Ketu Transit in Vishakha

Vishakha belongs to Jupiter, a friend of Mars, so Ketu, by the Kujavat rule, is well received by the lord of the star. Indra and Agni share it as deities, and a triumphal arch or a potter's wheel is its symbol. Three padas lie in Libra, owned by Venus, who is neutral. The fourth lies in Scorpio, Mars's own sign, where Ketu is at home.

Moving backward, Ketu enters through the Scorpio pada and spends most of the stay in Libra. Around seven months pass from the fourth pada to the first, sometimes in two visits when the true node runs direct. Rahu stands in Krittika for the first half and in Bharani for the second.

Vishakha's themes are purpose, ambition, the long pursuit of a goal, and the fork where one road must be chosen. Ketu here arrives after the victory. The arch is built and the person walks through it and feels nothing. Goals held for years lose their charge, and the energy that drove them turns to the question of what they were for.

Ketu in Vishakha shows how much of one's purpose was borrowed. It strips the goal of its audience and leaves the person alone with the wish itself.

Leo, Taurus and Sagittarius Moons receive Ketu in the third, sixth and eleventh during the Libra padas, the houses Phaladeepika names favourable. Libra Moons carry Ketu on the lagna and Rahu in the seventh; Aries Moons have the reverse. For the Scorpio pada, Virgo, Gemini and Capricorn Moons gain, Scorpio Moons carry Ketu on the lagna, and Taurus Moons hold Rahu there.

The remedy is Ganesha and Om Kem Ketave Namah, with a lamp for Agni at dusk. The dana for Ketu, a blanket, sesame or food for dogs, goes on Tuesday. Choose one road and walk it without announcing the choice.