Rahu in Aries
What pulls you forward (and astray). · The pioneer.
Core meaning
When Rahu moves through Aries, the Obsession, desire, ambition, foreign, unconventional path domain takes on Aries qualities. Aries is Fire, Cardinal, ruled by Mars — so this transit colours Rahu's expression with those filters.
Opportunities
Rahu in Aries favours: action expressed in the Aries style. Native areas — Obsession, desire, ambition, foreign, unconventional path — find a fresh approach shaped by Aries's strengths: Courageous, Direct, Energetic, Independent, Spontaneous.
Watch-outs
Watch the shadow: Rahu in Aries can amplify Aries's downsides — Impatient, Short-tempered, Impulsive, Competitive to a fault — applied to Obsession, desire, ambition, foreign, unconventional path. The discipline is to use the energy without indulging the reflex.
Duration
Rahu transits one sign at the pace of one sign per 1.5 years (retrograde always).