Why Travel Feels Unsafe in 2025: Here's what the stars say

2025 has already been marked by a series of alarming transportation tragedies: major air accidents, train collisions, and unexplained technical failures in mass travel systems.
While authorities investigate mechanical or human errors, Vedic astrology offers a deeper cosmic narrative. This year's planetary placements indicate not just random occurrences but a period of heightened risk, especially in areas connected with public movement and transportation. Let's explore why travel in 2025 feels energetically unstable.
Mars
: The Fiery Ruler of 2025
In Numerology, each year is governed by a planet. 2025 is ruled by Mars, a fiery planet known for its assertive, aggressive, and action-oriented nature.
Mars governs energy, weapons, machinery, blood, fire, and movement. As the ruler of the year, Mars amplifies its qualities across all spheres of life.
In the context of travel, Mars can be a double-edged sword: while it supports speed and ambition, it also increases the risk of mechanical failure, collisions, explosions, and impulsive actions. When afflicted or paired with other volatile energies, it often correlates with accidents, especially those involving fire or motion.
In 2025, Mars's power is not only amplified by its rulership but is entangled in significant planetary conjunctions that elevate its destructive potential.
Mars-Ketu Conjunction
in Leo: Sudden, Fiery Events
From June 7 to July 28, 2025, a powerful and volatile astrological event is taking place: Mars conjoins Ketu in the fiery sign of Leo. This alignment is widely regarded as one of the most unstable and explosive conjunctions in astrology, especially when it occurs in a fire sign ruled by the Sun.
Mars is the planet of fire, aggression, warfare, and vehicles. It governs action, speed, and force. Ketu, on the other hand, is a shadowy, headless entity that brings about sudden karmic events, detachment, severance, and unpredictability. Together, they do not harmonise; instead, they often intensify each other's volatile tendencies.
Leo adds another dimension to this mix. Ruled by the Sun, Leo governs authority, leadership, ego, visibility, fame, and movement.
It is a royal, dramatic sign — and when malefic energies like Mars and Ketu occupy it, the outcomes tend to be explosive, public, and impactful.
The Mars-Ketu conjunction in Leo creates a kind of planetary combustion, where action (Mars) meets invisible karmic triggers (Ketu) in a highly expressive and combustible environment (Leo). The results can be intense: mechanical breakdowns, fire-related incidents, explosions, and accidents, particularly involving vehicles, aircraft, and public infrastructure.
Rahu in Aquarius
: Air and Tech Disruption
On May 20, 2025, Rahu, the north node of the Moon, transited into Aquarius, an air sign ruled by Saturn. Aquarius governs themes of technology, innovation, aviation, communication networks, and mass systems. Known for its futuristic vision and collective orientation, Aquarius becomes a volatile ground when influenced by Rahu, a shadow planet that amplifies, distorts, and accelerates the nature of the sign it inhabits.
Rahu is often described as a planet of illusion, obsession, and unexpected turns. It magnifies everything it touches, often pushing systems beyond their natural limits—technologically, psychologically, or karmically. In Aquarius, Rahu's influence can manifest through technical failures, digital miscalculations, and a breakdown of high-speed communication or transport systems.
How to
Stay Safe
: Astrological Tips
While we cannot alter the cosmic alignments, we can make wiser choices in how we respond to them. Astrology doesn't ask us to fear the planets—it asks us to move
in rhythm
with them.
The period between June and July 2025 carries a strong blend of Mars-Ketu volatility, Rahu's disruptive influence in Aquarius, and Saturn's karmic weight. By making small, conscious adjustments, we can reduce risk and align more harmoniously with these forces.
1. Avoid Travelling During Malefic Horas
Before embarking on long-distance or air travel, always check the planetary hora. Refrain from beginning any journey during the Horas of Mars, Saturn, or Rahu, as these times often amplify instability, aggression, delays, or confusion.
Free apps and Panchang calendars can help you easily track planetary horas each day.
2. Watch Mars-Ketu Dates Closely
The period from June 7 to July 28, 2025, is astrologically sensitive due to the Mars-Ketu conjunction in Leo. This alignment is known for triggering fiery, sudden, and karmic events. If possible, avoid non-essential travel, risky machinery work, or impulsive decisions—especially on Tuesdays (ruled by Mars) and during Mars horas.
Those involved in transport, aviation, or emergency services should take extra precautions.
3. Respect Rahu's Transit in Aquarius
With Rahu in Aquarius, disruptions in air travel, satellite systems, internet services, and digital navigation tools are more likely. Avoid making impulsive flight bookings, always carry essential backups such as offline maps, duplicate tickets, power banks, and leave buffer time between travel legs. This transit also heightens collective anxiety, so it's important to stay mentally composed and avoid overreacting to minor delays.
4. Strengthen Your Natal Mars
If Mars is debilitated or afflicted in your birth chart—especially in Cancer or with Rahu/Ketu/Saturn—you may be more vulnerable to accidents, anger, or instability. In such cases:
Chant the Hanuman Chalisa daily or on Tuesdays.
Donate red lentils (masoor dal) on Tuesdays to a temple or to the needy.
5. Meditate During Saturn Hora
If you find yourself having to travel or make important decisions during Saturn's hora, especially on Saturdays, stay calm and focused. Saturn governs karma, delay, and discipline. Meditation, breathing practices, and grounding exercises during this time can help neutralise some of its heavier effects and reduce karmic entanglement.
Zodiac Signs Likely to Fare Better During Mars Transit
While Mars-Ketu energy is intense, Mars acts as a yogakaraka (benefic planet) for certain signs and may actually bring opportunity through challenge for them:
Aries: Mars rules your chart. Though intensity rises, it can bring breakthroughs if channelled constructively.
Scorpio
: Also ruled by Mars, this period may trigger deep transformation and focus, especially in professional life.
Cancer and Leo
: While hosting the conjunction, Leo natives may feel pressure, but if Mars is strong, it can bring leadership, visibility, and courage.
Capricorn and Aquarius
: Mars rules important houses here, and while the conjunction can be disruptive, it may also bring professional drive and inner strength.
To sum up, astrology doesn't eliminate difficulty—it offers awareness and strategy. Aligning with planetary rhythms allows you to navigate stormy skies with grace. Stay grounded, act mindfully, and let the cosmos guide your timing, not your fear.
Discover everything about
astrology
at the
Times of India
, including
daily horoscopes
for
Aries
,
Taurus
,
Gemini
,
Cancer
,
Leo
,
Virgo
,
Libra
,
Scorpio
,
Sagittarius
,
Capricorn
,
Aquarius
, and
Pisces
.

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