According to Vedic astrology, Ketu is debilitated in a horoscope when it is placed in the sign of Taurus, which in simple words means that Ketu becomes the weakest when placed in Taurus compared to its placement in all the other signs. Debilitated Ketu is associated with many bad things by many astrologers and it is believed by a number of astrologers that debilitated Ketu always works negatively in a horoscope and it brings bad results for the native under its influence. This is not the case in actual practice and debilitated Ketu can work positively as well as negatively in a horoscope depending on the other deciding factors and depending on the overall tone of the horoscope of a native under consideration.
The word debilitated simply relates to the strength of Ketu in a horoscope and it doesn’t relate to the nature of Ketu in a horoscope. Accordingly debilitated Ketu placed in different houses of a horoscope can give benefic as well as malefic results depending on the nature of Ketu as well as depending on the overall tone of the horoscope. We will now discuss some of these benefic as well as malefic effects which can be experienced when debilitated Ketu is placed in different houses of a horoscope. While discussing some of these effects, it should be noted that due to its debilitation, Ketu alone generally doesn’t provide strong positive or negative results and it needs to be supported by other positive or negative planets in order to produce such results. Hence we will discuss good or bad results given by debilitated Ketu in combination with other positive or negative planets in a horoscope.
Debilitated Ketu in 1st House : When benefic in nature, debilitated Ketu placed in the first house of a horoscope can bless the native under its impact with good results related to profession, finances, health marriage, and many other types of good results. Accordingly the natives under the impact of this benefic planet may witness some of these good results depending on the overall tone of their horoscopes. The presence of benefic debilitated Ketu in the first house of a horoscope can especially prove good for the profession of the native and it can render good, very good or great amount of professional success to the native through many fields of profession, depending on the overall tone of his horoscope. Therefore the natives blessed by such benefic debilitated Ketu may engage in a number of professional fields and they may achieve the amount of success through them, as indicated by their overall horoscopes.
Some natives benefitting from this positive influence may get blessed with various types of creative abilities depending on their overall horoscopes and they may achieve success through the creative fields of profession relevant to their abilities or talents. Some of these natives may engage in the field of designing on various levels like dress designing, video games designing, graphic designing and other types of designing and they may achieve success through this field. Some other such native having creative abilities due to the effect of benefic debilitated Ketu in the first house of their horoscopes may achieve success through the field of acting, some of these natives may become professional singers, some other such natives may become writers and yet some other natives of this type may become professional dancers, depending on their overall horoscopes. For example, if benefic debilitated Ketu is placed in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Taurus, benefic Rahu is placed in the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Scorpio, benefic exalted Venus is placed in the eleventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Pisces and benefic Mercury is placed in the ninth house of this horoscope in the sign of Capricorn, the native may achieve success as an actor.
The native blessed by such benefic debilitated Ketu and other benefic planets may have the gift of good talent related to acting and he may engage in this field on professional basis at a relevant age. The combined effect of such benefic debilitated Ketu and other benefic planets may bless the native with lead roles in TV programs or the native may get significant roles in main stream movies and he may earn good amount of money, success and recognition through the field of acting. At the same time, if benefic Saturn is placed in the second house of this horoscope in the sign of Gemini, benefic Moon is placed in the third house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer and benefic exalted Mars is placed in the ninth house of this horoscope in the sign of Capricorn along with benefic Mercury when benefic debilitated Ketu and other benefic planets are placed in the already mentioned houses of this horoscope, the results may improve a lot. The native blessed by such benefic debilitated Ketu and other benefic planets may possess very good acting abilities and he may earn very good amount of money, success and fame through the field of acting by virtue of such acting abilities.
The combined effect of such benefic debilitated Ketu and other benefic planets can bless the native with lead roles in main stream movies and the native may become a successful and famous movie actor as well as a celebrity. The addition of benefic Sun to the tenth house of this horoscope in the sign of Aquarius can add more positive energy to this horoscope. As a result, the native blessed by benefic debilitated Ketu in the first house and all other benefic planets placed in the already mentioned houses of this horoscope may not only earn more money and fame through the field of acting, he may also get blessed with much more recognition as an actor. The combined effect of such benefic debilitated Ketu and other benefic planets may bless the native with more than one formal award for his acting in some of his movies and the native may be reckoned among some of the most successful and talented actors of his time. As more benefic influences add to this horoscope, the native blessed by such benefic debilitated Ketu and all other benefic planets may achieve even more success, fame and recognition through the field of acting, apart from earning much more money through this field of profession.
The placement of benefic debilitated Ketu in the first house of a horoscope can also make some natives interested in special fields of profession and if their overall horoscopes are supportive, they may achieve success through such fields of profession. Some of these natives may become astrologers, some other such natives may become tantrics, yet some other such natives may become numerologists and some of these natives may become healers of some other type, depending on the overall tone of their horoscopes. Benefic debilitated Ketu in the first house of a horoscope also holds the potential to bless the native under its impact with a post of power and authority in the house of government through a job or through politics. Hence some natives under its effect may achieve such authority as revenue officers, some of these natives may become judges, some other such natives may become police officers, some of these natives may become army officers and some other such natives may become naval officers, once again depending on the overall tone of their horoscopes.
Apart from profession, the placement of benefic debilitated Ketu in the first house of a horoscope can give good results related to the overall financial equation of the native and this benefic placement can also bless the native with good results through his marriage, apart from being able to bless him with very good amount of spiritual growth. On the other hand, malefic debilitated Ketu in the first house of a horoscope can trouble the native with problems related to his marriage, profession, finances, health, lifespan and many other types of problems. Accordingly the natives under the effect of this malefic influence may have to suffer from some of these problems depending on the overall tone of their horoscopes. The placement of malefic debilitated Ketu in the first house of a horoscope can especially prove bad for the health and lifespan of the native under its impact and it can trouble the native with many types of health issues and problems, depending on the overall tone of his horoscope.
For example, if malefic debilitated Ketu is placed in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Taurus, malefic Rahu is placed in the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Scorpio, malefic Venus is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Libra and malefic Jupiter is placed in the tenth house of this horoscope in the sign of Aquarius, the native may suffer from health problems. The native under the combined effect of such malefic debilitated Ketu and other malefic planets may suffer from various health problems from time to time and he may also get afflicted with a permanent type of disease due to the malefic effect of these planets.
At the same time, if malefic debilitated Moon is placed in the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Scorpio along with malefic Rahu; and malefic debilitated Sun is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Libra along with malefic Venus when malefic debilitated Ketu and all other malefic planets are placed in the already mentioned houses of this horoscope, the results may become very bad. The native under the combined effect of such malefic debilitated Ketu and other malefic planets may get afflicted with a life threatening disease and he may die at a young age by virtue of such disease, if there is no strong life saving planet in his horoscope.