Retrograde Planets in Astrology
When a planet is in retrograde motion, it appears to be moving backward in the sky. A retrograde planet looks like it's going backwards in the sky but it is not. Actually it is stationary or moving slower in the sky and it looks like it is moving back relative to the earth movement. Retrograded means reflection of things related to the planet. A retrograde planet is very strong internally and many of the things that planet rules become confused and backed up in our minds. Re-thinking, Re-evaluating, and Re-assaying is the theme of retrograde planets. Retrograde planets always create problems in the physical world but it is good for spiritually. They always create a lack of confidence and confusion around what the planet rules in our life therefore it becomes a source of greater scrutiny and eventually it gives greater clarity in our mind with time. This leads to improving the area of life in which house they rule.. .
Effect of Retrograde planets in life:
Retrograde Saturn: A retrograde Saturn builds the character to accept small gains in the long process of success. Security issues need to be addressed in their life. Saturn’s sign and house in the chart is where the person needs to address the demands and responsibilities of life. Retrograde Saturn gives a deep sense of frustration, obstruction, slowness, secretiveness limitation, and brings lack of progress, feelings of inferiority complex. Saturn is significant for career, long term plans, and hard work. Retrograde Saturn redoubles the efforts on all these things. Saturn always indicates a continuous karma from the past, and much of what is done is a repeat of the past. Retrograde Saturn steadies ambition, lacks confidence, and is highly resistant to change and tends to keep the individual tied to the past. Has inner fears of commitments, struggle with opponents and hard work without recognition. It could be self defeating with many stress patterns. Saturn Retrograde brings karmic duties, and frustration and it can be therapeutic in developing inner strength. The individual should not build a wall around himself, should not be inhibited, sad, weak, complaining, and reluctant. The person has to do a lot of hard work to complete things and long-term plans slowdown. The person always adjusts, readjust and recalculates the strategy of life. They need more insight about the work area and due to that person settling late in life.
Retrograde Jupiter: Jupiter is a very important planet in astrology. Jupiter is a teacher, hope, wisdom, belief, faith, spirituality, religion, finance, and significator of children. Jupiter retrograde makes native overconfident, extravagant, overbearing and too blunt. It can create lawlessness and problems with authorities. Retrograde Jupiter Has a strong sense of righteousness and is very opinionated when it comes to religion. Retrograde Jupiter creates confusion around many aspects of life. The native lives in a world which has been internalized and reflects on religion, spirituality, philosophies, teachers, and sense of meaning and purpose. They may suffer in education, finance, and they tend to reexamine or question a lot of things related to Jupiter. But with time they become good money managers because they suffered initially and they become more spiritual in their later life.
Retrograde Mars: Mars represents our principal, discipline in movement, inner strength, our fighting ability, will power, and our action taking ability. Mars also presents brother and male friends in a women's chart. Mars retrograde makes the person confused about Mars related things. These people feel a lack of energy and they never initiate anything because they feel lethargic. They think more before taking any action. They have weak will power. The native, think a lot about their principles and may become frustrated due to a lack of discipline within themselves. Mars Retrograde increases combativeness, friction, temper, passion, severe temperament, impulsiveness to act and assert himself based on personal desire. Passion and anger are expressed differently. Undue haste can cause accidents. Retrograde Mars is more difficult for females. Prone to unreliability in a love relationship. It can cause feelings of guilt and blame, which tend to cause isolation. The individual wants to feel close but holds himself back.
Retrograde Venus: Venus represents love, happiness, relationship, romance, creativity, and compromise in relationship. Retrograde Venus reflects a lot on Venus aspect of life. These people are reserved in relationships. They always calculate and reevaluate relationships. They want too much attention in relationships because of this nature they ruin their relationship. They are trying to perfect things related to Venus but life is not about perfection. One should learn to live life with an imperfect world so that we can stay happy. Venus signifies sensuality and love, and with retrograde Venus it does not flow smoothly. There is always difficulty with the opposite sex and create misunderstandings. People with this placement have a powerful tendency to mistrust in love and tend to jump to conclusions about feelings. They want to be reached and touched but do not want to admit it and in fact they are difficult to reach and touch because they are fearful of being hurt. They do not value the finer things of life. In the male, intrigues lead to enmity with women, disappointments, and unsatisfactory relationships. With time these people learn lessons about love and they become very mature in love later in life.
Retrograde Mercury: Mercury is our logical mind, it's our communication ability, how we analyze things, and our intelligence it all depends on Mercury. Mercury retrograde people are very careful and fearful about Mercury related things like speech, calculations, communication and they analyse things very deeply. They think a lot so that things can’t go wrong related to Mercury stuff. Retrograde Mercury has a fault-finding inferiority complex. These individuals find it difficult to concentrate and to focus. Slow perception can create difficulties in learning. Excessive nervous activity can manifest as difficulties with the family, relatives, and others. A lack of patience can create poor judgment through impulsive thinking. The Retrograde Mercury makes mental concentration difficult and irritability triggers feelings of separation. The individual is uncommunicative or superficial, and has different opinions. His ideas have power but he lacks the opportunities to manifest them. They can be self-critical, worry a lot, have difficulty making quick decisions, and can be absent-minded and uninformed. Criticism and recklessness can lead to resentments.
Sun and Moon are never retrograde.
Rahu and Ketu are always retrograde and they are never direct.
Generally retrograde planets delay whatever they signify in life. Retrograde planets teach a lesson of over thinking. We should not over think about certain things. If we over think in a relationship and doubt other people, it always ruins the relationship.
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