Retrogrades

You’ll often hear astrologers talk about planets being ‘retrograde’ or ‘out of phase’. In its simplest form, a retrograde occurs when Earth passes a planet, making that planet appear to slow down, stop, then move in a reverse direction. It’s an optical illusion similar to that of passing a car that’s slower than yours. As you hoon on by and glance up at your rearview mirror, the slower car appears to be going backwards. It’s still chugging along of course in the same direction at the same speed it was, you’ve simply left it behind you in a cloud of dust...

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