Neptune Sextile Pluto in Astrology

The sextile between Neptune and Pluto is a long standing aspect and it has been in influence for 70 years, therefore, everyone under the age of 70 will have this aspect in their birth chart.  This is a very sensitive placement between these two outer planets and is said to stimulate psychic and clairvoyant abilities, particularly if the Sun or Moon are also aspected by these planets.  The closer the sextile is to being direct, the stronger the influence.

This sextile began in the Second World War around 1942 and deals with inner exploration and our mystical journey.  In my opinion during the onset of the Second World War many of those involved or affected would have spent time in contemplation as to the “why” behind this war and through this contemplation they would have learned a great deal about themselves during their plight.  This would have taken place on a global scale and even those that were fighting and that were not influenced by this sextile in their birth chart, would have had it in transit and as a result, it would have been affecting different areas of their natal chart.

Pluto and Neptune both deal with the subconscious.  Neptune deals with spirituality while Pluto deals with transformation.  I am sure you can imagine the influence these two giants in Astrology would play in the lives of those with these energies strongly influencing their lives.  This sextile deals with the collective and ideology.  Many are swayed through these channels and are very innovative when dealing with problems faced by humanity.

There are those that can use their psychic abilities to aid others in their quest for truth.  Many of us who have this sextile strongly placed in our birth chart have the potential for expanding our understanding of the psychic and mystical journey that we share.  When regularly with groups of people with shared interests, these potentials can surface and become part of our everyday experience.

It is believed that if we follow our dreams, we can make them a reality.  This holds true as we mold our reality through belief structure and expectations in life.  There are many with varied “claire” talents and psychic ability with this sextile who openly use these techniques as tools to better our world.  With our talents we can infiltrate our consciousness if we have a willingness to explore the outer regions of the mind and our true connection with the world of mysticism.

Many will experience precognitive dreams and many have psychic healing powers.  We can work with our dreams as well as help others decipher their dreams and use these tools as guiding factors in our lives.  There is a great desire for justice and goodness amongst many of these people and a major factor in their lives is to assist others reach their spiritual potential and awaken to themselves.

You could check the transits of Uranus (which is in Aries at present) as it trines your natal Pluto and goes into opposition to natal Neptune.  This should awaken many of the individuals that have this placement strong in their charts.  The influence may come from others and the areas of life that will be affected will be associated with the placement of these natal planets in the birth chart.  You could use an orb of 5 degrees approaching and still feel the effects 2-3 degree separating.

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Self Doubt

There are many forms of self-doubt but the one constant ingredient stems from the ego’s interference.  The ego tends to stagnate our growth through its necessity for control and tries to regulate how we feel about ourselves. 

This does not have to have a negative impact on us as it can provide us with positive information about our desire for and ability to create continued growth.  Without the ego’s stimulation to push forward in life and its push for us to believe in ourselves, we would ultimately stagnate in every area of life.  In some very important ways, the ego reinforces our positive traits in times of self-doubt.

The ego, however, does have many faces and some focuses of ego are not in our best interests.  The ego can invade our sense of self and makes us hold on to ideas and concepts that feed our ego, sometimes magnifying our own importance to a point that we feel somehow better than others.  This is a common burst of the ego’s intent.  It promotes a sense of exploded importance.  When ego is controlled, we understand that each and every one of us do have our own special talents which does make us special but certainly not better than our neighbour who also has their own special talent.  Ultimately, we are all equal.

The ego can also stands in our way of self-knowledge and can send out self-defeatist attitudes and beliefs that hinder our growth.  When ego is put in its proper place, true growth can prevail in many areas of life, so that the primary purpose of ego is to help nurture spiritual values and the understanding that we are all spiritual beings living in physical bodies.   This physical body is a vehicle to temporarily house our subconscious.  We are to honour it but it is available to us to use it as a tool to obtain a conscious understanding of whom we truly are.

If we invest too much time identifying with the ego (and there are many times throughout or lives that we take this route as we are not totally aware of our cosmic consciousness and our connection with the greater whole) we lose track of our true destiny and our calling.  We become wrapped up in material and mental ambitions.  We thwart our connection to the true self and actually lose our true identity.

Should our goal not be to reunite with our inner consciousness?   Should we not control the ego so as to use it in a positive manner so that it can help propel us in our proper direction and open up the channels within that allow entry to these hidden routes to our consciousness?  Self-doubt is certainly an obstacle in our evolution.  We can avoid many mislead detours leading us away from our greater purpose when we control our ego and use it as a positive tool. 

We are here to define ourselves and our uniqueness.  Together we can stimulate our true potential to spread love and compassion within our own circles and eventually spreading far and beyond our current influence.

Do not allow self-doubt to stagnate your intended growth or from following the path that leads to self-discovery and spiritual understanding.  We are one and as a joint force we can spread all that is positive and nurturing.  We can assist our world and promote peace to all.  Is this not part of our purpose? 

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Building on Faith

Faith is a difficult concept when one relies on a rational thought process.  Faith stands apart from what could be considered a logical and/or physical concept.  Faith is not something that one can buy or receive from someone else.  Faith is a knowing that cannot be taught; it just is!  Faith is not necessarily a religious experience.

 

To build on faith, you only require one action, acceptance.  Faith is not an idea or even a belief structure as these are finite.  Faith is infinite yet translucent in its nature.  You cannot put your finger on it and you cannot suggest that it is a living thing, although in many ways it is the living matter behind all that is.  Faith is a knowing of the truth.  It is a knowing that truth is alive and living within you.  It has no material base although it encompasses a solid foundation that you can build on.

Faith is not a concept or idea.  It is a knowing that will release us from the anxieties of life.

Faith involves letting go of your perceptions of how you “think” life should be.  Having faith is a knowing that life is moving exactly and precisely as it should always be, regardless of the mind’s interaction.  Faith is knowing that you will always be on track even in the face of adversity or judgement from others.  Open your heart to the natural faith within.  Release fear, judgement and expectations.  You are always on path, living in the eternal moment, encompassed by love.  Have faith in this!  

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Neptune in Astrology

Neptune is the mysterious planet that ruled the sign Pisces.  Neptune is very subtle in its nature and is known as the planet of illusion, inspiration and psychic perception.  Those with a strong Neptune in their birth chart often have mystical inclinations and psychic abilities.  Neptune also has an ability to deceive and colour reality, and it places blinders on many when in transit.

Neptune also has to do with artistic abilities and inspirational writing.  It has to do with musical talent and many with strong Neptune inclinations make great actors as they are able to losing themselves within the part that they are portraying.  Neptune also rules mystery and many a mystery novel have been written through the influence of Neptune’s imaginary insight. 

There are the unfortunate ones who indulge in drugs and alcohol in an attempt to withdraw from some of life’s more challenging moments and during these times Neptune is often found playing havoc in their charts.  The twelfth house is the natural ruler of Pisces and Neptune is also connected with this house.  The twelfth house has to do with places of confinement and often deals with institutions such as hospitals and even asylums.  The twelfth house is known as the dustbin of the zodiac, and this is often the place where we cover up life’s tumultuous conditions in the hope that in some way they will disappear.  This type of action is often facilitated through the influence of Neptune.

Dreams and dream psychology are also areas ruled by Neptune.  Someone with strong Pisces or a number of planets in aspect to Neptune can become so inclined and are able to decipher the meanings behind our dreams.  Although Neptune through transit often colours the way we are viewing current circumstances, it also provides us with hidden or subdued talents.  Through the use of an often overextending perception, abilities can produce psychic understanding about events that we normally are not able to penetrate.

Be sure to view your world clearly when Neptune passes over important points in your birth chart.  Putting people on pedestals and viewing life through rose coloured glasses is often an offshoot during these unbridled times when Neptune plays games with reality.

Neptune also rules doctors, psychiatrists and anyone who goes below the surface of everyday life.  If you can find a way to use the penetrating abilities that Neptune offers, you can see through illusion and find the answers that might have been hidden or may be dormant for extended periods of time. 

Using your intuitive understanding and being open to dialogue from other sources (beyond the realms of this earth and material living) will help you find places that you might not have known were there.  Meditation techniques and mystical alignments are key ingredients to unlocking the true potential of Neptune’s deeper side and unlocking channels to the psychic connection we all share.

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The Art of Forgiveness

In times of depression or deep sadness due to someone else’s actions, are we still able to forgive--even the most intrusive behaviours or actions?  Are we able to separate the self from the ego’s reaction?  Are we emotionally mature enough to reject hate and bitterness due to someone’s action?  Regardless of the event or the intentions, is there forgiveness?  How do we “allow” and move forward?

Hostility, revenge, hate.....these are automatic primary reactions.  Forgiveness, however, is not always an easy task.  Letting go and moving beyond the hurt can be difficult, as the ego relentlessly wants some type of justice.  But, these that are the hardest things to do, are the very things that we must do for our own health and wellbeing.  Events may not seem fair and in many cases they probably are not, but somehow we must learn to forgive even the most formidable acts but not necessarily for those that carried them out.  Most of all, we must let go for ourselves.

Hanging on to hate and wanting vengeance absolutely serves no purpose.  In reality, the emotional stress of carrying this baggage can and will bring on mental and physical dis”ease”.  

How do we learn to forgive when someone takes away something we treasure, such as our resilience, our serenity or our hope?  Unfortunately, many of these individuals that hurt other and have a total disregard for their actions are so discontent with their own lives that they feel (whether consciously or unconsciously) that they need to try to bring others to their emotional state.  We have all heard the term “Misery needs company”.  Feeling sad, lonely and unloved is a difficult place to exist.

There are many reasons people allow themselves to exist under these conditions.  They may have developed emotionally under similar conditions...not knowing anything different.  They may have experienced events in their life that they have not worked through or there could be mental or other emotional conditions.  Does this negate the atrocities that some of these individuals commit?  Does it somehow make it alright?  Not to those that have suffered at their hands or from their words. 

The individuals that are the most difficult to love, are they not the individuals that require our love the most?  We must however know our own limitations and if our emotional or physical health suffers as a result of something out of our control, we must love ourselves enough to walk away from the situation.

To live our lives in pursuit of justice and/or revenge and to allow ourselves to be filled with hate can only bring us in a place of sorrow, anger, resentment and disease.  These emotional places will never offer solace and peace.  Letting go and forgiving is perhaps one of the hardest thing that we will have to do in our lives.  Holding on to grief and resentment can and will only erupt within the structures of our being and its fruit produces only more suffering.

Many hold onto and eventually own these repressive feelings.  Many do not consciously realize that this is a choice and by making this choice we perpetuate these feelings of grief and torment.  What we so despise in others, we grow in our own inner garden.    If we despise hate and anger in others, do those individuals that we come in contact throughout our lives not despise our anger and resentment in the same way?

Forgiveness breaks the cycle.  Inner peace will never be found without forgiveness.  Those that have wronged us may not deserve our forgiveness, but WE do! 

Karma will be the judge and the jury.  It does not need your help or focus. 

If these individuals will not accept your love and are not willing to help themselves, forgive and release yourself from the situation.  Wish them well in the hopes that they learn from their life’s experiences.  Allow love to grow even from of the darkest corners of your being and reap the rewards from these actions.   This is the story waiting to be told.

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Transitting Jupiter conjuct Pluto in Leo in Astrology

As transiting Jupiter is now midway into Leo, this post applies to those born between 1948-1957.  There are some who will have Pluto in the late degree of Leo born in 1958.  You will have to check your birth data to find out if this post applies to you. 

 

Transiting Jupiter is in the 15-29 degree Leo range from September 2014-August 2015.   Jupiter goes into retrograde off and on during this time so you will have to check your ephemeris for the correct dates.

 

Transiting Jupiter can be felt by those that are sensitive to its influence, 5 degree approaching and 3-5 degrees separating.  Jupiter moves through its complete cycle of the horoscope every 12 years, so those that are going to experience this transit have also felt its influence 12 years ago, 24 years ago, and so on.  During this transit of Jupiter, transiting Saturn, Uranus and Pluto are also within this 15-20 degree range, check your ephemeris for dates when they are at the 14-15 degree mark.  Uranus and Pluto are in this degree towards the end of February and into March of 2015.  Be sure to mark your calendar when these two giants meet transiting Jupiter.  Jupiter will enhance these two planetary forces during this time and you can expect transformations and unexpected changes to your life if you have Pluto in the 14-15 degree of Leo in your birth chart.

 

In this post we will speak primarily about the influence of Transiting Jupiter on your natal Pluto. 

 

You will find that when this transit influences your Pluto, you will work very diligently towards a goal that personally describes you.  Depending where you Natal Pluto is located, this area of life will provide you with information as to how you might use this energy to your advantage.  In general, you will have been working in this area of life over the past and now the fruits of your labour come to realization.

 

You may strive to gain power in this area of life and this transit often provides you the push needed to move in the intended direction and achieve more than what you would normally accomplish.  Be careful on how you choose to direct this energy as often there are issues with people in positions of authority and you might step on toes to gain recognition for your efforts.  It is hard, however, to use this energy in a subtle manner; therefore, it is wise to process what you are trying to achieve before you move headlong into this expression.  If no one gets hurt and you do not push the issues by taking too much control, the outcome will probably be exactly what you wanted it to be or at least along those lines.

 

The prevailing urge that this energy provides is a time of self-reflecting and you can clearly see your motivations and work in this direction with little restraint on your part.  How well you achieve what you set out to do depends a great deal on how you go about it and to what ends the results will manifest.  Many become obsessed with this power drive and will push themselves hard to achieve their end result and this transit provides you with plenty of push to succeed.

 

This transit does provide you with the opportunity to create something magnificent and long lasting in your life, as often the changes are similar to a new beginning.  Often we leave the past behind and forge ahead, although in many cases the route is not a foreign one.  We can awaken to a new height of achievement and advance our cause.  In the alternative, we can run roughshod over others in order to achieve at any cost.  The choice is yours to make.  Use this energy in a positive manner as it will not return in its intensity again and the next time Jupiter makes this contact to Pluto will be in 12 years but without the effects of Pluto and Uranus.

 

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