rahu mahadasha

✨Understanding Rahu Mahadasha

Rahu Mahadasha can be the most interesting and unpredictable Dasha one can experience. Not only in Major time periods, but one can also experience unexpected circumstances in life. This article will include the overall energy of Rahu Mahadasha in different zodiac elements; Fire, Earth, Air, and Water sign.

The core of the prediction

Although Mahadasha is the main pillar when it comes to prediction, it can’t work solo, you should take into consideration the transits. Mahadasha/Antradasha/Pryantradasha along with Transits are the main core. So that means you should know the transit of MD/AD/PD in your chart in order to predict correctly. In other words, even if your Rahu is not well placed but you’re going through good AD & PD and through good transits, you will eventually manifest a good result. 

Keep in mind that Rahu is 18 years long Mahadasha period, and because we have Antradasha and Pryantradasha (and other 3 sub-periods), it’s impossible you will have 18 years of misery or misfortune. The result will vary depending on AD and Transit. And because Rahu is co-ruler of Aquarius, YOU MUST analyze Aquarius house condition, because it will be activated too. 

Note also that you’re operating under other dasha systems. So perhaps you shouldn’t directly blame Rahu as the main cause of problems and issues in your life. People are fearful of Rahu Mahadasha, where actually it’s the great period to understand your inner desire and pursue it. (refer back to a series of articles we wrote about Rahu/Ketu).

Rahu Mahadasha/Anatradasha in Fire sign

You will start to build up a desire to create something, innovate, start something new, or perhaps experiencing new challenges and aspects in life. Rahu here is too energetic, in a sense, it can get you into trouble because you’re so ambitious. You’ll feel that “I should leave a legacy or impactful work in this life”. The negative aspect might be low temper, health issues might rise because you’re too indulgent to work and overactive, you might get into mental and emotional turmoil too. You might find a chance to conduct distance travel and visiting new places during this time. 

Rahu Mahadasha/Antradasha in Earth sign

This period can be excellent to build something grounded, well structured, and a strong foundation of your life. You’ll start to become more practical and logical, every action and aspect of your life will be calculated and strategized before taking a step. You might experience a good rise in career, finances, recognition, and perhaps fame too. As much as you’ll be very focused, you’ll be in tension mood all the time. There can be an obsession to reach perfectionism, which can be hard if you’re in an early stage of the Mahadasha, it can be achieved at the end. 

Rahu Mahadasha/Antradasha in Air sign

This period can be interpreted as “Time to expand”. There will be an expansion in your network circles, friends, your wishes and desires, perhaps in gains. You would like to expand your knowledge too. There is an energy of wanting to experience something new, perhaps looking at life from a different perspective. There is an energy of “We’re going to live once, let’s take a risk”, even if the project that you’re aiming for OR desire that you would like to achieve is being fulfilled, you won’t feel sad, but instead, you’ll be more optimistic and positive to achieve the other desires. The distance can be conducted a lot during this time.

Rahu Mahadasha/Antradasha in Water sign

The one will be very indulged and focused towards emotions and inner solitude during this time. Regardless of Rahu’s house placement, I saw a pattern of people starting to be more isolated and detached from the outer world, instead, they’ll get deeper within. Understanding spirituality, psychology, humanity, etc. It can be not really a good time when it comes to mental and emotional peace, but usually, one will learn a lot about life during this time. There is a tendency to relocate the residency several times, sudden events may occur related to family and financial stability, distance travel might be conducted too.