Neptune could be just what the doctor ordered with all the tensions and fears that the square has had in the air because Neptune is not that, not at all.
And our first encounter is right on the first when Mercury opposes Neptune. And since Mercury is stationary about to retrograde it stays close for several days. Yes, it is a Mercury retrograde opposing Neptune. A good time to watch what you are saying and thinking, but, of course, that is not what Neptune wants, so you probably won't do it. And either will anyone around you,so don't be too shocked. A lot of forgiving will be needed.
Unusual as it is, this time can be very creative. Neptune always brings confusion to the rational process (Mercury)There is no order to it, working with the creative forces without a rational filter. When you think about it, you don't have any idea where inspiration came from, it just came.
If you have planets from 26 degrees to 2 degrees, you will feel it.
It is clear that the Neptune symbol is not the product of the social order or the rational mind. It is completely transcendent and while in Neptune's energy these things are insignificant and the individual floats above them.
In order to embrace Neptune energy, you must give yourself permission not to know. The position of the person seeking a vision quest is “I know nothing”. So it is with Neptune. It cannot take you to a higher place if you are chained to reason.
With the retrograde, this is as long as it is possible for a Mercry passage with Neptune in transit. The difference between this passage in transit and a passage to your Natal Mercury is that this is a time when nearly everyone feels it. In your personal passage it takes a long time to complete and can operate more deeply.
Just as Mercury leaves this space ( in a retrograde that began on the 2nd) there is more to come.
On the 9th, the Drum Roll gets really loud as Mars opposes Pluto and squares Uranus. This one can be trouble. This puts all three transformational planets in play and with Neptune among the players, you can forget a rational solution. That is a lot of energy without a pilot.
Critical degrees for this one are 2-6 degrees especially in Cardinals, but every sign will feel it. Cardinals are (Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn.
This could be a really difficult day. Extra care is needed when driving or doing anything where you could get distracted and get yourself into trouble.. Mercury is still exact to Neptune and that is one nasty tee square.
It is also a time when making changes that go all the way to the core of your life can suddenly be in play. In this, follow your instincts.
This will last a few days so it begins just before the 9th and will go on for a few days. I'd do all the extra care things all the way from the 7th to the 11th.
Neptune is an interesting trip, most of the time, but with this tee-square, all bets are off, so do be careful.
By the 15th we can breathe a sigh of relief. Mercury has passed Neptune, for now, and joined up with the Sun and Venus where it is more comfortable, these three stay close for a few days and Mars is pretty well off the tee square, all is well.
On the 19th, Venus is approaching its opposition to Neptune, followed closely by the Sun. These are both personal planets and since Neptune is a higher vibration of Venus, they do well together. Soon the Sun warms it all up and we can have a few days of the nicer side of Neptune.
It is a strange land and cannot be seen through the filter of the the known. It dissolves ego, to remove limitations and introduce the soul to a higher order of perception.
The effect being accomplished is a higher connection to the collective unconscious. With cooperation (allowing yourself not to know) it cam become a connection with the god source.
Transcendent is the key word. The transcendence is beyond the personal beyond the social, beyond anything the mind has perceived, out into the space where every quark is made of unconditional love and dimensional space does not exist. Time is a whole new ball game.
