Ketu remedies

• detachment and letting go
• intuition and spiritual insight
• past patterns and old debts
• sudden endings

Often one or more of these, especially in Ketu’s own period or when it is weak in the birth chart:

• feeling lost, uninterested or cut off
• sudden losses or confusion about direction
• scattered energy
• being misunderstood

Free, and the strongest remedies of all, because they change the habit the planet shows up through.

• Meditate or pray daily; Ketu settles in silence.
• Feed and care for dogs, or other animals in need.
• Simplify: let go of what you no longer use.
• Worship Ganesha before starting anything new.

Say it 108 times (one round of a mala), in the morning, facing east if you can. Start on a Tuesday and keep the same time each day; a steady small practice counts for more than a long one done once.

Deity: Ganesha; his worship is the classical remedy for Ketu.

Fasting: A Tuesday fast is traditional for Ketu.

Charity: a two-coloured blanket, or food for dogs and stray animals, on a Tuesday. Why: caring for those who cannot ask turns Ketu’s detachment into grace. Give to someone who needs it, and only what you can easily afford.

Never worn casually. Ketu has no house of its own, so Cat's Eye is only for a chart an astrologer has checked.

Metal:

silver

Finger:

little finger (some traditions: ring finger)

First worn:

a Tuesday, after saying the mantra 108 times

The stone should touch the skin. Buy a natural, untreated stone from a reputable gemologist, wear it on trial first, and take it off if anything feels wrong. More in Gemstones: rules before you wear one.