posted September 25, 2004 05:28 AM              

I think when a planet is retrograde it simply means that whatever that planet is spiitting out, it's directed inward at the person who owns that planet. It's personal. Even when that planet aspects those of another person, it's always felt more personally by the owner of the retro planet.

To have a planet in Rx or retro in your natal chart means that you are not here to teach with that planet, but rather, to learn. Whenever it's affected by transits, its you and you alone who has to cope with it, internally. If you have alot of retro planets in your natal, it means you've chosen a pretty spirtually heavy academic life for yourself. Maybe you want to fast-track?

Retro planets are planets that are meant to be overly stimulating personally to the owner only, not to those who they make aspect to. If someone else is effected by another person's retro planets, it's only via a sense of LACK of attention from that planet. Retro planet owners have to be especially aware of where they might be starving their loved ones in sight of their retro planets. It's not easy to share these energies with others, because it's so self oriented.

My theory. Out of nowhere while staring at the sky.

posted September 28, 2004 10:24 AM              

Your theory reasonates and makes sense to me. I have 4 Rx planets in my natal chart.

How many do you have?

"If someone else is affected by another person's retro planets, it's only via a sense of LACK of attention from that planet."

Is the word "attention" the same as energies from aspects? Would the lack of attention lessen the affect of the aspect?

posted October 05, 2004 06:13 PM              

It was just one of those Uranian out-of-the-blue moments, gone as quickly as it came.

Aph, no, I don't think the LACK of attention (not the same as an absence of energy) lessons the effect of the aspect, but rather it has a pulling effect, mainly drawing the energy of the aspect inward to the owner of the retro planet, not a reciprocated back-and-forth interchange of energy, as is experienced with aspects between non-retro planets. Not until the retro-planet owner is ready, and only they can determine that.

that's what I think.

posted October 05, 2004 10:56 PM              

Jupiter Capricorn retrograde (3rd house)
Neptune Sagittarius retrograde (2nd house)

What lessons do you think I came to learn? With Jupiter I gather, I need to learn to control my eating habits? I tend to overeat? My weight is under control though. Do I need to control my sexual appetite too

Neptune is a mystery planet to me. What do I need to learn? Somewhere I read if Neptune is retrogade, this could be last incarnation on this earth. I don't remember where on Lindaland I must have read it. Appreciate if reader can throw some light.

posted October 06, 2004 01:14 AM            

And, what's it mean when your NN is retrograde? Mine is retrograde in Virgo, in the 8th house (Saturn is also in Virgo, in the 8th)..... So, like, should I be worried, or what? And, what does this mean for my SN in Pisces, in the 2nd?

Whatever gets you through the night,
Heart-Shaped Cross

posted October 06, 2004 02:49 AM              

I found the following on this page http://www.skyscript.co.uk/eclipses.html. I hope it helps