Retrograde: When a planet appears to be traveling backwards from our perspective on Earth. The energy of a retrograde planet is less assertive and more internalized.

 

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Retrograde: When a planet appears to be traveling backwards from our perspective on Earth. The energy of a retrograde planet is less assertive and more internalized.

Retrograde Application: Term used in reference to a retrograde planet which, because of its retrograde motion, applies to an aspect with another planet. If both planets are moving toward each other, the term mutual . . . View Full Definition

Retrograde Filling: A method of sealing the root canal by preparing and filling it from the root tip, generally done at the completion of an apicoectomy.

Retrograde Inversion: Mirror image and backward statement of a melody.

Retrograde Metamorphism: Mineral changes within a rock that are caused by adjustments to conditions of reduced temperature and pressure.

Retrograde Motion: The apparent backward motion of a planet when it appears, as observed from Earth, to reverse its natural direction of travel and move backward in the zodiac.

Amnesia: Loss of memory. Types of amnesia include: anterograde Loss of memory of events that occur after the onset of the etiological condition or agent. retrograde Loss of memory of events that occ . . . View Full Definition

Stationary, Stationary Motion: Term used to describe apparent lack of motion when a planet's direction of travel changes from direct (forward in the zodiac) to retrograde (backward in the zodiac) or vice versa. Planetary . . . View Full Definition

Station: A planet is said to 'make a station' at the degree it occupies when it appears motionless as its direction changes from direct to retrograde or vise versa.

Mutual Application: Said of two planets moving toward each other, one direct and the other retrograde.