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Warned: wrong section. Moved to General Occult Discussion.
Whenever a retrograde happens does anyone else wait until the New Moon to start manifesting again?
 

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:unsure: ?

What planet ? without specifying , a retrograde is usually happening ( 80% - 90% of the time , something is retrograde ).

And if that is a concern , why use the new Moon , would you not wait until a specific retrograde to go prograde ?

if you are a 'witch ' just go by the Moon ( which never goes retrograde ) .

And ..... '' manifesting'' ?
 

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In the most recent instances, I’m speaking on Saturn and Jupiter‘s retrogrades. Although Saturn is still in retrograde and Jupiter finished in March, I’m just asking if others wait until the New Moon to manifesting after a retrograde ends.

I work with more than just the Moon when it comes to my practice, I work with animals, every planet, and all elements.

Yes I manifest because, it is a type of magick.
 

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In the most recent instances, I’m speaking on Saturn and Jupiter‘s retrogrades. Although Saturn is still in retrograde and Jupiter finished in March, I’m just asking if others wait until the New Moon to manifesting after a retrograde ends.

I work with more than just the Moon when it comes to my practice, I work with animals, every planet, and all elements.

Yes I manifest because, it is a type of magick.
Yeah, Saturn is in retrograde for months at a time. Are you taking such long breaks in your practice? Or how does that work?
 

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I never pay any attention to Retrogrades. Fun thing: I discovered yesterday that I was born during Mercury retrograde - maybe I should wait to start magicking next life.
 

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I never pay any attention to Retrogrades. Fun thing: I discovered yesterday that I was born during Mercury retrograde - maybe I should wait to start magicking next life.

There is up to near 1/4 ( 23%) chance of that .

Just do it after the new Moon .
 

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I avoid doing specific planetary stuff during a retrograde. This means not doing Jupiter rituals during a Jupiter retrograde or even moreso invoking Saturn during a Saturn retrograde (accidentally did so recently and it turned out pretty bad). Other stuff I still do though.
 

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Whenever a retrograde happens does anyone else wait until the New Moon to start manifesting again?
If my work was for external effect and not internal/self work.. than 100%. Retrogrades on a literal physical level don't mean anything but when you are doing magick, you don't want anything working against your flow.
 

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If my work was for external effect and not internal/self work.. than 100%. Retrogrades on a literal physical level don't mean anything but when you are doing magick, you don't want anything working against your flow.

Exactly, I believe you can think of it like seasonal influences when gardening. Sure, you can try to plant things during the winter but they will grow more easily when you start at the beginning of spring. In a similar vein, you might consider a Jupiter retrograde as a drought of Jupiterian energy, therefore it might be wise to wait for more preferable circumstances if you want to maximize its influence. It's... almost banal really, if you think about it this way.
 
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