Rahu in Taurus

Today, Rahu in Taurus. 

A thing to remember here is that these posts are strictly meant for the particular planet position. Like, today we are looking at Rahu in Taurus, so the description given here may change for you if your Rahu is although in the sign of Taurus but with conjunction with or aspected by other planets. --

Rahu represents illusion, foreign lands, foreign things (foreign as in unknown things. So, for someone living in Punjab, culture and rituals of Kerala is also unknown and hence Foreign), Drugs, Medicines, any type of intoxication, fame, wealth, success, obsession, past-life left-over karma, movies, television, online world, cheating, imagined fears, unusual things, unique things, creativity, rule breaker. Rahu also blows things out of proportions. 

Taurus is the 2nd sign of zodiac belt, so it represents many things related with 2nd house of horoscope like, Hoarded Wealth, Assets, Savings, Finances, Luxuries and Liquid Money. All in all a sign related with luxuries and all the conveniences of life. Taurus is consisted of 2 and half Nakshatras, i.e. Krittika, Rohini and Mrigshira. Also, Taurus' lord is Venus. 

One thing we have to remember with posts related with Rahu through Signs is that Rahu converts himself as the lord of the sign it is sitting in and then amplifies quality of lord. Like, when Rahu is in Taurus, Rahu will take all the qualities of Venus (Lord of Taurus) and then will amplify those qualities out of limit. Rahu also does same to the planet it is sitting with. Like, if Rahu is with Saturn then it will take all the qualities of Saturn and blow them out of proportion during Rahu MD or Saturn MD. It is always better to have Rahu alone in a house rather than conjunct with a planet. Another thing with Rahu is that recently I have come across of the view that Rahu and Ketu don't have aspects on 5th or 9th house, for the simple reason that they are shadow planets and for aspects you need a sight not shadow. I am yet to verify it on at least 50 charts, so for now I will continue with traditional approach of 5th and 9th aspects of Rahu. Ideal placement for Rahu is to sit with an exalted planet, then it takes all the qualities of the exalted planet and amplifies them. 

Though there is disagreements over this opinion among astrologers but Rahu in Taurus is considered as an Exlted Rahu by many. Reason is simple. Rahu represents obsession and material wealth and in the sign of Taurus, it gets all the opportunity to receive that material wealth as Taurus is ruled by wealth giving Venus and is sign of wealth and assets. So, these people love to get wealth. They can be filthy rich. Whatever they want to have, has to be the best. And they are able to do that because Rahu being obsessive for wealth is ready to do whatever it can to get it and they are even ready to cheat others. So, anywhere Rahu will show one or the other malefic qualities. This position also suggests someone gaining money through Foreign/Unusual/Illegal ways. Overall, it is one of better positions of Rahu because its material desires is somewhat quenched.There are two ways to look at the results of all these acts. Some people say that all these acts are paying them money in the end, hence they are doing it. I feel that money is the most natural outcome of any work. You do any work in this world and you will get money. There is no work in the world which doesn't pay you back. So, I feel that the basic fact that they are dedicating themselves to a higher cause is meaningful and most important. Money is an outcome which is bound to come.

Now, again the differences will be felt by individuals having this position based on whether Rahu is in Krittika Nakshatra, Rohini Nakshatra or Mrigshira Nakshatra. If Rahu is in Krittika, then Rahu will be impacted by Sun's position as Krittika is Sun's own Nakshatra. If Rahu is in Rohini, then it is impacted by Moon's position as Rohini's lord is Moon. If Rahu is in Mrigashira, then it is impacted by Mars' position as Mrigshira's lord is Mars. 

As Venus is lord of Taurus, we need to check Venus condition too to finally come to conclusion about results of Rahu in Horoscope, 

 

Thanks,

Swami Premanand Bharti