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Mercury Retrograde Shadow Phase: Decode the ‘Retroshade”
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Stationing Planets: The Retrograde’s Shadow, Explained
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Chaos alert! When a planet passes the Earth in its orbit around the Sun, it’s said to go retrograde, creating the illusion that it’s spinning backward. You’ve probably heard of Mercury retrograde, but did you know that all planets have a retrograde cycle? Here’s what that means for you, how to track these planetary “power outages” and how to tap into these secret windows of opportunity.