Rahu in the Seventh House

Rahu in the seventh puts hunger and distortion on partnership, marriage, contracts and the public.

What's actually going on

Wherever Rahu sits, it amplifies hunger and aims it at whatever is unfamiliar. In the seventh house, that lands squarely on the spouse, business partners, negotiation and how you deal with the world one to one.

So this becomes the area you keep looking to for more, faster, and preferably from somewhere foreign. It is also the one you cannot leave alone.

What it gives you

• Obsession, unconventional advantage and sudden rise, applied directly to partnership, marriage, contracts and the public
• Partnerships that carry you further than solo effort ever would

What it costs you

• Never-enough, shortcuts and a very convincing illusion
• Here it tends to show up as letting the other person set the terms by default

Work and money

Business built on relationships, partnerships and client work. Rahu colours all of that with obsession.

Love and marriage

This is the marriage house. Whatever sits here writes the terms.

What actually helps

Name the hunger out loud. Rahu ruins people who pretend they are not ambitious. Give it a legitimate arena and it turns into an engine.

About the seventh house

The seventh house, the house of the other person, governs the spouse, business partners, negotiation and how you deal with the world one to one. It also covers business partners, contracts, open rivals, and how the world deals with you one to one.

About Rahu

Rahu, or Rahu, amplifies hunger and aims it at whatever is unfamiliar. It is exalted in Taurus and debilitated in Scorpio. In the body it governs toxins, undiagnosed conditions, addiction.