Retrogrades
Planets don't actually move backward. But when they appear to, certain themes turn inward for review.
When a planet retrogrades, it appears to move backward through the zodiac. Each planet's retrograde period invites a particular kind of review and reflection.
Jupiter Retrograde
Approximately 4 months, once per yearJupiter retrograde is quieter than the famous retrogrades. It usually doesn’t announce itself with broken phones or acci...
Mars Retrograde
Approximately 10 weeks, every 26 monthsMars retrograde can feel like pressing the gas pedal and hearing the engine complain. Your drive is still there, but it ...
Mercury Retrograde
Approximately 3 weeks, occurring 3-4 times per yearMercury retrograde feels like your day has tiny gremlins in it. Nothing dramatic. Just enough friction to make you sigh ...
Neptune Retrograde
Approximately 5-6 months, once per yearNeptune retrograde can feel like the lighting changes in a room you know well. At first everything looks the same. Then ...
Pluto Retrograde
Approximately 5 months, once per yearPluto retrograde is subtle on the surface and intense in the undercurrent, like realizing the water you’ve been swimming...
Saturn Retrograde
Approximately 4-5 months, once per yearSaturn retrograde feels less like disaster and more like noticing the house creak at night. The issue isn’t new. You can...
Uranus Retrograde
Approximately 5 months, once per yearUranus retrograde is the strange moment when the static clears and you realize you’ve been pretending not to know someth...
Venus Retrograde
Approximately 6 weeks, once every 19 monthsVenus retrograde is the strange, glamorous moment when your usual tastes stop feeling so obvious. The lipstick shade you...