{"id":48840,"date":"2011-11-17T00:01:24","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T05:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=48840"},"modified":"2011-11-17T14:26:27","modified_gmt":"2011-11-17T19:26:27","slug":"sun-square-neptune-dont-push-the-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/sun-square-neptune-dont-push-the-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun square Neptune: Don’t push the river"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Graffiti at Battery Steele, Sacred and Profane Festival, Peaks Island, Maine. Photo by Amanda Painter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today is Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011<\/a><\/strong>. The Moon is in Leo all day, the sign of Self, in harmony with lots of fire sign activity in Sagittarius. With all the centaur action in the sky lately, chances are you\u2019ve been facing parts of yourself you might not have been well acquainted with until now. Or perhaps you knew those parts, but had not been compelled to work with them very deeply. And now we\u2019re in the last days leading up to the last square between a Scorpio Sun and Neptune in Aquarius in our lifetimes. <\/p>\n

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This is a tricky, difficult-to-feel aspect, one that may mess with your sense of self — and it\u2019s part of the collective bog we\u2019re in. You\u2019re going to need to keep checking the details of whatever you\u2019re involved in over the next several days, and it may be best to stop just short of idealism, or of simply depending on your beliefs. This can be disorienting, but it need not derail you. <\/p>\n

If you notice what feels like a loss of your sense of self, be wary of overcompensating through an over-exertion of will, identity or ego. That just isn\u2019t going to work best right now; better to tread water and process what you\u2019re learning than to swim upstream.<\/p>\n

Adding to the stakes is the conjunction of the Sun with the asteroid Ophelia, which is square Neptune within fractions of a degree Sunday. This configuration is about paranoid reactions to emotional insecurity projected onto others<\/em>. That is, someone starts feeling insecure, then they immediately assume that someone is going to betray them. There is a general caution on all fear of betrayal, especially if it’s based on suspicion and feelings. With so much fear being stirred up these days \u2013 both mundane and existential — it’s crucial to not let it run away with you. <\/p>\n

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Any tottering back and forth between the mental and the emotional you\u2019re experiencing relates to Mercury holding its square to Ceres in Pisces. Remember, Mercury is slowing down, preparing to station retrograde one week from today. You\u2019ll want to get any technological, financial or communication-related ducks in a row before we get any closer to the Mercury storm phase (the three or so days on either side of its station).<\/p>\n

Mercury is powerful now, and with Venus, it\u2019s also sextile Vesta and Nessus in Aquarius. This is saying, \u201cwork the psychology of the situation,\u201d especially the group psychology. Mercury and Venus are taking whatever they\u2019ve brought to our attention and helped us feel while conjunct Pholus and the Great Attractor, and are bringing it to a place where we can apply our devotion and inner creative flame (Vesta) to healing it.<\/p>\n

The thing is, in Aquarius, it’s necessary to study the whole situation, not just your part in it, or what affects you. We have a lot of group situations to observe. Nessus in the configuration reminds us that whatever has come up for us this week with the Pholus\/GA configuration in Sagittarius gets informed by an awareness of its cyclical nature. This cycle may be running within our own lifetime, between lifetimes or between generations. Combined with Vesta\u2019s devotional aspect, this may be where Nessus\u2019 theme of \u2018the buck stops here\u2019 comes in with some strength. In the news, on the collective level, we see this with the Penn State sex scandal, as well as with the actions of Occupy Wall Street. This is a time of personal responsibility — voluntary or mandatory, you choose.<\/p>\n

This energy has a direct conduit from collective to personal: The Leo Moon makes simultaneous aspects to Mercury and Venus in Sagittarius, and Vesta and Nessus in Aquarius. Whatever we\u2019re working through and feeling right now collectively is finding its expression today on the level of personality. While the Moon is briefly in this configuration, the flow of energy is a bit of a closed-circuit — another reason why treading water rather than swimming upstream may get you further today. <\/p>\n

Pushing doesn\u2019t really work in a closed circuit. What works is a shift in perspective. Sagittarius calls for the introduction of a higher principle into any equation that deals with personality. It’s saying bring the solution from a different level. What does that mean to you? And if your usual answer to that question has you running in circles, can you pause long enough to float a little higher to see from a new vantage point?<\/p>\n

Once the Sun complete its square to Neptune, it goes void of course through the Sagittarius ingress early next week. That’s likely to come with a sense of relief \u2013 and then the Sun squares Chiron, sparking up a new adventure. For now, keep an eye on your insecurities, your reactions to others\u2019 insecurities, and the psychology of the groups you\u2019re involved with. <\/p>\n

Looking for insights on how this week’s astrology affects your<\/strong> personal Sun and rising signs? Try out Planet Waves Light<\/strong><\/a>, our streamlined horoscope service. For deeper cultural context and astrological investigation, the premium Planet Waves subscription<\/strong><\/a> includes the same horoscopes, plus extensively-researched articles on Fridays.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. The Moon is in Leo all day, the sign of Self, in harmony with lots of fire sign activity in Sagittarius. With all the centaur action in the sky lately, chances are you\u2019ve been facing parts of yourself you might not have been well acquainted with until now. Or … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7221,"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\/48840"}],"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\/7221"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48840\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}