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.
Labels: Pluto, Saturn, Saturn in Virgo
