The past, and the family name

Magha Nakshatra

Magha falls in the initial 13 degrees 20 minutes of Leo and, as per mythology, is ruled by the ancestors. Before discussing them, I'd like to share my understanding of the related mythology. At the dissolution of the world, Lord Vishnu and the seven divine sages known as the Saptarishis remain.

When the universe collapses, Lord Vishnu and the Saptarishis are responsible for creating another universe. The lifespan of the universe is millions of years. The main focus here is the role played by the Saptarishis and Lord Vishnu. As per my understanding, Lord Vishnu is the same as the supreme entity we call God, while the Saptarishis bestow the knowledge and divine wisdom on which the universe exists. We can place the Vedas in the hands of the divine Saptarishis to explain this, and that does not necessarily make their teachings about right and wrong different from those of any other religion.

The idea is what is wrong and what is right is passed on by the divine sages, and on the basis of that principle, the universe builds itself. From Lord Vishnu is born Lord Brahma, the creator of the universe in one cycle, and from Lord Brahma are born the divine sages. Sage Atri is known to give birth to the planet Moon.

Ketu in Magha

Ketu and Magha have one very important common aspect: the past. The person may naturally be drawn to sciences from the past, be a student of history or want to know what happened to one's ancestors.

This is an interesting position as Ketu symbolizes loss of identity and Magha symbolizes family and family's name. In extreme cases, it might lead to the native not knowing one's family, not knowing who the parents were. That happens in some extreme cases. It may also lead to circumstances where family's name is sullied by an event.

Something happened and the name is now called into question. These things happen. We must face reality. We must also accept different situations.

The person can become revengeful towards the ones who have sullied one's family name. The Ugra and the demonic side of Magha, if you combine it with Ketu, Ketu is known to be very vindictive. Ketu Magha-like person can be very sensitive to one's family's name. Like a fight started as someone said something about one's family.

Here you strive to protect your family's name from getting sullied. It's different from Rahu, where the person is trying to build a name for one's family, even doing so through wrong means, creating an image of one's family, which is entirely false. That can happen when Rahu is in Magha. When Ketu is in Magha, you are trying to prevent your family's name being questioned.

Therefore, a Ketu Magha-like person can even be a spy. You are trying to protect your country's name from being destroyed by your enemies. You're protecting your country. You're protecting your country's name specifically.

The major downside to Ketu in Magha is the tamasic quality associated with both Ketu and Magha. You'll make an effort to protect your family or your family's name or your country's name. But in doing so, you hurt your own self. You sacrifice your own self.

You go to the extreme when Ketu is in Magha in this duty that you feel that you have towards protecting your family's honour or your country's honour. That's my view of Ketu in Magha.