From left to right : Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune
Every time I see somebody post one of those positive blog posts about how positive a retrograde can be, I wanna strangle them. I’m sorry but it’s true. That doesn’t mean that I reject the fact that retrogrades ultimately do help us. But I don’t have to like how the Gods are choosing to help us. In fact if being a part of both the Voodoo and Hoodoo community has taught me anything it’s that I have a RIGHT to say fuck you to whoever is up there ruining my month or months with a retrograde.
Some root workers are even known to use reversal candles to send the retrograde energy back to the planet. So no I have no intention of being positive about it. This is just one giant cluster fuck, from an even bigger cluster fuck of a year. So fuck all you hippies out there telling us it’s for our own good. Because this year was shitty enough without adding to it.
I don’t need someone who looks like they’re high on pixie dust, telling me this shit in a positive Xanax and Weed infused voice. Fuck you!!! I don’t want to hear shit like :
Somebody tell Eobard Thawne I told him to suck it as well.
What all the Retrogrades here have in common?
All three Gods and their planets to a certain extent, have associations with money. Or Systems of authority. Nothing out of the ordinary right? We’re already going through inflation. Well no not exactly. You see, this also has to do with systems of authority.
Which means that there is a greater potential for anger in the streets. As people are tired of the bullshit and will make sure you know it. Especially if that authority is oppressive. And with the recent police execution of Jayland Walker in Akron, Ohio we’re already seeing people defy authoritarianism. Which is a good thing.
What’s bad is that repressive systems tend to be violent and bloodthirsty when they’re being challenged. So expect more police state repression in America. But also expect more rebellion from the masses against the police state. That’s probably one of the few good things about these retrogrades. People are being forced to see reality.
The land of the “free” isn’t quite so free after all.
Jupiter is the King of the Roman Gods. Therefore he’s pretty much is in charge of everything. He can be everywhere and do anything. Like the Christian God. He’s the Great Father of us all.
So when he enters his death aspect, which causes his planet to go retrograde, that means everything is out of whack. The universe almost seems to be in some kind of disorder. He’s mostly associated with : prosperity, destiny, control of your own life, power, magic, order, like I said everything. Usually when Jupiter is in his heavenly state you get a feeling that you have “the golden touch,”. All things can be done by him and through him.
But when things go bad, and the energy turns inwards you get the opposite. Where once there was order, now there is chaos. Where once you had prosperity or at least stability, now all you have are debts and uncertainty. Where before you were powerful and in control of your game, now that potency control is gone. And you can also become petty.
Angry, prone to mood swings almost as if you were bipolar. You become greedy and have a lust for power and all the good things in life. At the expense of others. And the shadowy and darker parts of yourself start to rear their ugly heads. Now there is a silver lining to this.
That’s when you’re being shown the truth about yourself. As with every retrograde, your true motives are being exposed. You’re being shown whether or not you’re acting like a good person or a shitty person. Whether the things you want to do are for the right reasons or not. If they aren’t, don’t expect Lord Jupiter to help you achieve such goals.
You are to take the time necessary to find out what it is Jupiter (the planet and the God) wants you to change in your life. Now this retrograde hasn’t happened yet. Jupiter is slowly moving into his aspect as a God of the dead on July 28, 2022. And will remain in retrograde until November 23, 2022. So you still have some time.
But now is the time to ease into praying to his darker side. And ask for help in changing your life.
Next we have his Father, Saturn. There’s a debate about whether or not Saturn is the same as Kronos from the Hellenic (Greek) religion. When the Romans conquered Greece, they started to synchronize some of the Gods together. And don’t get me wrong there are arguments for some of them. But Saturn was originally seen as a peace loving God of abundance and prosperity.
His wife Lua was the one seen as the destructive force. But with time, the story of Kronos was lifted from the Greeks and placed onto Saturn. And he became a bloodthirsty and malevolent God of sacrifice and cannibalism. Where before he was seen as the God of the Golden Age of humanity. Of wealth and of all good things.
Like Jupiter his son, he was also the Supreme Overlord of the Universe. Now regardless of whether you think they are the same person or not, one thing is true. Even if he’s a good and benevolent God, he’s still seen as a God of discipline and karma. Which means his influence can be hard to tolerate. And when he’s in retrograde, he’s in a foul mood.
Retrograde for him actually increases his influence. Saturn is going to influence us in the areas of control over our lives. And whether or not the limits you set on yourself have been restricting you. So this is a time of deep introspection. Find out what is holding you back in life.
And then get rid of it. It went into retrograde on June 4th. And it ends on October 22nd. Of course by then, everything will be on Cthonic power. The dead will rise and what not as the veil starts to thin.
So it kinda cancels it out for me.
And last but not least, Lord Neptune. This is a retrograde of head blindness. That means confusion and not thinking clearly. A head fog. It’s a real pain in the ass for getting things done.
Illusions and delusions are also a pitfall of this retrograde.
But there are also benefits. It’s a retrograde of dreams and even shamanic travel. It’s one for grounding and centering and meditating. More so than any other retrograde. For this reason it’s more or less one of my favorites that I can actually enjoy.
Old addictions and repetitive thoughts come out during this retrograde as well. Anything from fantasies and dreams. To painful memories, loss, and I have been told that an addiction or two can be made worse. Or perhaps that isn’t the right word. Obsessions may be a better description.
Things you thought you were over that keep coming back to bother you. In fact that’s one of the bad things (or good depending on how you see it) about this retrograde : To see through illusions and delusions. Even if showing you the truth means forcing you to see it by destroying a false. Obviously it’s good to not have unhealthy delusions. But tearing off the bandaid right away can do just as much harm.
It starts June 28th and ends on December 3rd.
Now is the time to also do some clearing rituals and magic to be able to think more clearly. Focus, meditation. The way I would do it is nothing fancy. Low magic and working with the Retrogrades. Mage friends of mine would do a complicated ritual to cut through the Retrogrades.
But I believe in working with them. Still, that doesn’t mean you can’t make a good old fashioned retrograde charm. Something for protection. Maybe a bone charm or a stone. Take care of yourselves everyone.
– M
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