Being clear with others about our needs recognizing how we engage in games of manipulation seeking resolution in certain relationships that no longer serve us co-creating a relationship based on acceptance rather than expectation.Acts of courage, compassion, and service towards the underdog or dis- enfranchised meaningful charity work directing energy towards a greater good or to alleviate suffering helping others to help themselves (rather than rescuing them).Pursuing endeavors that utilize our creative, perceptive, and imaginative gifts pinpointing our dreams and manifesting our own desires trusting our instincts on when to act.The burden of unwanted commitments and mundane responsibilities psychosomatic illness or depression born out of anxiety or feeling unqualified for the job at hand.Being victimized by verbal or physical aggression playing the self- saboteur, masochist, or blameless victim (one form of passive aggression).

Being emotionally drawn into messy, symbiotic relationships or handing over power to others - then, as a result, feeling used and abused getting caught up in others’ fantasies (“projective identification”).

Being a doormat, a pushover feeling easily seduced a lack of discernment an inability to say “no” or to resist hard-luck stories staying in jobs or relationships where we feel put upon avoiding conflict and leaving a wake of confusion and loose ends.

A fear of impotence losing our individuality feeling ineffectual, unfocused, goal-less, or being unable to assert ourselves lethargy, inertia, or passivity finding ourselves in a situation where we are unable to fight back or express our will.

Some Mars–Neptune fears and circumstances: This can result in a number of difficulties as well as positive manifestations. Neptune refines the attributes of Mars, softening the competitive edge, the will to assert one’s desires, and the instinct to win.

We can encourage (literally, “to make strong, to hearten”) them with compassion, knowing that everyone has his or her own timing, rhythm, and cross to bear. We must find a way of inspiring them to follow and connect to (Neptune) what they truly want for themselves (Mars). Mars and Neptune in aspect remind us that we can’t impose our agenda onto our clients. Neptune rules over collective dreams and selfless yearnings - it is ethereal, intangible, soothing, undefined, and diffuse.īefore we look at the combination in natal charts, we should ask ourselves what we, as consultant astrologers, can learn from this duo. Mars represents the principle of individual action and swift force - its nature is self-motivated, unambiguous, direct, and purposeful. Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in The Mountain Astrologer August 2014 issue and has been republished with permission.Īs with many challenging planetary pairings, Mars and Neptune have very different gifts.

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