Neptune at Home in Pisces
01 February 2012
A time to focus on the goodness of mankind
By Vivienne Moran M.A.F.A.
Neptune begins its memorable journey through Pisces on February 3, 2012. It will bring its contributions to us until March 30, 2025. As with other planets, it will take on the quality of the sign of the zodiac that it is visiting. Pisces is known to be a peaceful, sensitive, gentle and empathetic sign.
Neptune’s joy is in giving, helping, healing and acting kindly. Its influence reaches into the heart and soul of individuals and can generate an immeasurable wave of compassion. It is noted as the higher octave of Venus, which astrologically speaking is known to escalate feelings of love, encourages harmonious conditions and instigates a strong appreciation for beauty. Neptune takes these traits to a higher and deeper level; it seeks unconditional and universal love, prefers to ensure harmony by taking flight rather than fight and instills creative energy that comes from the heart as well as the mind. Neptune will help us to acknowledge and appreciate the magic within our psyche. It will be easy and, at times, enjoyable to be carried off into a place of idealistic wonder. A variety of brain functions will be elevated; imagination, intuition, memory, instinct and inspiration are among the most notable ones. These attributes will be accompanied by a greater amount of enthusiasm and optimism.
We may experience an artistic revival. This period can inspire those individuals with a rich imagination to reach creative heights as it did for Michelangelo, a Pisces, when he was painting the Sistine Chapel in Rome in 1505.
This can be an amazing opportunity for spiritual growth that can enrich our lives in many ways, physically, mentally and emotionally. Creative visualization and meditation may become a common everyday practice for many.
The influence of this celestial body could help us to make a special effort to be our “brother’s keeper,” to extend a helping hand when and where needed. Other planets interacting with Neptune’s energy may support the exploration and expansion needed to bring about the potential that comes with this planet/sign combination. Bringing an awareness of the compassion and universal love necessary in order to ease the tension in our troubled world appears to be the gift of the Neptune in Pisces transit. It could and should ignite the hope of better days to come.