Neptune in Aries: Tarot Spread for Refined and Unique Self-Expression

Neptune enters Aries today, the day after the New Moon Solar Eclipse. This new Aries transit lasts until February 2039 (I’ll be nearly 70 by then!). While outer planets do not always heavily impact individuals, the main thing that I intuit when I meditate on the influence of Neptune in Aries on the collective is the opportunity to refine self-expression. This is because Aries represents the self and the individual.

Go to the Neptune in Aries Tarot Spread

Watery Neptune is represented by The Hanged Man (Archangel Asariel) in the Tarot. On the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, this card signifies the Path between Geburah (Severity) and Hod (Splendour). The title of this card is The Spirit of the Mighty Waters. It has the power to soften the ego edges of Aries.

The authoritative and rational Emperor (Archangel Sariel) represents Aries (Cardinal Fire) in the Tarot. His esoteric title is Sun/Son of the Morning, Chief Among the Mighty. His path on The Tree of Life runs from Chokmah (Mercy) to Tipheret (Beauty).

There is a sense of the sometimes overly rational approach of the Emperor being imbued with a more intuitive approach, or with more heart if you will. Neptune is considered the higher octave of Venus, after all. All in all, the combination of Neptune (Water) and Aries (Fire) spells alchemy of the highest order for those who embrace this opportunity.

Neptune in Aries Tarot Meditation

To tune into the meaning of this transit for yourself, try placing the two cards next to each other. Feel the energies in your body and contemplate how you normally embody these energies. The think about what your ideal embodiment looks like. Journal your findings.

Air Sextiles for Higher Mind Development

When Uranus enters Gemini later this year, you might find it easier to “quantum leap” into that ideal version of yourself. Uranus in Gemini and Pluto in Aquarius will form powerful, supportive sextiles to Neptune in 0 degrees of Aries. But as always with sextiles, we only benefit from them if we do the work. Simply dreaming (Hanged Man) is not enough; we must roll up our sleeves (Emperor) and the latter will start to feel the increasingly more appealing option.

Three ingredients are needed to facilitate the process alchemy: salt, sulphur and mercury. The Hanged Man brings the salt of the Waters. In the Aries Emperor we have the alchemical ingredient of Sulphur. The mercurial Element comes in via the two Air signs and especially Uranus in Gemini.

Neptune in Aries Tarot Spread

Essentially, the 14-year Neptune in Aries transit is about your spiritual sovereignty and developing your more refined Spirit Warrior gifts and traits. The Tarot spread below can help you do just that. Bookmark this spread so that you can revisit it annually or bi-annually in years to come.

The Hanged Man’s Gift
- What must I surrender to refine my self-expression?
The Emperor’s Directive
- How can I structure my energy and actions in service to others?
Alchemical Fire + Water
- Where is Neptune (vision) igniting Aries (action) in my life? (Look for areas where creativity and assertiveness merge.)
Spirit Warrior’s Challenge
- What shadow must I confront to embody spiritual sovereignty?
Quantum Leap
- What mental shift will accelerate my growth?
2039 Legacy
- What seed of compassion am I planting now that will bloom by the end of this transit? (Long-term vision: How your refined self-expression can serve the Highest Good.)