They represent an alternative way of dealing with the world
and expressing yourself in ways that are often insightful and innovative. When a planet is retrograde, the persons developmental process that is associated with that planet often has some timidness or backwardness to it, but it also often has a particular sensitivity and depth to it. We can understand the behavior of a retrograde planet like this you are going for some work , for any reason you return back . It is not a stop , it is a brief stay, sure you will go for that work but with a new idea or a new thought . Retrograde planets do not deny, they do delay events in our lives. People with many retrograde planets in their chart have to go the long way to find their path. People with zero retrograde planets tend to be the ones who decide what they are going to be in childhood, and actually do it. With retrograde planets you have a great opportunity to gain a better understanding of the areas signified by the retrogrades & at the level indicated by their signs.The retrograde effects usually register on the plane of activity that is represented by the element that contains the retrograde planet. If its an earth sign, the physical plane. Air, intelligence, mental activity. Water, emotions. Fire, passion, ideals & motivation. When a planet in your chart is retrograde, you experience the energy of the planet in a more subjective, internal way. Thus your experience and expression of the planets energy is very unique to you. With Venus retrograde in your natal chart, your concept of beauty is different, with Mercury retrograde, your thinking is different. With Jupiter, planet of philosophy, your ethics, morality and religion may differ from your family or society .