Barry Rosen

Mars entered the constellation of Purvashadha nakshatra (13.20 Sagittarius-26.40) on Sunday and stays there until Oct. 28th.  Astronomers know this constellation as  Epsilon, Delta and Sagittarii which are three stars close to the Milky Way .  The Sanskrit name translates into meaning “the former Invincible One” or the “undefeated.” It symbol is a fan which […]

SQUARES OF FIRE: COMBATING INFERNOS AND MELTDOWNS Over the weekend we posted about the 120 degree five house trine from Rahu exactly to Mars.   Though intense we also forgot that Saturn was severely afflicting Rahu last weekend on Oct. 9th exactly and was squaring Ketu (a 75% aspect but intense that close) also.  Hence we

Day 10: VICTORY DAY : MOTHER IS ALWAYS GIVING EVERYTHING Today is the 10th day after the nine days of Divine Mother marking the end of the celebration. It is known as Dusshera- which means the tenth day of victory and often called Victory Day. Today is the completion of purification and a re-birth from

The passing of the Hurricane Matthew is metaphorically an end to an intense week with the Saturn square to Rahu (240 degrees/10th house) peaking on Oct. 9th and gradually they will shift apart by three degrees until they are less of an  intense influence after Halloween.  Still our advice on fall/vata weather and slowing it

Day 9: Sunday, Oct 9th:   The Gift of Centeredness Amidst Change Ma Siddhi Datri is the ninth goddess and a  embodiment of Goddess Saraswati. Her name means the “giver of Boons/accomplishments.”   She blesses those who practice their yoga and mediation regularly due to discipline.   She reminds us that if we are regular in our spiritual

DAY 8:  OCT 8 We have been discussing the nine days a rebirth process of the child being reborn in the womb of the mother and we are getting closer to our new birth.  Today is connected to Maha-Gauri, the white pearl and mother of full grace and beauty and serenity, radiant like the moon. 

DAY 7: Rising to Timelessness and Freedom. We have discussed how the nine days of Mother Divine is the journey from the material existence from the base chakra to the heavens and on Day 7, the darkest day, the energy moves from the third eye to the crown chakra and it is the first of

LAKSHIMI AND THE EIGHT ATTRIBUTES OF WEALTH:    by Barry Rosen With the next 3 days connected to Lakshmi during the Nine Days of Mother Divine, it is time to focus on the broader aspects of wealth and not just physical and material money. We usually think of wealth as material comfort but Vedic texts remind

LAKSHMI: DAY 4:  THE SOLAR SMILE OF THE DIVINE MOTHER Days 3-6 of the Nine Days, Oct. 4-6 are devoted to Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth.  Specifically, the days are devoted as follows: Day Four: Kusmanda – She Who brings happiness and Warmth Day Five: Skandamata – Mother of Skanda, The Destroyer of Tamas and

WEEKLY PLANETARY FORECAST FROM BARRY ROSEN There are a number of positives this week as Mercury transits back into Virgo its place of exaltation and Venus stays in Libra, its own sign for another 10 days until Oct. 13th.  Virgos and Taurus and Gemini rising benefit most from this transit which brings out Mercury’s intelligence,