Wherever Neptune sits in your chart, it casts a silvery mist over this domain. We seek ease, peace, beauty – sometimes through art, sometimes through fantasy, and, if we’re not careful, sometimes through substances or illusions. It’s the part of...
Boundaries in astrology are the invisible forcefields dictating how porous or protected our energies are. If you’ve got a strong Saturn – say, conjunct your Sun or on the Ascendant, you likely have strong boundaries. People don’t just wander in....
Neptune rules over the sign of Pisces, the dreamiest fish in the zodiac, a creature preoccupied with the soul’s yearning. In Rome, it’s Poseidon — an aquatic deity with a temperament of the sea itself: at times tranquil, at others Continue reading Neptune: The Soul’s Secret Ocean
Addiction so often masquerades as comfort when in truth it is a beguiling thief, pilfering peace under the guise of temporary relief. How fitting — how tragic — Neptune, the ruler of dreams and delusions, often presides over such slippery slopes. Continue reading Neptune’s Alcoholism and Addcition
Neptune is the planet of mayhem and mysticism, slipping in through the cracks in the psyche. All structure dissolves. Ego boundaries blur. One moment you’re a person with a plan, a name, a destination… next moment you’re contemplating letting it...
Question: In an astrology chart, what would make someone a “pity magnet”? Someone who, whether or not they actually have many issues or problems, always receives pity and attention from others—an “oh, poor you.” What a deliciously curious question you’ve...
What does it mean to feel like an outsider, and how might astrology explain this human condition? Let’s first talk Uranus, the trickster with a name that sounds like a playground insult, but the true deviant of the planetary pantheon....
According to Liz Greene, the 12th house isn’t spiritual, which was a bit shocking to read. I suppose it really depends on how we define “spiritual.” I’ve always associated the 12th house archetypes with a longing for bliss, heaven, or...
Pisces is the dreamy, elusive fish, ruled by Neptune and tied to the 12th house, often described as the house of endings, the unconscious, karma, and the things we hide even from ourselves. And it’s no accident that it’s water Continue reading The Regeneration Cycle: Pisces, Neptune, and the 12th House
Neptune can be soft and beautiful and then turn about face and seems more trick-like, akin to being trapped in a private twilight zone.
Question: Is Neptune associated with the world of fairy tales? Neptune as ruler of Pisces invites us into a realm of the surreal. And this might be a pink castle, or a rehab clinic for those overdosed on fantasy. Neptune Continue reading Neptune: Fairyland
Every night, as your waking mind tucks itself in, Neptune arrives, drifting through with dreams in tow. They’re not nonsense. They’re draped in symbolism. A clock with no hands? Perhaps your fear of time slipping through your fingers. A house Continue reading Neptune Dreaming