Pluto entered the sign of Capricorn on January 2008 and remains therein until 2024.
Regardless of what modern astronomers think of Pluto, it is still a potent and ultimately powerful indicator in the astrological chart.
Pluto was Lord of the Underword and still rules issues of rebirth (Phoenix rising from the ashes), transformation, hidden knowledge, alchemy – incredibly intense.
And indeed, Pluto rules Scorpio, the only sign with three symbols: the Scorpion who would rather sting itself to death than miss the revenge opportunity (lowest version), the Eagle who soars above all the fray, and the Phoenix Transformed rising out of its own destruction – ashes (highest expression of Scorpio).
Anyone who has survived a major Pluto transit knows what I am talking about. I had a transits over my Asxcendant and yes, it was a complete breaking-down and rebuilding experience.
So now Pluto shifts into the earthy pragmatic sign of Capricorn. It can bog down, confined by Saturnian structions and strictures – or it can build amazing Enlightenment into Saturn’s practicality. It can imbue Pluto’s transformation with solid footings and usefulness.
As Pluto leaves Sagittarius we move from huge changes in the religious and philosophical realms, changtes in our perceptions of foreign cultures – to the Tangible, the Solid, the Reliable.
Pluto digs deep to uncover the truth – so what is it we need to investigate in Big Business (Saturn ruled) – look at the banking and auto conglomerates. How have we built the sturctures in our lives – our financial world, our personal ties, our health issues. Anything we have neglected will be tested.
Get busy and find out (pay attention to) what’s not working, what is corrupted, and begin woring on the re-building – the Trqansformation. There will be issues of power, control, greed (Blogojevich), sex, abuse, old crystallized concepts and imbalance energy being pushed up to reveal itself for awareness and transmutation. Saturn ruling the public 10th house, the Truth will be exposed so change can happen. And it drags out – Pluto moves ever so slowly – only about 2 degrees a year!
It is time to get serious and tend to business. There is no escaping it. That’s is Saturn’s message. Wherever it is in your chart, is where you need to get focused. It is where you will be focused!
Just look at what has already happened in politics, organizations, businesses, and governments! Sagittarian insights now must be incorporated in the structures you build today. And what are these "structures" – just the everyday choices you make. They determine your future. That is how you build a life. What do you believe in? Live it!
Ultimately, there will be areas of deconstruction so that you can build again. Starting over. It is not easy, not a happy experience, but it is there and cannot be ignored. For those willing to get into the core and to look inside and to make the changes, your world and your life will improve immeasurably.