It doesn’t take too long when one gets into astrology before encountering the concept of retrograde planets –usually starting with Mercury retrograde. When a planet is retrograde, the conventional wisdom is that one should apply extra caution and thoughtfulness when it comes to the things that the planet rules. For example, the intellectual dance I (and many others) perform every Mercury retrograde. When it starts I usually say something “hey just proofread more closely and check the directions and you’ll be fine). And by the end of it I’m all “OMG my computer broke down and I’m lost in the woods someone call search and rescue.”
Or, you know, something like that.
(No matter what transits are happening, how they play out in your life depends on your individual birth chart. Write me with your date, time, and place of birth — and I’ll send you a copy and a free sneak preview!)
That, and in general, I tend to put less weight on retrogrades the further from the Sun that the planet in question is. But still, when Jupiter (for example) is retrograde? Should you really drop that surprise lawsuit against your spouse’s foreign-based party planning business? Maybe you should think that through.
Venus retrograde (started in November 2021)
Ends: January 29, 2022, at 11 degrees Capricorn
Noteworthy: this means that the freaky-long Venus-Pluto conjunction will return again in late February-early March. Put down that donut!
Mercury retrograde
Begins: January `14, 2022, at 10 degrees Aquarius
Ends: February 3, 2022, at 24 degrees Capricorn
Noteworthy: This retrograde ends with a conjunction with Pluto. Is this a chance for us to apply logic and reason to the most difficult issues we’ve faced in the last two years… or am I just being an optimist?
Pluto retrograde
Begins: April 29, 2022, at 28 degrees Capricorn
Ends: October 8, 2022, at 26 degrees Capricorn
Noteworthy: Pluto grinds away forever, retrograde or not. And it grinds slowly… but relentlessly.
Mercury retrograde
Begins: May 10, 2022, at 4 degrees Gemini
Ends: June 3, 2022, at 26 degrees Taurus
Noteworthy: Another retrograde that ends with an aspect to Pluto… this time, the trine. Watch me get all optimistic again that we can get our acts together.
Saturn retrograde
Begins: June 4, 2022, at 25 degrees Aquarius
Ends: October 22, 2022, at 18 degrees Aquarius
Noteworthy: Oh great here we go a retrograde that ends with a close pass to that damned Saturn-Uranus square. Just… great. Or: maybe it will be!
Neptune retrograde
Begins: June 27, 2022, at 25 Pisces
Ends: December 3, 2022, at 22 Pisces
Noteworthy: Shhh! Neptune wants to take a nap! Be quiet…
Jupiter retrograde
Begins: July 28. 2022, at 8 degrees Aries
Ends: November 23, 2022, at 28 Pisces
Noteworthy: Having Jupiter retrograde for the October and November Eclipses doesn’t necessarily bode well, but is no cause for obvious alarm.
Uranus retrograde
Begins: August 24, 2022, at 18 Taurus
Ends: January 22, 2023, at 14 Taurus
Noteworthy: See my loud complaints about Saturn retrograde above.
Mercury retrograde
Begins: September 9, 2022, at 9 degrees Libra
Ends: October 2, 2022, at 24 Virgo
Noteworthy: Once more, a retrograde makes a positive aspect to Pluto (the trine, again). Gosh, you’d almost think the Universe was trying to tell us something…
Mars retrograde
Begins: October 30, 2022, at 25 degrees Gemini
Ends: January 12, 2023, at 8 degrees Gemini
Noteworthy: From mid-November to early December, Mars is square Neptune, Beware glamourous mirages.
Mercury retrograde
Begins: December 29, 2022, at 24 degrees Capricorn
Ends: January 18, 2023, at 8 Capricorn
Noteworthy: Again with the chance to use your head to overcome Pluto! Pay attention, people of Earth!
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