Many a times people feel lost in life and feel directionless. They get pulled between their work life, personal life and their ambitions. Very often these forces are divergent and not synchronous. These are the times when astrology comes to your rescue. In Astrology Rahu is the planet rather the North node which indicates what you are passionate about. A good Rahu, I mean positive Rahu in birth chart will make the native very focussed and goal oriented. It will give the native razor-sharp focus and ideas & strategies to achieve the goal. On the contrary a weak Rahu will make the native lazy, fickle minded and constantly changing his or her goals.

Now, the million-dollar question! What drives me? What am I good at? What should I pursue in life to be successful?

The answer to these question lies in the nakshatra in which your birth chart Rahu is placed. Nakshatra indicates the intricate energy of the planet. Say for example a native’s Rahu is placed in Uttar Aashadha nakshatra which is Sun’s Nakshatra then the native will be passionate above the attributes of that particular house where the sign Leo falls (Sun rules Leo star sign). Example -A native with a Sagittarius Lagna ( Sagittarius is 9^th star sign) has Rahu in the Lagna in Uttar Aashadha nakshatra (Sun’s Nakshatra). Leo Sign is owned by Sun and Sun is the ruler of Uttar Aashadha nakshatra. In Sagittarius Lagna, Leo sign falls in the 9^th house so the native will have all the attributes of 9^th house as his or her passion. He or she would be passionate about religion and passionate about consulting as 9^th house represents religion and consulting. Also, he or she would be passionate above the house in which Sun is placed.

Another example, a Leo ascendant (Leo sign in the Lagna) has Rahu in 12^th house in Cancer sign in Ashlesha Nakshatra. Now, ruler of Ashlesha is Mercury. Star signs owned by Mercury are Gemini and Virgo. In Leo ascendant, Gemini and Virgo fall in 11^th house and 2^nd house respectively. Thus, the native would be passionate about 11^th house (Gemini sign) and 2^nd house (Virgo sign). Meaning, the native would be passionate about earning money (11^th house significator) and hoarding money (2^nd house is significator of wealth).

Now, you have understood what you are passionate about but the problem is not able to pursue your passion. This means Rahu is placed weak in your chart. You will have to do remedies of Rahu to reap the positive effects of Rahu. The remedies for Rahu are many, some of the simple ones are given below:

1. One should eat lunch and dinner in the kitchen itself to strengthen Rahu.
2. Offer 1.25 Blue coloured cloth to Saraswati Mata every Saturday for 11 Saturdays.
3. Drop brown Coconut in a well between 6 to 7 pm every Saturday for 11 Saturdays.
4. Drop sugar or something sweet near garbage bins between 6 to 7 pm every Saturday for 11 Saturdays. Ants and other insects would eat sugar and improve your Rahu.
5. Chant Saraswati Mantra (one Mala) every night before sleeping – “Om Hrim Aim Kleem Saraswati Devibhyo Namaha”