July Santa Monica Astrology Meetup

Note the chart for just the 10 planets has Sun, Mercury, and Jupiter all unaspected! How would you interpret this in this chart?

For our July 13, Meetup we are first going to talk about the significance of Pluto going out-of-bounds south for the first time since WWII. Then, we are going to talk about retrogrades, the time when the planets are closest to the Earth, moving slowest, and they can be strongest.
2025 started with three planets, Mars, Jupiter, and Uranus in retrograde motion and with the Moon out-of-bounds south and Mars out-of-bounds north. It will end with Jupiter and Uranus in retrograde motion and with the Moon out-of-bounds north and Mercury, Venus, and Mars out-of-bounds south. During 2025 all eight planets that can go retrograde, have or will go retrograde, with three stationing retrograde this month. With the exception of Venus and Mars, the other six planets all go retrograde every year. Venus goes retrograde every 18 months while Mars goes retrograde every two years.
We will be talking about what to do and what not to do when a planet is retrograde, the frequency and importance of retrogrades in natal charts, and it isn’t "the more the merrier." How do they impact relationship charts?
Before the Meetup please check your chart for retrogrades. How many do you have? Which planets are they? What sign and house are they in? Which house(s) do they rule? Do you have any questions that you would like to find the answers too? If so, please send them to Spencer: [grendahl@att.net](mailto:grendahl@att.net) or [grendahl1@yahoo.com](mailto:grendahl1@yahoo.com); or to Jim: [jimmy_eddy@hotmail.com](mailto:jimmy_eddy@hotmail.com).
We are looking forward to seeing and talking with you on Sunday, July 13, Noon PDT.
If you have any questions about this meetup or anything else, please contact one of us, Spencer or Jim.