Join us for an online session dedicated to the qualities of the lunar node Ketu, featuring insights from Vedic astrology with Sara, as well as mantra chanting, yantra drawing, and painting with Antarshuddhi.

Navagraha Exploration

Navagraha Exploration is an exquisite one-year journey through the nine planets visible to the naked eye, and, ultimately, a journey within ourselves too. This series offers a monthly session (except July and August) beginning in January, where we explore each planet through the lens of Jyotiṣa (Vedic/Indian astrology) while connecting with the sacred practices of mantra and yantra. The series will end with an integration session at the end of the year (December). Although the course stretches during the whole year, you can book single sessions or the replay of already past sessions.

In our November session, we turn toward Ketu, the southern node of the Moon — a mysterious, subtle, and transformative force. Unlike the visible planets, Rāhu and Ketu have no physical form; they are mathematical points in space, the two “shadow planets” shaped by the Moon’s orbit.

Ketu – Mysterious, Detachment, Liberation

Rahu and Ketu are positioned 180 degrees apart. They are non-material lunar points, representing the bipolar nature of the human psyche and its shifting emotional currents. Always retrograde and never fixed in space, they function as subtle forces directing the evolution of consciousness.

While Rāhu expresses our desire to be born and the restless drive for growth and change, Ketu embodies release, detachment, and spiritual liberation. It reveals the past — what we have already mastered, what we may overlook, and what silently guides us from beneath the surface. Ketu invites us inward, toward stillness, intuition, and the wisdom that arises when we loosen our grasp on worldly striving.

Always retrograde and never fixed in space, Ketu represents one half of the lunar polarity, the part that dissolves boundaries and draws consciousness toward depth rather than expansion. Though less malefic than Rāhu, it is powerful: associated with the Water element, Ketu grants non-attachment, clarity of perception, determination, psychic sensitivity, and the capacity to perceive subtle truths.

In Vedic numerology, Ketu is connected with the number 7, which is also the psychic number of those born on the 7th, 16th, or 25th of any month.

Because of their lunar nature and their influence on inner states, emotions, and intuition, we will meet Ketu on Monday, 16 November, the day traditionally governed by the Moon.

Ketu Yantra and Mantra

Yantras are sacred tantric diagrams, often seen as the materialised vibration of a mantra. Traditionally, they are practiced in combination with their respective mantra, as these sound vibrations are believed to heal, harmonise, and awaken the body on a subtle level. Mantras resonate with one’s physio-mental system, serving as a powerful vehicle for activating deeper inner forces and guiding individuals on the path to self-realisation.

During this three-hour online sādhana, we will create the Ketu yantra by drawing it and charging it through mantra chanting, allowing us to connect with, balance, and support our personal Ketu energy. You will also receive guidance on colours and painting techniques to complete your yantra in your own time.

When placed in a chosen space, the yantra can stimulate non-attachment, wisdom, imagination, intuition and determination for both the observer and the surrounding environment.

Time and Details:

We will honour Ketu on Monday the 16th of November 2026.
The session will take place from 7 pm until 10 pm (CET), on zoom. Please note, CET is Central European Time, please check where you are as to the local time.

The session will be recorded.

No previous knowledge or experience of drawing and painting is necessary. A list of materials needed will be emailed after booking

Language: English

Cost of the session:

The session is by donation. Suggested range € 30 to € 60. We will send you payment details when we receive your booking. If the minimum amount is beyond your current means, then please give what is manageable for you.

Bookings:

Further information, the zoom-link and materials list will be sent in good time before the session once you have expressed your interest in taking part by contacting us via our contact form below.

All Navagraha Exploration Dates and Links for bookings:

• Sūrya (Sun): Sunday, 25 January (replay)
• Chandra (Moon): Mahashivaratri, Sunday 15 February (replay)
• Buddha (Mercury): Wednesday, 18 March (replay)
• Shukra (Venus): Friday, 17 April (replay)
• Mangala (Mars): Tuesday, 19 May (replay)
• Guru (Jupiter): Thursday 18 June (replay)
• Pause: July and August
• Shani (Saturn):  26 September (to be confirmed) (replay)
• Rahu : Monday, 5 October (replay)
• Ketu: Monday, 16 November
• Integration Session: Sunday, 6 December

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