As this presentation will discuss, retrogrades happen as Earth is passing or being passed by other planets. Like the apparent movement of the sun through the zodiac, a planet seemingly moving backward is an illusion, as planets always revolve around the sun in the same direction. The appearance of retrograde motion occurs because of the relative difference in speed. It's something like when you're sitting at a stop light and the car next to you takes off unexpectedly—you may find yourself stomping down on the brakes because of a temporary feeling of moving backward

Jackie Slevin began her studies of astrology at age nine after finding her mother’s astrology texts from the Faculty of Astrological Studies in London on the living room coffee table. She is the Dean of this online Astrology school, The University of Geocosmic Studies, and past NCGR Co-Director of Education. A full time astrologer, teacher and writer, she has lectured internationally, including UAC 1995 and 2002. She is currently VP of NNJ NCGR. Her articles have appeared in the Llewelyn Sun Sign and Moon Sign books, the Astrology and Medicine Newsletter, Realta, the Journal of the Federation of Australian Astrologers and the Journal of the Astrological Association of Great Britain.

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