Maginario
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retrograde

Ancestral Lore

Ancestral Lore of retrograde

late 14th century, of planets, "appearing to move in the sky contrary to the usual direction"

from Latin retrogradus, from retrogradior, "going back, moving backward"

retrograde noun
  • A descended sorun or radical
  • realm of such entities (retrogrades)
  • having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars; having or being a direction of rotation or revolution that is clockwise as viewed from the north pole of the sky or a planet
  • moving, occurring, or performed in a backward direction
  • occurring or performed in a direction opposite to the normal or forward direction of conduction or flow
  • contrary to the normal order: inverse
  • tending toward or resulting in a worse or previous state
  • affecting memories of a period prior to a precipitating event (such as brain injury or disease)

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Specific examples and quotes of retrograde

"No, no... not hell. Retrograde may be more akin to hell. You were above it, metaphorically speaking, though the underworld and retrograde are tightly connected in the meantime."

"Originals"
(Speed Well Dialogues)
by Sabina Nore

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Legend

~☉~lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
classic definition
artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense
Originals - Speed Well Dialogues

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