Neptune

Neptune governs imagination and the unseen. It represents dreams, intuition, spirituality, and compassion, along with illusion, escapism, and the longing to dissolve into something larger than the self. Neptune softens boundaries and blurs the line between the real and the imagined. It is the modern ruler of Pisces. As an outer planet it takes about one hundred and sixty-five years to circle the chart and spends around fourteen years in each sign. By sign, Neptune describes the dreams and ideals of a whole generation. By house, it shows the area of an individual life where a person seeks transcendence, feels deep compassion, and may also face confusion or self-deception. A well-channeled Neptune gives creativity, empathy, faith, and artistic or spiritual sensitivity. When Neptune clouds things, it can bring illusion, avoidance, addiction, or a loss of clear boundaries. Neptune relates to art, music, and the mystical. Its work is inspired surrender, learning to open to imagination and spirit without losing touch with reality.