The 8th house also represents the house of in depth psychology, death and transformation. Positive aspects with Neptune can mean you have spiritual and mystical insights into the hidden realms of life and the knowledge there is no death, only transformation. Planets in this house can be associated with mediums and knowledge of the mysteries.
As the eighth house is connected with sex you may experience vague/ uncertain states connected to your sexual involvement with others’ and where to draw personal boundaries. Many of these individuals engage in 'friends with benefits,' relationships. Often, these people desire more from the relationship but do not know how to go about getting it, and sex clouds issues in the relationship.
With some people of this era sex may exude an all powerful influence, and this generation coined the phrase ‘sexual addictions’ and brought to the forefront therapy for those who have used psychology to define sexuality considered different from the norm. The gay movement fought to claim their rights in America and the world by many of these individuals who also supported gay marriage and the passage of gay marriage rights in some states and countries.
AIDS was a major issue during the coming of age of these individuals along with other sexually transmitted diseases and played a role in the dating and mating habits of these individuals one way or another. AIDS exploded on to the scene in the 1980's and many lost their lives. Many sex clubs and swingers clubs were the products of Neptune in Scorpio individuals.
Otherwise, many of this generation may always be sexually dreaming of someone other than the person they are with, as the real thing may rarely live up to expectations. Or alternatively, they live a life in a spiritually uplifting manner, manifesting the virtues of sacred love as defined by the individual. Some Neptune in Scorpio individuals become celibate by choice or alternatively engage in debasing or demoralizing behavior. Sex, or lack of, may be extreme one way or another.
The eighth house is the part of your chart that concerns jointly held finances and assets, and you may experience confusion, and lack of clarity in this area, or it could become a major source of tension in your relationships looking to a partner to pay your bills or vice versa. Some with Neptune in Scorpio try to avoid repaying debt. Feelings of security in relationships are often vague and confusing.
The lesson of Neptune in Scorpio can be gained by choosing to build personal integrity and honesty in all of your dealings with others in the areas of sex and money, as well as the realization that a lack of boundaries in the area of sexuality should only be considered appropriate only if your partner is in agreement. Individuals of this generation may also have a psychic link to others and as time goes on may strive to use their natural psychic-empathic abilities to discern the motives of others.
Some Neptune is Scorpio individuals are at times known to hide relationships and affairs from their partners or be less than honest or they can experience this themselves from partners. Scorpio is a complex sign and those who have Neptune in this sign often have to chose to be above board and honest and demand that of partners. Scorpio can transcend the boundaries between the low road and the higher one in terms of personal integrity toward their partners and the collective.
Neptune in Sagittarius next
If you were born January 5, 1970-May 3, 1970, November 7, 1970-January 19, 1984, or June 24, 1984-November 20, 1984 you were born with Neptune in Sagittarius. Sagittarius is the natural ruler of the ninth house of travel, education, religion, as well as laws and moral and ethical values. Sagittarius is the ruler of outdoors and ‘wide open spaces’. In true Sagittarius fashion, many of these people spread themselves too thin.
The negative side of Neptune is Sagittarius can be pompous or dictatorial behavior on the part of the self or partner. As the ninth house is concerned with ethical and moral values you may have high morals, although confusion and lack of clarity may enter the picture, whether it is with you or your partner. You or your partner’s level of education may not connect you with the job you wish to attain and this can cause problems as well.
Neptune in Sagittarius individuals brought to fore internet dating and relationships. The Sagittarius vision of wide open spaces is wide enough to encompass the entire world on the internet and relationships extended across the globe in the form of dating sites, chat rooms and meeting places where millions of people can/could connect for meaningful or other types of relationships.
Some of these relationships result in happily ever after situations, marriages and even moves to foreign places. Others of this generation seek relationships only to find their ideal partner does not measure up to a real life success.
Many of these people have been involved with personalities at a distance they believed to be one thing, who turned out to be quite another. "Virtual" relationships take the place of real life companionship for some of these individuals at times in their lives, or their partner is at a distance.
Sometimes these people find themselves in situations with partners living elsewhere, of different cultural or religious circumstances, or limited to the virtual world of internet communications, texting, or some type of electronic communication who actually desire more, but do not know how to bridge the gap in terms of distance, values or time and space.
Ideals are important to those with Neptune in Sagittarius. Partners ideals may not match or they may set their own ideals to high for a mere mortal to live up to. These people may idealize love or feel a type of chivalry connected with love and idealize the concept of love on an intellectual level.
Some may view higher education as ‘God, losing the true meaning or connection to human spirituality.” The ninth house concerns outlook toward the world and partners may have vague ideas on where their place is in the world. Religious/moral differences with your partners can occur or there can be a lack of awareness concerning the morals or values of others.’
The lesson of Neptune is Sagittarius is to understand you have an inner sense that with time and age you will learn to trust, and stand up for your own convictions. As the country song goes, "If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything."
Read about Neptune in Love Part 1 here