Barry Rosen

SATURN IN SCORPIO: THE THIRD EPISODE IN A MINI-SERIES–JYESTHA NAKSHATRA. In modern astronomy jyestha is know as Alpha-Scopionis (Antares) and Sigma Scorpionis and Tau-Scorpionis located from 16.40 Scorpio to 30.00 Scorpio. Jyestha means “eldest.” Its symbol is a round talisman which is a symbol of divine protection and this round circle represents authority and is …

REVISIT: SATURN IN JYESTHA SEPT. 18-JAN. 26–PRACTICE KINDNESS–TRANSCEND EGO Read More »

The explosions in New York and new terrorism unfortunately remind us of the dark side of Mars in Mula Nakshatra. The US is a Sagittarius rising country and this transit is stirring up violence in America. We had mentioned below that 9/11 had occurred with Mars and Ketu in this part of the zodiac. We …

REVISIT: MARS INTO SAGITTARIUS AND MULA NAKSHATRA: Violence and expression Read More »

EYE ON ASTROLOGY: TRANSITS AND PERIODS AND HOW TIMING WORKS There are always a lot of challenging things happening in the sky although this month is better than most and most of the heaviness for Gemini and Virgo will lift by May 12-13th as Mercury gets out the karmic drowning area known as the gandanta. …

HOW ASTROLOGICAL TIMING WORKS & MOVING BEYOND FEAR Read More »

There are a number of intense transits and aspects this week and it is a week to be patient, not stretch beyond your capacity or schedule really important meetings or events.  You can plow through it all but it will be easier after Sept. 22nd.  And its not just because of Mercury retrograde. Sun is …

ASTROLOGICAL WEATHER FORECAST: STORMS AND INTENSITY SEPT 12-17 Read More »

ROCKY RELATIONS ON THE PLAY OF THE PLANETS: THE COSMIC DANCE Mercury retrogrades into Leo on Sept. 10th and breaks up its support of the debilitated Venus in Virgo and breaks the Saraswati Yoga that we had in Virgo which had Venus, Mercury and Jupiter in Virgo together.  While Jupiter pulls up Venus a bit, …

SEPT 10-17: A SHIFT IN ASTRO-WEATHER PATTERNS: RELATIONSHIPS on the ROCKS Read More »

Kala Sarpa yoga is  when Rahu and Ketu contain all the planets between them inclusively in the zodiac but a single planet going out of the axis, negates it.   So between Sunday and Christmas, all the planets are hemmed in between Rahu in Leo and Ketu in Aquarius.  When  the Sun crosses Rahu on Sunday, …

KALA SARPA YOGA IN TRANSIT: THE FRUSTRATION OF THE SNAKE IN TIME Read More »

  We should not use astrology to  prevent us from acting and moving forward with our lives but we can use astrological forecast to see the puppet masters strings that are tugging at our emotions and psychology to get beyond. If we understand what is happening in the stars, it may allow us to get …

DEALING WITH DIFFICULT TRANSITS: SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND TRUE GRIT Read More »

Eclipses are trigger points and will have an impact strongly over the next two weeks through the Sept. 16 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse.   The greatest impact of an eclipse will be when Sun conjuncts Rahu into Sunday  Sept 4th and the impact is there strongly through Sept. 7th.  Have to deal with depression, low confidence levels …

Post Eclipse Analysis: Just Beginning to Unravel Read More »