Barry Rosen

EYE ON ASTROLOGY: SATURN in EARLY SAGITTARIUS Saturn is unsettled in the first pada of Sagittarius, ruled by Aries until June 21th.  We have been writing about this one for a while and will continue to do so.  Saturn will creating restlessness  and desire for change.  But will the change help? Saturn will be anxious […]

EYE ON THE SKY: DEALING WITH FEAR Saturn is still weak in transit until June 20th and then not very happy in Scorpio either.   We will not be out of the fear and anxiety zone again until after Thanksgiving.    We are going to have master fear of the future or be miserable all

EYE ON ASTROLOGY: SHIFTING KARMA FOR A BETTER LIFE While traditionally mantras, pujas and homas and other remedies are used to placate planetary energies, there are problems with these in Kali Yuga. My own Vedic priest tells me that homas and pujas often need to be done three times to have an impact.  My own

EYE ON ASTROLOGY: UNDERSTANDING THE SCHOOL OF SATURN Saturn is beginning a difficult journey now until Thanksgiving a moves into the karmic knot located better know as the gandanta located between 3 degrees Sagittarius and 27 degrees Scorpio.   Between now and June 20th it is in the Aries section of Sagittarius  (0-3.20) where its darker

EYE ON THE SKY/STAR-WATCH: MARS IN ROHINI Mars went into the constellation of Rohini, the star of ascent (Taurus 10 00’ to 23 20’) on April 27th and stays there May 16th. It is now channeling the energy of the Moon which moves every  2.25 days but is strong today in Taurus.   Mars does not

EYE ON THE SKY: MERCURY IN DISTRESS Mercury is slowing down to go direct on May 3rd but it is doing so in the early degrees of Aries between 0-1 and will be there an unusually long time and does not even get out of this troubled zone until after May 9th.  Being in Ketu’s

EYE ON THE SKY: Spring/Summer Sneak Preview When I look at the whole year, I feel like between now and mid-May is one of the better times of the year so it is  a chance to plunge ahead and make things happen. I particularly like the exalted Sun into May 14th, the exalted Venus until

EYE ON THE SKY: SUN IN A NEW CONSTELLATION–BHARANI STARTING THURSDAY Sun  transits into Bharani (pronounced BAR-AN-NEE) which is located at 13.20 Aries to 26.40 Aries and is ruled by the planet Venus on Thursday   To astronomers, it consists of 3 stars know as 35, 39 and 41-Arietes and its symbol is the female vagina

EYE ON VEDIC FESTIVALS: Akshaya Tritiya And now for some good news!  The third day (Tritiya) of the waxing Moon in Vaishakha month – the only day when both Sun and Moon are exalted annually. Akshaya means that which never ends. All over India people celebrate weddings, plan new business ventures, long journeys and other events

EYE ON THE SKY: SATURN IN EARLY SAGITTARIUS–AGAIN !  (sigh!) We get another chance to work on our Saturn issues of responsibility, hard-work, strong ethics and beating ourselves up as Saturn retrogrades into the early degrees of Sagittarius know as the gandanta or drowning area.   We went through this area Jan. 26-March 16th and this