ASTRO-WEATHER APRIL 14-23RD
Hopefully the eclipse was a non-event for you. As we noted, the trigger of planets transiting the Eclipse point is most important and Mercury goes over the EP on April 16th and Venus goes over the Eclipse point on April 20th so there are potential surprises for communications and relationship and for those ruled by Mercury and Venus. Â We always like the Sun in Aries, however which we wrote about and happens starting April 13th.
Key dates for our crisis centers in Russia/Ukraine center around the April 20th Jupiter/Uranus conjunction and for the Middle East into May 3-4th.
Jupiter goes into Krittika nakshatra (Aries 26.40-Taurus 10) on April 17th. Krittika is ruled by the Sun and is connected to the god Agni and Pada 1 is particularly potent for creativity and leadership as it is Sagittarius Navamsha and is Pushkara. People born with Jupiter in Krittika are prone to be philanthropic but may be arrogant. I like this transit as it should support good leadership in the coming weeks which is badly needed to get through all the world crises setting up. Unfortunately poor judgment arrives with Jupiter in Taurus on May 1st and then Jupiter is  combust for a month and debilitated in the navamsha in Pada 2, May 1-May15th which leads to poor judgment.  Looking ahead I hope we do not have to mourn Jupiter leaving Aries and going into Taurus on May 1. In Aries, it has been aspecting Sagittarius and at least holding up the semblance of law and order and supporting the US which is Sagittarius rising.  Â
Saturn went into Purvabhadrapada (Aquarius 20-Pisces 3.20) on April 7th. This nakshatra is connected to deep austerity and penance and Saturn will support going on meditation retreats and deep spiritual diving. This nakshatra has a very dark side connected to the Deep State and secret societies and one would hope that Saturn spending 12 months here until April 25, 2025 could get to work on restoring truth to government and rooting out corruption and the move toward Marxism  and subverting the constitution that has overtaken our government.
We still have Mercury retrograde in Pisces until April 25th and while Venus is cancelling the debilitation, I think it is too problematic and there is  no reprieve until far too long until after May 10 then Mercury goes back into Aries. Luckily it is in it’s own nakshatra and is much stronger in Revati (Pisces 16.40-29.59) than in Saturn’s nakshatra.
Venus stays in Pisces until April 24th and keeps the world afloat with hopes for peace and even the Venus/Rahu conjunct peaking into April 18th in the true node system can increase creativity and will be a plus.
Jupiter is conjunct Uranus at Aries 27 degrees on April 20th. Jupiter is connected to banking and finance and wondering if this conjunction would spur another economic or banking crisis? For people, this can create sudden spurts of luck and good fortune but it can bring up restlessness, impulsive energies and push you to move toward more freedom. This would impact Sagittarius and Aries and Pisces most or if you have key planets at Aries 27.  You may be prone to other’s opinions too much so make sure that you rely on your highest intuition. There may be a great deal of change hitting your life. Be patient. The influence of this transit will go until May 1st when Jupiter goes into Taurus. The last time we had a Jupiter/Uranus conjunction was Jan. 4, 2011 at Pisces 2 degrees so it has about a 13 year cycle.Â
Full moon in Libra is in Swati nakshatra on Tuesday, April 23rd which is supportive for material expansion. Moon is full at 7:49 PM EDT.Â
Mars moves into Pisces on April 22nd until June 1st. We will write more about this later. For 8 days there will be a Parivartana Yoga or exchange of signs between Jupiter in Aries and Mars in Pisces and the exchange puts both planets into their own signs. The houses involved in your chart will help you predict what will happen. Cancer rising does best with an exchange of houses between the 9th and 10th for rise in job status and good luck and good fortune. It would of course be dependent on the dashas you are running. Sagittarius also does well with an exchange of the 4th and 5th house for luck with property and Pisces also does well with gains and family support with an exchange of the 1st and 2nd houses.
ABOUT BARRY ROSEN: Barry Rosen has been teaching classes in Investment Astrology since 1990 and began teaching the other aspects of Vedic astrology specialized courses online in 2017, including Dashas, Transits, Personal Finance, Health, Longevity, and Death, Nakshatras, The Spiritual Dimensions of Vedic Astrology, Secrets of the Houses, Relationships and many more. In his consultations, he focuses more on the emotional and mental patterns in the chart and their impact on consciousness which can create waves of illusion blocking you. A good consultation should help you witness the play of karma so that you are not gripped by it; you can transcend it and realize your Divinity, becoming the commander of the planets and not the victim. Barry Rosen also operates a blog on Facebook under Barry Rosen and Astro-Yoga and his professional astrological website is www.appliedvedicastrology.com. He can be reached at support@appliedvedicastrology.com.
