PLANETS IN RETROGRADE 2020 HOW TO

Here's how to work with the retrograding outer planets. The mass retrograde energy of these slow-moving celestial bodies is bringing about major shifts in the energy of the collective - each in a unique way - and they're prompting deep internal reflection in our personal lives, too. And ever since Uranus retrograde 2020 began on August 15, all five of these outer planets have been retrograde simultaneously. Unlike Mercury (which retrogrades multiple times per year) or Venus and Mars (which only retrograde about every other year), the more distant planets have one retrograde period each year, and they last anywhere from four to six months each. The outermost planets all share relatively similar retrograde cycles. Because these faraway planets move much more slowly through the zodiac than their closer-to-the-Sun counterparts, outer planets tend to affect more long-term adjustments in our lives and impact the collective on the whole. The outer planets are comprised of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, and the transpersonal planets (which are sometimes considered outer planets) are Jupiter and Saturn. The major planets in astrology are categorized into a few different tiers: inner planets (also known as personal planets), outer planets (also known as generational planets), and the ones residing right smack in the middle that are often called transpersonal planets if they're not being clumped in with one group or the other. And while the outer planets' backspins don't always confuse things in our lives as acutely as the personal planets in astrology do, they still have the power to reshape parts of who we are - and offer us a major opportunity for growth, too. There's actually a lot of retrograde energy influencing us in subtle ways right now, as all the outer planets in astrology are currently retrograde (plus Mars, which makes for a whopping six planets total). Given that we've survived the most recent Venus and Mercury retrograde periods, it feels like we're in the clear - but don't let yourself be deceived.

Planets in retrograde 2020