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Mercury at 0 degrees Pisces forms a conjunction to Neptune at 0 degrees Pisces at 10:48 pm PT.

It’s going to be difficult to stop daydreaming today and this holds true for just about everybody. We’re in tune with the heavens, but the earth…not so much.

Be sure to record any powerful dreams or sudden inspirations that you receive under this strongly intuitive transit, which only lasts a few fleeting days. The imagination is stimulated and it’s very easy to let it get the best of us, with mental wanderings far and near.

Not all those journeys are positive! People with a naturally suspicious nature can spend too much time apprehensively dwelling on dark possibilities, none of which are based in reality. The rest of us find ourselves forgetful or inattentive.

Miscommunication abounds. Avoid negotiations and contracts today since few of us have all the facts. On the other hand, artistic expression, prayer, and occult and spiritual activities get a boost with this mystical visionary energy.

If you have Mercury conjunct Neptune as a natal aspect:

Foggy thinking, unclear communications, and being misunderstood seem to be your lot in life. If only you could communicate using smoke signals, the way Native Americans used to do back in the old days when life was simpler — maybe then people would understand you better.

You perceive images and symbols far more accurately than you understand the traditional forms of communication of speech and the written word (except maybe poetry). In fact, cinema attracts you for this very reason; movies are conveyed through images, and this is a language you understand.

Intuition and telepathic skills are yours for the asking; these gifts are your birthright, and you can receive much useful information by these means. In prayer or creative endeavors, you express yourself beautifully. The difficulty comes mostly in trying to communicate clearly with other people, transmitting ideas and information. This does not go as smoothly as everyone would like. You may clam up, becoming suddenly inarticulate, forgetting words, or leaving out important details.

You probably have lots of ideas that others consider delusional (though they make perfect sense to you). You must make use of whatever organizational and logical abilities you have, so you can communicate well with others and yet not lose your creative and mystical connection.