Neptune-Ascendant Opposition – Chasing Mirages

The native’s talents and opportunities are weighed down by emotional strain and complexes caused by the opposition to the First House. If a higher planet is involved, especially Neptune, which clouds the mind with fantasies and illusions, it becomes difficult to control the flow of their own emotions and the emotions of others. The person unconsciously reads the thoughts and feelings of those around them, and if they are far from understanding why this happens, they automatically perceive all these experiences as their own.

The native is thrown from positivity into despair, may become ill after a trip on public transport from exhaustion caused by other people’s energy, and may take offense at a partner after dreaming that the partner betrayed them. Here, the world of fantasy is no less real than everyday life, which may lead to mental and emotional disturbances.

Features of the Neptune-Ascendant Opposition

Although the native’s talent lies in reading the emotions and thoughts of the person they are speaking with, and therefore in psychologically adapting to them and, like an actor, becoming the person others want to see, the impression left after communication is most often unfavorable. The reason is absent-mindedness, detachment, or drifting in fantasies. If a person with the Neptune-Ascendant opposition is not interested in someone, they will not even listen, or, absorbed in fantasies where they are kings and heroes, will demonstrate superiority.

It is a different matter when there is a desire to be liked. Then the native becomes an excellent companion with an idealistic mindset, team spirit, and a desire to change the world for the better. They will not betray an idea or a friend. At home, there is most often a spiritual atmosphere, but often at the expense of domestic comfort and cleanliness. Family members are focused on the inner world, art, politics, and the internet, deliberately disregarding home decoration, or simply feeling too lazy to clean.

Other features of the Neptune-Ascendant opposition:

• unusual facial features, a wandering gaze, nervous and impulsive movements;
• stooping, stiffness in the gait, and lack of flexibility, although if the person takes up dance and gymnastics, they become incredibly supple and graceful;
• a need for solitude, enjoyment of fantasies, and watching films from which the native draws inspiration;
• a desire to live by water, or at least to rest by the sea or a lake; living in places without bodies of water is truly not recommended;
• dependence on alcohol and even ordinary carbonated drinks and coffee, especially if Neptune is in the Sixth House;
• disturbing dreams, hallucinations, suggestibility, and susceptibility to the evil eye;
• a deep need to be needed and loved, expressed through embellishing the biography and stories about oneself, and exaggerating personal problems when the person pretends to be ill;
• energy vampirism if there is no opportunity to engage in art: theater, photography, writing, poetry, or choreography;
• an innate tendency toward self-sacrifice: the native easily gives up personal goals and interests, even when no one asks them to.

The native’s main enemies are lack of organization, absent-mindedness, and forgetfulness. Having difficulty finding their way in unfamiliar places, the person easily attracts fraudsters. Considering their gullibility and idealism, it is clear why traveling to countries with a high crime rate and an abundance of street beggars is not recommended.

Love and Marriage with the Neptune-Ascendant Opposition

When falling in love, a person with this aspect completely loses their sense of reality and their sense of self-worth. The native is ready to lay all achievements at the feet of the beloved and give up things dear to the heart, place of residence, and even religion for the sake of an all-consuming feeling.

Karmically, it often happens that the sacrifice is not appreciated or is rejected, and then a person with the Neptune-Ascendant opposition falls into depression that is difficult to escape, instead of concentrating first of all on creating success and happiness for themselves.

If Neptune is in the Seventh House, a similar situation will develop in business partnership as well. Considering the Ascendant’s influence on professional fulfillment, there may be a fear of a rapid career rise: despite obvious talents, the person is not sure they have the right to the desired place in society, believes they are not doing anything special, and yields a prestigious position to less gifted colleagues.

A person with the Neptune-Ascendant opposition is attracted to people with problems and addictions. The native feels heroic when trying to help them overcome harmful habits, but often suffers because of a misguided sense of nobility. With additional positive aspects, marriage may take place with a creative and spiritually developed person.

Harmonizing the Neptune-Ascendant Opposition

To avoid mental clouding in Neptunian areas, it is necessary from youth to develop a clear code of spiritual principles and not deviate from them, even after falling in love with a person who has a different worldview. The opposition sets a specific task: to stabilize the emotional state and value oneself as a creator. For this, the native needs to engage in creative work, visit theaters, museums, and festivals, and study psychology and astrology.

Alcohol poses a great danger, even in minimal amounts, provoking serious problems, not to mention drugs and sedatives. Friends and loved ones play the role of psychotherapists and healers of emotional pain. The native will also need to develop critical thinking, avoid trusting fellow travelers and strangers, and handle financial matters with caution. For a harmonious and calm life, it is good to live near the sea or a river, preferably with a view of the water from the window.

Jewelry with properly selected stones will help remove absent-mindedness and detachment from reality. Helpful stones include blue topaz, serpentine, black coral, rock crystal, and emerald.  ✓