Since we are only a few weeks away from a New Year and there are those of you who like to plan ahead and be prepared, I thought it might be a good idea to once again address the personal planets – Mercury, Venus and Mars – upcoming retrograde periods … I got many calls and e-mails concerning the mishaps and disruptions from the ones this year, and in particular concerning the Venus retrograde period, from July 25th through September 6th, which seemed to linger as Mercury shortly followed with its final retrograde period in Libra, ruled by Venus, only 11 days after the Venus retrograde ended !!!
It is quite obvious that a lot of you have become very savvy and have
now become enlightened and aware over the years of the potential challenges
these retrograde periods can produce in our lives as you have witnessed and/or
personally experienced the backwards energy and its effects in your lives …
sometimes it’s much easier to observe the effects of a faster moving inner
planet and its retrograde period as opposed to an outer planet whose retrograde
period lasts for several months at a time …
I have had numerous messages questioning the timing of the
upcoming personal planets retrograde periods for 2016, so as an early Christmas
present it seems like an excellent time to pull out the Cosmic binoculars and
look ahead to address the personal planet retrograde periods for 2016 … I
actually did this back in the Spring, but with Mercury not only currently in
the sign of Capricorn urging our minds to get very serious and focused, but
also getting ready to enter its shadow point on Saturday, December 19th,
in advance of its first retrograde period for 2016 which begins on January 5th,
now is an excellent time to “review” and get the facts in order to be prepared
!!!
Venus will not be making a retrograde journey during 2016 and won’t
be retrograde again until March of 2017 … but Mercury and Mars will be making
retrograde journeys during 2016 with Mercury making a fourth one do the timing
of the first three … and just so you are aware, the second retrograde period of
Mercury will be completely embedded in the Mars retrograde in the Spring … the
last time this happened was from March 12th through April 4th,
2013 … anything come to mind from that period nearly 3 years ago ???
At least we can be thankful all three planets are not going to retrograde
in a seemingly non ending succession as they did from October 2013 – July 2014 ...
regardless, the Universe will be placing each one of us on a steep learning
curve in the "school of life" particularly in reference to the
way we think and communicate, and our personal initiative over the next 13
months ...
Mercury, Venus, and Mars are considered to be "personal"
planets as their energy tends to reveal behavior characteristics that make
one unique ... the Sun and Moon are also in this group but they never go
retrograde ... the following is a list of the timing of their
retrograde periods from this January 2016 through January 2017 since 2016 ...
each retrograde period will be addressed in more detail later as they
actually begin ...
To start with, every planet, no matter which one that is
involved in a retrograde journey, goes through a period of influence ...
it begins with the approaching backward energy making itself apparent, the
actual retrograde period where the energy is indeed moving backwards, and then
the energy turning back into forward motion as the planet moves back to
the point where it began its retrograde period ... these point are respectively
referred to as:
SHADOW POINT -
the planet, still in forward motion, reaches the degree where it
will end its upcoming retrograde period
RETROGRADE PERIOD - the degrees and sign, or signs in some cases, where the
retrograde takes place
EXIT RETROGRADE ZONE - the degree and sign where the retrograde period
began to which the planet has now returned to and
is passing over ... considered by some astrologers as the planet
returning back up to full speed ...
Shadow points aren't always thought of as being that detrimental,
but they often will produce some kind of energy or event that appears to
foreshadow what the upcoming retrograde period will involve ... the retrograde
period is the actual time where one should slow down and be careful as to actions
being taken especially in regard to which particular area of life the planet,
and the sign it is retrograding in, rules or exerts its energy over ... if
you've had a natal chart done then you will get an even better idea as to where
this backward energy will present in your life for you to deal with in regards
to the house or houses it occurs in, natal planets it aspects, and natal
planets the retrograde planet crosses back over ... once the retrograde is
over the planet has now resumed forward motion and in most cases it is not a
problem to proceed with what needs to be addressed in your life, but one just
might want to be somewhat more cautious until the planet exits the retrograde
zone ...
The following is a brief description of the general effects of a
Mercury or Mars retrograde period ... as mentioned before, they will be dealt
with in more complete detail later as they occur during the year ...
MERCURY - Mercury goes retrograde 3 and sometimes
4 times a year ... it governs our thinking and how we communicate
naturally governing the 3rd house (Gemini) of the horoscope ... it
also governs the 6th house (Virgo) thus making its retrograde period a
time when work and health issues arise especially in regard to the
sign or signs it takes its retrograde journey in ... as a rule, communications
are going to be challenged both to and from others - partnerships and
relationships often hit the skids during these periods ... it is NOT a good
time to make major purchases - especially cars, a big NO-NO - that goes double
for USED CARS, computers or anything that involves electronics ... purchasing
homes can end up producing unforeseen problems and even the contracts can have
unexpected difficulties along the way or at closing especially if the closing
takes place during the retrograde period .... it is not a good idea to enter
into contracts or start new jobs as they will most likely not pan out and end
up becoming dead ends ... and weddings, well I know it takes a long time to
plan a wedding and some of them will just have to go on as planned, but if you
can avoid a wedding in a Mercury Retrograde - DO IT !!!
MARS - Mars goes retrograde roughly every 22
months for about 9 - 10 weeks ... Mars naturally governs the 1st house (Aries)
which addresses not only the way we individually project
ourselves out into the world but ultimately our desires,
drives, ambition and personal energy ... during a Mars
retrograde we have to evaluate what it is that motivates us
and we have to determine if we are on the correct path to
achieve our goals, and if we are doing what we should be doing to get
there ... Mars retrograde periods are time for all of us to adjust our actions
and aggressive instincts to ensure that our intent is accomplished ... this
often includes going back over previous actions and having to redo them or let
them go in order to move forward ... old resentments and personal issues that
haven't been resolved in the past have a tendency of resurfacing during this
period which yields an awareness that the time has come to develop new
strategies and approaches for dealing with issues, anger and learning
assertiveness ... it is often said that during a Mars retrograde we may become
somewhat less "warlike" and that our energy can hit a lull to the
point where it seems our get up and go truly got up and went !!!!
The following are the actual dates of the upcoming personal planet
retrograde periods in case you would like to mark your calendar or make a note
in order to be prepared for something important you may be planning ... and for
the sake of saving excessive typing, these are the following letter
abbreviations to note the period of the particular retrograde ... SP = Shadow
Point ... RX = Retrograde Period ... ERXZ = Exit Retrograde Zone :
2016 :
MERCURY -
SP : 12/19/15 ... 14 degrees 55 minutes CAPRICORN
RX : 1/5/16 – 1/25/16 ... 1 degree 3 minutes AQUARIUS – 14
degrees 55 minutes CAPRICORN
ERXZ : 2/14/16 … 1 degree 3 minutes AQUARIUS
MARS -
SP : 2/17/16 ... 23 degrees 3 minutes SCORPIO
RX : 4/17/16 – 6/29/16 … 8 degrees 54 minutes SAGITTARIUS – 23
degrees 3 minutes SCORPIO
ERXZ : 8/22/16 … 8 degrees 54 minutes SAGITTARIUS
MERCURY -
SP : 4/14/16 … 14 degrees 20 minutes TAURUS
RX : 4/28/16 – 5/22/16 … 23 degrees 36 minutes TAURUS – 14 degrees
20 minutes TAURUS
ERXZ : 6/7/16 … 23 degrees 36 minutes TAURUS
MERCURY -
SP : 8/10/16 … 14 degrees 49 minutes VIRGO
RX : 8/30/16 – 9/22/16 … 29 degrees 5 minutes VIRGO – 14 degrees
49 minutes VIRGO
ERXZ : 10/6/16 … 29 degrees 5 minutes VIRGO
MERCURY -
SP : 12/1/16 … 28 degrees 51 minutes SAGITTARIUS
RX : 12/19/16 – 1/8/17 … 15 degrees 8 minutes CAPRICORN – 28
degrees 51 minutes SAGITTARIUS
ERXZ : 1/27/2017 … 15 degrees 8 minutes CAPRICORN
Now you have a basic idea of what to expect over the next 20 month
period in regards to the backward motion and resulting potential influence
of these three planets ... transiting retrogrades affect everyone because the
energy we feel from the retrograde planet is "different" while it is,
so to speak, moving backwards ... it doesn't mean it is all doom
and gloom and something that should be dreaded ... sometimes a retrograde
period may come and go with side effects barely noticeable while other times it
could prove extremely challenging ... but that of course is going to depend on
where you are in life and what is going on around you ... for
those born with any of these planets retrograde in their natal
chart, I sometimes have found these clients seem to navigate
these often choppy waters with less stress and aggravation ... and you
have to keep in mind that these particular energies aren't the only ones
producing influential energy down here below ... there are always
many different energies in play "upstairs" at any given time which
results in the universal energy affecting one through transits around
their natal chart, progressions to their natal chart, solar returns, lunar
returns and a vast array of other cosmic influences which can usually be
deciphered for you by a credible astrologer ...
Though we all will probably experience some kind of effect from
the ensuing retrogrades, those that may be more sensitive to the energy include
Aquarius, Capricorn, Virgo, Libra, Capricorn, Aquarius, Sagittarius, Scorpio,
Taurus and Virgo born as these are the actual signs in which the respective
personal planet retrograde periods will take place … Gemini, Virgo and Aries
may be especially sensitive to these retrograde periods as these three are your
ruling planets : Mercury = Gemini and Virgo, and Mars = Aries …
Ultimately retrograde periods are simply Universal time outs
put in place to slow us down and give us the opportunity to get back
in sync with the Universal rhythm thus making them thought of as global wake-up
calls ... so why try to swim upstream in a raging current … go with
the flow - adjust and adapt … and, most importantly, in trying to determine
what is going on around you due to planetary energy interplay
and influence … and as nothing is set in stone, it is always a good
thing to keep in mind a phrase when synthesizing the overall astrological
energy at any given moment in time - "MODIFIED BY WHAT ???"
"Everything must change ... nothing stays the same ...
everyone must change ... no one stays the same ... "
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