This coming week, Neptune will enter the 29th degree of Pisces at 10:17 (BST) on May 3, 2024. Yes, I know we’re coming off the back of Jupiter conjunct Uranus but still, this is another momentous moment in our lifetime. By the way, Jupiter is the co-ruler of Pisces so the fact that this is all happening at the same time makes me feel like someone just pressed a cosmic switch marked ‘spiritual upgrade’. I’ve felt it to my core and the urgency is about to increase.
Because this isn’t just any old anaretic degree, it is the very last degree of the zodiac. It’s everything that we dreamed of and everything that will fade. It’s a multitude of possibilities and it is absolute nothingness, the great empty, God at rest, dreaming in galaxies. It’s the end of the journey, the final summing up, the deadline, the finish line, the end.
Before the beginning.
Neptune’s action is to spiritualise what it touches. Yes, we live in material reality but that is not all we are. We are souls having a human experience. There are other realities that we cannot see, other realms interacting with this one. And Pisces is all about the unconscious, the hidden places, everything that lies beneath. Pisces is all our emotions rolled into one endless ocean and we can choose whether we fight the tide or go with the flow. But either way, the sea will carry us to where we need to go.
For all of us now, Neptune’s arrival at this critical degree, this end of all ends, will put pressure on us to complete this final lesson before we begin a new round of the zodiac. For some of us, the effect may be super subtle, an awareness of the collective tides and how they softly interact with us. And for others, with personal planets or points around Pisces 28 – Aries 1, there may be a more insistent tug, tug, tug at our legs as Neptune ensures we complete this part of our journey. Those with Aries factors, especially personal planets, lights, or angles at 0-1 degrees of Aries, this is a time of important preparation so pay attention what is coming up here. Those with Pisces factors, this is a time of closure. I have listed the whole sign houses below to see the area of life affected. Read for your rising sign.
So, what exactly is happening here? Neptune first entered Pisces on April 4, 2011. After a short preview period, the transit proper began on February 3, 2012. Neptune in Pisces has asked us to listen deeply to our feelings, to tune into the cosmos, recognise we are all connected, find meaning in our experience, remember our soul journey, use our intuition. We can see how this has manifested with the huge growth in spirituality – the explosion of interest in astrology, tarot, witchcraft, Goddess traditions and so on, a search for the divine in all ways, a search for peace, a search for unity and connection.
So, for the past 12 years, your Pisces house has been sending out signals that have asked you to transcend the ego and allow for the natural flow of life. There may have been confusion here, deception (by another or self-deception), clouded issues, victimhood, helplessness, escapism, selflessness, growth in intuition, surrender and sacrifice. As an example, for me, Neptune is coming towards the end of my 8th house. I learned I couldn’t trust a partner and was forced to let them go. Why did I end up in the situation in the first place? Because I allowed myself to fall in love with the fantasy not the reality! I learned I cannot rely on anyone else during this time because I needed to locate my spiritual power. I learned about debt because I spent money like water! And I learned that money meant nothing if there wasn’t meaning in the work I did. I also learned a great deal about my inner world, unconscious fears, nebulous all-pervading fears that reach out with misty tendrils infiltrating my life. And I fell down the rabbit hole endlessly in my search for greater spiritual connection. As I come to the end of this journey now, I’m deepening my practice with lucid dreaming, meditation, journeying and need to address some of my fears here too. Perhaps the greatest thing I learned in all this is self-compassion because it was instrumental in learning to trust myself again.
Unbelievably as I am taking a coffee break between sentences, the news just broke of two runaway horses galloping through central London, one white, one black. Neptune was the creator of the horse, and Pisces energy in shadow can speak of running away from things – disappearing! Mars (military) is about to conjunct Neptune (horses/escape). And in my tarot reading for the Full Moon in Scorpio last week, I specifically talked about spooked horses! Neptune direct transmission right there! What was that about closing the stable door after the horse has bolted? But I digress…
We will have three major periods when Neptune is on this anaretic degree.
Neptune Anaretic Dates
May 3, 2024 – September 3, 2024
March 3, 2025 – March 30, 2025
October 22, 2025 – January 26, 2026
During this time, consider, what might Neptune be teaching me in this area of life (the house being transited in your chart). Where do I delude myself here, try to escape, fantasise, feel disappointed. Where might I need to make sacrifices? How might I need to surrender and go with the flow? What are my dreams telling me about this part of my life? What does my intuition say here? Consult an oracle, tune in, create quietness, listen to the ocean – even just a recording. Something mystical is happening here, maybe even miraculous.
Painting – Neptune’s Horses by Walter Crane
Aries
12th house of spirituality, the unconscious, charitable service, and self-sabotage
Taurus
11th house of friends, networks, groups, society, and future dreams
Gemini
10th house of career, profession, status, and reputation.
Cancer
9th house of international travel, study, religion, and beliefs
Leo
8th house of intimacy, transformation, shared resources, and mysteries.
Virgo
7th house of one-to-one relationships – both business and personal
Libra
6th house of the office, routines, health, and pets
Scorpio
5th house of fun, dating, children and creative self-expression
Sagittarius
4th house of home, family, roots and childhood
Capricorn
3rd house of local transport, mind and communication, neighbours, and siblings
Aquarius
2nd house of money, personal resources, and self-worth
Pisces
1st house of outlook, appearance, attitude, and self-awareness
THIS WEEK’S MAJOR ASPECTS
29-Apr-24 Sun sextile Vesta Mars conjunct Neptune Venus enters Taurus
Intuitive action. Inspired goals. Passive aggression. Muddled objectives. Know your worth. Focus on creating security and a sense of belonging.
30-Apr-24 Mars enters Aries
Energy boost. Life speeds up. A leap of faith. Guard against impatience.
01-May-24 Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius Venus square Pluto
A need for novel experiences vies with a desire for security and familiarity. Don’t let your fears bully your heart.
02-May-24 Pluto stations retrograde
Confront fears that drain your power. Let go of that which isn’t in your control. Changes happens from the inside out.
03-May-24 Mars sextile Pluto Neptune anaretic in Pisces.
An opportunity to take action that will change the future. Strength and power. An acute call to listen to your intuition.
04-May-24 No major aspects
05-May-24 Venus trine Juno. Mars trine Pallas
Small but significant improvements. Invest in yourself for healthier relationships. Active strategic planning. The confidence to negotiate a better deal.
Tarot – Five of Cups (Tarot Illuminati)
Stop focusing on what was lost and pay attention to what remains. Whatever went wrong, it wasn’t for nothing. It’s time to move on.
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