Articles tagged "retrograde" ~ Molly's Astrology

Articles tagged "retrograde"

Molly's Astrology for August 2010

Cardinal T-square

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Also know by the lofty title, “Cardinal Climax.”

Jupiter, having completed a square to Pluto, moves into opposition with Saturn, forming a cardinal t-square. T-squares are like being in a football game. Persistence and immense effort helps you power through obstacles and win. This is doubly true if you have planets in your birth chart in early degrees of cardinal signs: Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn. Cardinal signs are restless. They all want to take charge, but they tend to pull in different directions. The trick is to get the different sides listening to each other…

Mercury Retrograde: What's it Good For?

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When we hear about Mercury retrograde in astrology, it is usually described as, at best, an annoyance, and at worst, a reason to stop in your tracks and pull the covers over your head for three weeks. While the latter is simply bad astrology, the first description is undoubtedly true. With the lights blinking off an on, wind and weather kicking up, technology glitches, misunderstandings, wrong turns and traffic jams, we have reason to be annoyed and reason to be extra cautious during Mercury retro. But there is a method to the madness, and I want to help you understand and take advantage of it.

Venus Retrograde (October 8 - November 19, 2010)

During Venus retrograde, conditions dealing with love impulses, attraction, values, relationships, money and possessions are altered and do not function in their usual ways. This affects everyone, regardless of Sun sign.

Venus retrograde conference call

Thanks to everyone who joined in the conference call on Venus retrograde, hosted by Melissa Halsey of Read more...

Mercury retrograde mishaps

They say folks with natal retrograde Mercury fare better during Mercury rx than those without. I was born when Mercury was retro, and I think maybe that is true on some level, but we are still subject to the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.

Mercury retrograde... the contest!

My precious cat Stevie barfed on my phone this morning… I am not making this up.

I am used to mishaps involving pets, and disturbances with phones, internet and other connectivity during Mercury retrograde (as well as other Murphy’s Law kind of events); I consider it absolutely par for the course. But the cat spewing on the phone is a new one for me.

Comments from Venus Retrograde 2007

Comments from the 2007 Venus Retrograde period.

Mars Retrograde (December 2009 - March 2010)

Planets in retrograde lose steam, clarity and direction. So with Mars turning retrograde, we feel like we are paddling upstream. Things don’t go as fast as we want them to during Mars retrograde. The better use of this time is to wait, plan and accept compromises.

Comments from Venus Retrograde 2005-2006

Venus was retrograde from December 24, 2005 to February 2, 2006. Here are some of the things people had to say about it, and questions that came up.

Retrograde planets

When a planet in your chart is retrograde, you experience the energy of the planet in a more subjective, internal way. Thus your experience and expression of the planet’s energy is very unique to you. There is also a link to the past, or a concern with the past. Some karmic astrologers believe that retrograde planets indicate a link to a past life.

Retrograde planets and Karma

You chart shows your life’s lessons: those you have already learned and integrated, and those you’re still working on. It could be that you brought over the past life energy shown by the retrograde, to assist you in your soul growth in this lifetime.

Mercury Retrograde

Mercury turns retrograde for three weeks, every four months. In general terms, this is Murphy’s Law time. Machines tend to go a bit screwy— cars, computers, phone, fax, printer, bulldozer, and the doctor’s machine that goes ping.