, “Asura” named “Svarbhanu” was dec