More Dispatches From the Pluto in Capricorn Era: Could the Global Meltdown Spark a Great Revolution?

Just another example of life imitating astrology here (via Alternet).

If you've been following this blog since late 2007, you know that we've been talking about such issues since before the economy went bust. Everyday there are new memes in the universe and on the web, ones that support our hypothesis. As America experiences its 9th Saturn Return starting this fall, think about what you really need, not about what you think you want. Life is changing, and the pace of change may be faster than we're ready to deal with. When Uranus goes into Aries in 2011, it will square Pluto, setting up a transit that will last until 2015 -- one that will have a major impact on the world we inhabit. Although we certainly don't think that the world will end in a fire and brimstone event sometime in 2012 as some followers of Mayan astrology do, we do think that that some major, potentially cataclysmic events are afoot. They don't have to be gut-wrenching if you're ready for them. It takes a wide open heart and a curious mind to wrap itself around the big issues of our day. Have you examined yours lately?

Revolution 2.0: Brought to You by Pluto in Capricorn

We've talked about the implications of the Pluto in Capricorn era since 2008, when it began by gutting our economy and altering our cultural landscape. The important piece to remember between now and the early 2020's is that Pluto, planet of total transformation, is moving through a constellatory space it hasn't occupied since the 1770s. That's right: we are now revisiting themes, emotions, and challenges reminiscent of the American Revolution. Unless you're a history buff, you may not know that the original revolution was eerily similar to what we're going through at this moment, down to the roots. According Gordon S. Wood, a professor at Brown University, it was the economy, stupid. Adding astrological intrigue is the fact that it wasn't just the economy, but SPECIFICALLY A HOUSING BUBBLE that made the American Revolution unfold the way that it did.

From a recent piece in the New York Times:

For the colonists, as for us, first came the boom. During the height of the French and Indian War, which lasted from 1754 until 1763, money flooded into the colonies, especially New York, where the British Army was headquartered. At the same time, the New York Legislature issued large numbers of bills of credit.

All that cash sloshing around resulted in lavish displays of wealth — notably by British officers, whose opulent living was emulated by the locals, especially in New York.

Housing prices soared during the war. But when credit tightened afterward — thanks in no small part to a prohibition on the issuance of paper money by the colonies under the Currency Act of 1764 — real estate owners who could not pay their debts lost their land.

Pluto lives in the second house of the natal chart of the USA -- the house ruling money, income, and material possessions. Our obsession with stuff was written into the DNA of our country. But Pluto is now taking us to task for overvaluing what we own, and not recognizing how much we have in our hearts and minds. It started with the obscene materialism of banks and corporations and then moved into our homes, forcing tens of thousands into foreclosure. We can't know what comes next, but we do know that it's time to get serious about what we value, or Pluto will force a reckoning. In the next fifteen years, denial is just another word for disaster.

Happy Birthday, America. It seems that bootstraps are the new black.

Dispatch from the Pluto in Capricorn Era

As we experience the early birth pangs of Pluto in Saturn's restrictive territory, the message is getting through: no more excess. Sagittarius, the sign that Pluto lived in for the last decade-plus, was all about over-the-top, insane, can't-get-enough indulgence. Sagittarius can't stand rules or boundaries, and it doesn't mind a private jet or two. The legacy of years of deregulation is showing its face starkly, only a few weeks into Pluto's transit into Capricorn. As we predicted over the past year, the Wall Street fat-cats are finally getting what they deserve; the chickens of their bad behavior have come home to roost. It's terribly sad that they're taking down so many innocent people with them, but Pluto must purge what it touches. Both the Madoff and Drier scandals of the past few days, along with the blatant excesses of Rod Blagojevich (a Sagittarian who celebrated his birthday the day after he was arrested) suggest that the party's over. As for Blago, maybe he was always crazy, or maybe Pluto's transit over his sun during the last thirteen years drove him to it.

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The Return of Pluto

On Wednesday, November 26th, 2008, Pluto returns to Capricorn and will remain there until the year 2024. 2008 has thus far seen the first reverberations of this life-shaking transit, the effects of which were predicted last January in the blog we're reposting below.


On Saturday, January 26th, 2008, Pluto entered Capricorn for the first time since the American Revolution. Major transformations will unfold between now and 2024. Get ready to evolve.

We've already had a preview: the economy in extreme tumult, locally and globally, is one of the first signs of the Pluto in Capricorn era. Welcome to a world dominated by the energy of the Lord of Darkness (Pluto) renting out space from the Lord of Karma (Saturn). This ain't going to be Happy Days, or Three's Company for that matter. My purpose, however, is not to scare you, because there's much that we can do at the individual and collective level to address what astrologer Donna Cunningham called "Pluto Problems" in her 1986 book.

If you're wondering why the Saturn Sisters are blogging about Pluto, here's the deal: Saturn is the ruler of Capricorn, an earth sign, a cardinal sign, a sign that won't take crap from anybody. Capricorn has dominion over property, structure, business deals, maturity, Dads, rules, bones and teeth -- you get the picture. Pluto is not a warm and fuzzy planet, as evidenced by its recent transit through Sagittarius, the sign of faith. As it slowly tore through the constellation ruling religious fervor, we were given Osama Bin Laden and George Bush as our archetypes. They are the ultimate frenemies, and we were their captive audience during the last seven years. Enough is enough.

Now it's time to talk about the economy, and there is no time to be stupid about it. Saturn admonishes us to wake up, and Pluto forces us to face our darkest demons. Over the next years, we'll all be contemplating the ground beneath our feet, what we value, how we feed ourselves, and if our structures (our literal homes) are strong enough to withstand the churning of the cosmos. The subprime mortgage crisis and current recession are just the beginning. Pluto in Capricorn will revolutionize our thinking at the root level: your relationship to material wealth is bound to change. Kings of industry and CEO's won't be happy about it, but those of us suffering under oligarchy will, in the very best of scenarios. Pluto will use extreme measures to bring balance back. This recently demoted planet exists to transform, and it doesn't like the rigid rules of Capricorn. Pluto was discovered in the 1930s, not long before dark matter was unveiled by astronomer Fritz Zwicky, and it's probably no accident that both of these concepts were introduced to our consciousness so close together in time. Dark matter is the part of the universe that we can detect gravitationally but we can't see -- it emits no light. And to add to the metaphor, this was the era of the Great Depression and the holocaust.

There are mitigating factors, however, at least for the next few years. Saturn is in Virgo, an earth sign, until 2010, giving us a bit of a cushion. (Earth trines earth, preventing imminent and shocking quakes). With beneficent Jupiter in Capricorn until the end of '08, the economy may hold out for a little bit longer, giving us time to make plans. With these three planetary biggies in earth signs, the changes will be tempered. Preparation is key. I'm not suggesting you build a doomstead, but do begin thinking about savings, and at the same moment, how to eradicate global poverty. In a Pluto in Capricorn world, the only way to insure your own safety is to cast the net toward those suffering even more than you. We're all in this together, and our boat doesn't have to sink; we just need to steer communally.

If we don't get our internal ships in order, our collective Titanic could be very scary indeed. This is the stuff that only Orwell could dream up: autocratic governments wielding terrifying amounts of power, a security state that will erase the notion of privacy, or a Grapes of Wrath-like period of scarcity for those that now consider themselves middle class. So take a deep breath, balance your checkbook, and get your karmic ship in order.

More Signs of Pluto in Capricorn (and Saturn in Virgo)

As we mentioned back in the winter when Pluto first entered Capricorn, our infrastructure (the bones of the world's body) is at great risk. Capricorn, Saturn's home sign, rules structure, while Pluto is the great destroyer. Batten down the hatches, because it's already happening.

More signs of the the times: as predicted, Saturn's presence in Virgo has piqued even the New York Times interest in Peak Oil. Welcome to "Survival Chic."

The Saturnizing of Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Spitzer, the self-appointed "steamroller" of New York politics, moments ago apologized for being involved with a prostitution ring. Currently transiting Saturn is conjunct Spitzer's natal Pluto and transiting Pluto is conjunct his Saturn. This is an aggressive cosmic double-whammy involving underground, illegal activities and secrets (Pluto) and moral comeuppance (Saturn). Spitzer's public persona has always been about cleaning up the dirtiest of business. Ironic that his downfall coincides with Saturn's trip through Virgo, the sign of purity. As we predicted in a previous post, Saturn is currently forcing all politicians to come clean. Will Governor Spitzer pass the test? Only the Cosmic Taskmaster knows...

Pluto In Capricorn: Dawn or Dusk?

On Saturday, January 26th, 2008, Pluto entered Capricorn for the first time since the American Revolution. Major transformations will unfold between now and 2024. Get ready to evolve.

We've already had a preview: the economy in extreme tumult, locally and globally, is one of the first signs of the Pluto in Capricorn era. Welcome to a world dominated by the energy of the Lord of Darkness (Pluto) renting out space from the Lord of Karma (Saturn). This ain't going to be Happy Days, or Three's Company for that matter. My purpose, however, is not to scare you, because there's much that we can do at the individual and collective level to address what astrologer Donna Cunningham called "Pluto Problems" in her 1986 book.

If you're wondering why the Saturn Sisters are blogging about Pluto, here's the deal: Saturn is the ruler of Capricorn, an earth sign, a cardinal sign, a sign that won't take crap from anybody. Capricorn has dominion over property, structure, business deals, maturity, Dads, rules, bones and teeth -- you get the picture. Pluto is not a warm and fuzzy planet, as evidenced by its recent transit through Sagittarius, the sign of faith. As it slowly tore through the constellation ruling religious fervor, we were given Osama Bin Laden and George Bush as our archetypes. They are the ultimate frenemies, and we were their captive audience during the last seven years. Enough is enough.

Now it's time to talk about the economy, and there is no time to be stupid about it. Saturn admonishes us to wake up, and Pluto forces us to face our darkest demons. Over the next years, we'll all be contemplating the ground beneath our feet, what we value, how we feed ourselves, and if our structures (our literal homes) are strong enough to withstand the churning of the cosmos. The subprime mortgage crisis and current recession are just the beginning. Pluto in Capricorn will revolutionize our thinking at the root level: your relationship to material wealth is bound to change. Kings of industry and CEO's won't be happy about it, but those of us suffering under oligarchy will, in the very best of scenarios. Pluto will use extreme measures to bring balance back. This recently demoted planet exists to transform, and it doesn't like the rigid rules of Capricorn. Pluto was discovered in the 1930s, not long before dark matter was unveiled by astronomer Fritz Zwicky, and it's probably no accident that both of these concepts were introduced to our consciousness so close together in time. Dark matter is the part of the universe that we can detect gravitationally but we can't see -- it emits no light. And to add to the metaphor, this was the era of the Great Depression and the holocaust.

There are mitigating factors, however, at least for the next few years. Saturn is in Virgo, an earth sign, until 2010, giving us a bit of a cushion. (Earth trines earth, preventing imminent and shocking quakes). With beneficent Jupiter in Capricorn until the end of '08, the economy may hold out for a little bit longer, giving us time to make plans. With these three planetary biggies in earth signs, the changes will be tempered. Preparation is key. I'm not suggesting you build a doomstead, but do begin thinking about savings, and at the same moment, how to eradicate global poverty. In a Pluto in Capricorn world, the only way to insure your own safety is to cast the net toward those suffering even more than you. We're all in this together, and our boat doesn't have to sink; we just need to steer communally.

If we don't get our internal ships in order, our collective Titanic could be very scary indeed. This is the stuff that only Orwell could dream up: autocratic governments wielding terrifying amounts of power, a security state that will erase the notion of privacy, or a Grapes of Wrath-like period of scarcity for those that now consider themselves middle class. So take a deep breath, balance your checkbook, and get your karmic ship in order.