Venus is the main significator of luxury and when it conjuncts with the karmic planet Ketu, it causes dissatisfaction vis-à-vis materialistic pleasures and luxury.

• The directionless Ketu takes the planet of love, Venus into varied directions in relationships and love, creating conflicts and misunderstandings in the relationships till one realizes that all roads of understanding are blocked.
• It makes the lovers/partners believe in the illusion that either of them is the only one making efforts & sacrificing for the relationship, which is crucial enough to create ego hassles.

Usual Effects of Venus-Ketu Conjunction

Ketu is the south node of the Moon and it represents illusions as it is an illusionary planet. It makes it hard for any native under the influence of Ketu to think rationally about any event. It always disconnects the person from the materialistic world and makes one very self-critical.

Venus is the symbol of materialistic gains, luxury, sexual desires, happiness, love relationships, and beauty. Venus’s good position in any horoscope is responsible for contentment related to worldly possessions.

• You may be very sensual by nature but Venus–Ketu conjunction may pose complexities and delay in marriage and you may not be able to enjoy martial happiness and it may be an important factor for separation or divorce.
• It may not be easy for you to maintain a harmonious relationship with your partner. Both you and your partner will believe that the other person is not putting as much effort as you are to make the relationship work. Venus becomes sightless and directionless in front of Ketu and clarity in relationships is canceled.
• Venus is the planet of materialistic happiness and Ketu tends to deviate the person from materialistic pleasure, which may be cause setback in your relationship and impact your future as a couple.
• The conjunction of Venus and Ketu may make you very passionate in nature if you are young, but at a matured age it may make you detach from the materialistic world and become spiritually inclined.

Effect Of Powerful Venus

When Venus has a strong role over Ketu in the conjunction, you will be able to enjoy the possessions related to Venus like luxury, good relationships and fulfillment of sexual desires. You will experience the positive impact of Venus if you are young and even if you are at a matured age, you will proceed to enjoy the benefits of Venus, but will be detached from the intensity of attachment towards materialistic things.

Effect Of Powerful Ketu

When Ketu has the dominating position over Venus in the combination, it will activate your detachment inclination from the materialistic aspects of life, from a very young age. Venus is the significator of a good partner and happiness in relationships but though the partner may be supportive and loving, good equations with the partner will not develop. You may even become directionless in love and face disappointments in the materialistic arena. Overall, it will detach you from worldly responsibilities and Ketu will tend to lead you towards the path of spirituality/detachment and accept events as they are positioned.

Positive Venus-Ketu Conjunction

Venus is a fast-moving planet and conjuncts with Ketu once in a year. Venus-Ketu conjunction, therefore, is a widespread combination.

Venus is the planet of worldly pleasures of luxury, happiness in relationships and sensual pleasure, so the placement of Venus in any horoscope will give happiness related to these areas; whereas Ketu is headless and the south node of Moon that is not able to think, creating confusion and delusion over matters, especially in relationships.

• Ketu is a karmic planet and it teaches us the lessons related to the deeper meaning of the purpose of life and it influences the mindset to split the forces inside our subconscious to maintain balance between right and wrong Read More

Some Notable Houses Placements for Venus-Ketu Conjunction

Venus is the planet of harmony in relationships and has the ability to find ways to cater to good relationships, but when it conjuncts Ketu that may imbalance the authenticity of Venus, especially in long term relationships.

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The conjunction of Venus with Ketu can present varied results based on the sign and house. For example, we can look at Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani. He is a successful business industrialist who is the chairman and CEO of ‘Indian Reliance Industries Limited’, which is a leading company in the Indian energy and materials sphere. Mukesh Ambani has Scorpio ascendant with Venus-Ketu conjunction in the 6th house with Sun and Mercury in Aries. The stellium of planets of Mercury, Sun, Venus, and Ketu in his natal chart in the 6th house give him the periodical setback in his success and happiness (Venus-Ketu conjunction) but the consistent initiative to win over his rivals is due to the exalted Sun that gives him a high-handed impulsive streak to win over adverse situations and rivals, adjoined by eloquence in speech due to Mercury, making him a very defined man in the business industry.