On March 30th, Neptune , our planet of dreams and delusions, psychics, the spiritual and the supernatural, poetry, high art, high hopes and just plain getting high, is climbing out of the Jell-O ponds of Pisces and into the flame-throwing, high-fiving porno for pyros sign of Aries. Neptune astrology Neptune is a slow-moving outer planet, meaning its energy is felt across a generation and beyond the realm of the individual. It takes 165 years for the planet to transit the entire zodiac, and it spends roughly 14 years in each sign.
Neptune is the planetary ruler of doe-eyed, heart-forward Pisces and the 12th House of the Unconscious mind and hidden enemies. Named for the god of water and the creator of horses, Neptune is emblematic of divine potential, universal love and cosmic consciousness. At its highest swell, it shows us what is possible when we dissolve boundaries and seek the source.
Sounds groovy and not unlike an at-home water birth, right? Ideally, yes, but on the dark side — or ocean floor — of Neptune lies deception, disillusionment, propaganda, escapism through addiction and utter oblivion. While Neptune is rightly associated with compassion and a certain gentility, it is worth noting that the trident-wielding daddy god for which the planet is named was not without his edges, making waves and birthing storms and dealing and being health mythic punishments. Since 2011, Neptune has been in its home headwaters of Pisces, where it enhances our imagination, encourag.
