Barry Rosen

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 […]

EYE ON THE SKY:  MERCURY DIRECT IN LEO Mercury finally moved out of retrograde this morning and is back in forward motion so we can get on with our communications and planning and move forward.  The problem is that Mercury will stay very close to Mars until at least Sept. 21st and that creates fighting

RAHU AND KETU IN CAPRICORN/CANCER: YOUR GUIDE FOR THE NEXT 18 MONTHS. PART 2 In Part 1, we discussed Rahu and Ketu in Cancer and Capricorn which moved there in the mean node system August 17th and move in the true node system Sept 9-10th   depending where in the world you live.  This is a

EYE ON FINANCIAL ASTROLOGY: SECRETS OF DONATIONS With the Hurricanes around the world wrecking havoc, its always a good time to dig into you purse and give to good charities–including one that get the money to the victims. Tithing and donation has always been a good way of releasing our personal karma. If we have

MARS/MERCURY PLANETARY WAR: SEPT. 3-4 Mars  is winning  the planetary war with Mercury  from about 2 am  CDT on Sept 2nd  until about noon  on Sept 4th  so a good few days to hunker down if you are in a Mars/Mercury or Mercury/Mars period.   Geminis and Virgos are very vulnerable because Mars is winning

EYE ON SPIRITUAL ASTROLOGY: THE ASTROLOGY OF MOKSHA OR ENLIGHTENMENT Many of us that are attracted to astrology are also attracted to moksha or getting off the wheel of karma and getting enlightened. My first question in 1985 to Chakrapani Ullal during my first reading was whether I would get enlightened. I have always had

JUPITER IN LIBRA:  SEPT. 11, 2017-OCT. 11, 2018: JOY IN DOING IT TOGETHER Jupiter transits into Libra Sept. 11th for 13 months until Oct.11, 2018  and Jupiter transits usually bring a shift in luck and grace to new areas of our life.  Jupiter’s always  expands our experiences, our wisdom, and our understanding. It  represents optimism,

EYE ON ASTROLOGY: MYSTERIES OF THE 12TH HOUSE If you are Virgo rising, you have a lot of 12th house transits going on with Mercury and Sun in Leo and then Venus will go into Leo on Sept 15th. 12th house transits are challenging. Astrologers tend to superficially lump 12th house challenges into losses and

EYE ON FINANCIAL ASTROLOGY:  THE YOGI POINT The yogi point can give a secret point of prosperity and luck in your chart and is connected to the daily relationship between the Sun and the Moon.   It is connected to the daily panchanga. Everyday as the Sun and Moon move away from each other they create

EYE ON THE SKY: MARS TRINE URANUS While Uranus is not considered much in traditional Vedic astrology, I find it important. It is a bit like Rahu and very connected to Aquarius and the co-owner of Virgo and has a very inventive and eccentric nature.  Dennis Harness, discussing it says:  Prajapati is the lord of