
Ernst Ferdinand Oehme – ‘Procession in the Fog’ 1827 {{PD}}
· When Neptune hits the Descendant we may project the dream or the spiritual quest outward, onto the masses, and we could be tempted to make others responsible for our own creativity or dream attainment. We could see the answer to Neptunian issues lying with the world itself: Martin Luther King had transiting Neptune on the Descendant degree, just 37 minutes from perfection, when he delivered his ‘I have a dream’ speech.
· In the 7th Neptune puts us in something of a bad spot: we may be seeking the ideal companion, partner, or mate, just at the time when we are most likely not to see others clearly. Again our experience depends a great deal on how willing we are to be honest with ourselves; if you run from Truth at this point, you run from clearing the fog and using the creative energy that is in reality at your disposal. What I’ve seen most often with this transit is that the individual is invited to see his or her associates in all parts of the life with clarity, and it’s only his or her unwillingness to let go of Neptunian illusion or deception that prevents this. That implies that Neptune isn’t the source of confusion, but instead merely a kind of mirror that reflects this very thing as it exists within us. We could even say that Neptune prompts the imagination to fill in the blanks and make intuitive leaps that reveal everything we might want to know at this time–and it’s up to us to look at what’s revealed, rather than to look away. Neptune through the 7th can be a difficult transit for artists, as a lack of confidence could make us see talent and creative ability as ‘out there’, making it hard to identify the creative essence within our own make-up. Travel and social interaction during this transit can be highly inspiring, and should be undertaken if possible. A desire to see the world and others in it as they truly are seems to be the key to using Neptune’s transit of the 7th to full advantage.
· Into the 8th Neptune may bring forward shared creative ventures, dreams, and causes that rest on ideals or spiritual aspirations shared with others. We may take the role of inspiring others to great heights with this transit, whether we are ‘natural’ leaders or not, and our mere presence may act to inspire those around us; our own spiritual attunement seems to ‘show’, somehow, and we wear our dreams and ideals on our sleeves. What we share with others of a spiritual or creative nature is the focus. We may become proselytizers of sorts, seeking the spiritual in Everyman, and our interest in exploring spiritual facets of the life-death-life cycle can inspire profound exchanges with others (however, this comes with the caveat that at this time we can be inadvertently destructive in our zealousness). We also may become adept fund raisers and project instigators under a banner of betterment: if you have every wanted to contribute to a cause in concert with others, this is when it’s most likely to happen, and in the process offer you deep personal insight into your own and others’ spiritual natures.
· Through the 9th Neptune takes that spiritual insight gained in the 8th and shares it with others on a larger stage, and through formal means, such as print, broadcasting, teaching, or in some way codifying insights. This may take one on an actual, literal pilgrimage, or could (with the right natal influences) make one a spiritual teacher, prompt one to enter a religious discipline or order, or could inspire study, publishing one’s work, or traveling–but in any case, this transit gives all choices that fall in the 9th House the flavor of the spiritual quest–so though one’s external circumstances may not change at all, one’s interaction with the world becomes a vehicle for exchange of spiritual knowledge. This transit is when we are most likely to consciously consider making spiritual work some aspect of our life’s work, and when we may form the basis for our spiritual philosophy, or re-form it, depending on in which House our natal Neptune started out.
Thank you, lots of unseen nourishment from your 3 part Neptune piece, bubbling up all sorts of inklings of uplifting ideas. Bless!
Wonderful to hear! Thanks, Debbie!
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Thank you for this Julie. Your posts are always so enlightening and inspiring. Just wanted to add that I have Pisces on cusps 7 and 8 and Neptune conjunct my Sun in the 3rd (involved in a mystic rectangle). Yes, to pretty much everything you stated above and some more. Not only am I inclined to project ideals and imaginings onto others (more than the average person), but they also do onto me. People, especially males, seem to have a certain image of me that forced me throughout my life to put up really strict boundaries. Once Neptune hit my Descendant by transit people closest to me told me that I’m not approachable, something that had completely eluded me. A prominent trend with this transit was also that people (important others) seemed to disappear from my life, which had me freaked out at the first pass. That was mostly based on my dependency on others (lots of other transits were happening at that time, among them the Uranus-Pluto square). At the end of this transit I was able to feel whole ‘unto myself’ due to some ‘spiritual peak’ experiences I underwent. That’s just a bit input from my side. 🙂
Wow! Very insightful, Miss V–few people have such a good handle on Neptune and its workings in their lives–but then it makes perfect sense, for a Sun-Neptune in the 3rd 🙂 And thank you for mentioning the extents to which projection and the carrying of images (our own or imposed by others) can work–that’s a big one with Neptune–you have remarkable perception and clarity–really appreciate you sharing!
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I have Neptune in Scorpio on the dscendant natally. Marine how that feels for life.
Interesting. Thanks for chiming in, Renee!
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