The Retrograde Factor
From December 29, 2010 through Jan 19, 2011 we'll experience a rare period where nothing is retrograde in the sky.
Everything will be direct. None of the fifteen astrological bodies, including Alpha-Omega (Chiron) and the four main
asteroids will be in reverse process; all will be heading forward.
The last time we had a few weeks like this was January 1997, which means that during each moment
of the last fourteen years something or other was inverted, turned-around, inside-out or backwards.
If you've been fighting a certain battle with some level of existence in this period, the retrograde factor has been
playing a role in your life.
The technical meaning of retrograde is that the Earth's orbit around the Sun overtakes the orbit of some other planet.
From the Earth's point of view the other planet or planets appear to move backwards.
They're not really backing up in space, but the effect is similar to riding an express train which overtakes a local,
and the local, while speeding ahead at its own rate, appears to be going backwards.
The result of so many planets being backward for so long is that some part of existence slides away from us;
you can't get your hands on some elusive function of your life.
Like trying to climb a muddy hill with no purchase, you know where you're going but you can't seem
to get there, and many of your efforts only backslide. Retrogrades aren't all bad, though.
They serve the purpose of pressuring us to clean up something on the inside before freeing us to go outward.
They set up temporary roadblocks that may in the long run prove to be initiations.
By stalling us from getting where we try to go, we're forced to dig deeper into uncovering something
within us that can better prepare us for the eventuality of actually getting there.
But when fourteen years of retrogrades occur, things remain slippery for
a long exhausting period, and it's easy for frustration to set in.
During the three weeks beginning December 29, when everything becomes direct
A RELEASE WILL OCCUR.
On that day the final planet to turn direct is Mercury, which moves forward in 20 degrees Sagittarius.
The Chandra symbol for that degree is "The changing of water into wine."
from VM
run like the wind, little buddy
Sun Jan 02, 2011 3:54 pm
