Barry Rosen

THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE:  SOMEWHERE BETWEEN KETU AND NEPTUNE’S SMOKE SCREENS. We write about stuff months ahead of time but then it does not seems not relevant to people’s experience right away and we have to revisit it.  Now  there is a this sense of dread and a kind of nightmare that you cannot […]

Mercury moves into the constellation of Vishakha today on Nov. 2nd which is known in modern astronomy as Alpha-Librae and Geta-Librae and Gamma Librae located at 20 degrees Libra to 3.20 Scorpio.   It stays there until Nov. 11th. The Sun goes into that constellation, Nov. 6-19th. Vishakha means, two-branched or poisoned vessel which reminds us

FOCUS ON FESTIVALS: SPIRITUAL BACKGROUND OF HALLOWEEN I have never really liked Halloween but have realized some of the spiritual implications of it.  I suspect I have too many childhood traumas fighting with my siblings over costumes or getting lost once during trick or treating.   Over the years, I have come to understand some of

EYE ON THE SKY: FOCUS ON NEW ENERGY AND COURAGE WITH MARS IN CAPRICORN We still have one more week to deal with the worst part of the Sun in Libra this week and that will lift by Nov. 6th when the Sun goes into Jupiter’s constellation of Vishakha. Until then keep with the positive

POLITICAL CHECK IN: ITS NOT OVER TIL THE FAT LADY SINGS   Since last April when I ran the US annual chart for April 7th, I noted that lord of the 10th (president) was in the 6th retrograde with Rahu. That had suggested no easy election back then or easy time for the President. The

FESTIVAL OF LIGHT: HAPPY DIWALI Light the lamp of love in your heart. Light the flame of wisdom in your mind. Light the steady candle of faith in your resolve. Light the fire of strength that exists within you waiting. It is Divali time. (Divya Prabha) The festival is known to be mentioned in Sanskrit

Friday,  October 28th, is the Vedic festival of Dhanteras, which always falls  in Oct-Nov. on the thirteenth day of the Moon’s dark fortnight.  This auspicious day marks the beginning of the five-day Festival of Lights known as Diwali which has the significance much like our Western  Christmas/New Years time period. We will write more on

EYE ON THE SKY: SUN AND MERCURY IN ARCTURUS (LIBRA 6.40-20.00). Arcturus is a single yellow star which is the central star of the constellation of Bootis which is at the top of the gateway between Virgo and Libra. It is the heart of Libra. The Sun transited into that constellation on Oct. 23rd and

EYE ON THE SKY FOR OCT. 23-NOV 1ST. Sun is at the lowest point of the year this week into Oct. 27th at 10 degrees Libra and this can bring on depression, low self-esteem and lack of confidence, poor leadership and health issues.   Find ways to combat depression by doing more exercise, meditation, positive self-talk,

Mars moves toward a  conjunction with Pluto on Oct. 19th and is particularly potent within two degrees, Oct. 17-21st.  In mythology Pluto, the god of the underworld was also called Hades which means “invisible” or “to make invisible”. Modern psychology connects Pluto and Scorpio to the unconscious and hidden part of mind and personality. The late