Fascism: Pluto in Capricorn Style

We've warned during the last few years of a new form of fascism on the rise in the USA. Not the fake fascism touted by the tea-bagger movement, but the kind that merges corporate interests with human interests. The kind that Naomi Wolf talks about in her book The End of America. Since Capricorn holds dominion over corporations, and Pluto is the force that rolls over us like a WWII era tank of destruction, the years between 2008 and 2023 are already turning out to be much more than "interesting times".

The Supreme Court's recent decision on the Citizens United case essentially gives corporations the rights of human beings, and will subsequently make our elections into bigger shams than they are already. Cue the lobbyists rolling around on mattresses covered in one-hundred dollar bills. They might as well.

For a concise, intense, and apt analysis of the Pluto in Capricorn era, watch Keith Olbermann's incisive special comment on yesterday's Supreme Court ruling.

In the coming years we will fully comprehend the meaning of the phrase, "Money is the root of all evil". Pluto will eviscerate the second house (ruling money) of the USA, and when it's over, we will not recognize ourselves. We must hope that our new knowledge will change us for the better, and hope that our time in the crucible isn't too painful.

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Take the Saturn/Pluto Square Into Your Own Hands in 2010

In the waning months of 2009 we witnessed some of the consequences of the current Saturn/Pluto square. From Fort Hood to the thwarted Christmas attack on Flight 253 to events in Pakistan and Afghanistan, we've been watching a 24/7 fear show in the last few weeks and months. And right-wing politicians are stoking the fire of our fear for selfish gain. It's not a surprise, of course -- we just weren't sure exactly how it would all unfold. As the Saturn/Pluto square again picks up momentum, we are watching and waiting for what will happen in January. Many astrologers think that the events may be economic -- so many of us are still unemployed, and others are losing their homes. But what if we decided to stand up and take our power back from the politicians and the planets that are spinning all of us into chaos and terror?

Huffington Post recently started a movement on their site called "Move Your Money: A New Year's Resolution". Because Pluto in Capricorn is in the process of transforming the USA's very understanding of the meaning of money, materialism, and values, this is the perfect time to push that change in the right direction. The big banks that have been the beneficiaries of the economic collapse no longer deserve our business. What if we could flip the script, and make the coming months and years not about fear, but about hope? You can change your consciousness, but Saturn insists that you back this up with action. There is no more concrete action than going to your local corporate bank and saying, " buh-bye." Now that's a resolution you can live up to.

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The Alchemy of the Saturn/Pluto Square: Transforming This Heavy Lead into Gleaming Gold

In these tough times that seem to be getting tougher every moment, it's hard to see the light peaking through the cracks of our dark Platonic/Plutonian cave. In an era marked by Pluto in Capricorn, the American Pluto Return, and its 8th Saturn Return, it feels like we're living on a constant diet of fear, panic, and rage. Our corporate/religious monoliths are threatening to swallow us whole. We are finally figuring out that we're humans, not merely consumers, and we're all moving through this massive and chaotic birth canal together. No wonder we're scared shitless.

The most recent indication that the Saturn/Pluto square is really here came yesterday, as attorney general Eric Holder announced that the terrorists who wrought our 9/11 nightmare are heading back to NYC -- to finally be tried for their heinous crimes. On one hand it's a brilliant move to make sure that these horrible men will have to face justice in our courts. It's fitting that this will take place literally at the scene of the crime: only blocks away from where the towers burned and fell. (Although both families of 9/11 victims and other New Yorkers wonder if this will make us a target once again). Astrologically, it's all disturbingly well-spun. This story started when the World Trade Center was attacked in 1993, as we experienced the first square of our current Saturn/Pluto cycle. When we were attacked in 2001, Saturn was opposite Pluto. Now we're in a square once again, with Saturn sitting in early degrees of Libra, planet of justice. The American system of justice is actually on trial now -- not just Khalid Shaikh Mohammed.

Richard Tarnas, author of Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View, is a master of putting these historical events in the context of astrological cycles. He links Saturn/Pluto cycles to "eras of international crisis and conflict, empowerment of reactionary forces and totalitarian impulses, organised violence and oppression, all sometimes marked by lasting traumatic effects". That about sums it up, doesn't it?

But here's where our daily work must transmute what seem to be indomitable forces of doom: we have to wake up each day and look ourselves in the eye, love ourselves with wild abandon, and love the ones we're with just as much. We need to work on our compassion until our last button is pushed, and even beyond the pushing of that last button. We need to work through our fears and offer our hearts to the global crucible churning away. Yes, it is scary. Yes, filmmakers and others who want your money will try to scare you even more. Yes, the political climate will get heavier, and the black boots of oppression will march to what seems to be your door. Saturn in Libra, as evidenced by the works of great men like Cornel West, is an opportunity for us to understand the meaning of a Higher Love (cue the Steve Winwood.) We're learning what it means to build real relationships with ourselves so that we can have authentic ones with other people. You can't have one without the other.

While Pluto in Capricorn squares Saturn in Libra, we're facing the Test of Tests. How can you love freely and openly when you're scared for your very life? During the next weeks, months (and especially this coming spring, during the cardinal cross) every human being on the planet will have to face his and her deepest fears. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to turn this darkness into light. If each of us turn our inner lights on even while our instinct tells us to shut down, close up, and go into major bunker mentality, we'll win this war. And the Saturn/Pluto square will turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to us. Are you with me? Bring it on.

Right on cue: The Saturn/Pluto Square at the Movies

Once again the stars seem to be aligned with the cinema. Just released, a new film called Collapse profiles Michael Ruppert, a former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter and purveyor of doom.

Thom Powers wrote the following about the soon-to-be-released film for the Toronto International Film Festival:

Americans generally like to hear good news. They like to believe that a new President will right old wrongs, that clean energy will replace dirty oil, and that fresh thinking will set the economy straight. American pundits tend to restrain their pessimism and to hope for the best. But is anyone prepared for the worst?

Michael Ruppert is a different kind of American. A former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter, he predicted the current financial crisis in his self-published newsletter “From the Wilderness” at a time when most Wall Street and Washington analysts were still in denial. [Filmmaker Chris] Smith has always had a feeling for outsiders in films like “American Movie” and “American Job.” In “Collapse,” Smith stylistically departs from his past films by interviewing Ruppert in a format that recalls the work of Errol Morris and Spalding Gray.

Sitting in a room that looks like a bunker, Ruppert recounts his career as a radical thinker and spells out the crises he sees ahead. He draws upon the same news reports and data available to any Internet user, but he applies a unique interpretation. He is especially passionate over the issue of “peak oil,” the concern raised by scientists since the 1970s that the world will eventually run out of fossil fuel. While other experts debate this issue in measured tones, Ruppert doesn't hold back at sounding an alarm. He portrays a future that resembles apocalyptic science fiction. Listening to his rapid flow of opinions, the viewer is likely to question some of the rhetoric as paranoid or deluded; and to sway back and forth on what to make of the extremism. Smith lets viewers form their own judgments.

The film also serves as a portrait of a loner. Over the years, Ruppert has stood up for what he believes in spite of fierce opposition. He candidly describes the sacrifices and motivators in his life. Clearly, he believes that a dose of bad news can do some good.



You might find this film more enlightening than some of the other pessimism porn at your local theater, but before building your own bunker, remember that panic only makes the crisis worse. Saturn/Pluto calls for composure and compassion in equal measure.

Breathe Deep, because the Saturn/Pluto Square Seems to be Officially Here

Between the violent rampage at Fort Hood yesterday, and the still unfolding events in Orlando, Saturn Square Pluto has announced its imminent arrival. The glue that bonds these events together is darkness. A combination of fear and rage fuels what has happened in the last twenty-four hours, and all we can do is our own inner work; we must take care of the people that we love. Some of us can handle it and some of us can't; the ones that can't are the ones that have psychotic breaks. We all have to carry each other during the next few months; so if someone you encounter seems to contain this dark energy, send them light. The time has come for us to reach deep into our inner resources, to breathe slowly and intentionally, and to recognize that with all transformation comes pain. It may get worse before it gets better, but panic won't solve it; only love can keep us together now.

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