Come down to the underworld, folks—we’re talking about Pluto.
Named for the underground, shadow-dwelling god, the small but powerful planet Pluto is associated with destruction, upheaval, depth, intensity, primal urges, taboo, the criminal, the underworld, subconscious forces, and darkness. and the dangerous heart that beats beneath the veneer of civilization and the very crust of the Earth.
Sunny things, it is not.
The planet Pluto in astrology
Tiny but mighty, Pluto was discovered in 1930.
As the last planet in our solar system, Pluto is rightly associated with endings and decline. As the 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 fixed water Scorpio, a sign associated with transformative trauma, shadow work, mind control, power struggles, and other people’s resources.
As the farthest planet from the sun, Pluto’s orbit is very long, with the planet changing sign once every 12 to 30 years. Because of this, Pluto is considered an outer planet, whose signature through the signs of the zodiac applies to the ideals and energies of an entire generation.
Meaning of Pluto
The discovery of Pluto coincided with the planet’s movement through the mother sign of Cancer and, with it, the birth of nuclear power, fascism, and prohibition—all forces expressing a kind of civic “care” that is ultimately a dark form. control.
Prohibition specifically ushered in a new type of criminal archetype and an illegal underworld that continues to color our country, feeding off of our illegal needs. This era also gave rise to psychology, and particularly psychoanalysis, as a means of accessing the subconscious.
Thematically, Pluto is similar to the Hindu deity Kali, the mother goddess of nature and destruction, and this intersection is never more apparent than in the sign of Cancer.
Transiting Pluto
Regarding Pluto as a generational signature, and as the brilliant astrologer David Odyssey notes, “Boomers were born with Pluto in Leo (1939-1958), which saw the rise of deified world leaders and the elevated ideal of the so-called ” American greatness.
Pluto in Virgo from 1958 to 1971 is the signature of early Gen Xers. Virgo is the sign of ritual and natural purification, this generation values authenticity, identifying and reviling the concept of “selling.” Virgo is associated with agriculture and this era saw the rise of over-cultivation, factory farming and tabletop microwaves, creating a general culture of convenience and profit over substance.
“Pluto in Libra (1971-1983) brought Gen X, who sought to destroy the Libran ideal of suburban clod happiness; millennials came to life during Pluto’s transit through Scorpio (1983 to 1995), a period in which AIDS spawned conservative cruelty and activist revolution, VHS pornography changed sex forever, and atomic terror melted into new possibilities of liberation,” the Odyssey continues. “Of course, Gen Z could only be born from Pluto in Sagittarius (1995-2009) and will account for years to come with the sign’s extreme ideals, spiritual curiosity and conspiratorial thinking.”
The planet Pluto
If the lucky duck planet Jupiter expands everything it touches, Pluto empowers, intensifies and takes it to shocking extremes. If Jupiter is Midas, Pluto is the grim reaper who comes right for his pound of flesh.
Think of Khaleesi at the funeral pyre and other fiery trials, feeling alive through death, revolution, upheaval, and the kind of cultural catharsis that arises from righteous, karmic retribution.
And just because Pluto is destructive doesn’t mean it’s mean. When it comes to Pluto, destruction is done only in the name of evolution, and often, the planet “tests” the mettle of its children to bring out what is holding them back.
Through Pluto, what dies becomes the necessary litter for the new, and what is exiled will be exhumed.
In terms of cinematic archetypes, Pluto is Professor Snape, whose brutal methods belie his benevolent intentions.
How to Find Your Pluto Sign
Use a birth chart calculator like this one to find your Pluto sign. Once you’ve added your data, your Pluto sign will populate within the zodiac wheel.
The symbol for Pluto is a circle over a crescent moon and cross; according to Cafe Astrology, the symbol represents the elevation of the psyche over the material: “This glyph suggests spiritual receptivity … or superconsciousness, situated above the physical world.”
Due to the slow movement of the planet, the sign in which Pluto falls will be separated from others of the same generation. On a more personal level, Pluto’s house position within the natal chart indicates areas of life where deeper understanding will be sought.
Pluto’s position can also reflect where there are changes, power struggles, control, obsession, secrets and turmoil – or are bound to grow.
Pluto direct in Capricorn 2024
Pluto has spent the last 15 years in the sign of Capricorn, where he has been busy with the dark arts, showing the shadow side of financial systems, patriarchal structures, capitalism, racial inequality, abusive power dynamics and authority figures.
It is no coincidence that both the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements came to light and power during this transit and that HRH Britney Spears was freed from her paternal master.
This final push, which will play out over the coming weeks, marks the end of an era for Pluto.
At 29 degrees of Capricorn, Pluto will be in the final or anaretic degree of the sign, the point of ultimate expression of its energy. On this scale, Pluto can’t help but press the button, scream the truth, force a deathbed confession, and strike the match that ignites the powder keg.
Interestingly, in the Major Arcana of the tarot, Capricorn is represented by the card of the devil, and, of course, Pluto is named for the ruler of the underworld.
Together, we can see this transit as the highway to hell for those who deserve the ride.
When does Pluto enter Aquarius?
Since November. 19, 2024, Pluto will set up shop in Aquarius, where it will stay until March 8, 2043.
The last time the planet Pluto marched through Aquarius was 1778-1798, a span of years that saw the French, American, Haitian and Industrial Revolutions, as well as the Age of Enlightenment, which, in true Aquarian form, favored reason over reaction and abstraction. . on intimacy.
Inventions from this era include the hot air balloon, the sewing machine, the smallpox vaccine, and the parachute.
Pluto’s recent rotation into Aquarius involved dismantling social hierarchies, resisting the powers that be, revaluing work, violent responses to economic inequality, and the wild application of imagination leading to technological breakthroughs.
These themes will no doubt resurface when Pluto returns to the visionary vapors of Aquarius.
Old structures and elite pastures will be looked upon with fresh disdain, and the “good for some of us” mode of capitalism will no longer suffice.
Pluto’s ultimate lesson? It’s painful to let go, but impossible to keep.
Change is at hand, folks, and while rebirth is wonderful, it’s also violent and volatile, and the moments leading up to it are deep, dark, and terrifying.
Here is the grace – and the consequences.
Astrology 101: Your Guide to the Stars
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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