In this blog, we will discuss the impact of Ketu Saturn in eighth house / Shani-Ketu yuti in the Eighth house, also known as the horoscope's house of death, mystery, occult sciences, possessiveness, and passion. How will this Saturn Ketu conjunction in 8th house,affect health, married life, home/happiness and unexpected incidents in life with their positive or negative flavours and the best remedies?

What is the Eighth (8th) house of the birth chart?

The 8th house is also known as the horoscope's house of death, secrets and one’s transformation in simple terms. It is the house of a female’s marital bliss for it is her partner’s family.
It can be said that every house’s opposite is what a person desires in that house so since it is the opposite of the second house shows that this is the loss of accumulated wealth.

This is also the house of losses for the individual. It’s the most mysterious house and the natural owner of this house is Mars itself. 1st is 6th from the 8th house which means the house of ascendant is the house of diseases for this house means one can die from diseases, loans and enemies.

What is the Saturn Ketu conjunction/combination in Astrology?

A major part of this has been mentioned in the last blog. Please refer to the prologue of Shani and Ketu Yuti’s blog for more details : What is Ketu Saturn Conjunction in Astrology ?

Ketu Saturn in Eighth house of the birth chart General characteristics:

Now the very basic nature of this conjunction of some bohemian kind of nature that this house brings will surely show the traits in the person in every house. The question is how will that be different from the first house in that case as it’s the ascendant only that primarily defines what a person becomes over time.
Now, the Eight house gets the conjunction of these two malefic planets. The natural owner of this house is Mars which represents the strength, courage, desire and obstinacy of a person and this is also the house of death, underground, passion and sudden incidents to name a few. The element of this house is Water (Jal tattva). It gives many sudden incidents in the life of the native.

The native would have many sudden incidents happening in their life which could also cause their untimely death or major accidents. A person would have a deep interest in the occult sciences. This makes a person search for hidden secrets in the field of work that one chooses. One could be into the sciences like Palmistry, astrology and Tarot card reading.

This conjunction also deteriorates the health of the native. This conjunction gives the fear of sudden death as well if the ascendant lord is also afflicted badly along with the great benefactor Jupiter. If there is strength in the ascendant lord or there are positive aspects of Jupiter then there might not be sudden death. In adverse dasha or transit, natives should be careful with sudden negative incidents or accidents of any type specifically danger from sharp objects and insects as well. Nevertheless, there could be a long-term disease that the native may suffer from for very long periods or maybe the whole life as well.

Native gets issues of teeth and gums after some age as the conjunction has its 7th aspect on the 2nd house that shows the mouth and teeth as well.

In adverse Dasha, there could be surgeries involving either the 8th house-related areas like the private parts etc. or the areas related to the 2nd house i.e. mouth, teeth and gums. Also, the 5th house i.e. lungs and chest are affected. This could manifest in any manner. It could be as simple as a person getting a Root canal treatment for teeth issues or piles or prostrate operation.

Ketu Saturn in Eighth house of birth chart and career:

Now since the combination is happening in the 8th house it affects the profession of the native as well since casts its 3rd aspect on the 10th house of the profession. Since Saturn is in the 8th house of sudden changes and impacts the profession in that manner as well. Natives would face lots of ups and downs in life unless the Ketu is very favourable for the native by the virtue of the zodiac sign or the Ishtaphal (Ishtaphal/Kastphal A Value that determines the good/bad impact of a planet for the horoscope) value. If the Native is in some business that relates to underground objects like Coal, petroleum, Precious stones, diamonds or illegal businesses as well then if the planets are favourable for the native there will be good benefits for the native else it will be the opposite and native will lose a lot suddenly.

The career could be in the research field, underground items dealings, petrol pumps, coal depots, or Tantric pooja path can be given by this conjunction.
During the Dasha or Antardasha of Saturn or Ketu, there will be issues and professional work may get affected as well because the 10th house i.e. profession itself is getting the aspect from Saturn along with the 5th house that gets the aspect of the conjunction. In fact, during the adverse dasha/transit native’s physical health could also get affected apart from affecting the job or business directly by sudden changes like transfers or change of profession completely.

This conjunction in 8th again can also very well bring a cut or break in one’s career path and also make the person change the entire line of profession as well. This change will be sudden as the impact would come from the 8th house of sudden activities and this change will bring new efforts to be put in by the native.

Ketu Saturn in Eighth house of birth chart and Marriage /Married life:

This conjunction will affect more if Saturn happens to be the 1st lord or the 7th lord in the horoscope then it would mean that the 1st lord or the 7th lord is directly conjunct with a malefic Ketu which will reduce the marital bliss from the native’s life to a great extent.

The 8th house is also known as the Mangalya bhaav for females as it denotes the family post marriage as in most cultures the bride goes to the groom’s house/family. At times this can be good if the girl is staying with the boy only and not the rest of the family, else there are good chances that there would be some kind of detachment from the family post-marriage from the girl’s end.

Since the 8th house also denotes the private parts and Saturn Ketu denotes some disinterest and constriction as well so there are chances that the native might suffer from issues related to the same and that could also affect married life. There are chances that natives might get cheated in partnerships as well. The benefic aspect or positioning of Jupiter in the ascendant or the 7th house would remove or reduce the same.

Rahu of the 2nd house gives foul language and if that is used by the native with the spouse that is bound to bring differences and separations in time.
One might decide not to get married at all if one gets into the ascetic or tantric life of learning.

Ketu Saturn in Eighth house of birth chart and Health:

This conjunction can give the habit of drinking smoking or drugs directly aspects the 2nd house and Rahu placed there also adds to the addiction. Prolonged use of cigarettes or other modes of smoking like using bongs, vaping or hookahs etc. If the Aries zodiac, moon and mercury are also in major affliction, the person would have some mental issues.

The positioning of this conjunction in the 8th house itself causes natives to lose their life force and have low immunity and thus the person can suffer from diseases for a very long period.
The aspect of the conjunction also gives teeth and gums-related issues in the 2nd house. Saturn is aspecting the 5th house and can give issues related to the stomach and intestines. Also, the conjunction affects the parts as denoted by the sign of the 5th house and the lord planet. It could be as small or big as some upset stomach or stomach ulcers or weak digestion. In extreme cases, natives can get surgical treatment for the affected parts issues in adverse dasha/transit. The native can also get issues with the knee and shin areas so this generally happens in old age and adverse dasha and transit where the knees of a person can be operated on like the knee cap replacement.

There would be some kind of surgical operation in the native’s life depending upon the age of the native along with the transit and dasha. For example, a young woman could give caesarean birth to a child in her youth. A middle-aged person with an addiction to tobacco chewing can undergo some surgical fibrosis removal in the mouth. Anyone with a habit of eating very spicy chilly food can suffer from ulcers that could require surgical intervention.

Ketu Saturn in Eighth house of birth chart and Positive impact:

• Natives are deep thinkers and have very strong intuitive powers.
• Natives have a natural inclination and can be very good at some foreign languages.
• Natives have some out-of-the-box thinking abilities and that could come up in the choice or making of their profession.
• Natives can expect sudden gains as well owing to a positive Ketu and life-changing scenarios.

Ketu Saturn in Eighth house of birth chart and Negative impact:

• Natives suffer in health due to this conjunction in the 8th house.
• Natives have a fear of sudden incidents or accidents in life that poses a threat from weapons, firearms and heights as well.
• The individual could get cheated in life by people more than once which will make it difficult for the person to trust others easily.
• Natives could have a very uncanny choice in food.
• Natives can very easily get addicted to smoking or drinking habits that would affect their health in long run.
• There would be surgical medical interventions in the native’s lifetime for issues that would be out of control for the native.

Best Remedies for Ketu Saturn in Eighth house :

• Do prayers of Lord Ganesha .
• Recite Ketu and Saturn Mantras: The Ketu mantra is “Om Kem Ketave Namaha” and the Saturn mantra is “Om Sham Shanaishcharaya Namaha”.
• Donate Black Gram and Black Clothes: Donating black gram and black clothes to the underprivileged can help reduce the adverse effect of Ketu and Saturn.
• Perform Rudra Abhishek: To please both Ketu and Saturn, pour milk on Shiva Linga and recite Vedic mantras.
• Chant Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra: Chant Maha Mrityunjaya mantra regularly to gain Lord Shiva’s divine protection from untimely death.
• Black dogs’ feeding is considered fortunate to reduce these malevolent effects.
• Regularly offer mustard oil at a Shani temple to please gravity.
• Keep a black horse shoe facing the open ends on the main door.
• Black and blue clothes should be donated to the needy.