Dear all my friends! Your questions and support make me so happy. Today I want to share something very interesting from Vedic Astrology Rahu and Ketu. These two planets have a very unique and powerful effect on our life, but they are different from all the other planets. In Vedic Astrology, we believe in nine planetary forces. Seven are commonly known Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn and even our weekdays are named after them! But there are two more very important planets in Vedic Astrology — Rahu and Ketu. The surprising thing is that they actually come from one single divine being according to ancient stories. During the Samudra Manthan, a divine nectar was being distributed, and a clever demon named Swarbhanu tried to take it by pretending to be a god. The Sun and Moon noticed this and informed Lord Vishnu, and a cosmic transformation took place Swarbhanu turned into two everlasting cosmic energies: his head became Rahu and his body became Ketu. Since then, Rahu and Ketu always stay opposite each other in the sky. They are known as shadow planets and are deeply connected to our past-life karmas and the lessons we must learn in this lifetime. Their placement in a birth chart can show where we feel strong desires and where we feel detachment, guiding both our worldly journey and our spiritual growth.