Neptune in Aries ♈︎
Last Transit: Years 1861-1875
Neptune in Aries in the natal chart symbolizes your longing to find the depth of your identity. This may lead you down many different roads in life through experimentation with your appearance, personality, or career. You feel a sense of confusion regarding who you are and often use external factors to help define you.
There may be periods of time where you retreat to go “find yourself” on a perpetual journey of self discovery and rediscovery. At some point in life you will come to a cross roads in which you realize you are you regardless of any external factors or influences. People with this placement are often pioneers of their time. You dream of future in which people are able to embrace their full potential.
Neptune in Aries represents a certain sense of anxiety around the dynamics of society and the ever evolving role of the artist. There is a longing to be first; to not miss out on anything which creates the urge to be in the right place at the right time. The individuals born during this transit where alive during a period of time when artists and writers where central to bringing cultural trends to the forefront of society.
Neptune in the 8th House
Keywords: The keywords associated with the 8th house include death, transformation, secrets, mystery, macabre, shared finances or resources, legacies, taxes, owed money, uncovered trauma, healing, and psychology.
Succedent House Type: A Succedent house type is ruled by a fixed sign. Scorpio is the fixed water sign ruling the 8th house.
The meaning of the 8th house has evolved significantly over time. Traditionally this house was associated with taxes, legacies, and shared resources. It is believed that due to its associations with legacies and inheritance this has contributed to the modern 8th house associations with death. Beyond the literal definition of death, it can also represent transformation, cycles of life, and major life endings/beginnings.
The perspective of the 8th house is broad and psychologically based in most modern astrological interpretations. It symbolizes how you relate to others on a deeply emotional level. This house is associated with secrets but also shared resources and taxes. Trying to relate all of these themes together is what gives the 8th house is intense mystery. When you are working in the 8th house you are often working through some kind of emotional trauma. How you relate to the life, death, and sharing your experiences and resources with another are all 8th house endeavors.