Same as Rahu, Ketu is also a shadowy, malefic planet always positioned opposite Rahu.
- Ketu signifies liberation or Moksha, mysterious knowledge, mystic science, and spiritual pursuits.
- Both Rahu and Ketu can give the person unexpected and sudden results. Ketu can make you a magician, astrologer, or medical practitioner.
- Ketu is a friend of Venus, Rahu, Ketu, and Saturn, and enemy with Mars, Sun, and Moon.
- Ketu spends one and half years in each zodiac and takes 18 years to complete the zodiac cycle.
Ketu Represents: Detachment, Moksha, Spirituality, Meditation, Isolation, Enlightenment, Opposite of Rahu in many things – completely opposite of materialistic, Suspicious, Hidden, Scandals, Like mars- injuries, especially violent and sudden, Psychic abilities, Intuition, Ghosts, Spirits, Witchcraft, Epidemics, Worms, Poison, Fire, Weapons, Flying accidents, Cataostriphic events, Significator for Spine and renunciation.
The mantra for Ketu
The beeja mantra traditionally prescribed for Ketu in Jyotisha:
ॐ स्रां स्रीं स्रौं सः केतवे नमः
oṁ srāṁ srīṁ srauṁ saḥ ketave namaḥ
For the full set of planetary mantras and how they are used, see mantra remedies, or how to chant mantras for pronunciation and count.