Pluto, our planet of profound change, is changing signs – are you ready?
Pluto in Aquarius 2024
On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, death daddy Pluto will leave the patriarchal scaffolding of Capricorn and set up shop “or dig the cellar” in the strange climes of Aquarius’ quirky, utopian cowboy professional space.
What does this once-in-a-generation change mean to you? Read on to learn more.
Pluto in Astrology
Named for the shadow-dwelling underground god, the small but mighty planet Pluto is associated with destruction, upheaval, depth, intensity, primal urges, taboo, the criminal, the underworld, subconscious forces, underworld travel, and the dark and dangerous heart that beats beneath the cover of civilization and the very crust of the Earth.
Sunny things, it is not.
Small but mighty, Pluto was discovered in 1930.
Pluto’s orbit is very long, with the planet changing signs once every twelve to thirty years. As an outer planet, Pluto influences the ideals and energy of an entire generation.
As master of ceremonies for death, Pluto teaches us that destruction is the grease on the wheels of creation.
Despite this, Pluto is the planetary ruler of the fixed water sign Scorpio, which is associated with transformative trauma, shadow work, mind control, power struggles and other people’s money.
What does Pluto in Aquarius mean?
Like a leather suit, Pluto takes on the thematic energy of the sign it moves through. In the emotionally objective, future-focused sign of Aquarius, Pluto’s path will be interesting to watch.
There is a utopian who relies on the archetype of the water bearer, and because Aquarius is a fixed sign, his definition of progress is rigid.
While he operates with the greater good in mind, he does so without concern for the tact, prudence, or consensus of the people he hopes to benefit.
Since Aquarius rules electricity and technology, we may see developments in renewable energy (a Plutonian theme) and more people question how technology can benefit everyone instead of lining the pockets of a few.
With Pluto at the helm and Aquarius at the helm, there is a new world order energy of destiny, the “Fight Club” in this transit. It is revolution with little attention to nuance and an agenda aimed at progress at all costs.
When Pluto was in Aquarius 2023
Pluto has been in Capricorn since 2008. After it moves into Aquarius on November 19th, it will reign and stay there until 2043.
Pluto appeared in Aquarius between March and June 2023 and January and September 2024, giving us a preview of the themes and changes we can expect from the dark lord moving forward.
When it comes to Pluto, destruction is done only in the name of evolution, and often the planet “tests” the courage of its children to bring out what is holding them back.
Given a choice, few would want or choose the kind of brutal reckoning and radical rebirth that Pluto is designed to deliver. Yet in retrospect, and to paraphrase Mary Oliver, these boxes of darkness often become the gifts we need most.
Last time Pluto was in Aquarius: date and history
Beyond the harbingers of recent years, the last time the planet Pluto marched through Aquarius was 1778-1798, a period of years that saw the French, American, Haitian, and Industrial Revolutions, as well as the Age of Enlightenment, which, in true Aquarian form, it favors reason over reaction and abstraction over intimacy.
Inventions from this era include the hot air balloon, the sewing machine, the smallpox vaccine, and the parachute.
The last cycle of Pluto in Aquarius involved the dismantling of social hierarchies, resistance to the powers that be, revaluing work, violent responses to economic inequality, and the wild application of imagination that led to technological advances.
These themes will no doubt resurface when Pluto returns to the visionary vapors of Aquarius.
Pluto Transit in Aquarius
Predictions?
Old structures and elite positions will be looked upon with fresh disdain, and the “good for some of us” mode of capitalism will no longer suffice. It is important to note that during this transit, the United States will experience the first Pluto return.
World revolution comes from the Latin for ‘return’ – signaling that our burdened nation is heading into a long dark spiritual night.
If we’re really going backwards, let it be on the f-–g drawing board, folks.
Decentralization of power
Astrologer Chris McNulty of Hearth and Herald Astrology tells The Post that the past few months have been a peak in the energy of the Capricorn archetype, which favors paternalism and the centralization of power and resources. “Pluto in Aquarius will be the collective response of the marginalized to that centralization. Power is shifting from the oppressors to the periphery.”
Fingers firmly crossed.
In conclusion, I offer the proverbial Scorpio, mono-named, wig-wearing Voltaire, “It is no more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is a resurrection.”
Welcome to our second coming, let us all burn with hope for what is to rise and no fear of the darkness.
To see how this calculation will shake you up on a personal level, look at the house in your birth chart ruled by Aquarius. If you have your birth date, time, and location, you can calculate your chart using a generator like this one.
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Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and reports irreverently on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience. To book a reading, visit her website.
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