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,heexperienceofmeetingasoul-matehasbeenformulatedinamyriadwaysovertheages.Thepsychologicalwritingsofthe20thcenturyhaveattemptedtoexplainthephenomenoninrationalterms;buttheyhaveonlysucceededinilluminatingspecificaspectsofit.Ourexperiencesofmysticalfusionwithanotherpersonhaveaneeriesenseoffatednesswhich,withhindsight,seemstorevealanawesomeintelligenceatwork.Insuchrelationships,Neptunewillusuallybefoundbusilyatworkbetweenthetwonatalorprogressedcharts,andinthecompositechartaswell.Thisdeeplevelofunionwithanotheris,formanypeople,themostbeautiful,movingandtransformativeeventthatcanoccurinlife,evenifitgeneratessuffering.Whateverparentalcomplexesmightbeatwork(andtheyalwaysare),andhoweverdisappointingthedenouement(anditfrequentlyis),theapparentlytelepathicqualityofcommunicationbetweenpeople,whenNeptuneisactiveinsynastry,providesirrefutabletestimony,fortheromanticallyinclined,ofanalternativeandmoresacreddimensionofreality.Thisotherrealityhintsattheeternallifeofthesoul,theindestructibilityofthebondsofloveoveraeons,andthepromiseofwisdomandgracearisingoutofpainandloss.Ifthepersonalityisunformed,thecollapseofthedreamcanbeutterlydevastating,foritconstitutesakindofextinction.BurifthefunctionsofSaturnandtheSunarereasonablywell-integratedwithintheper-
 
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sonality,onecanfindsufficientself-containmentandrealismtocopewithanydisappointmentorsorrowwhichmightensue,andcananchorNeptunianexperienceasapermanentandcreativedimensionofone'slife.Formanyotherpeople,romanticinthecolloquialratherthanthephilosophicalsense,soul-unionisadelightfulbutephemeralphaseofenchantment.Itmaygrowintomaturelove,butmorefrequentlyendsindisillusionmentandcompletewithdrawalofinterest.Itistobeenjoyedandsavoured,butnottobetakenseriously,lestonewinduplookingafool.Oneindulgesinit,butsignsnothing.ThisisanapparentlysensibleandbalancedwayofdealingwithNeptunianrelationships,butitmaybackfirebadlylateron.TohonourDionysusandavoidwindinguplikePentheus,oneneedstobeabletobefoolishand,liketheFooloftheTarot,stepoffthecliff'sedgewithonlyvisionandthevoiceofthechildlikeheartasguides.Althoughmaskedbysentiment,Saturnwithinusmayretainitstyrannicalcontrol,ratherthanservingasacontainerforinnerexperience.ThenthereisnocleansingbaptismofNeptune'swaters,andnorenewaloflife;andtheremaybeaveryangrygodwaitinginthewings.Formanyindividualsworkinginthehelpingprofessions,soul-unionismerelytheprojectionortransferenceofidealisedparentalfantasies.ThosewhohavepaidtoohighapriceforNeptunianloveinchildhoodmaydefinesoulunionasatemporaryandpotentiallydestructivestateoflunacywhich,atbest,oneavoids,andatworst,onerecoversfromassoonaspossible.SaturnmaytrytoeradicateNeprunealtogether,exercisingitsdarkestmythicfunctionascastratoranddevourer.YetthelossofNeptunefromrelationshipresultsinawastelandofboredomandemotionalisolation,oftenresultingindepressionandevenillness,becausethewellspringoflifehasrundry.Neptunestronglyinvolvedinsynastryoftendescribestheexperienceof"travellingunitedly."However,thistravellingmayoccurunconsciously.Onemayexperiencesuchastateandnotrecognisetheidealisationandpsychicidentificationwhichcharacteriseit.BecauseNeptune'sprimalfloodisfrighteningtomanypeople,onemayonlyregisterinexplicableanger,fear,oradesiretoinjureordestroy.TheNeptuniandynamicinsynastrydoesnotinevitablyproducealove-matchorasexualunion.Itmayalsobeexpressedbetweenteacherandpupil,orguruanddisciple,orparentandchild.Itmayalsooccurbetweenfriends,orbetweenanactorandmembersoftheaudience,oradeadwriterandanadmiringreaderperusingtheworkacenturylater.Sometimesdistance,orlackofopportunitytotranslatetherelationshipintoeverydayterms,enhances,orisevennecessaryfor,thefeelingofaprofoundmeetingofsouls.Theexperienceofsoul-unionmayprecludesexualcontact.Therelationshipmaybeuncon-
 
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sciouslyarrangedbyoneorbothpartiessothatsexualconsummationisincompleteordisappointing,oriscurtailedthroughinsurmountablecircumstances.ThepresenceofsomeongoingorultimatefrustrationforoneorbothpeopleisoftenpartofNeptune'sexpressioninsynastry.Neptunianloveisnolessimportantandvalidwhenitarisesfromthehungrychildthanwhenitspringsfromthesoul.Butwiththeformer,lesssalubriousbehaviourpatternsmayundermineaclosebond.WithinaNeptunianrelationship,thelooseningofego-boundariesinvokeslongingsforfusionwithanomnipotentandunconditionallylovingsource.Psychologicalinsightscanbeparticularlyvaluableifoneorbothindividualshasdifficultyincopingwithbeingaseparateindividual.Examiningissuesofunconsciousmartyrdomandmanipulationcanhelptobreakarepeatingpatternofself-destructivepassivity,whetheroneisplayingthebigfishorthelittleone.Itcanalsoilluminateareaswhereidealisationinterfereswiththedevelopmentofgreaterself-sufficiency.Failingtoconsiderthisperspectiveoftenresultsinhelplessnessandrage,which,karmanotwithstanding,canleavetheindividualbitteranddeeplydisillusioned.AnyNeptunianinterchangewithanotherpersonwillpointouttous,oftenpainfully,wherewearestillunborn.Whothenistheredeemer,andwhotheredeemed?Whoisthedeceiver,andwhothedeceived?WithstrongNeptunecontactsbetweentwocharts,itcanbeeitherperson,because-aswithallcross-aspects-oneperson'sfeelingsandactionstriggerreactionsintheother,andbothfin:dthemselvesinthehallofmirrors.Ifaman'sSaturnopposesawoman'sVenus,eitherorbothmayultimatelyinflicthurt.SaturnfeelsthreatenedbyVenus'easygraceandsensuality,andthemanmayrejectthewomanasaself-protectivedevice.Orhisinsecuritymaycausehimtobehaveinacriticalanddemandingfashion,whicheventuallydriveshisVenusianpartnertoseekaffectionelsewhere.Venusmaybe"blamed"forlackingsufficientdepthtounderstandSaturn'scomplexity.Buttherealstarting-pointfortheseunhappybuthorriblycommonscenarioslieswiththeSaturnperson'sunconsciousfeelingsoffear,envy,anddesiretosimultaneouslypossessandcrush.Inasimilarfashion,thestarting-pointforenchantmentanddeceitlieswiththeNeptuneperson,whoperceivesaredeemerandexperiencesafloodofprimallongings.Neptunemaytrytoplaywhateverpartisrequired,includingthatoftheredeemer,inordertobelovedandhealed.Yetonemaysimultaneouslyfeelinundated,powerless,andchronicallyresentfulinthefaceofsuchdeepdependency.Itisoftentheotherpersonwhois"deceived"or"blinded"byNeptune'smirroringpropensities,andendsupbeinghurt.YetitisNeptunewhoistrulyblinded,byafusionofprimordialinnerimageandactualother.BecauseNeptuneglimpsesinthe
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Shawna Viramontes

Thank you for this article, it really help me understand the dynamics of Neptune. I understand some feelings I am having, and working on dealing with... Great Article!!!

reply10 / 29 / 2011
farahnc

amazingly clear explanation. I had not read such clear explanation on Neptunian aspects before. Well done!

reply03 / 05 / 2010
Wenona_Jin_3244

God speaks through this astrologer. Astrologers are demi-gods. This is how awed I am. Truth after all exists.

reply01 / 23 / 2010
sednasedna

Zabicaa the book is from Liz Green...Neptune and the quest for redemption...or something like that.

reply09 / 06 / 2009
sednasedna

Indeed a wonderful clear consistent article bringing it all out of the nebula. Thank you so much. This is astrology at its best!

reply09 / 04 / 2009
Mark Wonder

This is absolutely the BEST article I have read on this subject! I am extremely thankful to the writer for expressing such valuable insight. This article is very descriptive and has opened my eyes to things I wanted and needed to know. Thanks again to the author and keep up the great work!

reply08 / 24 / 2009
Moonlightshadow

HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT by Grant Lewi book i think...not sure...

reply04 / 27 / 2009
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