What does retrograde, direct, and stationary mean exactly?!
Question: What does retrograde, direct, and stationary mean exactly!?
What do they indicate, I have four planets in retrograde!. Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and True Node if that's considered one!. All others are direct!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
Hi Danger:-D
A planet which is retrograde appears to be moving backwards through the zodiac, planets which are direct are moving forwards, and stationary planets appear to be standing still at a certain degree!.
Retrograde and stationary planets are not actually moving backwards and standing still, though, they're just closer to the earth at that point and the earth is moving faster than they are at that time!.
The nodes are not objects in your chart!. They are "imaginary" calculated points where the moon passes over the ecliptic!. The south node indicates your past life karmic debt, the north node (what you've got marked as true node on your chart) indicated karmic goals and rewards from this lifetime!. Most people's nodes are retrograde, so this is normal!.
Retrograde planets tend to work on a more subconscious level whereas direct planets are easier to understand, making retrograde planets more difficult to come to terms with and learn from, as they tend to be difficult to grasp for the individual!. Retrograde planets also tend to work at the extremes, so a lot of how you interpret your particular retrogrades has to do with how those planets are aspected in your chart, and where they reside!. I will say that since all of the planets which you've listed as being retrograde are outer (slow moving) planets rather than personal ones, you're probably dealing with a fair amount of past life baggage or rewards when these placements make their presence known through transits, progressions or synastry with someone else's chart!. Think of it this way: if a planet is moving direct, it's going with the "normal" flow of things!. Everything is working the way it should, so it doesn't have to go back and correct anything!. If a planet is moving retrograde, it's because the planet's got unfinished business that it needs to go back and straighten out!.
Stationary placements are like amplified retrograde placements!. It's kind of like the planet saying that it's going to stay exactly where it is until you work out whatever whatever it is that the placement is pointing out to you!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
A planet which is retrograde appears to be moving backwards through the zodiac, planets which are direct are moving forwards, and stationary planets appear to be standing still at a certain degree!.
Retrograde and stationary planets are not actually moving backwards and standing still, though, they're just closer to the earth at that point and the earth is moving faster than they are at that time!.
The nodes are not objects in your chart!. They are "imaginary" calculated points where the moon passes over the ecliptic!. The south node indicates your past life karmic debt, the north node (what you've got marked as true node on your chart) indicated karmic goals and rewards from this lifetime!. Most people's nodes are retrograde, so this is normal!.
Retrograde planets tend to work on a more subconscious level whereas direct planets are easier to understand, making retrograde planets more difficult to come to terms with and learn from, as they tend to be difficult to grasp for the individual!. Retrograde planets also tend to work at the extremes, so a lot of how you interpret your particular retrogrades has to do with how those planets are aspected in your chart, and where they reside!. I will say that since all of the planets which you've listed as being retrograde are outer (slow moving) planets rather than personal ones, you're probably dealing with a fair amount of past life baggage or rewards when these placements make their presence known through transits, progressions or synastry with someone else's chart!. Think of it this way: if a planet is moving direct, it's going with the "normal" flow of things!. Everything is working the way it should, so it doesn't have to go back and correct anything!. If a planet is moving retrograde, it's because the planet's got unfinished business that it needs to go back and straighten out!.
Stationary placements are like amplified retrograde placements!. It's kind of like the planet saying that it's going to stay exactly where it is until you work out whatever whatever it is that the placement is pointing out to you!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
You just need to drink a V8 and forget about things that have absolutely no impact on your life!. The V8 will have a much bigger impact than where objects in outer space are located!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
retrograde means troubled times!. not sure about teh other meanings!.Www@Enter-QA@Com