Retrograde is the term used to describe the planetary motion that appears to move backwards in the astrological cycle.  For a beginner just starting to learn astrology I will let you know that the planet is not really moving backwards but its astrological degree does.  The section on planetary retrograde does go into more detail about the actual reason for the illusion of going backwards, but I would just recommend focusing on the effects and degrees of the actual retrograde rather than the reason for the movement for now.  This site tries to focus on the effects the planetary movements have on us as individual and not so much on why or how the planets are able to do things.

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Planets In Retrograde

Learn more about each planets behavior during their respective retrograde periods as well as the length of time they stay in retrograde.

Planetary Retrograde

Here is a new site I found that list the current retrograde for 2021.  This is a great site to review planetary retrograde that will be coming up and where they will be located astrological on the wheel.

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Coaches Comments

I have decided to do a video lesson to explain retrogrades.  I work with people a lot with the retrogrades and have an easier time explaining it in person than trying to find other ways of explaining them.  The key to remember this is just the foundational knowledge of astrology.  Once you get the basics down you can go further into obtaining more accurate knowledge of astrological cycles.  There is so much information on retrogrades and astrology as a whole it can get very confusing if you do not have a basic foundation.  This video is a very simple explanation and I use it to help explain the emotional and psychological experience during retrogrades.

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