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The People We Have Karmic Relationships With

Ian Altosaar
5 min readNov 3, 2018
Image source: Photo by Ihor Malytskyi on Unsplash

The title of this piece is self-evident. I will now explain this concept from an astrological point of view.

There are two very karmic bodies in our solar system. In Vedic astrology, they are called Rahu — The Dragon’s Head, and Ketu — The Dragon’s Tail. In modern astrology, they are called North Node and South Node respectively.

In very simple terms, Rahu is what we are meant to go towards during this lifetime. And Ketu is what we are meant to let go of. It is something we have already experienced in a previous life. Ketu things come more naturally to us in this life. So we don’t have to pursue them so aggressively.

How does this relate to relationships?

You see, when we are born into this world, we are born with a very specific astrological configuration, our natal chart. From there we can see what we are here to do and what drives us, our happiness and our suffering.

It can also tell a lot about our relationships.

When two people meet their natal charts mesh. Meaning, we activate energy in each other’s charts or lives for that matter.

Now, this is where Rahu and Ketu come to play.

There’s something more we need to discuss about these celestial bodies. They are insatiable. Meaning wherever

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Ian Altosaar
Ian Altosaar

Written by Ian Altosaar

Writer at www.ianaltosaar.com, astrologer, spiritual therapist , dreamer. author of The Meaning Book. Get it here: https://amazon.com/dp/B081X34YK7

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