2016 Retrograde Season
Broken down into sections for you to easily follow along - 1st up I speak of Jupiter & Saturn Retrograde followed by Mars and then Pluto and finishing up with Mercury Retrograde in Taurus
It all starts Now the greatest Purge that will have you feeling like you have well and truly joined the circus! It is the year of the Monkey after all.
Tomorrow will marker Pluto joining Jupiter, Saturn and Mars in there Retrograding cycles of which will be joined on the 28th by Mercury which is already in its shadow period.
Now Jupiter you already have had a taste of what that is all about being in Virgo... It really is offering you the keys to open doors to amazing new realities but you have to put in the effort to get the Keys, to open up those doors.
With it looking at and I guess you could go as far as to say working alongside Saturn - Both Saturn and Jupiter are about teaching and yeah Saturn can be a hard ass, he likes to push you further and further to see just how far he can before you break, but it’s not about breaking you it’s about making you stronger getting you focused, on track and seeing if you really want it - he has some pretty crazy ways of teaching those lessons. Nevertheless Saturn’s lessons are some of the most rewarding!
Then you have Jupiter, he doesn’t like to be in Virgo, Virgo can be too detail oriented that they become so critical and obsessed with perfection that they forget to look up and notice what you have. Jupiter rules over Sagittarius of which currently has both Mars/Saturn retrograding, which is amplifying the kind of journey you are embarking upon during the Spring/Summer months - It is about expanding your higher mind, adapting beliefs and giving you very real experiences. Maybe even some Spiritual ones! Signs and Signals sent by Planet Neptune.
Jupiter brings about luck, expansion, expanding your horizons in Virgo it can be that doorway for your vocation, what it is you desire to be, to do, and you literally can make it all happen with the Virgo energy but are your Beliefs/fears/doubts the things that are holding you back… The “I can’t do this” syndrome.
Mars Retrograde!
April 18th until May 28 moves direct but won’t leave Scorpio again until August 2nd
So you are well versed in the Jupiter and Saturn Retrogrades but Mars only goes retrograde every couple of years so this energy might feel a little foggy or unusual to most as we don’t experience it quite as often.
Okay so, my mind is scrambling because I want to talk about the importance of it retrograding at the same time as Pluto and that Scorpio link… But first I should kind of let you know at least from my perspective what Mars Transiting Retrograde does and brings with it symbolically.
Mars rules over both Aries and Scorpio! Your persona (1st house - aka the house of self) & The unexpected/unknown/unforeseen (8th house - aka the house of death and rebirth). Mars itself is POWER, not like Capricorn, it’s more like the soldiers or the warriors that work for you it’s the drive and the energy to make it all happen minus the leadership - it’s kind of got a mind of its own - It’s passion and follows it relentlessly. Mars is your life force your energy and it is one of the two relationship planets.
So a Retrograde planet gives off the appearance or the optical illusion of going backwards… So I guess that’s kind of symbolic that we too will go inward and become more reflective maybe needing to look backwards before we are able to move forwards. A piece of the puzzle is missing and the parts are not ahead but behind. It’s as though we have reached a point in our lives where the “gods” the forces beyond this physical reality have put cogs in the wheels that are directing us forward, we can no longer continue on this path because we have things that are holding us back or things that we have forgotten or need to understand - unfinished business.
Okay So Mars last went Retrograde March 1 2014 in the Sign of Libra (affecting relationships) and before that January 24 2012 in the Sign of Virgo all of which where when the Karmic cycle of Saturn in Scorpio was taking place or within a day of doing so.
With Mars going retrograde it can bring if your a female, a certain type of man (back)into your life if you are a man, maybe you are remembering an old lover, again these are just from my observations. Mars co-ruling over Scorpio has this kind of Karmic twist to it - it’s raw and unexplainable.
Mars turning inwards is that we have this desire to look behind, to revisit, there is likely to be a sexual/intimate connection cropping up in some very fated karmic ways. It can bring an old vendetta back, wanting to get even with someone as well… The common thread I’m seeing is the past, going back and not really considering the usual things - it’s like a gravitational pull towards something or someone! This is not a time to make commitments what with Mercury being retrograde at the end of the month.
… Pluto Retrograde
It’s time to reflect about what you actually desire, you will find truths coming to the Surface as we have Pluto lending a helping hand at looking at patterns in your life, understanding the past and opportunities to reconnect and heal - coming together with someone from the past could actually open up more doors for the future - again it’s a time to think and commitments should wait a while longer.
With this cycle of Mars going back through Sagittarius and into Scorpio we will be coming face to face with certain fears even more so something from the past (Pluto retrograding), It’s a time of great transformations and healings and new birthings and reconnections being made - to me it screams Karmic ties.
Pluto going retrograde in Capricorn is a big deal considering it’s degrees and ruling over Saturn which is also doing some reanalyzing upon belief systems and the future, the horizon, what matters and what we are building leads to who we are building things with… We are looking at the structures within our lives and the decisions we made along the way. Pluto ruling over Scorpio the sign of truth, honesty, death, transformation, secrets and control you could find some things out that could redefine a lot for you. This is just another intense aspect turning us to look at the past, the endings that occurred it will trigger the 2012-2014 and summer of 2015 series of events… there are pieces missing and things to heal still and no matter how hard you try to avoid it - 5 planets going retro that’s a lot of energy going down.
Now most people can withhold one maybe two planets going retrograde but with 5 - i’m sorry folks! You will have whatever has been suppressed will resurface for you.
Now I said at the start of the year this will be the year of great changes and those changes will be unpredictable partly because we are moving through the year of the Monkey! I also said that this year the universe in some mysterious ways will be aligning those people who desire partnership with a desirable partner, this partner maybe not what you are use to, but there will be this fatedness about you and the other…It will be about finding your clan or tribe. For those who are fed up with the hookup culture this will be a year that will open up the doorway for a powerful connection and for some, it can bring the past back too. By the time we reach the year of the Rooster (January 28 2017) we will see the light of this beautiful new beginning and it will bring joy!
Mercury Retrograde in Taurus
Currently in its shadow period, going retrograde on April 28 until May 27 but will feel the effects until June 7th.
This one is going to be a kicker being as it is in the Sign of Taurus which is all about value, love, stability, family, the things that bring us that sense of belonging. It’s interesting to me to see how all of this energy is about the heart center, opening up and taking notice of what our hearts wants as opposed to the things we tell ourselves we want.
This is a time where yes there very well could be technical difficulties, delays with travel, misunderstandings, communication mishaps but it is the perfect time to reflect, not take things so personal, there will be a lot of projecting during this time maybe even some hesitantness too. We need to look back at matters of heart - This could bring up an reoccurring situation, a need to re-think about someone from the past or maybe even reflect on a choice you may of made.
Because Taurus is so fixed and sensual I think it can bring up those intense feelings for someone, “The one that got away - or is slipping away”. It’s as though we go into this deep thought of feelings, reminders, it’s someone who still holds some power over us and Taurus is stubborn so don’t expect things to really get moving until it starts to move forwards again - but still your head will be plagued with a choice, that tipping point of it could really all be over I need to reconnect to see if what I still feel is really there - It’s that sign who needs to experience for oneself to believe… But that desire is there and it’s linked into the past and it circulates the heart, passion and love - a deep one.
It’s as though we thought we made it out! We survived that issue, situation, circumstance due to a lover or something of value to us… Then all of a sudden it pops up out of the blue! It could feel like for some, your own mind is betraying you but all thoughts are cropping up for a reason! You must evaluate these things. Maybe the choices we made back then were us trying to control the issue and switch off from feeling (Pluto won’t allow that neither Mars) - Logic doesn't understand the heart and joy and happiness come from the heart - Taurus is about pleasure the finer things in life & although Mercury Retrogrades are not good to start something New they might be okay to reconsider something old.
Be sure to Share for the upcoming Retrograde Season the energy is about to turn up a notch or two. If you would like a personal Reading with me please check out my website www.askalittlewitch.com & be sure to check me out on Facebook & Youtube “Ask a Little Witch” Like & Subscribe for more
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