Neptune and Saturn--dreaming and building
Field of Dreams, the well-known film starring Kevin Costner, known for its magical and mysterious catch-phrase, "If you build it, he will come," was first released in 1989. Thus, this morning, when I read Kevin Costner returns to 'Field of Dreams,' I became very curious. On Friday, he attended a special screening of the film, sponsored by Netflix, in the Iowa cornfield where it was filmed. If this film about dreams come true, building, and manifestation, is being featured now, while Saturn, the planet of building, is opposite Neptune, the planet of dreams, what was its original astrological signature?
Saturn and Neptune were in close conjunction in mid-Capricorn, the sign that rules buildings and structures, throughout all of 1989. Due to their retrograde motions, they were never more than 5 degrees apart that year, and during most of it, they were well within 3 degrees. In other words, these two big, far away planets, with very disparate energies--Saturn the earthy realist, Neptune the dreamy mystic; Saturn the creator of boundaries, limits, and rules; Neptune the dissolver of boundaries and all that confines and restricts--were in a very tight dance for an entire year. On Saturn's own turf, I might add, since Saturn rules Capricorn, astrological lingo for home. Capricorn is Saturn's home; Neptune is an out-of-town guest there. Imagine for a moment your most career-oriented, ambitious, success-driven Capricorn friend on a blind date with your unemployed, idealistic, dreamy, mystical Piscean friend. Saturn-ruled Mr. Capricorn wants to have dinner in a restaurant on the top floor of a skyscraper overlooking the city. He wants to impress his date with his material success. Neptune-ruled Miss Pisces wants to go to the beach and watch the full moon rise. She wants romance and dreams. On April 21, 1989, opening day of Field of Dreams, this unlikely couple were a mere 1 1/2 degrees apart centered at 13 degrees of Capricorn. (Release date from IMDB.com)
What can these two accomplish together? A conjunction is a union of the two energies and indicates a time of new beginnings and seeds being planted. Neptune supplies the dreams, aspirations, and visions. Saturn supplies the building materials and plans. "If you build it, he will come." But always remember, before you can build, you need a vision of what it is you want. The dream must come first.
There's another way this pair can work. On August 13, 1961, when Saturn was in Capricorn, work first began on the Berlin Wall. Fast forward 28 years, the time it takes to complete one Saturn cycle. Beginning on November 9, 1989, that infamous Wall began to come down. That hard, unrelenting, Saturnian boundary between East and West began to dissolve, when Saturn, again in Capricorn, was joined by Neptune who wants us all to be one, without boundaries. And was that not itself the fulfillment of a dream? Both the end of one era and the beginning of the next? On that date, Saturn and Neptune were nearly exactly conjunct at 10 degrees of Capricorn. (Dates from Wikipedia)
The time for one complete Saturn-Neptune cycle, from one conjunction of the pair to the next, is 36 years. We are now at the halfway point of that cycle which began in early 1989, and Saturn and Neptune are now opposite each other, Saturn in Leo, Neptune in Aquarius. This halfway point can itself be a time of fulfillment and manifestation. But the cycle is not complete. Adjustments can be made. It can also be a time to assess what's been accomplished so far. Is this what we really want?
In general, the cycles of the outer planets such as Saturn and Neptune are considered to be applicable to world events and historical trends. On the world stage, where are we in the process of dissolving the boundaries between vastly different cultures, represented so often by East and West? Where are we really in the process of building world peace so that we may all be safe and free on this beautiful planet?
Perhaps the opposition itself can give us clues and help us assess where we are doing well or where we need to adjust.
Saturn tells us where we need to sacrifice, and Leo represents the ego, the needs of the self. The French motto, "Liberté, égalité, fraternité," on the other hand, is quintessentially Aquarian. Could it be that this opposition is trying to tell us that individual nations need to sacrifice personal agendas to fulfill the Aquarian dream of "freedom, equality, and brotherhood" for all?
The Saturn-Neptune cycle of 36 years is also short enough that it can be viewed in the context of an individual's life. Personally, that Saturn-Neptune conjunction at 13 degrees of Capricorn in 1989 was almost exactly opposite my own natal Sun at 13 Cancer. And 1989, was indeed a pivotal year for me. A very dear and close friend who had profoundly influenced my personal growth died on October 31 of that year. Transiting Pluto, also a player, was conjunct my Scorpio Moon, which rules my 11th house of friends. It was both a time of deep grief and a time of thinking about what I really wanted in life, both personally and professionally since my natal Sun is in the 10th house of career. And now while Saturn in Leo, the sign of personal expression and passion, is opposite Neptune in Aquarius, a sign very much concerned with the greater good, the good of the group, whatever that might be, I am assessing where I am in my life vis a vis personal and professional satisfaction. I am looking very closely at balancing my need for more personal freedom and self-expression and my desire to do work that is healing and beneficial to others. It's been a long journey making the transition from a corporate software career to massage therapy. I can see now that the seeds were indeed planted in that long ago year of 1989.
As I begin the process of building a new career, I think it is a good time to reflect upon the interplay between the Neptunian concepts of imagination, visions, aspirations, and dreams and the Saturnian ones of planning, building, manifestation, and hard work. And, in the spirit of my previous post on the film After Life, is it not a little bit of heaven on earth to manifest a dream?
Peace to you--Doreen (aka Demeter)
Field of Dreams, the well-known film starring Kevin Costner, known for its magical and mysterious catch-phrase, "If you build it, he will come," was first released in 1989. Thus, this morning, when I read Kevin Costner returns to 'Field of Dreams,' I became very curious. On Friday, he attended a special screening of the film, sponsored by Netflix, in the Iowa cornfield where it was filmed. If this film about dreams come true, building, and manifestation, is being featured now, while Saturn, the planet of building, is opposite Neptune, the planet of dreams, what was its original astrological signature?
Saturn and Neptune were in close conjunction in mid-Capricorn, the sign that rules buildings and structures, throughout all of 1989. Due to their retrograde motions, they were never more than 5 degrees apart that year, and during most of it, they were well within 3 degrees. In other words, these two big, far away planets, with very disparate energies--Saturn the earthy realist, Neptune the dreamy mystic; Saturn the creator of boundaries, limits, and rules; Neptune the dissolver of boundaries and all that confines and restricts--were in a very tight dance for an entire year. On Saturn's own turf, I might add, since Saturn rules Capricorn, astrological lingo for home. Capricorn is Saturn's home; Neptune is an out-of-town guest there. Imagine for a moment your most career-oriented, ambitious, success-driven Capricorn friend on a blind date with your unemployed, idealistic, dreamy, mystical Piscean friend. Saturn-ruled Mr. Capricorn wants to have dinner in a restaurant on the top floor of a skyscraper overlooking the city. He wants to impress his date with his material success. Neptune-ruled Miss Pisces wants to go to the beach and watch the full moon rise. She wants romance and dreams. On April 21, 1989, opening day of Field of Dreams, this unlikely couple were a mere 1 1/2 degrees apart centered at 13 degrees of Capricorn. (Release date from IMDB.com)
What can these two accomplish together? A conjunction is a union of the two energies and indicates a time of new beginnings and seeds being planted. Neptune supplies the dreams, aspirations, and visions. Saturn supplies the building materials and plans. "If you build it, he will come." But always remember, before you can build, you need a vision of what it is you want. The dream must come first.
There's another way this pair can work. On August 13, 1961, when Saturn was in Capricorn, work first began on the Berlin Wall. Fast forward 28 years, the time it takes to complete one Saturn cycle. Beginning on November 9, 1989, that infamous Wall began to come down. That hard, unrelenting, Saturnian boundary between East and West began to dissolve, when Saturn, again in Capricorn, was joined by Neptune who wants us all to be one, without boundaries. And was that not itself the fulfillment of a dream? Both the end of one era and the beginning of the next? On that date, Saturn and Neptune were nearly exactly conjunct at 10 degrees of Capricorn. (Dates from Wikipedia)
The time for one complete Saturn-Neptune cycle, from one conjunction of the pair to the next, is 36 years. We are now at the halfway point of that cycle which began in early 1989, and Saturn and Neptune are now opposite each other, Saturn in Leo, Neptune in Aquarius. This halfway point can itself be a time of fulfillment and manifestation. But the cycle is not complete. Adjustments can be made. It can also be a time to assess what's been accomplished so far. Is this what we really want?
In general, the cycles of the outer planets such as Saturn and Neptune are considered to be applicable to world events and historical trends. On the world stage, where are we in the process of dissolving the boundaries between vastly different cultures, represented so often by East and West? Where are we really in the process of building world peace so that we may all be safe and free on this beautiful planet?
Perhaps the opposition itself can give us clues and help us assess where we are doing well or where we need to adjust.
Saturn tells us where we need to sacrifice, and Leo represents the ego, the needs of the self. The French motto, "Liberté, égalité, fraternité," on the other hand, is quintessentially Aquarian. Could it be that this opposition is trying to tell us that individual nations need to sacrifice personal agendas to fulfill the Aquarian dream of "freedom, equality, and brotherhood" for all?
The Saturn-Neptune cycle of 36 years is also short enough that it can be viewed in the context of an individual's life. Personally, that Saturn-Neptune conjunction at 13 degrees of Capricorn in 1989 was almost exactly opposite my own natal Sun at 13 Cancer. And 1989, was indeed a pivotal year for me. A very dear and close friend who had profoundly influenced my personal growth died on October 31 of that year. Transiting Pluto, also a player, was conjunct my Scorpio Moon, which rules my 11th house of friends. It was both a time of deep grief and a time of thinking about what I really wanted in life, both personally and professionally since my natal Sun is in the 10th house of career. And now while Saturn in Leo, the sign of personal expression and passion, is opposite Neptune in Aquarius, a sign very much concerned with the greater good, the good of the group, whatever that might be, I am assessing where I am in my life vis a vis personal and professional satisfaction. I am looking very closely at balancing my need for more personal freedom and self-expression and my desire to do work that is healing and beneficial to others. It's been a long journey making the transition from a corporate software career to massage therapy. I can see now that the seeds were indeed planted in that long ago year of 1989.
As I begin the process of building a new career, I think it is a good time to reflect upon the interplay between the Neptunian concepts of imagination, visions, aspirations, and dreams and the Saturnian ones of planning, building, manifestation, and hard work. And, in the spirit of my previous post on the film After Life, is it not a little bit of heaven on earth to manifest a dream?
Peace to you--Doreen (aka Demeter)
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