Rahu in Shatabhisha ~ Explore a mystical experience

Rahu, the shadow planet of desire and illusion, is in Shatabhisha Pada (part) four from November 23rd, 2025, to January 25th, 2026.

This is a major shift for Rahu into a new nakshatra within the sign of Aquarius, where it is strong and has an affinity with Shatabhisha’s progressive and experimental nature. Shatabishta’s name translates literally to ‘One Hundred Physicians’, and its Shakti or special quality, for Healing, may see you adopting a new diet or exploring an exotic or offbeat wellness regime. Protect yourself and attend to your diet and everyday needs and rituals, whether you are on a fitness kick or bouncing back from illness or injury.

Pada Four of Shatabhisha relates to Pisces navamsha, the sub-chart of marriage and good fortune, so in addition to Aquarius’s idealism, there is a genuinely mystical quality here that sustains you. This nakshatra’s symbol of an empty circle or horizon suggests both careful containment and restriction, so maintain a balance and keep going even when a solution does not appear immediately. Rahu’s restless and probing nature may get lost in mystical questions with invisible boundaries, when it is better to be content with simple answers.

This transit can also see you drawn into escapist or obsessive behaviour, and you also see qualities in people that they may or may not actually possess. Esoteric, medical, or alternative healing fields open up, however, and you are drawn to excellence in psychology, spiritual guidance, and modern technology. From December 6th, Rahu exchanges glances with expansive Jupiter, which boosts your unorthodox ideas, and somebody wise is at hand to give advice and support.