Examples: Barbara Walters - Camilla Parker-Bowles
Deep apathy toward the karaka functions of Chandra: nurturing and sheltering. The native loses interest in self-protection, and may wander aimlessly as a result. Not a good time for travel at sea – tends to drift.
The mother may behave oddly, seeming to be out of touch emotionally or unusually distant. In fact, she may travel. A mother with substance abuse issues or emotional trauma will experience a downturn as her pain seems to know no boundaries. A mother with meditative inclinations may seek the sanctuary of her spiritual practice with less concern for her children or household duties. She is less emotionally accessible to the native.
Similar for other central females in one's life; they become rather emotionally distant. In a female nativity, one may experience a fundamental emotional ambivalence toward those in one's care, even to the extreme extent (if there are matching Vimshottari effects) of leaving the home. In a male nativity, women in general are peculiar and unreliable; yet if one has the presence of mind to ask them what they are thinking, their reflective perceptions may surprise you! However do not expect to derive the usual reliable emotional support from your women during Ketu's transit to Moon. Female teachers also distant and apparently unconcerned with nurturing. Exception is support from a female deity which should be consistently available.
In Mithuna, Chandra's psycho-emotional absorptive sensitivity acquires Budha-like communicative characteristics, and the native tends to have persuasive emotional response to the world. The native is prone toward articulated verbal expressions, conversations, information transactions as primary modes of emotional engagement with one's environment.
During Ketu's transit across Mithuna rashi, the sensitive, intuitive, perceptive astral presence (mind in the greater scale of all-aware) is blunted by uncertainty and disregard for the task of mentally articulating the psychic perceptions. The native becomes unusually quiet and surprisingly disengaged from one's normal social-conversational behaviors.
Excellent period for holy pilgrimage, particularly to sites of feminine spirituality. Female deity worship is much enhanced by diffused awareness of the presence of Mother in all things. Great sensitivity toward the healing powers in Earth nature, but not much ability to utilize that power. After the transit, you will be able to integrate the psychic perceptions experienced now, with later practical applications.
Expands the liminal perceptions; can disrupt fragile emotional bonds (weak caretaking relationships may dissolve); hard to manage parental responsibilities; much insight from waking dreams and visions because Ketu dissolves filter-barriers between astral plane and material plane.
Strongest effects when a Vimshottari period of Chandra is in effect. Also, note the passage of Ketu through each nakshatra. Effects are strongest when Ketu transits the Moon's nakshatra.
