Mars-Neptune Sextile

(Transit Mars → Natal Neptune)

Various sources for a child’s horoscope

Your child is dreamy, emotional, compassionate, and capable of inspiring others. He may feel a deep need to rescue others from painful situations. He may identify with those who suffer. He sees through people easily and is difficult to deceive. Talented in the arts, especially in music or literature, and has subtle mastery over his body.

Het Monster. Aspects

Supernatural energy: these people may be drawn to occultism. Often possess clairvoyance. Skillful in handling secret matters, bypassing obstacles. Like Mercury-Neptune, this aspect produces military strategists, as well as dancers, actors, and performers in general who brilliantly master their bodies. They see through people; it’s hard to deceive them.

Catherine Haugh. Astrological Dictionary

Conjunction: actions are driven by inspiration. The person must fight to defend his ideals and tries to involve others in this struggle. His passionate, unstoppable activity is sometimes chaotic, as it fails to consider the demands of the moment. His strength lies in faith and absolute sincerity. However, he may be mistaken about the significance of the cause he defends. Trine, sextile: same meanings, but expressed less sharply. Inspired activity, supported by flawless intuition and subtle perception of the irrational.

Avesalom Podvodny. Aspects

Mars sextile: Work may be a mere obligation or a means of livelihood, but never a noble vocation. The sextile of Mars gives a person the opportunity to refine and raise the vibrational level of the energy flow inherent to the Planet. This opens prospects for constructive activity, during which the Planet (and Mars) is incidentally processed, and the individual learns to harmonize his strength and energy with the needs of the Planet—this may present certain difficulties and require effort, but they will not seem excessive. If, on the contrary, he rejects all opportunities for constructive activity related to the Planet, after some time he will feel that the energy within him finds no satisfying outlet, becomes stagnant, and may eventually lead to depression, feelings of inferiority, or sudden disharmonious energy outbursts (aggression from the external environment). From the standpoint of inner life, this aspect allows raising the frequencies of one’s own energy, occurring through interaction and visible adaptation of subconscious programs related to the Planet, and energetic, particularly ancient instincts, which thereby acquire a more civilized form. Here, processing enables redirecting destructive and low energies from the external world into constructive frameworks. For example, a well-integrated Mars-Pluto sextile may produce an educator working with antisocial teenagers. Neptune sextile: If you can understand—understand, for such an opportunity may not arise again. The Neptune sextile gives a person the possibility of truly understanding the Planet’s principle, but it demands certain work from him, often of a kind to which the person is neither prepared nor accustomed. Neptune introduces distortions of reality, both external and internal, and working with the sextile means avoiding gross distortions and illusions known as deception and self-deception, moving instead toward subtler ones; some are called art, others meditation, others prayer… Thus, the choice offered by the Neptune sextile often has the character of a crude temptation; by sincerely rejecting it (which may require great inner effort and processing), the person receives from Neptune a subtler distortion and a finer temptation, and so on. At a certain point, the level and manner of perceiving the planetary principle suddenly become such that they may serve as a revelation to others—if the person succeeds in conveying his vision, which also requires effort. At a high level, the Neptune sextile provides subtle understanding of the planetary principle and its integration into such vibrational energy flows that the experience feels like revelation or religious miracle. The person may poorly understand exactly what and why he is doing, but the feeling of the height of the flow and simultaneously strong resistance of the material will serve as indirect signs of achieved perfection. At a low level, the Neptune sextile offers many opportunities for deception and self-deception, yet also a sense of attraction from the Planet, a feeling of ecstasy in mastering its principle. However, this requires much effort, especially cultivating inner honesty in assessing one’s real achievements. If the Planet is afflicted, there may be a tendency to escape unpleasantness into a world of illusions, where Neptune, of course, will assist—but later, harsh disillusionments or blows of fate will begin. False pity differs from genuine compassion, which the person senses perfectly when directed toward himself.

Francesca Sakoyan. Aspects

Supernatural energy, which may be used for healing or occult practices. Often includes clairvoyance or strong personal magnetism. Skillful in handling secret or behind-the-scenes affairs, bypassing obstacles. Like Mercury-Neptune, this aspect produces military strategists, as well as dancers, actors (performing arts) who subtly master their bodies. Beneficial for filmmakers and photographers. Sincere, well-controlled emotions. See through people easily; difficult to deceive. Drawn to hatha yoga.

S.V. Shestopalov. Planetary Aspects

Inspiration and enthusiasm, ability to provide psychological help, inclination toward healing; initiative, commercial opportunities. The downside—desire for wealth.