Prison of the Past: Compassion of the Present
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All of us rarely have a true encounter with the people and events in our life because past events and memories shape our current perceptions by creating a filter through which we interact with the world. Our mind is like an “anticipation machine” that continually prepares itself for the future based on what has happened in the past. It often prejudges in coming experiences and forces us to assume the outcome before it occurs, as it has already decided what is good and bad .
The head (Rahu) is the doorway to this world. When our heads fall off in Ketu dasha planetary periods, the lines blur between the physical and metaphysical world, as do the blocks (Rahu) that keep past-life memories and experiences (Ketu) from spilling over and merging into the current life. Ketu planetary periods are most inexplicable and indescribable because we no longer know where the present life begins and the past life ends. As the boundaries between the physical and spiritual world disappear, there is much confusion and anxiety, but also a potential for total freedom.