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An essay on Neptune, explaining in depth how the planet functions at social, physical and psychological levels.

“With a powerful Neptune one may never be ‘normal’ whatever that is - but one is likely to
be extremely interesting and alive.“ Liz Greene

The Planet Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun. It is also known as the Blue Giant.

Neptune is the fourth and outermost of the gas giant planets and also has rings. In Greek

mythology Neptune was the god of the Sea, shown by the trident which is used as its glyph.

From an Astrological perspective, Neptune rules the 12th House, and is the co-ruler of Pisces,

(Jupiter being the traditional ruler), and its energy is expressed through symbolic language, music

and the imagination. It rules the oppressed and abandoned, society’s misfits. However, it also

represents spirituality, mysticism and ideals. Its house position and sign will indicate what areas

of life are subject to imagination and where it is possible that delusions can be experienced.

Strong aspects to the personal planets will increase its influence. For example, Liz Greene says

of Sun conjunct Neptune: “ Neptune's empathy with human suffering and longing marks the Sun-

Neptune individual's creative endeavours with a quality of universality; he or she can

communicate in a language everyone understands.”


In this essay I am going to cover how Neptune functions on social, physical and psychological levels.


Social

Neptune takes 165 years to orbit the Sun and spends around 14 years in each sign, so it is what

is called as a generational planet, as it encompasses a whole generation of people. Its influence is

therefore associated most strongly with matters...