Since first being spotted by astronomers in 1846, Neptune is readying to complete its first recorded orbit around the Sun. According to NASA, the 165-year orbit of Neptune will be completed (the first completion of its orbit since being discovered) on July 12, 2011.
Congrats, Neptune! But who, exactly, is this gaseous blue planet astrologically? Neptune is associated with our emotional highs and lows, with idealism and compassion but also with (conversely) confusion and deception.
Bil Tierney opens Alive and Well with Neptune with this beautiful passage:
It's no wonder that astrological Neptune rules unsolved mysteries, because it's somewhat a mystery why we traditionally associate