Mars-Neptune Quincunx

(Transit Mars → Natal Neptune)

Avesalom Podvodny. Aspects

Mars quincunx: The power of evil is evident; the power of good can be judged by the indirect sign that evil has not yet completely triumphed. This aspect creates in the areas of the planet a problem of interaction between energy on earthly and cosmic vibrations; at a low level, a person will often lack earthly forms of energy, while cosmic energy is poorly mastered, resulting in certain breakdowns. For example, the Mars-Moon quincunx may give the talent of a healer, masked by abilities in ordinary linear massage, which, however, the person will perform in a somewhat unusual manner—particularly, their hands in critical situations will move almost by themselves, provided they are able to trust them. The latter, however, is not at all simple, since the subconscious (both personal and collective) usually does not trust intuition, let alone movements accompanied by unusual energetic vibrations. The Mars quincunx poses in the planet’s spheres the issue of the level of active energy, meaning, in particular, the necessity of precisely choosing its forms and no less precise control over one’s inner energetics, since the quincunx emphasizes the cosmic unacceptability of coarse emotional states and mere instinctual energy expressions. For instance, with the Venus-Mars quincunx, relatively crude but socially quite adequate expressions of love will appear absolutely unacceptable to the person from a cosmic perspective, about which the Cosmos will inform them sometimes through rather peculiar methods. In any case, over time the person will become convinced that in love they must be very, very cautious, and celebrated, yet not overly cautious—celebrated. When processed, which primarily requires viewing the beloved as a spiritual being, the person will prove capable of very intimate, subtle, and deep relationships and interactions. Neptune quincunx: It is not obligatory to be good: it is sufficient to be honest and attentive. This aspect brings in the planet’s spheres the influence of cosmic love, which at a low level a person most often perceives negatively. Modern civilization is such that even earthly forces pushing a person toward evolutionary development are predominantly perceived as evil, and conscious spiritual development is most often pursued by those who have ended up in a complete dead end in all other directions; therefore, high cosmic vibrations in the planet’s spheres mean for a person either incomprehensible shifts in consciousness (transcendent meditations), or such life turns that “you can’t make sense of without half a liter.” Yet the latter will lower the level of cosmic meditation to an earthly, understandable, and even nearly ecstatic state. Upon Neptune’s affliction, in the planet’s spheres there may arise an irrational feeling of cosmic guilt, usually repressed, and an inner conflict due to the mismatch between perceptions of cosmic and earthly grace, mercy, and compassion, since the Cosmos is more interested in the evolution of spirit, while people are primarily oriented—indeed, mostly limited—to the physical, etheric, and astral bodies, and the laws of karma are blissfully ignored altogether. To overcome the contradiction between earthly and cosmic Neptunian influences, a person must learn to see karma, adopt a cosmic point of view, and only then attempt to harmonize earthly karma with higher influences; for this, in the planet’s spheres, they must first rid themselves of constant petty lies and self-deception, which mask. safe. Cosmic love does not so much soften suffering as it shortens it, redirecting pain along more constructive paths for the individual.