Pluto, the celestial body no longer deemed a planet by astronomers but still retaining its status and strength in Astrology, is on the cusp of a sign change. Since 2008, it has traversed Capricorn, but soon, it will oscillate between Aquarius and the latter, in a cosmic dance that will last until November 2024.
Pluto’s Sign Change: Astrological Impacts and Cosmic Movements Through 2044
Here’s how Pluto will shift:
- Debuts in Aquarius on March 23, 2023.
- Retrogrades to Capricorn on June 11, 2023.
- Returns to Aquarius on January 21, 2024.
- Moves back to Capricorn on September 1, 2024.
- Finally settles in Aquarius on November 19, 2024.
- Briefly visits Pisces on March 9, 2043.
- Retrogrades to Aquarius on August 31, 2043.
- Finally enters Pisces on January 19, 2044.
Pluto’s orbit around the Sun is unusually elliptical, taking about 248 years to complete. This results in its stay in each zodiac sign varying greatly. For instance, it spent about 12 years in Libra and Scorpio between 1971 and 1995 but lingered over 31 years in Taurus, its sign of detriment, from 1852 to 1883. Now, it’s slowing its journey through the zodiac, expected to remain 20 years in Aquarius before gradually shifting towards Taurus and Gemini in the next century.
This diminutive “dwarf planet” influences entire generations. For example, I belong to the Pluto in Leo generation, spanning from 1939 to 1957, and will experience Pluto’s opposition to its natal position in 2037, coinciding with my Uranus return at 84 years. Those born in the early ’80s are currently undergoing their first Pluto square to its natal position.
Pluto was discovered on February 18, 1930, by American astronomer Clyde William Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona, though its pursuit began with Percival Lowell between 1905 and 1916. At that time, Pluto was in the sign of Cancer. Its size is smaller than Earth’s and nearly akin to our Moon. In recent decades, it has been even closer to the Sun than Neptune, but now it’s receding, and by 2107 it will be 50 times farther from the Sun than our planet.
Transformation and Power: Pluto in Aquarius from 1532 to 1553
Pluto in Aquarius’ Influence on Pivotal Historical Events
The archetype of Pluto, linked with death and regeneration, symbolizes psychic, evolutionary, and instinctive energy. It’s the collective memory of our evolution on Earth. It’s connected to the discovery of nuclear energy. Although only identified in 1930, Pluto has always been there, silently orbiting on the periphery of our solar system.
Looking back at its last passage through Aquarius between 1532 and 1553, significant Earth events unfolded, like the Spanish arrival in Peru. They brought with them the Bible and Catholicism, transforming and, in many cases, annihilating Inca culture through conquest and diseases like the common cold and measles. These historical episodes remind us that each Pluto transit through a sign brings profound transformation, both individually and collectively.
During the same period as Pluto’s transit through Aquarius, Henry VIII of England made decisions that altered the course of religious and political history. He broke from the Roman Catholic Church to marry Anne Boleyn, whom he later accused of treason and executed. This act led to the establishment of the Church of England and the relegation of Catherine of Aragon. Amid these tumultuous events, in September 1533, Elizabeth I was born, who would rule for nearly 40 years, her astrological chart reflected these times of change: Pluto in Aquarius in her first house, squared with her Moon in Taurus and opposing the Saturn-Uranus conjunction in her seventh house, symbolizing her decision to never marry.
Pluto’s Impact on Global History: From Henry VIII to Elizabeth I
Revolution and Renaissance with Pluto in Aquarius: Transformations on Earth and in the Heavens
The most recent transit of Pluto through Aquarius, from 1777 to 1797, coincided with pivotal moments in world history. The United States declared its independence from England in 1776, still under Pluto’s influence in Capricorn. The Revolutionary War extended until 1783, and in 1787, amidst Pluto’s transit through Aquarius, the United States Constitution was established.
This period witnessed the onset of the French Revolution in 1789, marked by the overthrow of the monarchy, the execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, the abolition of the feudal system, and the proclamation of the “Rights of Man.” Concurrently, the Industrial Revolution was transforming transportation and the textile industry with steam power. Today, Artificial Intelligence promises an equally radical shift.
In science, the 18th century was filled with discoveries. Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in 1781, and John Michell published his theory about black holes in 1784. The Montgolfier brothers achieved the first successful hot air balloon flight in 1782, and the metric system was developed during the French Revolution and formalized in 1795. Additionally, in 1796, the first successful smallpox vaccine was developed, and Lavoisier discovered the composition of air in 1778.
Meanwhile, in Asia, China began its expansion to become the empire it is today, thus completing a full Pluto cycle…
