Retrograde Planets:

1. Should retrograde planets be cause for concern?

In a Natal Chart there is nothing to worry about with respect to whether a planet is in direct or retrograde motion - there is no difference in analysis. Retrograde planets neither lose strength, nor are they harmful.

In a Prashna/Horary Chart, if a retrograde planet is posited in the star of a planet which is in direct motion, it indicates that after an obstacle and/or delay, the matter will materialize when the planet goes direct and passes beyond the point from where the retrograde motion initially began.

However, planets in retrograde motion - if posited in the star of another retrograde planet - or in its own star when retrograde - promise only failure. And planets in direct motion, if posited in the star of a retrograde planet, will not see success.