Neptune – Ascendant Square – The Absent-Minded Dreamer

A tense aspect between a planet and the rising sign blocks the energy needed for favorable events in the sphere of the Ascendant: professional advancement and success in society may be under threat. The square activates powerfully and inevitably several times in life, opening the way to accidents and seemingly insurmountable obstacles, but only if the signs from higher forces are ignored and the character qualities necessary for success in the affected area are not worked through.

As a transpersonal planet, Neptune draws the native into a world of fantasies and illusions. The person may consider themselves a star and refuse to work, believing it is already obvious that they are the best. This is an Oblomov-like figure, dreaming of great achievements while lying on the sofa. The physical body and the mind seem to exist separately, because the native’s spirit drifts through subtle worlds, while health, friendships, and personal life suffer as a result.

The Influence of the Neptune – Ascendant Square on Destiny

The native has such a rich imagination that they also try to embellish existing reality, telling tall tales about friendships with celebrities, contact with aliens, and journeys they have only read about. This person sincerely believes it is true and is surprised when they become a laughingstock and an outsider. Salvation lies in the practical application of the storyteller’s gift: the native should write books, transform into different characters on stage, or paint other worlds. Even as a hobby, this will be medicine for the soul.

The second weak point of the native with the Neptune – Ascendant square is a painful need to be needed by many people. Natural shyness prevents this person from making friends quickly, so they are ready to count any sympathetic person as a friend and often become victims of manipulation, deception, and pranks. The native should be especially cautious around fortune-tellers and financial scammers, who instantly identify a “client” by an absent, dreamy gaze and distracted movements.

Other negative traits of the Neptune – Ascendant square also require working through and harmonization:

• subjective judgment and worldview, distorted ideas of goodness and justice;
• dishonesty, evasiveness, naivety, and misunderstanding of the rules of behavior within a group;
• discomfort and feeling lost during discussions, inability to stand up for oneself;
• a sense of being absent from the present moment: the native is not noticed, is forgotten when rewards are given, or has their merits left unmentioned;
• inflated self-importance combined with painful shyness, sudden memory lapses during public speaking;
• touchiness, absent-mindedness, intolerance of criticism, fear of success and wealth;
• sensitivity to the words and intonation of the other person: even if no offense is intended, the native may be thrown off balance by an accidentally rough phrase;
• tense relationships with parents and colleagues.

Interestingly, the native’s main problems are mirrored by the people around them. If gossip, deception, and unreliability are irritating, it means the person with this aspect is also cultivating these qualities.

Love and Marriage with the Neptune – Ascendant Square

Although deep down the native considers themselves an irresistible star, when they enter a real relationship with the opposite sex, they realize that everything is not unfolding according to the script of their fantasies. An overly fairy-tale-like, illusory idea of relationships between men and women, formed through reading romance novels and watching films, collapses when confronted with the partner’s interests and flaws.

A lack of confidence and a vague sense of personal identity are the reasons the native may fall in love with arrogant and haughty people who criticize and humiliate their talents and achievements. The more arrogant and cold the chosen partner is, the stronger the desire of the native with the Neptune – Ascendant square to prove their uniqueness and win love. However, until this person recognizes their own inherent value simply by right of birth, lets go of touchiness, and releases inflated expectations, happiness will remain out of reach.

Working Through the Neptune – Ascendant Square

First of all, the native needs to recognize Neptune’s distortion of reality and of their self-image, and not give in to mood-driven impulses. It is necessary to observe events from the outside without becoming emotionally involved, and to learn successful behavior patterns from more practical people, because the native lacks karmic experience in presenting themselves to the world. A person with the Neptune – Ascendant square often tends to play the victim and theatrically demonstrate suffering.

The native tends to go too far and then feels burning shame when an adequate perception of reality returns. Therefore, restraint and practicality should become this person’s best character traits. At the same time, music, acting, public speaking, and painting will provide an outlet for creative energy. These two contradictory tasks can be supported by jewelry with talisman stones. They should be chosen according to the element of the sign in which Neptune is placed:

Fire – amethyst, alexandrite, Paraiba tourmaline;

Water – white coral, mother-of-pearl, aquamarine, larimar;

Earth – serpentine, blue agate, turquoise, lapis lazuli, kyanite;

Air – topazes in azure shades, beryl, fluorite.

The minerals are best set in platinum and 925 sterling silver, and they can also be kept on the work desk as raw crystal clusters, serving as a source of energy. Coral branches, for example, suit all natives with this aspect as a talisman of good fortune and fame. ✓