Ketu in the 10th house
House rules: Career, status, public role, authority, achievement
Core meaning
When Ketu activates the 10th House (Karma Bhava), the affairs of this house — Career, status, public role, authority, achievement — come under Ketu's influence. Past lives, detachment, spirituality, mastery, isolation becomes the lens through which this house operates.
Opportunities
Ketu in the 10th House favours engagement with Career, status, public role, authority, achievement. Native energies — Past lives, detachment, spirituality, mastery, isolation — find their natural expression in this domain.
Watch-outs
Shadow: when Ketu is afflicted in the 10th House, Confusion, abandonment, escapism, sudden cuts can disrupt the affairs of this house. The remedy is conscious balance.
Duration
Ketu occupies a single house for the duration of its sign transit — one sign per 1.5 years (retrograde always).