Aspects
Neptune Opposition Sappho
The dreamy, boundary-dissolving side of affection tends to come at you through the people you love. You may idealize a friend or beloved, love the muse you have projected onto them, or merge so completely in a bond that you lose your edges, and there can be unrequited longing or quiet deception in the deep waters between you. The work is discernment: see who is actually there rather than the dream you have cast, keep enough clarity that devotion does not blind you, and stay yourself even in the closest bond. True affection here loves the real person, not the mirage.
Lean in — See the real friend or love, not the muse you projected.
Watch for — Lose your edges merging into an idealized bond.
- idealization
- unrequited
- clear-sight
Sources
- George, Asteroid Goddesses (1986)Reads Sappho as romantic and artistic affection, friendship-love, and the lyric, creative side of attachment.
- Greene, The Astrological Neptune and the Quest for Redemption (1996)Reads Neptune as longing, idealization, and the dissolving of boundaries between self and other.
- Hand, Horoscope Symbols (1981)Treats the blend of affection and romantic longing as a dynamic of the muse and possible illusion.