“What does mysticism really mean?  It means the way to attain knowledge.  It’s close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically.” Elie Wiesel

Neptune, the mystical planet that is associated with meditation, psychic development, and higher consciousness, turns retrograde today and stays that way till November 6th.

Neptune often communicates with us in the still of night through our dreams.  We may want to pay closer attention to our dreams now and see what kind of symbolic information we are receiving there.

I think many of us are often confused or scared by Neptune because of its more nebulous nature and its more idealistic impulses.  It often has us believing in fairy tales and in things that simply do not make sense to our logical, left-brain way of thinking.

Neptune, however, can be very cool and inspirational. Under it’s ray we are usually much more creative and imaginative, as well as psychic and spiritual. Neptune is an entirely right-brain experience but we usually need to use the left side of our brain in decoding or figuring out Neptune’s messages.

I am wondering, too, if Neptune’s retrograde motion will have any impact on the oil spill in the Gulf Coast, as Neptune rules both the sea and oil? It seems that it would. I am also hoping that Saturn’s resumption of direct motion will maybe help out here in the form of a workable solution to what has now become the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

The Moon, meanwhile, continues along her course in practical Capricorn, definitely a grounding energy and antidote to the spacier retrograde Neptune. I don’t know about you, but ever since the Moon entered purposeful Capricorn Saturday afternoon, I have gotten a lot of stuff accomplished that I needed to get done.

Too, with Saturn stationing direct, I believe it is a good time for all of us to get more focused and organized.

“I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.” Marie Curie

Events on history on this date:

On May 31, 2005 Watergate figure “Deep Throat” is revealed to be W. Mark Felt a former FBI agent.  In the stars that day, the transiting Sun was in the news and communication sign of Gemini exactly square to erratic Uranus in Pisces.

Uranus is associated with breakthrough discoveries as well as sudden twists and turns.  Pisces also governs illusion and deception. The  electrifying Sun-Uranus energy was, therefore, a fitting backdrop to crack this mystery.

Also assisting here, transiting Mars in Pisces was one degree from an exact square to Pluto in Sagittarius.  Mars busts people and solves crimes, while Pluto oversees spies and espionage and the divulging of secrets.

May 31 birthdays: Brooke Shields, Clint Eastwood, Joe Namath.

Enjoy your Memorial Day. Pray for our soldiers and their families.

Written by Patricia “Patrice” Thompson

Copyright 2010

Source Notes:

Dreamscape photo: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/915708

Event in history: http://www.brainyhistory.com/days/may_31.html

Elie Wiesel quote: http://thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/mysticism/

Marie Curie quote: http://quotations.about.com/cs/inspirationquotes/a/Focus8.htm

Butterfly picture: http://www.weforanimals.com/wallpapers/butterflies/page-1/butterflies-1.htm

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