I've already covered Pluto and Saturn's retrogrades but the next planet to go retrograde is dreamy Neptune. As each retrograde last around 5 months, Neptune will be retrograde between 2nd July and 7th December but Neptune's orbit of our Sun lasts around 165 years. Because it takes about 14 years to move through each sign, this makes Neptune a generational planet as each generation will have the same Neptune sign.
As I've already mentioned, Neptune is the planet most associated with our dreams, what inspires us. Neptune got its name from its colour, which was assumed to be due to the presence of water, and the Roman God of Fresh Water, who is also confused and/or merged with the Greek God of the Sea called Poseidon. Because of this connection to water, Neptune is believed to rule over the sign of Pisces, which is the only sign it will be moving through while retrograde! However, this is a relatively modern concept as Neptune was only discovered in 1841.
So this retrograde of Neptune's will very much affect us generationally around our goals, our dreams, what inspires us, our creativity and imagination, and the mystical and magical. Pisces is the sign of connectivity, of instinct and feeling, intuition, adaptivity, perception, and acceptance.
Putting both of these together, this retrograde will likely have an effect on how we connect as a community, our collective goals, the creative solutions to the issues and problems we face. It will make us think about where the disconnect is, how we may be trying to be too logical and practical when we could be thinking outside the box.
Where will this Retrograde hit us hardest?
Ground and Center
We're always being told to "get grounded" or to "find your center" when we step outside of "normality".The problem is that while being grounded, we can connect with the flow of energy between us, the earth and the Universe but the constant advice of "ground yourself" can sometimes not be as effective or as appropriate as others think.
While getting grounded and being centered can help us to be able to think through our goals and how to achieve them, that groundedness can stifle our creativity, our ability to not think literally.
So remember to ground yourself every so often but don't lose sight of how to co-create alongside the Divine All-That-Is.
What limiting belief(s) are we holding on to?
Go with the Flow, Meditation for Clarity
Go with the Flow is saying that we can sometimes try too hard to "control" what is happening around us and in our lives. But by trying to control everything, we can lose sight of what is really important. Being so controlling isn't always good for us if we truly want to achieve our goals. By releasing the belief that we need to be constantly in control, we can find the flow to take us their.
With Meditation for Clarity, I feel like the message is that we are allowed to take time to think things through. We are also allowed to take time out of our days to just be. When we're confused about the next step, rather than constantly trying to find the next thing to do which may not bring us closer to our goals, we can ask for clarification from the Divine All-That-Is.
How will this affect our dreams?
Water Magic, Change and Progress
With Water Magic, I feel like the message is that there is a great connection to Water (through the planet Neptune and the sign of Pisces). We are waiting for our cup to be full but at the same time, we aren't quite filling up because we're focused on the recipe (or plan) that we think we need to follow. Being in tune with this particular element and working with it will allow us to better connect with both Neptune and Pisces. It is better to allow our dreams to flow instead of holding them back.
With Change and Progress, I feel like the message is that how we've done things before to achieve our dreams isn't necessarily always going to work for us so we need to change and adapt. Pisces is the sign of adaptivity so we can use this energy over the next five months. Life is all about change and adapting, look at the seasons for the best natural example.
How can we use this Retrograde in our art?
Make a Move
With this card, I feel like the message is that it's important that we don't become too still and stagnant. Water is meant to move otherwise it won't become filled with life. While moving, everything becomes full of life and things necessary to nurture life.
So it's important that we keep moving. However, the message of Meditation for Clarity was that we needed to take some time to stop and receive clarity from the Divine All-That-Is, which goes against moving.
It's okay to stop for a little while but it's important that we don't allow this to make us stagnate in life so at some point we have to make a move.
Where should we be searching for a deeper meaning?
Meditation for Peace and Serenity
With this card, I feel like we should be searching for Peace and Serenity, likely through the practice of meditation.
Rather than using meditation to ground and center (as some will constantly recommend), you can always find either water noise online or sit by a river or beach while meditating.
Peace and Serenity look different to each of us so perhaps before meditating on it, the first step should be to figure out what they are and mean to you.
Meditation also comes in many forms, so I would recommend that you try as many different versions to find the kind that fits you and your life.
So I feel like Neptune's Retrograde in 2024 will allow us to focus on our dreams, what they mean to us and how we can stop being so stressed when it comes to achieving those dreams. We can use this time to align ourselves with our dreams and how they can and should flow. We could also use this time to find our own inner flow so that our personal creativity can flow freely too.
I hope this is helpful for approaching the next five months while Neptune is retrograde. My personal belief is that retrogrades are not to be feared but are opportunities for us to look within instead of at the external and more material world we live in.
Peace and love to all!!!!
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