Neptune: Planet of Illusion

Neptune, another of the outer Planets, was discovered in 1846.
Its slow orbit around our Zodiac ensures that its effect is
generational in nature.

Neptune's glyph is the trident of Poseidon, God of the Seas.
Much about this Planet is fluid (Neptune rules the oceans of the
Earth), changeable and illusory in nature. Dreams, illusion,
abstract thought and the mysterious are all governed by
Neptune. Our spirituality is important to this Planet, and how we
harness that energy for our personal betterment. Neptune invites
us to let its energy wash over us and to use a meditative state to
gain insights and heightened awareness. Poetry, music and
dance are among the trance-like activities which this Planet
favors.

Neptune does have its showier side, as it rules movies,
television, theater, fashion and all forms of glamour. In essence,
Neptune is creating an illusion -- of what is enchanting on the
outside and captivating within. Neptune has a mystique which
doesn't reveal itself easily. It can be a poser, too, dabbling in
flattery -- and subversion.

The shadow side of Neptune is akin to the aging star who
cannot make one more curtain. When the lights are low, this
Planet plays in a netherworld of drugs, alcohol, trances and
hypnosis. Neptunian energy reeks of escapism on its darker
days, a sea of delusion, hypochondria and abnormality. Sleep
and dreams are also lorded over by this Planet. At the end of the
day, Neptune keeps coming at you -- how will you receive it?
It takes Neptune 165 years to complete its whirl around the
Zodiac, spending roughly 14 years at each Sign. It is feminine
energy and rules

Pisces and the Twelfth House. Neptune is
Venus and is the second of the
known as the higher octave of
transcendental Planets.