Barry Rosen

MARS IN ORION: THE SPIRITUAL QUESTER Mars moved into the constellation of Orion, the warrior of the winter sky on Sept 24th  (Taurus 23.20-Gemini 6.40). Mrigishira is formed by three faint stars at the head of the constellation of Orion. The constellation is very spiritual and promotes moksha and spiritual liberation and inspires people to […]

Responsibility, Jyotish, and Transforming Karma Jyotish means, “light” and the practice of Jyotish is shining a light on what is hidden. Revealing the puppeteer’s play of strings tugging at our emotions and psychology makes us realize that the planets are hard at work spinning their webs of illusion. In reality, there may not be anything

Vedic Holiday: Navaratri – Journey toward Enlightenment    A special time of year begins on Monday, Sept 26th  with the new moon in Virgo,  Navaratri. These 9 days and nights begin from the first day of the journey of new moon towards its fullness. Each day the sap of our energy rises chakra by chakra

VENUS IN VIRGO: September 24 – October 16 Venus transits into Virgo on September 24th   and it is a time for her to rest and meditate for Libra and Taurus rising. Technically, it is debilitated here but that just means that it has to work three times as hard to get results.  The debilitation

FOCUS ON VIRGO: THE UNOBTAINABLE QUEST FOR PERFECTION SUN IN VIRGO: SEPT 16-OCT 17 MERCURY IN VIRGO UNTIL OCT 26TH VENUS IN VIRGO SEPT 24-OCT 18TH It is fall and with the planets transiting through Virgo, it time to focus a bit more on this sign.  Virgos by nature are frustrated as this sign  is

EYE ON THE SKY: MARS KETU IN A 6/8 RELATIONSHIP:  DEALING WITH ANGER Mars has an 6th house aspect exactly onto Ketu this weekend (150 degrees) and Saturn still has a 270 degree square aspect to Ketu with in about 5 degrees with retrograde Saturn about 25 degrees. . When these angles are exact with

SUN IN VIRGO: SEPTEMBER 17 – OCTOBER 17 Virgo is one of my favorite constellations but it is riddled with challenges if you have Sun, Moon or Rising sign here.  It is a more material and business-orientated planet that strives for spirituality. The sign is challenged by its quest to seek perfection in everything and

JOURNEY OF THE SOUL: ATMAKARAKA OR PLANET WITH THE HIGHEST DEGREES By Barry Rosen / ASTRO BLOG EYE ON ASTROLOGY: ATMAKARAKA–JOURNEY OF THE SOUL The great sage, Maharishi Parashara, had a devotee called Maharishi Jaimini who did commentaries on some of  Parashara’s materials.  In those days there might have been a 2-3 hour talk and

EYE ON VEDIC FESTIVALS: PITRIS PAKSHA Over the last year, I have become fascinated by the impact of our ancestors on our present-day karma.  Mark Woylnn’s book, It Didn’t Start With You, reminds us of how our ancestor’s unresolved suffering, much of which is unknown to us, binds us painfully to them. So often our

EYE ON THE SKY: MERCURY RETROGRADE IN VIRGO SEPT 9-OCT 2ND Everyone cringes at the thought of Mercury retrograde but it is not bad for everyone and gets a lot of bad press.  You all know about Mercury retrograde so I wanted to share some new things.  First of all, if you were born with