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Neptune is the planet of the unconscious and the otherworld. It acts as a
mediator between spirit and matter, intercepting images from the airwaves
and feeding them to the body through the psyche,
or soul. Therefore, when you feed and care for the psyche, you are
also nurturing Neptune.
Dreamtime
When
Neptune is well tended, our dreams elicit feelings of love, well being,
sympathy and creativity. However, when the psyche and soul are neglected
and/or disrupted, our dreams bring forth moodiness, secretiveness,
self-destruction and depression. Therefore, the best way to understand
Neptune’s otherworldly energy on a uniquely personal level is by observing
the emotional responses elicited by your dreams.
Our
dreamtime visions can lead us deep within the soul, wherein lies transformation,
and thus the ability to realize our heart’s desire. Most dreams come
from the physical world. These are the kinds of dreams our minds create.
Yet the spirits, which exist in Neptune’s otherworldly dimension,
also send us dreams. These shadowy images are where the soul (and
Neptune) lives.
The
Psyche
Do
you ever feel misplaced in a world of traditional values that don't
coincide with your true beliefs? When the impressionable psyche is
bombarded with a host of divergent dogmas, behaviors and creeds other
than those with which we are familiar, memories regarding our essential
inner nature become lost in a Neptunian haze of mental/emotional fog.
We most readily experience this type of dissociation in our dreams,
wherein the symbols that appear before the mind's eye seem exotic,
inaccessible and incomprehensible. However, our strange dream images
may also serve as a means of redefining our entire personality, which
is a vehicle of expression for the soul.
Soul
Searching
Soul
reflects the spirit. It subdues, transforms and provides a place of
permanence through which spirit may operate. You can thoughtfully
ponder the meaning of the soul, but it is much easier just to sense
its presence. Then you are reminded that it is an emotional quality,
an instinct, a feeling, an experience, and not merely a by-product
of the
logical mind.
The
soul is an integral part of family life and the immediate present.
Therefore, the soul may come to feel rejected, downtrodden and ignored—a
seemingly defiled and spiritless state. Shall we abandon the soul
to its dark and miserable wasteland, or bring it into the clear light
of day where it may heal and recover its wholeness? Here are some
suggestions for caring for your Neptune and feeding your soul.
Soul
Food
An
unhappy soul weakens the body, so pay attention to your health. If
you’ve been feeling down or out-of-sorts, be on the lookout for auto-immune
deficiencies (fibromyalgia, lupus, chronic fatigue), fungal and viral
infections, parasites (candida), hypersensitivity disorders (anxiety
and panic attack), and substance abuse problems.
Herbalists
suggest that we take St. Johns Wort, Valerian, Kava Kava (herb) or
GABA (an amino acid), as these natural remedies will calm your nerves
and allow you to think clearly, should the
right brain functions be affected. See a medical practitioner
for advice before using these remedies.
Trust
the psychic impressions you receive while you're awake. If you are
fearful and doubt yourself, you are actually telling the psyche that
you accept this state of being as your reality. Then, you may not
be able to hear what the voice of intuition has to say.
Use
positive statements that are self-focused, in the present, short and
to the point when you think or speak, because the psyche absorbs the
most simply expressed suggestions best. Affirmations such as, “I am
empowered, I am confident and I am prosperous,” cover a whole range
of problems without extraneous detail.
Try
creating a mental image of your deepest desire. What does your soul
crave above all else? Draw a picture of what you want and color it
in. See your dream visions as present realities. Definite images have
a will and life all their own. Maintain an aura of confidence about
achieving your desires, because when it comes to Neptune, what you
feel when you dream is what you get in real time.
Glossary
The psyche
is part of the collective unconscious, the group or world mind that
is often associated with Pluto's attributes of transformation, regeneration,
compulsion and deep-analysis. It is also associated with the sub-conscious
mind, which is astrologically connected with the Moon and its qualities
of emotions, feelings, responses, memory and changeability.
The
logical or self-conscious mind corresponds with the
energies relating to the Sun, including the attributes of vitality,
ego, will, individuality and purpose.
Neptune rules the pineal gland and the
right brain hemisphere.
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