The Perils Of Mercury Square Neptune

As an astrologer, it is my job to get information across to my clients in a clear and concise way, that won’t leave them perplexed or confused.

But on occasion there is a clear and present danger. There are astrological aspects that can challenge astrologers, muddle our minds, drape us in a fog of uncertainty and confusion. Such a dreaded hazard is when Mercury square Neptune comes along and clouds our normal channels of communication.

When this mentally perilous aspect rolls around, it is time to switch channels and watch another station. If there is ever a time we must trust in our inner wisdom and knowledge, yet speak the messages that come through from higher places, then it would be when this square rides into town!

We endured a triple whammy of this the past three months, with Mercury squaring Neptune in May, June and July, on the back of one of the most chaotic Mercury Retrogrades in a very long time.

Yes, when the dreaded Mercury square Neptune arrives it howls like Johnny in The Shining, “I’m here…!” Under this astrological influence we’re on shaky ground when it comes communication and getting your message across. It’s usually really difficult to talk sense, let alone think in any sort of rational, logical, coherent, organized way.

Mercury is all about the mind, our thoughts, our reason. Mercury is all about ‘just give me the facts,’ while Neptune wants to infiltrate our thoughts, sink into the murky depths of the subconscious ocean, and expand outward with absolutely no borders to stop its movement from spilling out all over the place.

This Neptune intrusion is way too messy for the fussy Mercury, who likes its contents in small, neat, digestible, bite-sized files it can dissect and differentiate. But being a curious guy, Mercury ventures out anyway, despite the warning buoys signaling chaotic doom.

It’s a lack of clarity that creates chaos and frustration. Those emotions are poison to any living goal ~ Steve Maraboli

The Neptune path is unclear and murky, but Mercury insists on gathering all those details – it absolutely has to keep busy, or it might go out of its mind. And out of its mind it ventures into the strange depths, which is exactly where Neptune wants to lead the unsuspecting Mercury, while sabotaging its compass, leaving it directionless.

Neptune carries a pointy trident that may compel you to go in the wrong direction. It loves to mislead the mind, to teach it a lesson, to outsmart your mind.

What to do in the confusing, weird times when Neptune hits our poor Mercury like a tsunami? Well, that’s elementary, my dear (a phrase Mercury loves to appropriate from Sherlock Holmes): simply trust your intuition and don’t do anything until the time feels right; or until the way feels clear; until you feel inspired; or until more facts are revealed from the depths.

Our inner wisdom is persistent, but quiet. It will always whisper, but it will never stop knocking at your door ~ Vironika Tugaleva

When Neptune squares Mercury, weird things are bound to appear in your landscape, whether it be ghosts, conspiracies, or governmental reports revealing aliens might be real. These are strange times, indeed, and you are permitted, at your own risk, to believe what you read and hear. Or you could simply trust your gut and hold firm the inner wisdom that in time the truth is always revealed.

Mercury square Neptune will fortunately not be back for a while, as it will only be returning later this year on December, 7^th.