Retrogrades, Cusps, and Critical Degrees

[geminiblues]

Things that are a degree before a house or sign are "on the cusp". 29° of a sign is considered at a "critical degree".

But what about when the object in question is retrograde? Do you consider one degree after a house and sign on the cusp? Is 0° now the critical degree as the Rx object is about to leave the sign for the previous one?

Personally, I count these as such, though I'm not sold in the critical degree thing in either case. How do you all feel about it?

[Ava]

Yes geminiblues, I do count 29° and 0° as critical degrees, whether Rx or direct. I haven't worked with house cusps that much but maybe lumina has some observations.

[lumina]

I also count 29° and 0° as critical (transition) degrees. I do not really take rx into account with housecusps as it is the housecusps that are moving over the planets really, not the other way round.

[geminiblues]

lumina, my logic there is that the Rx carries it back to the previous house by progression, if it's close enough and a fast enough planet.

[lumina]

geminiblues

the natal house? ah yes, I see. Well since I consider both degrees, the last AND the first of any house or sign as "critical", it doesn`t really make a difference for me, and I am not really using cusps anyway, except the planets are REALLY close. (under 1 degree for sure).