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Ketu in 10th House: Ketu is the planet of spirituality, intense concentration, and deep perception. It also represents inertia, which resists change due to strong attachments to the past. Ketu signifies those skills that we have mastered over a series of incarnations, so there is a deeper meaning behind the position of Ketu in the horoscope.
Ketu position house often brings a sense of complete detachment, loss, mindlessness, wandering, and confusion in one’s life.
It is the planet of intuitive awareness and such circumstances that do not have rational perception. A person strongly influenced by Ketu always feels connected to some higher force. And this divine guidance awakens his intuitive faculties. So if there is a detachment, the message is to link with higher goals.
Significance of Ketu in 10th house in Astrology
The 10th house represents name, fame, recognition, and career. This is the main karma sthan, so reputation power, and prestige are checked from the 10th house.
The 10th House also governs honor and dignity. And the most beautiful part of the 10th house is that it is the resource of your dharma, ideologies, and higher knowledge.
So your rank and authority are checked from the 10th house. The planets posited here signify their involvement in the profession. Now If you have Ketu in the 10th house, you have to analyze three points, house, sign, sign lord, and planets conjunct with Ketu. These planets will explain the role of Ketu in the 10th house. Not to forget Rahu Ketu do not have physical bodies, so they behave exactly like the PAC planets.
Ketu gives special skills related to its house position. But it gives expertise, only if you pursue Ketu’s work in the profession. So here it signifies in-depth analysis, long hours of research, on the subject, and works with the heart and not the head.
So what happens when a planet signifies mysticism, hidden knowledge, or a research mindset is in the house of your profession?
Firstly you need to focus on the zodiac sign in the 10th house. Like if you have an Aries sign then Mars’s position and its lordship will be added in Ketu results. And if Mars involves the 6th house then Ketu will implicate the results of the 6th house.
Saturn and Ketu
Saturn is the main karaka of the 10th house, also it is the lord of the 10th house and the 11th house of the natural zodiac. So Saturn features like delay, rejection, disappointment, and sadness will be added in Ketu’s work.
Ketu gives detachment and separates one from worldly desires. And Saturn is the planet of Karma, hard work, discipline, and limitations. Now in the 10th house of name, fame, status, and recognition, Ketu wants you to work as per its traits.
Ketu has adopted the knowledge to stay secure and satisfied and chooses to stay isolated. Now this attitude in work will either give instability or lack of interest in a career or give such an opportunity, that one will separate himself to do in-depth study or some investigation. Because here Ketu and Saturn both will be active.
Career: Ketu in the 10th house
Ketu in the 10th house states career that involves research work, traditional essence, and spirituality. But here the sign and sign lord will give further details. In the 10th house, the public esteem and status will have the Ketu effect, which means simplicity and no show-off in career. And if one starts showing off, then Ketu will not have good effects in the 10th house.
So here if the intention is pure and less focused on money, then Ketu will give contentment and at the same time, one will recall his past learned skills, important for a career. Then this Ketu will act as a flag and make one supernatural in its position.
Ketu also gives results like Mars, so Mars significations like real estate, taxation, aggression, and energetic talks. The Scorpio sign is also governed by Ketu, so to understand the results of Ketu, you also have to see its house and planets associated. And Scorpio also signifies secrets and hidden knowledge. Therefore while discussing a career, all these aspects will be considered.
Strong Ketu functions to help or heal and has no expectations. Then this person can attain fulfillment in work. It causes stoppages or instability in a career. And if the 10th house is linked with the 12th house, and the person is not associated with a foreign country then it gives a lot of career changes.
Marriage: Ketu in Astrology
The 10th house signifies the mother, comfort, or home of the spouse, and the planets posited here state their mindset and approach in life. So Ketu in the 10th house also indicates, that spouse’s mother has Ketu traits.
Now, this is the home or sukhsthan of your spouse, so either it states that one is detached from family or associated with hidden knowledge or occult science.
In marriage, Ketu in the 10th house of status and name will make you involved in Ketu work. So it can be Yoga, healing, meditation, charity, and spiritual retreats.
Now, this attitude – here one needs to analyze carefully that if the spouse is an extrovert then this Ketu will cause trouble. Because then the couple can have a difference of opinion and status issues.
Transit Ketu in 10th house
When Ketu transits in the 10th house of the horoscope for 18 months, one should see what planets are posited in the 10th house. Because Ketu also represents blockage it can either end your profession or create strange hurdles. Or you will face strange sudden events in society. So this gives detachment related to planets posited in the 10th house.
During those 18 months, you develop a passion for hidden science and your career gets Ketu effects. If you are involved in Ketu’s work like coding, in-depth data research, or occult science, then you will get satisfaction Ketu will end the occupation and give detachment for name, fame, and status. The reason is that Ketu is a headless planet, and it is pessimistic for no purpose.
Conclusion
Ketu’s position tells you that you have realized that particular house-associated activity. Here you have an attitude “let’s learn from the past.” The 10th house is the Karma Sthan. So here Ketu will give the best results if you have pure intentions in life decisions.
Then strong Ketu gets functional. And your past skills help in this life to give outstanding results related to power, prestige, and reputation.
And Ketu does not desire material progress. It has higher goals and shows the way of liberation as it is the Moksha karaka planet. Therefore if Ketu is linked with Artha bhav. One is liberated from the cycle of birth and death through sacrifice, pure intentions, and selfless actions.