Pre-shadow has always set the stage for me to brace myself, and post-shadow gives me the opportunity to reflect. Retrogrades actually have what are called pre-shadow and post-shadow periods, which tend to be about two weeks before and two weeks after the scheduled retrograde. All of this slowly unraveled over the course of about a month, leaking into the pre-shadow period of a retrograde set to begin on Halloween. I wasn’t really bothered about losing our relationship, but it was unsettling that when I needed my friends the most, I had to let go of someone who was problematic and in turn, lost someone who was supposed to be a part of my support system. While they were there for me during a rough time in my life, our lack of trust in one another became an issue on both sides. The relationship had turned toxic and had been for a while. I’m not entirely sure why, but that one didn’t hurt as much. In the same fell swoop, I also broke up with a best friend I had in college.
Have you ever put your entire heart and soul into something, only to reap nothing in return?
I was facing feelings of rejection and betrayal. As a Scorpio, connection, trust, and loyalty are very important to me, so breakups are always difficult for me to navigate. I’m a Scorpio Sun, Sagittarius moon, and Virgo rising, and I was going through a breakup phase that began in mid-September. As a novice in the world of astrology, I used to dread the thought of everything becoming so fragile, especially when straightforward communication is so valuable to me. When it goes into retrograde our interpersonal relationships can be fragile, conversations might be lost in translation, even technology can glitch or become difficult to use properly. But Mercury retrograde is common, typically happening 3-4 times a year. Some planets go years without moving into retrograde, like Mars. When this happens, the characteristics that the planets rule may be off-balanced. It means that Earth has surpassed a planet by moving faster within its orbit. A retrograde does not mean the planet literally moves backward. If you’re not familiar with astrology, all planets go through retrograde s.
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