2022 was a YEAR. Honestly, I’ve felt like a stranger to myself since 2018 when Neptune started doing its thing over my Pisces Ascendant, but 2022? It hit differently. There was a weird tension in the air, like everything was spiraling out of control. Life just… stopped making sense. You know that feeling when you’re trying to hold onto sand, but it just slips through your fingers? That was me.
Then came August 2022. I woke up one day and bam—everything I’d built over the past decade was gone. My online work, my websites, even money from my PayPal account—hacked, compromised, vanished. Poof. Just like that. It happened exactly seven days after Uranus in Taurus (transiting my 2nd house) squared my natal 12th house Moon. Oh, and Saturn was hanging out nearby, just two degrees away from my Moon, adding its own special flavor of chaos. It was like the universe decided to throw a cosmic wrecking ball at my life.
I tried to pick myself up and start over, but… I couldn’t. I’ve got natal Saturn in my 1st house, so I’m no stranger to its tough-love energy. Saturn’s been my lifelong teacher, dishing out hard lessons since I was a kid. But this time? It felt different. I was drained—no energy, no motivation, no will to keep going. Everything was falling apart, not just my material stuff, but my body, my mind, my sense of self. It was like all the walls I’d built around me just crumbled.
At the time, I was deep into astrology, but I was so overwhelmed that I didn’t even think to check my transits. Looking back now, it’s crystal clear: Uranus squaring my Moon was the cosmic equivalent of a lightning strike, shaking my life to its core. And then there was Neptune conjunct my 1st house Saturn, which felt like someone had smeared Vaseline over my reality. Nothing was clear anymore. I’d look in the mirror and not even recognize the person staring back at me. Who was that? Was it even me?
The Uranus-Moon square sucked all the motivation out of me. I felt like a limp rag, as my grandfather used to say. Useless. Exhausted. I wanted to sleep, but my mind wouldn’t let me. I was just a skeleton going through the motions, numb and disconnected.
Why Did It Hit Me So Hard?
My natal Saturn is already a powerhouse in my chart—it’s in the 1st house, close to my Ascendant, and it makes a bunch of tough aspects, including an almost exact square to my Sun. So when Neptune conjoined Saturn, it activated all those challenging energies. Plus, Uranus was hammering my Moon, and Saturn had just crossed over it. It was like a perfect storm of cosmic chaos.
But I survived it. And honestly? I’m weirdly grateful for the experience. It was brutal—depressive, painful, and hard to put into words—but it taught me so much. That said, your experience with these transits might be totally different. It all depends on your chart.
How It Can Manifest For You
If you’re curious about how this might play out for you, start by looking at where your natal Saturn is. Then check if any transits are activating it. For example, if your Saturn is in the 2nd house and Neptune conjuncts it, you might feel like money is slipping through your fingers. Or if Saturn’s in your 7th house, you might find yourself in a relationship that feels great at first, only to realize years later that it was a mistake. The possibilities are endless.
A Neptune conjunct Saturn transit can feel like a confusing mix of dreams and reality, discipline and dissolution, structure and surrender. This transit challenges your sense of stability while also encouraging deep spiritual or creative growth.
But Neptune transits don’t hit you like a ton of bricks. They’re subtle, sneaky, and slow-moving, like a tide that creeps in over time. You might not even realize what’s happening until you look back and see how much has shifted. And while it can feel unsettling—like you’re losing your grip on reality—this transit is also a powerful invitation for spiritual or creative growth.
Anyway, that’s my story. It was rough, but I made it through. And if you’re going through something similar, just know: you’ll make it through too. The cosmos has a way of testing us, but it also gives us the strength to endure. That said, if your natal Saturn is well-aspected, you might not even feel the weight of these transits as heavily. For some, it’s a bump in the road; for others, it’s a full-on earthquake.
