Tenth house is generally not a comfortable placement for exalted Ketu. In general, tenth house stands for profession, recognition, authority, professional duties as well as responsibilities, and income generated through profession, among other things. Since all these significances fall in the material domain, exalted Ketu may not be much interested in enhancing them, even when it is benefic. It doesn’t mean that the placement of benefic exalted Ketu in the tenth house can cause bad results related to profession. It means that such exalted Ketu is not much bothered about profession, responsibilities, growth, income, authority and other such things.
Hence exalted Ketu in the tenth house may not promise much through these spheres, on its own. It means that the native may not be much interested in pursuing professional goals, even if he’s duly capable. However, if other planets placed in tenth house or in other houses of horoscope indicate professional growth as well as success, such exalted Ketu poses no resistance. On the contrary, it can help such planets achieve more in some cases. The exceptions to this general trend are the professions which deal with things beyond the typical physical/material matters, though such professions may bless the native with good, very good or great amount of material growth also.
Eleventh house is the house of gains and profits among other things. Ketu in general is not interested in materialistic gains though it doesn’t oppose them, and it is more interested in gains related to things/spheres which lie above/beyond physical/material domain.
Benefic exalted Ketu in the eleventh house of horoscope can bless the native with a post of authority through job or through politics, depending on his overall horoscope. This placement is more supportive for authority through job than through politics, unless such exalted Ketu is accompanied by one or more planets in the eleventh house. Hence the native may get such authority as a revenue officer, police officer, intelligence officer or some other likewise officer who engages in a job which deals in investigations, research and/or analysis of some type.
Taking an example, suppose benefic exalted Ketu is placed in the eleventh house of a horoscope in Pisces. Benefic Rahu is placed in the fifth house in Virgo, benefic Mercury is placed in the eighth house in Sagittarius, Venus is placed in the ninth house in Capricorn, exalted Jupiter is placed in the third house in Cancer and benefic Saturn is placed in the seventh house in Scorpio. In this case, the native may become a revenue officer. He may get selected for a high rank in revenue services and he may enjoy good amount of success and recognition. The native may deal in the investigation branch of revenue services. Hence he may become an officer in revenue intelligence services.
If benefic Mars is placed in the fourth house in Leo, benefic Sun is placed in the eighth house in Sagittarius with Mercury, and benefic Moon is placed in the sixth house in Libra, the equation may become better. In this case, the native may achieve success in civil exams and he may get selected for the highest possible direct rank in revenue intelligence services. The native may accomplish a lot during his career and he may enjoy very good amount of success, recognition and authority as a revenue officer. He may work in several high-profile and complicated cases during his career, and he may solve most of them. The native may be known for deep insight and enhanced intuitive instincts which may help him solve, even some very difficult cases. It means that the native may intuitively spot how to crack a case and where to look for. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, the native may serve as the head of his department before retirement.
Like eighth house, twelfth house is one of the most favourite houses of Ketu. Exalted Ketu can do some of its best work in this house, when supported by overall horoscope. Depending on the functional nature of exalted Ketu, it may produce benefic or malefic results in this house. However, such results may be significant/strong in quantum. The twelfth house deals with spiritual growth, meditation, private affairs, investigations, research, air travel, space travel, hospitals, sanctuaries, ashrams, refugee camps, prisons, the world of spirits as well as other such entities, magic, black magic, paranormal, supernatural, divine and several other such phenomena. Since Ketu is interested in most of these spheres, it finds great comfort in twelfth house.
Taking another example, suppose benefic exalted Ketu is placed in the twelfth house of a horoscope in Pisces. Exalted Rahu is placed in the sixth house in Virgo, Mercury is placed in the tenth house in Capricorn, benefic Sun is placed in the ninth house in Sagittarius, benefic Saturn is placed in the eighth house in Scorpio and exalted Jupiter is placed in the fourth house in Cancer. In this case, the native may become an astrologer. The native may spend many years in study and research related to various aspects of astrology and he may start practicing as an astrologer, after the age of 30 or 35, depending on his overall horoscope and running times. The native may come across good amount of success, money and recognition as an astrologer.
If benefic Moon is placed in the eleventh house in Aquarius, benefic Venus is placed in the eighth house in Scorpio with Saturn, and Mars is placed in the third house in Gemini, the equation may become better. In this case, the native may possess good or very good knowledge of astrology and he may witness a lot of success, money and recognition as an astrologer. The native may write several books on various topics related to astrology and he may achieve fame through them. He may also appear on television programs and social media features, based on the theme of astrology. The native may travel to several countries of the world for astrological purposes, and he may benefit through such travels. He may also hold important posts in various organizations formed by astrologers across the country as well as across the globe. The native may also have spiritual interests and he may come across good amount of spiritual growth.
Himanshu Shangari