Nebulous Neptune

1 t Neptune conjunct the Sun Self-pity, moodiness, and a diminished sense of self-esteem are the downsides of this lengthy transit. It can also fortify your idealism, compassion, vision, and psychic sensitivity. 

Neptune opposite the Moon Emotional uncertainty, the urge to escape, and unfamiliar obsessions may afflict you. You re easily deluded, so be cautious about falling in love or devoting yourself to a spiritual advisor with an answer for everything. Don t let others erode your trust in yourself. 

Neptune conjunct Venus You re acutely sensitive and primed to fall in love. But does the object of your devotion return your affection Is the relationship as perfect as you imagine Remember, please, that Neptune is the planet of delusion. Similarly, if you tumble into the trap of self-pity and become convinced that you ll always be alone, dismiss that feeling and put your trust in art, music, poetry, and the universe. 

Neptune opposite Venus You feel riled up, especially (but not solely) about your love life. Romantic visions dance in your head, yet you re unwilling or unable to fulfill those dreams. This transit, like the conjunction of Neptune and Venus, stimulates wishful thinking in a big way. 

Neptune conjunct Saturn The rigid rules and regulations you live by aren t working anymore, and you need to update them with a more inspired, less fearful set of bylaws. Remind yourself that everyone who was born within a few months of you is experiencing this transit. And be sensible about money. 

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The outer planets are also harbingers of change, both external and internal. These planets shake you up (revolutionary Uranus), inspire and confuse you (nebulous Neptune), and push you to the brink (take-no-prisoners Pluto). They represent the invincible, unstoppable, cosmic forces of change. 

The samples purified with lEC were diluted to approximately 100 ppb Cu. These samples were injected into a Multicollector Inductively-Coupled-Plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICPMS, Micromass Isoprobe at the University of Arizona and Neptune at Washington State University) in low resolution mode using a microconcentric nebulizer to increase sensitivity for the samples with lower concentrations of copper. The nebulizer flow was adjusted so that the intensity of the Cu beam remained constant at 2 volts. Both on and off peak blank corrections were applied to the data and yielded the same result. 

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