Ketu’s Transit in Virgo in Oct-Nov, 2023.
We are entering a phase of important and long term transits of the planets and one of the important transits is Nodes transit from Oct-Nov, 2023 onwards. So, let’s understand this Nodal Transits with Ketu’s transit in Virgo.
Normally, it is like a ritual to study Rahu & Ketu together in birth chart or during transit, but I just had a thought of making separate articles for Rahu and Ketu each, just to have a detailed and descriptive look at both transits. I already posted article on Rahu’s transit in Pisces - https://www.astrosaxena.com/RahuTrPisces2023. Now, it is Ketu’s turn. So, Ketu will transit into the sign of Virgo in the month of Oct-Nov, 2023.
There will be quite a few joint impacts which Nodes will create along with Jupiter-Saturn in remainder of the year. We need to see impacts of those transits through separate articles. As always, we can’t cover everything in one article.
So, Ketu will transit into the sign of Virgo in Oct-Nov, 2023. So, let’s have a look at how this transit is going to impact human life on the basis of following points –
Important Links - For anyone, who is completely unaware of what Rahu and Ketu is, please check these links - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I84CaYFrUjA & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzeprac2q00. Now, let’s see the basic nature of Rahu and Ketu and what all things these two nodes represent.
Transit Period – Ketu will move into Virgo on Oct 30, 2023 as per Mean Nodes and on 29th Nov, 2023 as per the True Nodes. Ketu will remain in Virgo till May 18, 2025 as per Mean Nodes and till May 29, 2025 as per the True Nodes So, it is transit of almost 18 months which is a good enough time to make some events happen in our life. Again, it is never only one planet which causes the event. So, this article must be read along with other updates on transits I post at various times..
True Node Vs Mean Node – First of all, there are mainly 2 ways of calculating the transits of Rahu and Ketu. They are known as True Nodes and Mean Nodes. As per True Nodes calculations, Rahu and Ketu will change signs on 29th Nov, 2023 but as per Mean Nodes they will change signs on Oct 30, 2023. I am not going into debate of which one is more correct as the difference between the two is less than 1 degree. So, follow whichever fits your understanding. If you want more info on it, then please search with “True Node Vs Mean Node” or like terms. As Mean Nodes work well for me, I follow Mean Nodes. These links may help you further on this point - https://www.astrosaxena.com/TrueMean and https://www.astrosaxena.com/transtips.
In case, someone is willing to experiment and find out as to which Nodes System work better for them then please pay attention that time-gap between transits of True Nodes Vs Mean Nodes is about one month (Oct 30, 2023 Vs Nov 29, 2023). In this approximate one month time, people can observe if they are getting more results of Rahu in Aries or Rahu in Pisces. Likewise, they can observe if they are getting more results of Ketu in Libra or Ketu in Virgo. So, this one month time can give us opportunity to find out which Nodes System is working for us.
Ketu’s Last Transit – Let’s 1st see how Ketu’s transit in Libra manifested in last 18 months? Ketu’s transit in Libra began with Russia-Ukraine war and people getting divided into two groups around that war and we all can agree that for some time, there was a threat of World War or Nuclear War. This is very much indicative of Libra being sign of Peace and Ketu being planet of separation or division. Needless to say that as Saturn was also aspecting Libra from Capricorn, promise or hope of Peace was blown away due to mediocre minds of the world. So, this one event, which is still impacting our lives, very much sums up the results of Ketu in Libra.
At personal level, Ketu was transiting my 12th house/Libra. So, in last 18 months, I have incurred some huge expenses. It was also the time when my time in spiritual matters or mystical matters increased significantly. It was interesting that I tried to read or study Gurus other than Osho too, else my life revolves around Osho only. I remained at peace with my isolation. These were all prominent Ketu in 12th house/Libra results.
As Ketu in Libra made its impact on human life, we can say that Ketu in Virgo won’t be an exception here and will make its own impact on our lives.
Eclipse Season – With this transit, now eclipse seasons will also switch to Pisces/Virgo axis and we will have eclipses in the months of March, 2024, Sep, 2024 and March, 2025. For more info on eclipse season, please check this link - https://www.astrosaxena.com/eclipses.
Now, Ketu, Virgo and Ketu in Virgo.
Ketu – Ketu represents Isolation, Separation, Spirituality, Mystical World, Other Dimension means things related to Alien World. It also represents Son, Dog, Intuition, Research Ability, Curious Nature, things which we have already achieved in past life and not much concerned to perform in this life.
During transit, Ketu is a separative energy that separates us, either physically or mentally, from the things related to house it is transiting in 18 months.
Here it is important to understand Separation represented by Ketu. Normally, we say that we get separated from people or a thing related to the house where Ketu is in birth chart or it is transiting. Now, I have Ketu in 4th house but I always stayed in India and with my Mother. At the same time, I have had my differences of opinion on almost every issue with majority of Indians and with my Mother. So, it is not only about physically getting separated from something or someone but it can also be about feeling a disconnect mentally from someone or something. Two people can feel separated even when they are living under the same roof. So, we should take broader view when we are trying to interpret separation as per Ketu.
One more thing to remember is that separative tendency of Ketu will be towards Jeeva Karakas, i.e. People, whereas research and investigation will be towards Ajeeva Karakas of the same house. Like, Ketu in 7th house can make you isolated towards Relationship but it can make you research oriented towards Business. For more info on this concept, please check this link - https://www.astrosaxena.com/jkak & https://www.astrosaxena.com/jkakr.
Virgo - Virgo is the 6th sign of zodiac belt, hence it represents almost all the things which are represented by the 6th house of horoscope like Debts, Diseases, Obstacles, Serving the under-privileged, Service Life, etc. Besides this, Virgo represents analytical or critical skills of people, being perfectionist and healing abilities. Virgo's basic representation is the lady coming in boat with wheat and herbs in her hands. So, Virgo is basically a sign of healing. Virgo consists of 2 and half nakshatra. i.e. Uttara-Phalguni, Hasta and Chitra. Virgo's lord is Mercury.
Ketu in Virgo – Now Ketu will be in Virgo for next 1.5 years which is ruled by Mercury. Rahu explodes things related to house/sign/planets it comes in contact with whereas Ketu implodes things related to house/sign/planets it comes in contact with. So, Ketu will take up the character of Virgo & the house it is falling in to and would make us go inwards regarding those things.
It can be recorded as confession from my side that it is because of this reason only I find Ketu as most difficult planet to interpret. As Ketu implodes the results, we may not see the interpreted results in outward life and we may feel that we misinterpreted the results. Whereas person can be going through the exact same results internally but not willing to share externally. This is where Ketu’s results are most difficult to interpret, at least for me.
We can see following results of Ketu in Virgo –
a. Ketu will make us physically or mentally separated from the things or people of the house where Virgo falls in chart.
b. Virgo is sign of analysis and details. Ketu represents research. So, this can be an excellent transit for those people who are in analytical field and working with lots of details. They can research a great deal in this time to reach perfection in their field.
c. We can see rise in people going towards new analytical studies of Artificial Intelligence as it is very much an analytical nature of study.
d. People can develop new ways of research, analysis and doing detailed oriented work.
e. As Virgo is sign of Healing and Health Care, and as Ketu represents unconventional ways, we can see rise in popularity of unconventional or alternate health care ways. As Ketu itself represents Homeopathy, we can see new interest in people around homeopathy.
f. Now, Virgo is also sign of perfection. This is where we can see the dual nature of Virgo sign. Perfection is excellent if we project it on ourselves and try to gain perfection within Self but it can be the most irritating feeling for others and lead to conflicts in life if we try to project same perfection on others and expect same from them.
g. So, here will be the real test of Good Vs Bad use of this transit. If you want to make good use of this transit then seek perfection from Self. If you end-up in seeking perfection from others then it can only lead to conflicts, disputes and wastage of time and energy. It is simply because of the reason that other person has his own free-will and may not accept your idea of perfection. If at all you can change someone in this life then it is you yourself. You cannot change anyone else. So, choice is yours whether you want to go internal or external. Ketu transit in Virgo is an excellent transit and opportunity to go internal with this desire of perfection from Self.
h. This transit can make people interested in other careers too which are detailed oriented like, Banking/Finance, Accountancy, Stock Market and even subjects like Astrology as here also we deal with lots of data.
i. Ketu also represents our past-life expertise. So, during this transit, many people may realize their past-life expertise at detailed oriented work or analysis.
f. Ketu in Virgo people can be excellent at editing or knit-picking things/faults. People can develop a deep penetrating insight to understand the details and intricacies of situations or things. So, this transit can be really helpful in improvising such skillsets and deep-diving in details and perfectionism. Not to forget that Osho has Ketu in Virgo and we all know how much detailed oriented He is in all His analysis.
g. As I said in Rahu Transit in Pisces article (https://www.astrosaxena.com/RahuTrPisces2023) that the biggest challenge will be to stay away from illusion or utopia which Rahu and Pisces both can cause, this is where Ketu in Virgo can come as help as it can make us super practical and realistic. This is how Nodes always work together.
h. It also depends on Mercury position as Virgo lord to decide how Ketu in Virgo is behaving. If Mercury is in good dignity in birth chart or transit, person may be getting better results of this transit, or vice-versa.
i. Another way we can understand this transit just like a Mercury retrograde transit as there also we need to reflect back and go inwards to resolve our Mercurial issues internally. We can say that now we have an 18 months long Mercury retrograde transit coming in shape of Ketu in Virgo.
j. Overall, better utilization of this transit can be when we go inward and seek perfection from ourselves rather than we go outward and seek perfection from others. So, it is time to seek perfection from Self.
House Co-ruled by Ketu – Ketu co-rules Scorpio sign along with Mars. It means the house where Scorpio falls in your chart, you may feel energy of that house too from the house where Ketu is transiting.
Ketu’s Natal Position – Ketu’s position in birth chart is very much important here. It will show the overall strength of Ketu in your chart. To know the real strength of Ketu, we need to also check the dignity of planets it is sitting with in birth chart and also the dignity of sign lord. But overall, a planet like Ketu, which is not a giver/provider, will give us some difficulties in any dignity.
Dasha – As always, someone going through Ketu Dasha will feel the full impact of transit. Others will also see the results as transit duration of 18 months is long enough to impact the human life.
Ketu Return – Those who are born with Ketu in Virgo in birth chart will also see full results, regardless of dasha, as it is an important transit of Ketu going over Ketu. It is normally called Nodal Return. Rahu going over Ketu of Birth Chart and vice-versa is known as Semi-Nodal Return and it is as powerful as Nodal Return. For more info, please check this link - https://www.astrosaxena.com/nodereturn.
Age of Individual – Results of malefic planets largely depend on the age of person as they become mild after attaining maturity age. Ketu’s maturity age is 48 years. So, if you are over 48 or even in 40s, things can be better for you.
Planets in Virgo – Also, if you are born with planets in Virgo, you will see results of those planets too as Ketu transits over them. So, the person may feel isolation/separation from things/people that planet is karaka and things/people related with houses that planet rules in a particular chart.
Ketu’s Aspects – Besides transiting in Virgo, Ketu will also give results of the houses where it aspects through 5th house and 9th house aspects. From Virgo, Ketu will aspect on Capricorn and Taurus. So, wherever these 2 signs fall in your chart, will also be effected by Ketu’s transit. Ketu’s aspects are more about educating ourselves and getting rid of illusion of Ketu in Virgo. So, we will be inclined towards exploring or education related with houses where Capricorn and Taurus fall in our chart.
Planets Transiting through Virgo – During the same transit of Ketu in Virgo, other planets like Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars will transit through Virgo in due course. So, all these planets will impact and get impacted by Ketu in Virgo.
Ketu transiting over Nakshatras – Last but not the least, Ketu transiting over each nakshatra will give results of that nakshatra and the house where nakshatra lord is placed in birth chart.
Chitra – Right now, Ketu is in Chitra nakshatra. It is the nakshatra of creativity but ego clashes too. This is also nakshatra of Psychology. So, Ketu transiting Chitra can make people research in creative matters, real estate or Psychology. This can also bring conflicts, disputes and ego clashes between people. People can research about their creative side of life and can further develop it. As Mars rules it, we will also get the results of the house where Mars is placed in chart. - https://www.astrosaxena.com/KetuChitra2023.
Hasta – Then Ketu will transit in Hasta Nakshatra. It is Nakshatra of Healing and Health Care. During this transit, we can see a rise in popularity of alternate healing practices. People can research on their skills and further develop it. At the same time, same Hasta Nakshatra is related with control and dominance in relationship. Ketu transiting there can bring separation or split in people due to control and dominance in relationship.
Uttara Phalguni – Then Ketu will transit in Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra. This is where the perfectionist nature of Virgo will be very prominent and people can be very knit-picky and detailed oriented about almost everything in life. Again this habit can be excellent if person is trying to be Self-Perfect rather than expecting or projecting that perfection from others.
Now, the main course.
Again, the occurrence of event is based on chart + dasha + transit. Event should be 1st promised by the birth chart, then you should be under dasha which allows the event and then transits can bring the event. As we are looking at last step, it can’t be taken as final word on events to take place but we can get an indication where our focus will be in these 18 months as Ketu will make us isolate from people related to the house where it transits and can make us focus towards things related to the same house. Please see results of this transit from Ascendant and Moon Sign both. Predictions from Ascendant Sign will show what will actually happen and predictions from Moon Sign will show what our mind desires and how mind will react to such events. Another thing is that when Ascendant and Moon sign both point towards one event that event has more potential to happen.
Aries Ascendant/Aries Moon Sign – For Aries people, Ketu will be ruling 8th house/Scorpio of Change, Occult and Mysteries etc. It will be transiting 6th house/Virgo of daily work life, obstacles and conflicts etc. It shows that their daily work life can involve lots of research oriented work. They can get into disputes or litigations during this time. There can be illness related to intestines or illness of rare/unusual nature. At the same time, they can be interested in medical or legal education and they may research about it. Illnesses during this time can be hard to diagnose and it is advised to take a 2nd opinion if any confusion is there. Need to be careful about health matters. Likewise, they should try their level best to avoid any conflicts and litigation. Alternate health care practices can be more helpful. They may have no idea about their daily work life. Relation can go into conflicts and major changes. They should be careful against meeting with accidents etc and to avoid situations which can bring Surgeries. They can find separation in relationship matters or at their work place.
Taurus Ascendant/Taurus Moon Sign – For Taurus people, Ketu will be ruling 7th house/Scorpio of Relations, Partners, Spouse and Business. It will be transiting 5th house/Virgo of love/romance, education and children. It shows that they can be separated from their love interests or children for various positive/negative reasons. Not a good time for planning a child but if someone is willing for child birth through alternate ways then they can go ahead. They can get involved into research oriented education and creativity. They can have a change of work environment. Good transit for higher education but not so good for love matters. If they start a new relation then they may have some past-life karma attached with that person. This transit can bring a major change in their love life. Also, they can have health issues related with intestines and stomach. It can be a good transit for learning financial analysis, stock market and other detailed oriented subjects. They must avoid seeking perfection from partner or children else things can be very difficult in these relations.
Gemini Ascendant/Gemini Moon Sign – For Gemini people, Ketu will be ruling 6th house/Scorpio of disputes, diseases & daily work life. It will be transiting 4th house/Virgo of home, mother and home land. It shows that they can be separated from their home, home land or mother for various good/bad reasons. It can also bring a foreign travel. It also shows health issues to mother. At the same time, they can be inclined towards pursuits like meditation. They can be inclined towards real estate matters too but it will be more beneficial as an investment. They may feel that they are misunderstood at their home or by their Mother. They may like to be away from home. This transit can bring a major change in their home life. This transit also shows possibility of break-ups in relation. Seeking perfection at home or from Mother can lead to troubles or loss of peace of mind.
Cancer Ascendant/Cancer Moon Sign – For Cancer people, Ketu will be ruling 5th house/Scorpio of Creativity, Education, Children and Love etc. It will be transiting 3rd house/Virgo of self-efforts, business, communication and travelling etc. It shows that they can be inclined towards starting their own business which can involve research, analysis, communication and travelling. Their business can also be related with occult and mysticism or any other research oriented matter. They can research and take education related with their skills and interests. At the same time, they can have separation from their younger sibling. Seeking perfection from younger sibling can invite troubles. They can also travel away to foreign land in this time. They should be careful while travelling to avoid accidents. Good transit to collect as much information as they want. This transit can also bring health issues to parents. They can have lack of self-confidence during this transit.
Leo Ascendant/Leo Moon Sign – For Leo people, Ketu will be ruling 4th house/Scorpio of home, home land and mother. It will be transiting 2nd house/Virgo of family, wealth and speech. It shows that they would be dealing with matters of family and wealth. They can gain wealth through business and research related work. At the same time, they can be separated from their family and go away from them for various reasons. It is good time to research on wealth or finance related things. They can develop a spiritual way of speaking. They may feel that they are misunderstood in their family. They may like to be away from them. Again, seeking perfection from them is not a good idea. Although, they may be dealing with wealth but they won’t be inclined towards it. This transit can bring a major change in their family life or wealth related matters. They may have to take a special effort in saving their Money. If they like, they can try to be perfectionist or analytical in wealth related matters.
Virgo Ascendant/Virgo Moon Sign – For Virgo people, Ketu will be ruling 3rd house/Scorpio of Travelling, Siblings and Business etc. It will be transiting 1st house/Virgo of self, life path and physical body etc. When Ketu transits the Ascendant, person feels isolated and separated from Self. It means that he doesn’t find self-worth and hence he should do lots of research, introspection and investigation about himself and his right life path. This is also the time person can get involved seriously in Spirituality and Occult Practices. Spiritual and Occult ways can become part of life path in this time. They will have a feeling that they don’t belong where they are. They will be research oriented in whole period. They can go away from their place of birth. Good time for spiritual, occult and mystical pursuits or gaining higher education. They can have some mystical experiences and they can be living in their own world. This transit can bring a major change in their overall life. They should utilize this transit in seeking perfection from Self.
Libra Ascendant/Libra Moon Sign – For Libra people, Ketu will be ruling 2nd house/Scorpio of Family, Wealth and Speech etc. It will be transiting 12th house/Virgo of foreign lands, spirituality, losses and hidden matters etc. It shows that they should invest their time in foreign lands, research and knowledge of analytical/detailed oriented subjects, occult, spiritual and mystical subjects. They can be interested in spiritual matters. They can be travelling to foreign lands. They may spend lot of money during this transit. Good transit for spiritual growth of person. They should stay away from any major investment as they can lose their money. As Ketu is about letting-go and 12th house is house of losses, financial losses can be one of the results here. This transit can bring a major change in their spiritual views and can be a good time for spiritual pursuits. Whole life path can move towards foreign lands, spirituality, occult and hidden matters etc. They can have sense of loss regarding their whole life. This transit can also bring some spiritual/mystical event in life. Good time to seek perfection in Spiritual Matters and exhaust the ego there.
Scorpio Ascendant/Scorpio Moon Sign – For Scorpio people, Ketu will be ruling 1st house of Self, Life Path and Overall Life etc. It will be transiting 11th house/Virgo of gains, elder siblings and friends etc. It shows that they will be separated or feel separated from their elder sibling or from their networking circles. Seeking perfection from them can lead to such a result. It also shows a separation from working in a large organization or corporate. At the same time, their research activities can bring gains in life. They may not be inclined much about money factor. Their source of income can go through a major change. They may find it difficult to save money. They may not be too willing to network with their professional circle but whenever they do, it will be around subjects like analysis, research, occult and spirituality. They can gain a lot from research based entrepreneurship. They should utilize their knowledge to serve a higher humanitarian cause. As 11th house is 8th from 4th house, it shows a change in home or instability with Mother.
Sagittarius Ascendant/Sagittarius Moon Sign – For Sagittarius people, Ketu will be ruling 12th house/Scorpio of Foreign Lands, Spirituality and Isolation etc. It will be transiting 10th house/Virgo of career, work, authority and recognition. As 10th house is house of job setup career and Ketu represents isolation/separation itself, this transit can make them lose their job setup career and they can be pushed to start their own work. If they persist in jobs, situation can be very stressful. There can be problems related with health of father too. Their relation with father or other authority figures in life can deteriorate. There can also be separation from Father. At the same time, they can be inclined towards work related with research, occult and spirituality. Not a good transit for job based career. Hence, they should start focus on their own business. Their father’s situation, overall fame and recognition in society can go through a major change but again that change will be more felt internally rather than externally. Seeking perfection from Father or other authority figures can lead to troubles.
Capricorn Ascendant/Capricorn Moon Sign - For Capricorn people, Ketu will be ruling 11th house/Scorpio of Gains, Income and Desire etc. It will be transiting 9th house/Virgo of higher education, religion, philosophies and literature etc. It shows that they will be inclined towards research related higher education, religion, philosophies etc. They can seek perfection in same which is good but avoid seeking perfection from Teachers or Gurus as it can invite troubles. This transit can bring a change in their belief system. This can bring disagreements with their teachers or towards views & ideas of others etc. They can go on travels to far distant lands, mostly for their higher education. They can have controversial or unconventional views on religion and philosophy. This transit can also bring health issues to parents. This can also show lack of support from father or authority figures and can lead to leaving a job to find another career.
Aquarius Ascendant or Aquarius Moon Sign –For Aquarius people, Ketu will be ruling 10th house/Scorpio of Career, Father, Authority and Fame etc. It will be transiting 8th house/Virgo of occult, major changes, inheritance and relationship benefits etc. It shows that they can go through a major change in their overall life as Scorpio and 8th house energies are coming together and they both represent major transformations in life but mostly that change may be an internal change. Good/bad nature of change will depend on how overall chart and dashas. It also shows a split in relation or split in inheritance. They can have issues with in-laws. They can be investing lots of time in occult side of live. They should be careful against accidents & surgeries. Good time to go towards meditation and other spiritual/mystical pursuits. Major change can be there in overall life. Feeling of separation and frustration in relation. It is better not to seek perfection in relationship matters else lots of troubles can be there.
Pisces Ascendant or Pisces Moon Sign – For Pisces people, Ketu will be ruling 9th house/Scorpio of Higher Education, Teachers or Gurus etc. It will be transiting 7th house/Virgo of relationship, business and masses. It is not a good transit for them in matters of relationship as Ketu will make them physically or mentally separated from their partner. It can also show some difficulties or health issues to spouse. It also shows that they can be inclined towards dealing & serving people through business and that business can involve a lot of research oriented activities. They can expect benefits from such a business but in relationship matters, they need to 1st deal with it internally and then they can expect some improvement externally. If they start a new relation then they may have some past-life karma attached with that person. This transit can bring a major or sudden change in their relationship life. Seeking perfection from partner or relation can bring separation or disappointments.
Conclusion – As we can see that common theme of Ketu transit looks like analytical studies, detailed oriented work, occult, research and spirituality, this transit can be very helpful for any of these types of research oriented pursuits but if we are looking to get the results from people of the house where Scorpio/Virgo fall in chart then it can be disappointing time. As I said, seeking perfection from Self should be the goal rather than seeking perfection from others. If we seek perfection from Self then it can be the best transit for self-improvement or evolution but if we seek same perfection from others then same transit will be disappointing and we will again end-up in blaming Ketu for disappointments, not realizing that we are doing something wrong.
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