About Michael Erlewine
Please keep in mind that we cannot examine the
problem of retrograde in detail without reference to both
the helio and geo positions. They go together. The fact
is that the helio moves ever forward in its circle through
the zodiac, while our perspective—the geocentric view,
ebbs and flow...now ranging ahead of the helio and now
behind. Here are some of the details.
Sun Conjunct Planet
At the moment of conjunction, the helio and geo
positions are perfectly aligned, and following this
alignment there marks the beginning of a period which
extends from the conjunction until the planet goes
retrograde, a period during which the geocentric
position of the planet ranges ahead of the heliocentric
position and thus moves into new ground for this cycle.
At this point what you see is what you get. The geo
position is neither in the future nor in the past but rather