Jupiter-Neptune Sesquiquadrate

(Transit Jupiter → Natal Neptune)

Avesalom Podvodny. Aspects

Jupiter’s sesquiquadrate: To whom much is given, from him will be required something entirely different. This is the aspect of homegrown philosophers in the sphere of the Planet. Here, the person will have a dogmatic way of thinking in many respects, the main building blocks of which, upon close inspection, turn out to be very solid and equally unwieldy, making it quite difficult to construct from them a light, heaven-directed temple. In the harmonious variant, this person may demonstrate philanthropic tendencies in the Planet’s spheres, but usually in a narrow sense and ultimately not disinterested, arising instead from failure in personally grasping the subtleties of the planetary principle and its broad assimilation. Generally, Jupiter brings happiness and expanded opportunities, but in this case it occurs somehow mechanically and formally, without regard for the person’s true desires, so that its joy is often poisoned, or what happens may seem to him utterly mocking—like receiving a stuffed puppy for a birthday instead of a real one. This element of formal charity and mistaken advocacy is overcome with great difficulty, especially since the person receives from life (in the planetary spheres) not the best examples to follow. Nevertheless, working through this requires deep (not broad) penetration into the planetary spheres and using one’s available abilities genuinely for helping others, without regard to strengthening one’s sense of self-importance; only then will the divine voice truly resound in the temple the person has built. Neptune’s sesquiquadrate: The sleeping princess needs no proof of witches’ existence. This is a dangerous aspect, because at a low level the person in the planetary spheres is constantly under the close attention of rigid egregores and lower astral entities. If Neptune is afflicted, enchantments, smoothings, and so forth are possible, as well as artificial restrictions on the mobility of the astral body—translated into ordinary language, this means emotional constriction, limited range of emotional and essential understanding, and a rigid fixation on those phenomena and moments accessible to the person. If these relate to socially accepted and normalized areas (a harmonious Planet), people will say about him “a bit odd!” or “has quirks,” etc. But if the person focuses on socially unaccepted phenomena—typical when the Planet is afflicted—he may progress quite far in his meditations and perceive things inaccessible to others (perceive things inaccessible to others). He will lack an adequate language, but they will largely capture his attention and may not release him back into the world of ordinary perceptions. Outwardly, this appears as mental abnormality, and doctors treat such people with great difficulty using psychotropic drugs, unable to help them understand the nature of subtle realms and the beings inhabiting them. Satisfactory and vital flow in his meditations will not lead to success in this case.