Mars – Neptune Sextile – The Active Dreamer

An aspect of 60 degrees between planets is considered favorable, but it is not quite that simple. A sextile points to opportunities for prosperity and a breakthrough to success through the use of the best qualities of the two planets involved, if they are strong. A weak position indicates the need to overcome obstacles connected with the Houses where they are located, but promises victory in the case of persistence. This especially applies to a person with the sextile of such different planets as Mars and Neptune.

Even in a harmonious position, fiery creators and dreamers are in too much of a hurry to bring their ideals into reality without properly thinking through the consequences. These are Decembrist-like figures who long for justice for all layers of society but do not understand the explosive nature of impulsive actions. Enthusiasm, grandiloquence, and the desire to build a beautiful castle of a new world here and now exclude participation in the monotonous laying of bricks. The power of faith and enthusiasm should be applied not through emotionality, but through wisdom and practicality.

The Pros and Cons of the Mars – Neptune Sextile

A person with the Mars – Neptune sextile succeeds in matters that require inspiration and a developed imagination. Theater, music, drawing, poetry, cinema, and photography will bring a surge of joy and pleasure that harmonizes both planets. The main thing is to bring the work to completion and decisively defend one’s vision of the creative process.

Sometimes a person with the Mars – Neptune sextile reacts too aggressively to criticism, harbors resentment, and skillfully takes revenge on ill-wishers. It is important to give up behind-the-scenes intrigues, lies, and the blackening of competitors in pursuit of a goal. In the highest spiritual expression, the compassionate, gentle, and talented person dreams of enveloping the whole world in love and healing the wounds of others.

For these reasons, the native may go into politics, where, after encountering behind-the-scenes intrigues, they either accept them, shifting to the lower vibrations of Neptune, and succeed, or firmly reject them. In the second case, a fiery struggle for ideals may turn into a lifelong battle or even death if Mars is weak. It is necessary to study the pros and cons of the aspect carefully:

• rich imagination, sensuality, clairvoyance, and idealism combined with practical acumen and organizational abilities;
• a philosophical attitude toward a group where people intrigue and gossip, and the ability to emerge with honor from traps and ambiguous situations;
• a desire for wealth and the monetization of creative talents, while a thirst for fame may push the native toward using black PR;
• compassion, sentimentality, romanticism, and persistence in courtship;
• a habit of using hidden paths to achieve a goal: through other people, letters, anonymous messages, and veiled messages in creative work;
• plasticity, grace, and the ability to convey an image through dance: success in theater, synchronized swimming, and ballet;
• abilities as a healer, psychologist, priest, chemist, or pharmacist who invents new progressive medicines.

A person with this aspect usually leads a healthy lifestyle and is capable of giving up alcohol or gambling addictions through an effort of will. Astrologers advise such natives to relieve stress by resting near a river, going on a sea cruise, or practicing water sports.

Love Relationships with the Mars – Neptune Sextile

Such people are always searching for a beautiful ideal: a king or a princess. They are susceptible to physical beauty and a romantic appearance, filling in the chosen partner’s personality with ideal psychological traits. Later, a person with the Mars – Neptune aspect may wonder how they failed to notice obvious character flaws and spent so much time in pursuit. The reason is that the native’s imagination is stirred by an unavailable object. Seeking attention and dedicating poems and paintings to the chosen one, the person inflames their own passion and falls even more deeply in love through the activation of their creative fire.

After achieving what they desire and encountering everyday realities, the native becomes disappointed and sets off in search of a new ideal. They need a noble, religious, subtly sensitive partner with an artistic perception of the world. It is important for the native to experience a shared mystical path of self-development, exchange insights and revelations from above, and set off on adventures. The best way to win the heart of a person with the Mars – Neptune sextile is to offer participation in a secret mission to save people or animals, or to expose villains. A partner with Venus in Pisces, Cancer, or Sagittarius will suit the native.

The Mars – Neptune Sextile in a Child’s Horoscope

The best thing parents can do for a child with the Mars – Neptune sextile is to understand the area in which the child is talented, develop this gift, and instill confidence in success. It is important to confirm each new milestone of achievement with a gift or a trip to the cinema, theater, or circus. Such children are dreamy and compassionate. They identify with the sick and unfortunate, so it is better to protect them from watching news with footage of accidents or hospital incidents, as well as horror films, because the child may suffer from nightmares afterward.

A young person with the Mars – Neptune sextile strives to save those in trouble and often pulls drowning peers out of the water or rescues victims of bullying, intuitively understanding how to use multi-step intrigues for a good purpose. When in love, the child secretly experiences a rich spectrum of emotions, showering the object of affection with anonymous messages and letters of compliments. Parents should beware of destructive outbursts of disappointment and anger and teach the child to release them through sports, music, and neurographic art. With an afflicted Neptune, there is a danger of poisoning.  ✓