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Neptune goes retrograde as Mercury goes direct

imageNeptune the planet of spirituality, illusion, dreams and intuition goes retrograde on 12 June 2015 until 18 November 2015.  When a planet goes retrograde its energy affects us more internally.  With Neptune going retrograde over this period you will find you have a clearer and sharper intuition from your inner voice and gut feeling.  Wherever Neptune is transiting in your chart (the house ruled by Pisces) you will notice over this period that things become a lot clearer and not so confusing. You will also find any misunderstandings in this area come to light and can be cleared up and understood better.  Whenever a planet stations just before it goes retrograde its effects are highly potent, so you may find over the coming two weeks yourself feeling very confused and muddled, mixing things up, forgetting things, highly sensitive, connecting more with your higher self and wanting more alone time.  It is a great time to connect with your spirituality and listen to what the universe is trying to tell you.  Creativity will be at a peak as well as compassion.  Fears and illusions can come up around this time too so don't always believe everything your mind is telling you.  Interestingly Mercury planet of communication goes direct on 12 June 2015 in Gemini.  Miscommunication and delays in the past month will start to move forward again with a far better understanding , however as Mercury stations before it moves direct you will find it still very chaotic.  This week in particular you can bet will not go as planned and mistakes and miscommunication are still highly likely.  Next week will start to feel normal again so hang in there.