The Neptune Retrograde

All planets, except of the Moon and the Sun, retrograde. Or in other words, they move from time to time backwards in the sky when viewed from the Earth. This retrograde highly affects transits and natal charts.

One of the closest planetary retrogrades is the Neptune Retrograde which is going to take place for around 150 days and more specifically it is going to be from the 17th of June 2017 to the 23rd of November 2017. It is important to mention that it spends about 14 years in each sign of the Zodiac. For that reason, it is essential to gain some knowledge about this phenomenon and find out about its effects on people’s psyche and lives so to be aware of one’s emotional and behavioral changes during this period.

To start with, it is important to know that Neptune is the planet of dreams, intuition, and imagination. So when Neptune goes retrograde, our spirituality, fantasies, and vision become the focus.

Here are the things that can be expected during the Neptune retrograde period.

This retrograde period is the time to get into an artistic experience and develop or bring out the creative energies. It is a time to discover the artistic and sensitive side of one’s inner self. This unique experience can take different forms like writing, painting, music, dancing and art. The retrograde helps develop and improve abilities and talents. Hence, it ensures self-development and the discovery of the deep, beautiful and colorful side of life.

This retrograde period is the time to get into an artistic experience and develop or bring out the creative energies. It is a time to discover the artistic and sensitive side of one’s inner self. This unique experience can take different forms like writing, painting, music, dancing and art. The retrograde helps develop and improve abilities and talents. Hence, it ensures self-development and the discovery of the deep, beautiful and colorful side of life.

It is relieving and comfortable to sometimes disconnect from the real world which is full of distress, suffering and agony in order to mentally live in an ideal and utopian world full of fantasies.

Neptune retrograde brings an intuitive awareness of the subconscious mind, so it is important to pay attention to the insights and listen to the inner voice during this period because they are the source of guidance.

Yet, Neptune retrograde calls upon illusion, uncertainty and intuition, whereas it makes logic, reasoning and facts fallen by the wayside. So, we can consider this to be one of Neptune retrograde cons. On the other hand, for some people it helps them heighten their creativity and broaden their visions, the thing that can this time be considered as its pros among others.

However, the most metaphysical dimension of Neptune is the fact that this planet rules spirituality and mysticism. Neptune makes achieve a very advanced stage of spiritual evolution during its retrograde and simultaneously question all the spiritual beliefs in order to renew them and give these beliefs new deeper meanings and value. During this period, the unseen esoteric world is what matters and what the inner soul is eager to reveal and unite with.

By living in this spiritual pure world, it is totally natural and normal to feel more sensitive and emotional than ever before. Neptune offers unconditional compensation with oneself and with the entire world. It brings out great sympathy and compassion for others. Neptune makes the very human being inside show up in their purest and most humane form.

It is important to note that Neptune is, on one hand, the planet of dreams, imagination and creativity, but on the other hand it is the planet of illusion, deception and confusion. What I want to illustrate here is the point that one must be conscious of the two contradictory sides of Neptune; actually, it is not all about “life through pink glasses”. It is true that Neptune encourages creativity, enhances self-development, helps discover the inner self and transcend to the mysterious mystic world. Yet, being detached from the real world and indwelling in a world of fantasies can create confusion, uncertainty and fears. More than that, it can internalize fanaticism and delusions of grandeur and superiority.

There is a simple fact to keep in mind so one can be aware of how Neptune retrograde can affect them. For those who were born when Neptune was in retrograde, they may have a tendency to the idea of escapism. And for those who were born when Neptune was stationary, they might be more likely to make the best use of their creative energies without regard to the fact of not being down-to-earth.

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