From July 7 to December 12, Neptune, the visionary and deceptive planet, will be retrograde in Aries. Neptune rules dreams, intuition, and our desires. When retrograde, it heightens these sentiments, urging us to reassess our goals and hopes. We may find that, more and more, the elusive qualities of the planets are pointing out deceptions, since the planets are slowing down. But knowing the truth is making us wiser. Using this time to elevate our artistry and instincts will take us to a higher level of being.
Neptune retrograde urges you to look within yourself and be able to understand your motivations. For the past several months, you’ve been putting your desires into motion by taking steps to release your dreams into the world. As Neptune’s moonwalk commences, you are internalizing these aspirations and fantasies, allowing yourself to re-imagine how you want to cultivate your passions. If there is a project that you’ve been logging to jumpstart, and there have been several hiccups along the way, the retrograde is a wonderful moment to reflect on how you can make it better. The more time you spend meditating on what your heart wants, the easier it will be to manifest it in reality. The key is to put yourself first and not get sidetracked by outside distractions.
It’s easy to have a hard time separating your personal and professional entities, since they are intertwined. You have the weight of the world on your shoulders and need a way to let it go. This might result in a few emotional meltdowns, since you need to extinguish the repressed vibes around your aura. The feelings that have been building up could lead to tears, but that is a good and healthy way to heal. If you need time to recuperate, make sure you can unwind outside the office through self-care. Disconnecting from your phone and email over the weekends and upcoming holidays is going to be a service to your body, mind, and spirit. The lesson is that you don’t have to be a workaholic to get the job done. There is more to life.
Creating boundaries is extremely important, especially for someone like you who gives a lot of their energy to others. As Neptune retrograde moves through your seventh house of partnerships, you are going to see that setting limits and ensuring your needs are put first is vital for the next several months. You do not want anyone to take advantage of you — especially not mistaking your kindness for weakness or your generosity for granted; however, it might be easier said than done because you are having an aversion to drama and fighting to argue your points at this time. By the end of this transit, you will craft a new chapter with those you love and care about that allows you to feel confident in the dynamic.
You are redefining how you connect with your home. Rather than think of your dwelling as a physical place, you’re looking at it through a spiritual lens, where you feel safest and most protected, as a sense of being. You can achieve this by reaffirming your relationship with your beliefs and ideologies. By doing so, you’ll be able to find a method in which you can connect to yourself and others on a more intricate level. The same applies to your relationship with your brood and inner circle. Blood may be thicker than water, but those who are your chosen family might prove to be the ones you are closer to and affirm as your kin. Be careful in how you present this to your relatives to avoid confrontation and hurt feelings.