Ketu Transit in Pushya

Pushya sits in the middle of Cancer, ruled by Saturn, with Brihaspati as its deity and a cow's udder as its symbol. Mars counts Saturn neutral, and Ketu takes the Kujavat relationships, so Ketu is neutral toward the lord. The Moon owns the sign and is a friend. The most nourishing star of the zodiac receives the graha of renunciation.

Around eight months pass in the stay, backward from the fourth pada to the first, and it splits into two visits when the true node runs direct for some weeks. Rahu stands in Shravana at the same time and slides back into Uttara Ashadha for the second half.

Nourishment, teaching, care, the priesthood and quiet prosperity are Pushya's themes. Ketu nourishes without wanting to be fed. A person gives freely and asks for nothing, and Brihaspati's counsel arrives from within, without a teacher's voice. Milk, food and money flow out of the house, which is right for the time.

Taurus, Aquarius and Virgo Moons receive Ketu in the third, sixth and eleventh, the houses Phaladeepika allows to Saturn and to the nodes. Cancer Moons carry Ketu on the lagna and Rahu in the seventh, and the mother, the home and the sense of belonging are touched. Capricorn Moons have Rahu on the lagna and Ketu on the partner. Leo Moons hold Ketu in the twelfth and Sagittarius Moons in the eighth, and the lagna is read the same way.

The question the stay puts is whether a person can be fed without holding on.

The remedy is Ganesha and Om Kem Ketave Namah, with Guru's mantra on Thursday for the deity of the star. Parashara prescribes mantra and dana for Ketu, and the traditional gifts are a blanket, sesame or food for dogs on Tuesday. Feed those who teach.