& Mars is in shadow period! So fun 🤪 More like...So. Much. Healing....🥲🦋 This post is meant to be lighthearted, but the reality of this many planets being retrograde can feel very real right now, along with the need to retreat inward to rest & heal.❤️ When a planet goes retrograde, it slows down its usual forward momentum, and this often asks us to slow down too. Retrogrades are meant to take us inward so that we can gain insight on a wound or cycle that may be keeping us from seeing & experiencing our full worth. Right now we have Saturn, Pluto, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus, & Mercury all retrograde. Along with Mars in shadow period, and Chiron also retrograde! (an asteroid of healing) With this many planets retrograde, in addition to being in-between the Pisces full moon & Libra new moon, there is a deep call inward to feel & heal.🤍 But healing is not as simple as knowing that a planet is retrograde, and it certainly can’t be experienced through one Instagram post! Healing is personal. Healing is dynamic. Healing exists outside of time, as do our wounds. Healing occurs when the soul feels safe enough in the body and environment to face the pains of life, which isn’t always available. That said, when planets are retrograde, they offer a chance to tap into this pain and transform it. Often, this starts with noticing what’s already coming to the surface. 🌸 If you notice wounds, emotions, & past or present pains coming to the surface right now, just know that you’re not alone and that experiencing pain from the past does not mean that you are reliving the past, but rather, you’re observing it! And right now is a powerful time to observe how you’re showing up and what is showing up for you. If you need to seek support & resources to feel safe to experience these emotions, now is a great time to do so. 💜 Let this retrograde season be your own journey of healing, however that looks. Your journey inward, is yours. Overall, this is your reminder that retrogrades don’t have to bring us backward ~ but rather they can propel us inward so that we can move forward!🦋 #astrology #horoscope #retrograde #retrogradeseason #mercuryretrograde #astrologymemes