Retrograde
Transit mechanic
Retrograde is when a planet appears to move backwards from where we watch it. In Human Design it matters mainly because it changes the order in which gates are activated and can hold a planet in one gate far longer than usual. The popular reading of retrogrades as a warning is not part of the mechanics.
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