As I’m writing this message, the world seems to have gone in full (auto) destruction mode. “Leaders” of the world (and not the people we see on TV) are now full speed on rearranging the pieces of the puzzle to our humanity and destiny, mansplaining how aggression and cutthroat deal-making tactics are building prosperous, progressive worlds. They are trying now to re-polarise the interests in new directions, of course, economics playing the essential part in it. The bad taste show(s) we see in the media is/are just a cover up of the economic and social dismantling the world is actually experiencing. Especially since 2020. But more about that in another episode.
So what can we do? So what can I do? You would surely and honestly ask (me). Pray? Run to another corner of the world? Pick a side? Just go with the flow and accept what’s been handed to you?
There must be another way. And there is! We’re just a bit too dizzy, complacent and egocentric to see it.
The end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, no matter how hard these months might have seemed, is putting a much needed stop on the whirlwind we so blindless choose to get on. It might seem like nothing is working around us and inside us. Or that we don’t hold the power to affect any layer of this intricate matrix we call life or Earth.
But we do. We just don’t believe it yet. Or aren’t making the efforts to see it.
March is a pivotal month. And we need to pay attention to how it will be unfolding.
The Mars retrograding season in Cancer, the current Venus retrograde and Mercury retrograde season, the first Eclipse pair of 2025, are just doing the preparation for a monumental shift: Neptune, the planet of spiritual awakening and universal love moves in Aries for almost 7 months, starting March 30th. Whatever Neptune dissolves and awakens, Saturn moving into Aries in the summer will stabilise.
Now this is what I call: THE RISE OF NEW SEEDS OF LEADERSHIP.
Neptune moving into Aries is just a part of the entire energy shift that we are experiencing this year: Pluto stabilised in Aquarius, Uranus moving into Gemini in the summer, Saturn joining Neptune in Aries, Jupiter moving into the watery, emotional, nurturing sign of Cancer. But let’s concentrate today on Neptune.
Neptune is the dreamer at the edge of the solar system
There is a world on the outermost edges of our solar system, a planet bathed in the quiet blue, where light is weak, and where the dreams of the universe seem to whisper through frozen winds. This world is Neptune, the eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun (in astronomy, Pluto is still considered a dwarf planet), a gas giant wrapped in stormy, sapphire clouds, orbiting in the twilight zone of our solar system.
Its winds are the fastest recorded in the cosmos, reaching 2,100 km/h, as if Neptune itself is a restless spirit, caught between motion and stillness, between the seen and the unseen.
Discovered in 1846, Neptune was the first planet found not by direct observation, but through mathematical prediction, as if it had to be sought with intellect rather than sight, as if it wished to remain hidden.
French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier and British astronomer John Couch Adams independently noticed irregularities in Uranus' orbit, leading to Neptune's discovery. Even in science, Neptune's presence was elusive, sensed before it was seen, much like the way intuition precedes understanding.
Yet, despite its grandeur, no human eyes have ever seen Neptune up close. We know it only through Voyager 2, which sent back images of a deep cerulean sphere, a place of endless winds, enormous storms, and ghostly rings that barely announce themselves against the darkness of space. The seasons there last 40 Earth years each, and a single Neptunian year is 165 Earth years long, so long that since its discovery, it has only completed one full orbit around the Sun.
Neptune, like its mythological namesake, is both creator and destroyer, a planet of motion and mystery, ruler of both depths and delusions. If Earth is the realm of solidity, Neptune is the realm of dreams. If Mars is the fire of war, Neptune is the water of dissolution.
Yet, Neptune shines with its own radiance. Despite being so far from the Sun, it emits 2.6 times more energy than it receives, as if it carries an internal fire, a hidden warmth unknown to the rest of the solar system. Scientists theorise that its core still radiates heat from its formation, or perhaps that Neptune, like the mystics it governs in astrology, holds secrets we have yet to uncover.
Its rings are thin and fragmented, its storms appear and disappear like passing dreams, and its presence in the heavens, both scientific and symbolic, reminds us of the delicate veil between reality and illusion.
What does Neptune in Aries mean on a collective and individual level?
Neptune is not a world to be conquered. It is a world to be imagined. And now, with its Aries transit, to be put into action.
In astrology, Neptune is:
The symbol for dreams and illusions. It governs imagination, fantasy, and altered states of consciousness, blurring the lines between reality and fiction.
The mystic and the visionary. Representing spirituality, intuition, and divine inspiration, Neptune connects us to the unseen and higher realms.
The great dissolver. Neptune dissolves boundaries, whether physical, emotional, or ideological, making things fluid, interconnected, or unclear.
The spiritual awakener. Neptune rules enlightenment, transcendence, and the search for meaning beyond the material world.
The cosmic fog. Neptune represents illusion, deception, confusion, and the difficulty of distinguishing reality from fantasy.
When in Pisces, Neptune awakened us to the world of shared spirituality. We searched Godly guidance from tik-tokers and instagramers. The Neptune in Pisces era taught us how to feel and also how to distinguish between guides and spiritual omens.
For the past 13 years, we have been immersed in Neptune in (its home sign) Pisces (2012–2025), a transit that has awakened (but also blurred) our collective psyche. It has been a time of spiritual awakening, emotional turbulence, mass illusions, and a growing yearning for something beyond the material world. Neptune amplified both compassion and confusion, spirituality and escapism, collective healing and collective disillusionment.
Neptune in Aries will teach us how to find not balance in the opposites, but a 3rd way as I call it. Of being, of giving.
With Neptune in Aries in 2025, we stand at the precipice of an entirely new emotional and spiritual paradigm. And the difference is stark. How can water combine with fire?
The metaphysics of fire and water
In Chinese metaphysics, particularly in the systems of Wu Xing (the Five Elements) and Daoist philosophy, Fire and Water represent one of the most dynamic and paradoxical interactions in nature. They are opposing forces, yet their relationship is not one of simple destruction, it is a complex, interdependent interaction which brings transformation, tension, and balance.
In the Five Elements system, Fire (🔥) and Water (💧) are polar opposites:
Fire is Yang, expansive, hot, rising, passionate, and represents energy, illumination, and action.
Water is Yin, fluid, cool, sinking, deep, and introspective, symbolising wisdom, adaptability, and mystery.
In the Controlling Cycle (克制, Ke Cycle) of the Five Elements, Water controls Fir. Water can extinguish Fire, suppressing its intensity. This suggests a natural restraint of passion, aggression, or unrestrained ambition by wisdom, patience, and introspection.
However, in the Generating Cycle (生, Sheng Cycle), Fire and Water do not directly support each other, meaning their relationship can be tense unless harmonised through mediating elements like Wood or Earth.
A Fire-Water combination in a person’s energy (BaZi, Qi Men Dun Jia, Feng Shui) creates both intensity and conflict but also potential for wisdom and creativity.
When Fire dominates Water, there is excessive heat, leading to impulsivity, over-excitement, anxiety, or burnout. This manifests in individuals who are passionate but lack self-control or those who act without thinking.
When Water dominates Fire, the person may become overly cautious, emotionally repressed, or stuck in indecision, as Water can suppress the passion and drive of Fire, leading to a loss of motivation or action.
The 3rd way happens when Fire and Water balance, there is both wisdom and action, intuition and execution, passion and patience.
Neptune in Aries brings one of the most refined energies I’ve ever studied or seen. The power within wisdom, the action with strategy, passion with patience.
This shift is not just astrological, it is psychological, cultural, and deeply personal. Our collective relationship with mental health, spirituality, and self-awareness is about to undergo a profound change. What happens when we move from an era of emotional diffusion to an era of energetic activation?
When Neptune first entered Pisces in 2012, the world became increasingly interconnected, but also increasingly overwhelmed. Social media surged into new levels of hyper-reality, artificial intelligence blurred the lines between truth and illusion, and mental health crises reached epidemic proportions.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), global depression rates increased by over 25% between 2012 and 2022, with anxiety disorders following closely behind.
Studies have shown that Gen Z (born between 1997–2012) is the most anxious and depressed generation in history, growing up in a world where reality is filtered, crises are constant, and identity is increasingly fluid.
The spiritual but not religious movement grew exponentially during this period—more people than ever identified as spiritual seekers, but without traditional structures, reflecting Neptune’s dissolving influence over religious institutions.
The rise of mindfulness, yoga, psychedelic therapy, and astrology reflected a collective attempt to reconnect with something deeper, as traditional institutions failed to provide meaning.
However, Neptune in Pisces also had its shadow side:
The rise of digital escapism with screen addiction, endless scrolling, and losing oneself in virtual realities.
The erosion of truth, into conspiracy theories, deepfakes, and widespread misinformation blurred the lines between what is real and what is not.
Emotional exhaustion due to constant exposure to crises (climate change, pandemics, political instability) left people feeling helpless and nihilistic.
We have spent 13 years drifting in the tides of uncertainty, absorbing the world’s pain, and waiting for someone to save us. But Neptune in Aries will not allow us to wait any longer.
What Changes?
Where Neptune in Pisces encouraged surrender, Neptune in Aries will demand initiative.
Where Pisces dissolved the ego, Aries will emphasise self-empowerment.
Where we once felt lost in emotion, Aries will ignite our personal willpower.
💡 Psychotherapist Esther Perel has spoken about the rise of "performative vulnerability" in the Neptune in Pisces era, where oversharing online became a form of validation rather than true healing. Neptune in Aries will push us toward self-reliance, boundaries, and direct action rather than passive emotional exposure.
Expect a cultural shift away from victimhood narratives toward resilience training and personal agency. Therapists, coaches, and spiritual teachers will emphasize solutions, not just awareness.
Neptune in Pisces encouraged meditative, dreamlike healing, but Neptune in Aries will push for physical, embodied practices. Martial arts-based therapy, cold exposure therapy, and breath-work intensives will become the new wellness trends. Expect more focus on dopamine fasting, mental toughness training, and challenge-based therapy to build psychological stamina.
Neptune in Aries will challenge collectivism. Where Pisces encouraged unity, Aries emphasises self-definition. This means:
🔹 A rise in personal sovereignty movements, people seeking autonomy over health, education, and career.
🔹 More emphasis on personal risk-taking and entrepreneurship.
🔹 A decline in passive spiritual consumerism, people will move away from gurus and toward self-leadership.
Before this March 30th, go ahead and ask yourself:
What is actually happening in my life that I don’t tolerate no more?
How can I take active steps toward healing rather than waiting for external change?
How can I balance compassion with personal strengths?
Where in my life am I still in passive suffering, and how can I reclaim my inner warrior?
Am I sharp or just unfocused and impatient?
Now with dissolved boundaries, what type of forts can I conquer?
How are you in your victim mindset mood? Are you indulgent in your suffering? You will need to find a way to transcend pain, not only process it.
2025 is the year for finding your true mission. And to acknowledge it as part of a bigger picture, a glitch in the matrix that has restricted us before in fitting in or be excluded completely. 2025 is planting the seeds of a 3rd way. A smarter, more compassionate, more inclusive way to being. After all, the year numerology (9) is actually a more powerful 3. It’s a paradoxical period of endings and new beginnings, as all the outer planets inch into new signs, blurring the lines between the ethereal and tangible.
When Neptune enters Aries on March 30, there’s no more sitting on the sidelines: action and instinct become essential to actualising our dreams.
We become the main characters in our lives and definitely guided by gut impulses.
What dream are you ready to put into action?
More on the incredible shift of this year in the weeks to come.
Until then,
Xoxo #WomenAreHealing
Guidance on the current Venus retrograde season
Enjoy this week some binaural beats, which are an auditory illusion created when two slightly different frequencies are played in each ear, causing the brain to perceive a third "phantom" beat at the difference between the two frequencies. This phenomenon influences brainwave activity, promoting different mental states such as relaxation, focus, creativity, or deep sleep. When binaural beats are played, the brain synchronizes to the new frequency in a process called brainwave entrainment.
photos: Edi Wiratama (Bali), Unsplash.
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