Since it appears that something wicked this way comes that could affect our health, it's wise to boost the immune system as much as possible. Some countries, like Serbia are turning to garlic as a tried and true "folk remedy," and Moldova is giving out extra cloves to their soldiers. In his article on Star IQ called Your Health and Neptune, herbalist and astrologer Jonathan Keyes has other natural remedies to try.
Neptune in medical astrology is linked to the immune system, which is the lymph glands and vessels that help us fight off disease. And there's a guide in that, says Jonathan, that faith (Neptune) and healing go together. Besides immune boosting herbs like echinachea, astralgus and reishi mushroom, Keyes recommends things like:
- meditation and prayer
- taking a break from the mundane...and escape to the sublime (watch the clouds?)
- essential oils or just comforting kitchen aromas
- rediscover the wonder found in nature
Keyes says that Neptunian types, being more sensitive to toxins in the environment, need to take special care. You're strongly influenced by Neptune, he says, if you've got planets in Pisces, many planets in the Twelfth House, Neptune on one of the angular houses (1st, 4th, 7th or 10th), or if Neptune is part of a planetary aspect in your chart.
For sensitive Neptunian types, writes Keyes, "When our immune system is strong, we feel healthy and vibrant and can live in the world without being overwhelmed and overpowered. When our immune system is low, we feel run down and wilted like an old flower." In the second part of Your Health and Neptune, he has excellent nutritional and lifestyle suggestions, like drinking lots of the purest water available. Having a Berkey Water Filter has made me want to drink more water, because it doesn't taste all chemical-ly.
Many of Keyes suggestions are back-to-basics. They're a reminder that if our bodies get nutrients (in real food) and sleep, that our immune system can do the rest. And that as Keyes says, "faith can move mountains" when we're trying to stay healthy.
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It’s so strange how I’m having to come to terms with being a “Neptunian type.” Somehow I’ve always wanted to shrug it off even though I have Neptune trine Sun, conjunct IC and square Asc. Nothing like a little self-delusion
I’ve had that same thing, being Pisces rising….never understood why people described me as dreamy, ethereal and what not. I see it more now, and like you, have many aspects to Neptune (in Scorpio) to add veils within veils when trying to “see” the self.
I’ve always liked what Khalil Gibran said about self knowledge:
And seek not the depths of your knowledge with staff or sounding line.
For self is a sea boundless and measureless.
Say not, “I have found the truth,” but rather, “I have found a truth.”
For the soul walks upon all paths.
The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed.
The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals.
I have Neptune rx in my 6th house and have just been diagnosed with an auto-immune thyroid disease. When I was younger I had a bad case of Mononucleosis, and am prone to infections and catching most viruses going around. I really think Neptune in the 6th is a factor too, as the 6th house covers health. My Neptune also aspects my Mercury, Venus, Mars, Uranus. Sensitive digestive tract as well.