Saturn Quincunx Neptune

'The mystic meets the sceptic' - neither understands the other.

Saturn and Neptune are currently playing a cosmic dance - they have danced before of course but at the moment the music may not be to their taste.  It's a familiar story with these two - Saturn, the established authoritarian structure maker and Neptune the ethereal artist, illusionist and dreamer.  The current scene can be likened to a burly builder and a ballerina attempting to foxtrot.

The quincunx aspect compounds their natural differences.  It spotlights how unlike they are - in the dance, one does not see the feet of the other and occasionally steps on them.  In terms of their natural planetary cycle they were in full awareness or 'opposition' in late 2006.  Saturn is now waxing towards a seed conjunction - but for now, there is an irksome crossroads.  Back in 2006, they stood up - faced each other across the dance floor and accepted the invitation.  What is required now is attunement and adjustment - it is of the nature of Scorpio, which is perhaps why I write this at the Scorpio Full Moon.

Saturn quincunx Neptune asks for thorough examination, mastering your own step to accommodate the other - to breathe life and form in the dance.  It requires mental adjustment, a certain dexterity and breadth to see shape and form - to make personal change and drop 'ego boundaries' that would otherwise cause the dancers to bump off each other.

Mistakes will happen of course, no one gets it right first time - things can surprise you, upset you and destroy what you envisioned was the way forward.  Each time this happens, we have to adjust a little more.  Like the two dancers - if one steps on the others foot - well, don't put it there again!

So...what was in 'full glare' for you in late 2006?  What dream did you wish for?  What idea were you hoping to take shape? What form got washed away - losing shape?  Inner emotional adjustment is needed now - a shift in attitude.  It perhaps may be more difficult to see clearly but both sides of the coin do exist - sidestep, change and the awareness and path will open once again.

The Sabian Symbol for Neptune at present reads "A Butterfly Emerging from a Chrysalis".  This is a wonderful symbol referring to unfolding, giving birth to a dream and destiny taking shape.  But just as the chick doesn't immediately leave the nest and fly away without a parent's prod - so it is here.  Saturn's job in this dance is to protect, test strength and to play the role of parent to clash against and so test self determination.  His role is as the chrysalis to the butterfly.

The issue of control often arises in these scenarios.  We feel like we're losing a grip on the situation and seek to exert control in order to rescue it.  The true message of Scorpio here is not to allow fear to inhibit growth - that growth comes from struggle, loss and making mistakes.  Like a baby learning to walk and falling down and a butterfly stretching in the chrysalis - be thankful for failure - it helps you rise.

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