Transit Neptune Conjunct Sun: When Identity Goes Into the Mist

Transit Neptune conjunct Sun is a period in which the old answers to "who am I and where am I going?" slowly dissolve. As Neptune passes over the natal Sun, willpower, ambition and the urge to prove oneself step back for a while; intuition, longing and a search for larger meaning take their place. The personality is not lost, but its shell grows thinner.

What happens when transit Neptune conjoins the Sun?

Because Neptune moves only about two degrees a year and turns retrograde, this conjunction usually lasts one to two years and often perfects three times. On the approach a vague tiredness builds, along with a sense of "I don't want this the way I used to"; it peaks at the exact hits, and as Neptune separates a new direction gradually comes into focus.

Possible scenes: a career goal pursued for years loses its pull; the person falls unexpectedly in love with music, painting, writing or a spiritual practice; feelings about a father figure soften or blur. Physical energy may dip and the need for sleep may rise.

Finding direction inside the fog

During this period it is wise not to rush big, hard-to-reverse decisions and to read contracts and promises twice; the inspiration is real, but not every shining offer is. Making time for rest, creative work and compassionate service fills the space Neptune has opened with meaning. The house the Sun rules, the one with Leo on its cusp, also takes part in this process of dissolving and dreaming anew.