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Kelu is born under Abhijit. This asterism was used mainly during the Vedic
period and relates to the bright northern star Vega. It occupies the sign of
Capricorn under which the universalization of the individual takes place.
The guiding motto of this asterism is in consonance with the I planetary
impulse of Ketu: both aim at carrying out the will of God. The quality of
Abhijit is Sattvic and its presiding deity is Brahma, the Creator himself.
Capricorn is intimately connected with the southern direction, and spiritual
guardians like Dakshinamurti who are responsible for the evolution of life
on earth. Ketu's relationship with the spiritual hierarchy is highlighted by its
being born under Abhijit. Ketu's birth in Jaimini's family under Abhijit
stands for regenerative mental processes under inner guidance that allow for
the spiritual evolution of humanity. The epithet of a house situated in the
east refers to the same spiritual nature of the planet suggesting that Ketu
heralds the advent of new ideas and new thoughts, which usher in new and
higher aspects of life.
The Vedas also describe Ketu as seated in a Divine car, analogous to a
chariot, that goes around Mount Mandara, also called Meru. According to
the Bhagavad Gita (X, 23), Meru is the peak of the mountain with which
Lord Krislina, the incarnation of Vishnu, identifies himself. Meru represents
the magic mountain, consisting of gold and gems, around which all the
planets are said to revolve. This suggests that Ketu operates as an agent for
Vishnu, the preserver, and assists the gods and demons in the churning of the
ocean. The allegory stands for the stresses and strains in human-life that lead
to psychological mutation in order to externalize the Divine nectar. During
this churning process many jewels came out of the sea. In the life of an
individual, such changes have a great destabilizing effect but enable him to
externalize his latent powers. Such an impulse on the cosmic plane leads to
great cataclysmic changes. While these changes take place and the ocean is
churned, Ketu along with Rahu continue to assist the opposing forces to
further their Divine mission of generating the nectar, the most precious
essence of existence diffused throughout the universe
The emblem of Ketu is a downward curving semicircle Unking two small
circles placed on either side above it, The two circles represent the Fourth
and Tenth houses in the horoscope, as indicated under Rahu, while the
midpoint at the bottom of the larger semicircle becomes the cusp of the
Seventh house. Both small circles stand for the actualization of the
individual's destiny. They symbolize the innumerable past and future
incarnations through which the soul's growth to perfection is realized. They
also mark the Nadir and the Zenith points in the chart. The inmost essence of
the being, which is indicated by the left-hand circle, is linked by Ketu to the