RETROGRADE PLANETARY CALENDAR
Copyright 2000-2012: Dr. Loretta J. Standley - All Rights Reserved. This Calendar was personally created by Dr. Loretta Standley and should not be found on any other website.
PLANET RETROGRADE Rx = Retrograde	DATE AND DEGREE PLANET GOES RETROGRADE When a planet 'appears' to be moving backward; therefore, the degrees begin to go backward	DATE AND DEGREE PLANET TURNS DIRECT When a planet returns to its forward motion; therefore, the degrees will begin to move forward again	DATE AND DEGREE PLANET MOVES OUT OF ITS SHADOW When a planet returns to the same degree it was when it first went Retrograde
Mars Rx	January 23, 2012 Mars 'Rx' in Virgo at 20° 05"	April 13, 2012 Mars 'Direct' in Virgo 03° 40"	June 19, 2012 Mars in Virgo 'back to' 20° 05"
Saturn Rx	February 7, 2012 Saturn 'Rx' in Libra 29° 30"	June 25, 2012 Saturn 'Direct' in Libra 22° 45"	October 1, 2012 Saturn in Libra 'back to' 29° 30"
Mercury Rx	March 12, 2012 Mercury 'Rx' in Aries 06° 49"	April 4, 2012 Mercury 'Direct' in Pisces 23° 50"	April 23, 2012 Mercury in Aries 'back to' 06° 49"
Pluto Rx	April 10, 2012 Pluto 'Rx' in Capricorn 09° 33"	September 18, 2012 Pluto 'Direct' in Capricorn 06° 57"	January 7, 2013 Pluto in Capricorn 'back to' 09° 33"
Venus Rx	May 15, 2012 Venus 'Rx' in Gemini 23° 59"	June 27, 2012 Venus 'Direct' in Gemini 07° 29"	July 31, 2012 Venus in Gemini 'back to' 23° 59"
Neptune Rx	June 4, 2012 Neptune 'Rx' in Pisces 03° 09"	November 11, 2012 Neptune 'Direct' in Pisces 00° 21"	March 1, 2013 Neptune in Pisces 'back to' 03° 09"
Chiron Rx	June 12, 2012 Chiron 'Rx' in Pisces 09° 45"	November 14, 2012 Chiron 'Direct' in Pisces 00° 21"	March 5, 2013 Chiron in Pisces 'back to' 09° 45"
Uranus Rx	July 13, 2012 Uranus 'Rx' in Pisces 08° 32"	December 13, 2012 Uranus 'Direct' in Pisces 04° 36"	March 29, 2013 Uranus in Pisces 'back to' 08° 32"
Mercury Rx	July 14, 2012 Mercury 'Rx' in Leo 12° 32"	August 8, 2012 Mercury 'Direct' in Leo 01° 25"	August 22, 2012 Mercury in Leo 'back to' 12° 32"
Jupiter Rx	October 4, 2012 Jupiter 'Rx' in Gemini 16° 22"	January 30, 2013 Jupiter 'Direct' in Gemini 06° 19"	April 25, 2013 Jupiter in Gemini 'back to' 16° 22"
Mercury Rx	November 6, 2012 Mercury 'Rx' in Sagittarius 04° 18"	November 26, 2012 Mercury 'Direct' in Scorpio 18° 10"	December 14, 2012 Mercury in Sagittarius 'back to' 04° 18"
Copyright 2000-2012: Dr. Loretta J. Standley - All Rights Reserved. This Calendar was personally created by Dr. Loretta Standley and should not be found on any other website.

There is a very likely possibility that you were born with one or more planets in retrograde motion. Planets that are retrograde in your Natal Chart would account for why some things would come to you later in Life than others, such as; a fulfilling relationship or marriage, financial abundance, career opportunities, college, children, etc. If you have a retrograde planet in your Natal Chart, look up the retrograde planet in question on the planetary symbols page and adopt the positive attributes of that planet. Further, forwarded e-mails that warn people of Mercury retrograde are really irritating because they aren't providing accurate information. Retrograde Motion is symbolized by the glyph Rx.

Retrograde motion pulls back and gives you an opportunity to take care of your past (old business). The past that needs to be resolved is directly related to the planet involved. Mercury retrograde has to do with communciation, YOUR COMMUNICATION. Pluto retrograde has to do with transformation, YOUR TRANSFORMATION. Jupiter retrograde has to do with abundance, YOUR ABUNDANCE. 'Out of its Shadow' means after the planet leaves its retrograde (backward) motion and goes direct (forward) again making its way back to the degree that it was before it went retrograde. In other words, it's when the planet is back to its old self. Now you can start again (a do-over so to speak) and prayerfully you learned something during the retrograde experience or took care of the past while the planet was retrograde and now you get to move forward under better circumstances than you would have had the planet not gone retrograde. Retrograde motion isn't a bad thing folks, it's actually meant to serve your higher purpose. Everything is always for your higher purpose.

Retrograde motion is when it APPEARS as though a planet is actually moving in a backward motion due to the relation of the planet to the earth in its particular position at a certain point in time.

Let's face it, planets are NEVER actually retrograde (moving backward) or stationary (stopped). This is a phenomenon due to the Sun casting a shadow on the planet making it appear as though it is stationary or that it is in retrograde motion.

Even when a planet "APPEARS" to be in retrograde motion its influence does not change, BUT your individual response to that particular influence of that planet may be different. Unless of course, you remember that this is merely an illusion. IT ISN'T REAL!!!

So how can you use retrograde motion to your advantage?

When a planet is said to be in retrograde motion, you can focus on the energy of the planet (like Mercury) and become more efficient in adopting its positive attributes. So when Mercury is said to be in retrograde motion and it appears communications are going to heck in a hand-basket, this is merely our response and not what actually is. Again, look up Mercury or the retrograde planet in question on the planetary symbols page and adopt the positive attributes of that planet.

The Sun and Moon are never retrograde or stationary. The North and South Node are ALWAYS retrograde.

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