Rahu remedies

• ambition and strong desires
• foreign lands, technology and the unconventional
• sudden events and confusion
• addictions and illusions

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

• restless craving or never feeling satisfied
• confusion, anxiety or fears without a clear cause
• shortcuts that backfire
• trouble with intoxicants

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

• Avoid alcohol, intoxicants and shortcuts; keep your dealings transparent.
• Meditate daily, even ten minutes; it calms what Rahu stirs up.
• Keep a simple routine and finish one thing before starting the next.
• Recite the Durga Chalisa, or chant to the Divine Mother.

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

Deity: Durga; worship of the Divine Mother is the classical remedy for Rahu.

Fasting: A Saturday fast is traditional for Rahu.

Charity: blankets, black sesame or mustard oil, on a Saturday. Why: giving lightens the restlessness Rahu brings. Give to someone who needs it, and only what you can easily afford.

Never worn casually. Rahu has no house of its own, so this stone is only for a chart an astrologer has checked.

Metal:

silver

Finger:

middle finger

First worn:

a Saturday evening, 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.