Having retrograde planets in your natal chart isn’t all doom and gloom.
Here’s how they can influence your life, according to astrologers.
This means that those celestial bodies were retrograde when you were bornbut thats not necessarily a bad thing.
What does it mean when a planet is retrograde?
When a planet is retrograde, it appears to move backward in the sky.
Themeaning of each planetin astrology dictates which facets of life its movementsincluding its retrogradescan influence.
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Though all the planets experience retrograde cycles, they occur in different durations and frequencies.
What does it mean when there are retrograde planets in your natal chart?
(For example, Venus retrograde in your natal chart doesnotmean its your fate to have bad relationships.)
One benefit of having a planet retrograde in your natal chart?
Youre bound to weather each of its current retrograde transits a little more smoothly than others, says Marmanides.
How can you tell if there are retrograde planets in your natal chart?
Not sure which planets are retrograde in your chartif any?
It may mean that you have lessons to learn related to thinking, communication, and the mind.
(Being born during Mercury retrogrademay also make you more philosophical.)
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Saturn
Oh stable, structured Saturn.
It speaks to our need to mature and practice discipline.
Neptune
Neptune ebbs and flows along the same wavelength of thewater signit rules: empathicPisces.
Its actually more rare to havenoretrograde planets in your natal chart than to have at least one or two.
(Remember: Retrogrades are when the planetsappearto move backward from our perspective on Earth.)
What does it mean when you have no retrograde planets in your natal chart?
Having no natal planets retrograde doesnt mean you wont face conflict or have to look within.
How do you know if Venus is retrograde in your birth chart?
Depending on the software youre using, the planet may also just be highlighted in red, she adds.
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