Barry Rosen

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

  SEPT. ASTRO-WEATHER 2022 Sept is one of the better months of the year with the Sun in it’s sign of Leo until Sept. 16th although Virgos and Aquarius rising may not appreciate it as much and it is stronger natural malefic in its sign so it can bring ayurvedic pitta or fire imbalances and

ASTRO-FINANCE FOR SEPT 2022 By Barry Rosen   GENERAL ECONOMIC INSIGHTS: After Labor Day, as we start moving into fall, we all start to think of saving and investing for the winter. It’s a bit like the squirrels starting to gather their nuts to make it through the winter.  In Europe, they are already lining

LAYERS OF EGO IN VEDIC ASTROLOGY: Part 1 –Mars The ego represents our deepest level of identity and existence. So often the ego is distorted and out of balance and it protects us from facing the harsh reality of who we are. On the deepest level, it blocks our Divine identity so it is one

THE NATURE OF MARS I’m not sure where our society would be without Mars’ energy and the joy of competition and sports. Mars is the defender of society in the form of the police or the military. Mars is the logical brain behind our engineers and the force in the construction world that builds everything.

Finding Your Hidden Personality Flaws and Blind Spots: Vedic astrology should answer these core questions: Why am I here? Why am I suffering? How can I get out of suffering? How can I live a better life? Often that takes seeing your hidden personality flaws and changing them but frequently they are hidden from view.