Shani or Shanischarya the planet Saturn has great importance in the Vedic Astrology System called the Jyotish Vidhya. This planet plays the role of stripping maya / delusions layer by layer and showing us the reality. Shani usually takes away materialistic pleasures from you and motivates you to look towards your inner self. The Sade Sati or the period of 7 and a half years falls between the time period when the moon leaves or enters your chart.
The moon symbolizes your emotional and material self. Shani is a shadow on this which also signifies a process of growing mature. Understanding the importance of "Adhyatma" or spirituality.
After the Samudra Manthan, The Gods did not want the demons to have the nectar of immortality. They played a trick (as usual). Lord Vishnu took the form of "Mohini" and distracted the demons. While distributing Amrita to the gods, distributed "Piasam" A simple sweet dish that looks like Amrita to the demons.
One of the demons from the underworld was not distracted and so he disguised himself as a god and sat with the Gods. He did get some amrita. But Surya and Chandra, The Sun and Moon alerted Lord Vishnu who took his Sudarshana Chakra and cut off the head of the the Demon. Since he had already eaten some of the Amrita, he couldn't be killed. So the head of the Demon is called Rahu and the Body is called Ketu. Rahu was really angry with the acts of the Sun and Moon and hence he tries to Eat them up every cycle which is the Surya Grahan and the Chandra Grahan, the solar and lunar eclipses.
Rahu and Ketu are called the Chaya Graha in Jyotish Vidhya. Meaning the Shadow Planets. Even though they do not have a body, they are considered to be planets in Vedic Astrology. Rahu cannot be satisfied ever; since he doesn't have a body. So no matter how much he eats, he needs more. People who win the Academy awards or the Oscar awards are people who usually have a very strong Rahu in the Astrological Charts.
Ketu on the other hand is prominent in the fields of Engineering and High Technology. Ketu is a body without any head so in the mythological sense, ketu is unpredictable. Ketu is also a symbol of Enlightenment. Since he has no head he also symbolizes the lack of Ego.
So while Jupiter and Venus give us things, Shani and Ketu them them away... Back and forth they go until we are stripped off of all deceptions. Sounds just like the churning process to bring out the nectar of immortality.
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