Rahu in the 10th house
House rules: Career, status, public role, authority, achievement
Core meaning
When Rahu activates the 10th House (Karma Bhava), the affairs of this house — Career, status, public role, authority, achievement — come under Rahu's influence. Obsession, desire, ambition, foreign, unconventional path becomes the lens through which this house operates.
Opportunities
Rahu in the 10th House favours engagement with Career, status, public role, authority, achievement. Native energies — Obsession, desire, ambition, foreign, unconventional path — find their natural expression in this domain.
Watch-outs
Shadow: when Rahu is afflicted in the 10th House, Addiction, illusion, deception, fixation can disrupt the affairs of this house. The remedy is conscious balance.
Duration
Rahu occupies a single house for the duration of its sign transit — one sign per 1.5 years (retrograde always).