"You were never meant to understand me. Only to remember that you are made of me." — Neptune
Opening the Dreamgate
I’ve been taking a deep dive on Neptune, and what struck me most is that his power lies in the daydream—the wandering mind. He doesn't communicate through logic or language, but through trance. He exists in the realm of imagination and vision, and it's in those soft, dazed moments when we aren't trying that he whispers through the veil. When we feel like we're dazing out, he's the one who hears us. And in that same state, if we’re still and open enough, we can hear him.
That’s what makes Neptune both magical and maddening. He speaks in symbols, metaphors, and mood. His messages aren't always clear, and our monkey minds often misinterpret them, leaving us feeling victimized, lost, or disillusioned. It’s hard to trust what can’t be verified—but that’s Neptune: divine inspiration, not confirmation.
He is the source behind the poets, the painters, the musicians—the dreamers who channel the collective soul. But he can also be the madness that drowns them. Many of the world’s most gifted artists have had their love affair with Neptune end in heartbreak, obsession, or addiction. His waters run deep, and if you don’t learn how to swim, you can be swept away.
Our tears are his. Tears of bliss, longing, grief, or beauty—they are saltwater prayers returning to their source.
The Fog Whispers Back
"I don’t come to fix. I come to unmake." — Neptune
When we attune to Neptune, we don’t get answers—we get immersion. He doesn’t hand us clarity. He hands us a brush and tells us to paint the emotion. He dissolves separation so we become the message, the vessel, the prayer.
Pluto digs up the underworld. Uranus delivers lightning bolts from above. But Neptune? Neptune melts the veil between realms. He doesn’t announce truth; he soaks you in it until you forget where you end and the divine begins.
To work with Neptune is to let go of needing to understand and instead allow yourself to be moved. It is the ache in a violin string, the ripple in a still pond, the poem that arrives in a dream.
But Neptune doesn’t stay. He moves on, and the vision evaporates. That’s the heartbreak. You touch the infinite—and then you’re just a person again.
This is the ecstasy and the torment of the mystic. The artist. The lover of the beyond.
Neptune in Aries: The Spiritual Warrior Emerges
As Neptune leaves Pisces and enters Aries, his energy transforms from water to fire—from soaking into being set ablaze. It’s no longer about drifting in dreams but acting on them. This shift is dramatic, and it changes how his transmissions reach us.
In Pisces, we had more time. More space. More room to float in the fog. Neptune in Pisces was about swimming in the collective ocean, surrendering to the current, and feeling the emotional underworld. But Neptune in Aries? Now the divine dream bursts into flame.
Imagine a hot spring—sacred, powerful, ephemeral. That’s Neptune in Aries. Flashes of vision. Bursts of passion. A dream, a poem, a call to action—and then it's gone, evaporated into steam before we even fully grasp it. His movements are faster now. Bolder. But they don’t last. We’ll need to learn how to receive and release quickly. To act on inspiration without clinging to the outcome.
This era will amplify our desire to act on dreams and visions. There’s an urgency. A holy fire. We’ll want to turn vision into reality. But we must be careful not to get swept away in conviction or zeal. This transit carries the potential for spiritual awakening—but also spiritual war. Holy wars. Martyrdom. Over-identification with a cause that disconnects us from the true essence of the source.
To survive and thrive in this Neptune-in-Aries cycle, we must:
Protect our inner sanctuaries first.
Anchor into spiritual practice before action.
Stay centered in self while engaging with the world.
Let passion burn but not consume.
Ground visions into reality—with non-attachment to outcomes.
The fire is sacred. But without containment, it becomes destruction.
This is a time for the spiritual warrior—the one who knows the battle begins within. Who builds altars inside themselves so they can hold sacred space in the world. Who knows that salvation is not out there, but within. Neptune in Aries asks us to fight for the soul—not just of the world, but of ourselves.
Returning to the Mythic Threshold
If you’ve already read my earlier post “Neptune Enters Aries: A Mythic Threshold,” you’ll recognize the arc we’re building. That post introduced the idea of Neptune crossing into Aries as a turning point in the collective story. Hot Springs & Holy Wars dives deeper into what it means to live that transition in real time—within ourselves, our relationships, and the world.
Together, these pieces are a two-part initiation: the threshold, and the fire beyond it.
May we be brave enough to feel it all, wise enough to let go, and devoted enough to keep showing up—no matter how many times the vision disappears into steam.