This week the Sun creates a perfect alignment with Neptune, lord of the seas.

The Sun represents our consciousness and all that is known, and Neptune is the intuitive player of the skies, referring to all that is unseen and unknown.

This unique mixture between logic and intuition allows us to unite two parts of us which are usually separate or contradicting. There is a mixture between logic and inspiration, facts and intuition. The two hemispheres of the brain can work better together due to this conjunction. But there is even more to that – since the Lord of the Seas seem to awake for a short while these days, with the Su “touching” it, and this makes us want to know more about Neptune and his influence.

Planet Neptune, because of its huge distance from the Sun, and from us, has a very slow journey in the skies, and would seem to move from one astrological realm to the other only every 14 years (!). This means that in  the weekly forecast it would almost be a dormant part, something that stays fixed for years. And it only “awakens” when other celestial bodies pass in front of it and strum his watery cords.

Neptune, also known as Poseidon (in Greek) is the mythological God of the Sea, Ruler of the Waves, the Nymphs and Sirens.

Neptune is one of the three brothers – Jupiter (Zeus), Pluto (Hades) and Neptune (Poseidon). Jupiter is the ruler of the Earth and Skies, Pluto – of the Underworld, and Neptune of the mystical place in between – the Oceans.

For the Ancient Ones, the ocean was the passage between the safe land and the After-World. The Oceans being that fascinating yet frightening place where the usual laws do not work – thing are slower, more meditative, more conductive. And of course: under water.

The oceans, the water and Neptune as their lord, are an analogue to this special place which is neither reality nor imagination – it is the place where inspiration and intuition reside, where connections can be made with the transcendental world.

During this time of the conjunction between the Sun and Neptune a special doorway opens for us to these mystical realms. Our intuition is enhanced, we can be filled with inspiration, have vivid dreams and fly on the flying carpet of imagination which sometimes becomes real…

Yet – we should be aware of Neptune’s traps as well, as these imaginary worlds can be sometimes too fascinating and too alluring, making us a bit confused and sometimes causing us to drift away from our chosen path, just as the Sirens lured the sailors with their song to jump into the sea…

But if we know how not to let confusion take hold of us, we can enjoy this wonderful inspirational week with all its magic…