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.
Pluto in Gemini ♊︎
Last Transit: Years 1881-1912
Pluto in Gemini in the natal chart is symbolic of transforming information exchange and the way in which one processes logic, data, and emotion. The Pluto in Gemini generations were called to ask questions. There are always deeper and deeper layers to human existence and to every surface experience. This placement is creating an impulse in individuals to look beneath the surface. Pluto is associated with excavation and with Pluto in Gemini this creates an investigative energy. Pluto in Gemini people want to know why something is what it is. During the turn of the century from 1800s to 1900s we saw many new forms of art, a revitalization in occult studies, and the birth of many new movements and advancements for society. At the same time there was a sense of anxiety surrounding these changes as if there was not a complete understanding of the transformation that was taking place. For individuals who have Pluto in Gemini they have helped create a new sense of logic, a new way of looking at the world. The people born during this time were on the brink of change. The shadow side of this energy is conflicted and possesses a misunderstanding regarding people’s true nature. Asking questions to get to the deeper meaning is essential for people with this placement.