Ketu is a headless half-planet, shadowy as Rahu. Ketu is bestows wisdom, powers of discrimination, and gyana - spiritual knowledge, the knowledge of the self.

Significance

Ketu brings prosperity to the devotee's family removes the effect of snakebite and illness arising out of poisonous matter entering one's body He grants good health, wealth, cattle and all around prosperity. It gives psychic abilities to its natives and makes them masters of the healing arts, natural healing, healing herbs, spices, foods, healing of persons possessed by evil spirits, ghosts and astral forces. Ketu is neither feminine nor masculine. It is wind-dominated, aged and powerful at night, animalistic, obsessive, compulsive and unconscious in behavior. It is associated with a smoky-grey colour it rules number 7 in Indian numerology.

Transit of Ketu

The effect of Ketu's transit through the twelve houses as counted from the radical Moon is as follows:

• Loss, ill-health or disease
• Loss of money
• Happiness, gain, increase
• Fear, trouble both physical or mental
• Sorrow, loss of money
• Happiness, gain of money
• Evil state of affairs, illness
• Loss, threatened trouble
• Sinful actions, humility
• Fear, sorrow
• Good name and fame, gain of money
• Physical ill-health or mental distress, enmity

Exalted Signs [Strong]: Scorpio

KETU is exalted in Scorpio. When it is strong then it denotes sudden burst of energy, discretion, liberation, universality, idealism, intuition, psychic ability, compassion, spirituality, self sacrifice and subtleness.

Debilitation Signs [Weak]: Taurus

KETU is debilitated in Taurus. When it is weak then it causes wounds, injuries, diseases in spine and nervous system, consumption, surgery, ulcers, inflammations, fevers, intestinal diseases, mental aberration, low blood pressure, bad habits, skin diseases etc.

Benefic

A planet is considered to be benefic when it provides very positive influences. KETU is not benefic in any sign.

Malefic

A planet is considered to be malefic when it provides very negative influences. KETU is malefic in all signs.