{"id":40519,"date":"2011-06-21T00:01:13","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T04:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=40519"},"modified":"2011-06-21T16:33:14","modified_gmt":"2011-06-21T20:33:14","slug":"solstice-and-mars-square-neptune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/solstice-and-mars-square-neptune\/","title":{"rendered":"Solstice and Mars square Neptune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today is June 21, 2011<\/a><\/strong>. It’s the summer solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere, and the winter solstice south of the equator. But it’s not winter like you might think of it in Boston or Chicago. The Sun enters Cancer at 1:16 pm EDT. Here is the chart<\/a><\/strong>, set for Kingston, NY. Note to subscribers, the long July monthly horoscope will be distributed in one week.<\/p>\n

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We’ve all been writing about the solstice nonstop, though I have not mentioned one aspect — Mars square Neptune, which is exact now and in the solstice chart. As of yesterday evening, Mars ingressed Gemini. Because Neptune is occupying the first degree of Pisces, the two planets make an aspect: Mars square Neptune. Mars is in talkative Gemini and Neptune is in watery, emotional Pisces. The square is often a caution not to overreact, not to drink any more than you can handle and not to let your paranoia run away with you. Personally I urge caution with any mind-altering substances under Mars-Neptune aspects such as this one, and to be cautious of the dosages of any drug, remedy or medication.<\/p>\n

This first meeting with Neptune in Pisces is also a good opportunity to remind you to keep this moment creative rather than self-destructive. Mars-Neptune can have a weird effect on one’s thought process, and thus on one’s judgment — and none of us have ever experienced this aspect from Gemini to Pisces. This is indeed something new under the Sun, for us, anyway. The practical advice here would be to keep your dealings honest, knowing that deceptive tactics are sure to backfire. You might notice a tendency to say too much; walk away before you do. Mars in Gemini loves a good argument, even over nothing — the square to Neptune suggests this is a losing proposition. It’s better to seem wimpy or rude than to betray yourself or anyone else.<\/p>\n

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Air to water can be a dangerous mix because you might think it feels good to say a lot, when in reality that’s like a kind of high that is followed by a crash. Said another way, persist in truth, but gently, and as silently as you can — not aggressively. Mars square Neptune is perfectly poorly suited for aggression. So with both subterfuge and rampage out of the question, the solution is to gently lean into integrity — and there’s no rush. This aspect involves two mutable signs, which are the slowest moving of the lot. As Jerry used to sing, watch each card you play and play it slow.<\/p>\n

The next aspect Mars makes is a square to Chiron. This is an interesting one, in my experience — in people who have this as a natal aspect (and plenty of people do) there is often a struggle against their own resistance. Resistance feels like integrity except for the little problem about how it blocks experience and learning. Well, it may not feel like integrity but the resistance is presented to the world as such; as a kind of purity. The thing to remember under Mars square Chiron is that we humans have a lot of desires in common. One of them is to speak the truth to the people we care about, but with Mars to Chiron (again air to water) you may have the urge to burst.<\/p>\n

Chiron is about process. Focus on the healing aspect of that process and you will make excellent use of this aspect. Focus on inner integrity rather than trying to enforce outer integrity and you will get to explore being an inner seeker. Mars square Chiron says, you cannot prove how spiritually advanced you are any way other than by being that. There’s also a reminder not to pit the body’s natural instincts (such as desire) into competition with the impulse to heal and grow (Chiron). The two need to work together, and they can, if we allow them to.<\/p>\n

As the Sun enters Cancer, it will make a trine to Neptune in Pisces; that aspect offers a way to ease the pressure created by the Mars squares. It’s a reminder to emphasize experiencing what you feel inwardly rather than pushing it on anyone. If you’re seeking compassion, feel for it first, and you will find it all around you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is June 21, 2011. It’s the summer solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere, and the winter solstice south of the equator. But it’s not winter like you might think of it in Boston or Chicago. The Sun enters Cancer at 1:16 pm EDT. Here is the chart, set for Kingston, NY. Note to subscribers, … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1734],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40519"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40519\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}