I was in the metaphysics store here earlier today and I was asking the lady who works in there a little bit about retrogrades, as I know the second Mercury Retrograde of 2009 just ended on Saturday 5/30 (depending on the calendar, some say Sunday) and there are 2 more for this year. She explained a little to me about how the retrogrades influence so many things (computers, machines, etc) as well as us as individuals. Also several planets can be in retrograde at the same time, which also may influence us in different ways....
So right now we are in a Pluto Retrograde until September 11, Neptune Retrograde until November 4, and Jupiter will retrograde starting on June 15.
Just a little note on Pluto Retrograde....
Under any Pluto transit, we feel pressured to eliminate and release the old, outworn, outdated and obsolete in our lives. When Pluto is transiting retrograde, we are urged to let go of attitudes, thinking or communication patterns, security drives, rigid emotions; a time to undergo an internal form of house cleaning. It is a good time to research into our own Souls in order to determine exactly what we do or do not need. Because Pluto retrograde imparts an intense power for investigation, we should use this time to assess what reoccurring patterns in our lives make us feel out of control, where and why do we continually give our power away, and under what circumstances do we react so defensively that we elicit attacks from others. Pluto retrograde marks a time wherein we should seek to gain greater control over our personal life; Pluto direct is better for gaining control over professional and financial areas. My most frequent observation of Pluto retrograde is that many people do seek some form of regenerative activity.
Read more of this article if you would like:
http://www.lynnkoiner.com/astrology-articles/pluto-retrograde, or Google.
I'm still researching this some, but I thought I'd share in case anyone else was interested.
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