Some thots on retrogrades
I feel like there’s always this common misconception with retrogrades that they’re inherently bad when they’re not. Most notably, I think we see this with mercury retrograde, which yes, can inhibit communication, travel, thought processes, bring old people back into your life, etc., but all of those things are just opportunities for you to sit down and slowly process things inwardly. With mercury retrograde it’s really about slowing down and really thinking things through, and it’s a good time to expand the way you process things, it’s not inherently negative.
Retrogrades are just simply energy turning inward and they are a good time to really just sit in that energy and absorb it. Retrogrades are necessary so we aren’t stagnant, and we can live through retrogrades, in fact most people have at least one planet in retrograde in their natal chart and they still go on.