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Source: Prash Trivedi, The Key of Life, Astrology of the „Lunar Nodes“ 
Prash Trivedi: Rahu
 Appearance Rahu's appearance is being discussed because it is seen to affect a persons appearance when it isin a position to do so in a nativity. Rahu has a body of a serpent connected to a human head, and thus is fearful to behold. The various names assigned to Rahu in Vedic texts - the fierce, the terrible, the appalling, theserpent, the head, the blue, the black, the fanged, half-bodied, the smoky headed, having bloodand red eyes, having death like looks, having big whiskers - give a clue to its appearance. Rahu is supposed to be the second eldest among the planets but the face shows no such elderlycharacteristics. In fact it has a strange, hypnotic touch to its face, which it imparts to the nativeswhen placed close to the cuspal degrees of the first or the second house of a chart. Its face is saidto be black with a smokish tinge. There is no equal of Rahu in imparting out of the ordinary facesand appearances. In my view the face of Jazz legend Miles Davis is a good example of what Rahu can do to one'sappearance. It is experienced that a lot of the present day beauty queens who get sudden famethrough winning international beauty pageants have either Rahu in the second house or connected in some way to the Ascendant or second house. Rahu is seen to represent tall persons. Any connection of Rahu with the Ascendant in a chartadds to the height of the native. Rahu also has a predominantly airy constitution, which is usuallyassociated with a wiry or lean physique. Among the five senses Rahu is especially connected with the sense of hearing. A highlydeveloped sense of hearing or complete deafness helps identify a Rahu personality. 
 
According to one view it is supposed to be uncouth in appearance and shabbily dressed in black  pauper's clothing, but there are other views that show Rahu to be having the appearance of afierce warrior dressed immaculately in bright-multicoloured clothing. In a way these two types of appearances represent the dual nature of Rahu - one that can givematerial prosperity and the other which gives material adversity. Usually the material adversityside has more spiritual benefits attached to it, which is not to say that there is no spiritual growthwhen Rahu gives material prosperity. The colours associated with Rahu are - flame red and bright yellow, all shades and variations of  blue like sky blue; purple and violet; all shades of brown; all the pastel shades and sunsetcolours. Electric blue is a colour which is strongly connected with Rahu. In the spectrum of electromagnetic waves or different types of light, Rahu represents ultraviolet light, which as weknow is invisible to the human eye as it falls out of the visible spectrum of light represented byVIBGYOR. There is also a certain sort of lordliness attached to its appearance and manners in much the sameway as Sun. However there is a subtle difference as the lordliness that Sun displays has a certain benevolence attached to it. The charisma and magnetism attached with Rahu is also quitedifferent from the Sun in much the same way a light emitted by an electric bulb is different fromthe sunlight. Despite its lordliness its glance it downwards. This can be used to trace the people with stronginfluence of Rahu on the Ascendant. It can also be used to judge the state of mind of a person atany given point in time. A downward glance relates to a predominantly Rahu or Saturn state of mind. It must be remembered that Saturn also has a downward glance. In Vedic traditions its image is made in a variety of ways. One image has four arms holding atrident, a sword and a discus. The remaining hand is making a gesture, which grants boons. Itshead is facing south and is decorated with a hessonite crest jewel. It is shown riding a lion.Another image has it with only two hands, one holding a blanket and the other a palm leaf. It isseen as riding on a chariot driven by eight horses. Another image has Rahu holding a spear andscimitar. As we will discover in the next few sections, all these images reveal Rahu'sfunctionings and attributes. Attributes Rahu is supposed to be a mighty and naughty child of Maya (illusory power of nature), and thushas a lot of dualities attached to its Mayavi (illusory) nature. It relates more to the Seventh Rayenergy of esoteric astrology as it represents a force displaying all the possibilities within therealm of existence.
 
 'Rahu' translates into 'the seizer' [ergreifen, fassen, packen]. It is interesting to note that theSanskrit term for a planet, 'graha' also translates into 'seizer'. The planets definitely are seizers inthe sense that they seize human beings and make them act and behave in a certain way. The various names assigned to Rahu in Vedic texts - the chief; the advisor of the demons; theminister of the demons; ever-angry; the tormentor; bitter enemy of the luminaries; lord of illusions; one who frightens the Sun; the one who makes the Moon lustreless; the peacemaker;the immortal (having drunk the divine nectar); bestower of prosperity, wealth and ultimateknowledge - give a clue to its basic energy and attributes. Rahu can thus be said to be associated with the dualities of nature and their subsequent fusion. Itcan be the deceitful, shady, untrustworthy sort of character when working through its lower aspect. Its energy is supposed to be behind all sorts of criminal tendencies, unlawful activities,and perversions. It is discontent incarnate and is never satisfied in much the same vein as the famous 'rollingstone' lines - " I can't get no satisfaction...". It can lie, cheat, betray trust or go to any extreme toachieve its ends. Its nature in these lower aspects covers all the bad points of the dark side of thehuman psyche. Thus it comes as no surprise that is the originator of many types of morbid fears,suspicious, sadistic, and self-destructive tendencies. All this negativity of Rahu can be equated with a sort of negative Saturn, Mercury and Venuscombined. The point to note out here is that the greater degree of intensity that Rahu possessesmakes the situation more dangerous that is the case with other planets. The saving grace is that itonly occasionally manifests the extremes of these negative qualities. However all these negative tendencies have a positive side to them. For example therevolutionary nature of Rahu stems from its innate dislike for authority (Sun). When theauthority is corrupt and mindless, as is generally the case in present times, this revolutionaryspirit becomes very important. Without a revolt both on an internal and external level nomeaningful change can take place. Rahu is the force that creates a Robin Hood. Despite being an outlaw he utilized his tendenciesfor the greater good. This is usually the case when Rahu functions through its higher principle. Itretains some of its dual nature even when it is functioning through its highest aspect. The maindifference when it works though this principle is that it aims become much more unselfish andhumanitarian. It will still lie or cheat to archieve its ends but the goal would usually be inharmony with the cosmic plan. It is seen that it retains a quarter of its illusory nature even then functioning in its most spiritualmode. A very good example of this can be seen in the life of Krishna, the eighth incarnation of 
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