Neptune square Lilith (orb 4.3°) creates concrete friction between the two planets. The orb is moderate; it stays secondary beside tighter signatures.
Here, Neptune in Leo in House 12 brings imagination, image, popularity, collective moods, and inspiration into House 12 (retreat, contemplation, long time, and possible confinement), with Leo style (presence, pride, creation, and the wish to be seen); Lilith in Taurus in House 9 brings pure ideal, absolute demand, fascination, and refusal of compromise into House 9 (vision, belief, study, and wider horizons), with Taurus style (nature, good food, physical sensuality, roots, resources, and perseverance).
Concrete friction: this aspect puts Neptune (imagination, image, popularity, collective moods, and inspiration) and Lilith (pure ideal, absolute demand, fascination, and refusal of compromise) into repeated friction: one can interrupt, inhibit, or provoke the other in concrete situations. Visible angle: Neptune near the Rising sign (orb 0.7°) and Lilith near the Midheaven (orb 0.3°) touch angles; this aspect is easier to notice through first impression, body language, reflexes, and entry style; also through social role, reputation, career, and public image. House 12 (retreat, contemplation, long time, and possible confinement) is in friction with House 9 (vision, belief, study, and wider horizons); this can create blockage, inhibition, overreaction, or repeated conflict between the two fields.