Tropical and breezy, I couldn't help but feel like so much history has taken place there where roads always lead to the ocean. I imagined all sorts of sailing ships running aground in the shallow water. I could see how Ernest Hemingway was inspired by the liquid landscape. Or maybe it was the liquid in his glass but either way, he must have been seduced by this same feeling. It is very unlike the arid deserts of Arizona with vast ocean on both sides of Highway 1, which connects each Key until it ends at the United States' most southern point, Key West.
As I noticed how the water went on as far a I could see, I thought of Neptune, the mythological God that rules the ocean. The planet Neptune is named after him since it is made of water and ice and is termed the "blue" planet.
Looking past the rooted clumps of Mangrove trees into the ocean it seemed easy to lose my bearings and fall in to a trance, unable to determine what is real below the surface. That boundary-less feeling is seductive. As an artist, I can see how it triggers all matter of creative possibilities for that perfect magical idea to appear. When we are free to imagine the impossible as real and then rise out of the water, put our feet onto land to make it so.
Neptune in our astrological chart rules teaches us where creativity and magical thinking can raise us to new heights or pull us down through unhealthy seductions. On the high side, Neptune can inspire us so we get closer to God when we make our soul's purpose real. Just like Ernest Hemingway, who aptly straddled himself between watery imaginings and manifesting them in the real world of his Key West studio. But at it's worst Neptune represents escapism and confusion leading to addiction. A seduction, Hemingway also could not resist as he found escapism at the bottom of each bottle.
Some people have aspects to Neptune that may increase tendencies for confusion and escapism but fortunately, these SAME aspects can be used at their highest expression. You can change patterns at anytime. And when you understand it is part of your soul's journey to experience these things, you can use Neptune's lessons wisely. A spiritual connection and creativity are two of the best ways to get around challenges that show up repeatedly in our lives.
If you are interested in finding out more about your astrology chart or to change unhealthy patterns that have led to addictions, please contact:
Diane Fales @ 480-242-4922 or Diane@azhealingarts.com