Pluto goes direct 2023

pluto symbolPluto goes direct 2023

 

 

Pluto goes direct on Wed 11 Oct, having been pretty much stationary for the past month.

This is a time now when deeply-buried issues may finally rise to the surface, particularly if you’ve become more aware of them bubbling away in the last six months.  In fact they’re most likely to rise to the surface at this month’s Full Moon in Aries, see my previous post.

Plutonian issues usually concern disempowerment and powerlessness, where the issues run deep. Plutonian issues can also manifest as misuses or even abuses of power. This time is well-suited to inner work, shifting these deep-seated issues so that you can at last move forward. The key to moving through this is to become as aware as possible of your feelings and reactions, becoming conscious of how, on the one hand, we may give away our power, and on the other, how we may manipulate others to get our own way. It can operate at really subtle levels, so to paraphrase Socrates, know thyself – and stay in the light!

If you have chart points at 27-28 degrees of Capricorn (or any of the other cardinal signs: Aries, Cancer, Libra) or your birthday is around 18 Jan, you’ll be picking up on this intense transformational energy at a very personal level – in fact it’s been going on for the last year or two.  The good news is that it is finally easing for you as Pluto leaves this degree behind. Hopefully you have faced the demons and can now move forward from a place of empowerment.

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Maritime disasters – the heavens conspire?

TitanicMaritime disasters – the heavens conspire?

 

You can’t have missed the number of disasters at sea that have happened recently.  The word ‘dis-aster’ literally means bad-star, ill fortune, and there seems to have been plenty of that around in the past week or so.

First was the refugee boat that sank off the coast of Greece with hundreds of people on board, including women and children trapped below decks.  It’s not yet known how many have died, and it’s being described as one of the worst sea disasters in the Mediterranean.

Then there was the Titan submersible, on a tourist trip to the similarly ill-fated Titanic, an example of fate playing cruel tricks.

And most recently, refugee boats sinking near the Portuguese coast and the Canary Islands.

 

Astrologically, what’s going on?

Neptune, god of the seas and ruler of Pisces, the sign it currently occupies, is almost stationary.   It is about to go retrograde close to the fixed star Scheat which is associated with drowning, imprisonment, and extreme misfortune.  In both the Greek refugee tragedy and the Titan submersible, there are themes of imprisonment as well as drowning.

Scheat was strongly configured in the launch of the Titanic, so here’s one of the strange links of Fate that bound the Titan submersible and the “unsinkable” Titanic.

The Greek refugee disaster was on 14 June, the Titan lost contact on 18 June. The Sun, acting as a timing device, has been squaring that stationary Neptune on Scheat this past week, exact on 19 June, while Saturn, the grim reaper, also in Pisces, turned retro on 18 June, adding his voice to the theme of death by water.

Neptune will be around that degree of Scheat for the next few years, so maritime disasters are likely to feature heavily in the news cycles, especially with the huge migrant and refugee crises unfolding.  Be extra cautious if you’re planning a sea voyage!

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Revisit your dreams & visions – Neptune goes retro 2023

NeptuneRevisit your dreams & visions – Neptune goes retrograde

 

Neptune slows to a standstill ready to turn retrograde on 1 July 2023 AEST at 27 degrees Pisces*, softening boundaries and looking for solutions that are all-inclusive, reminding us that we all belong to one humanity.

For the next five months, we have the opportunity to revisit the dreams and visions of the past seven months, and to integrate the inspirational and visionary energy of Neptune more fully into our lives.

At the other end of the Neptunian spectrum, we also have the opportunity to review the ways in which illusion, self-deception and escapism (possibly even addictive patterns of behaviour) play out in our lives, and to turn this around so we can connect more fully with the spiritual longing of Neptune.

Neptune is retrograde until 6 Dec 2023.

 

*Read here my reflections on the recent Maritime disasters linked to this Neptune station  close to the fixed star Scheat.

 

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How do you limit yourself? New Moon in Gemini 2023

How do you limit yourself?  

Saturn goes retro on this New Moon in Gemini 2023

 

3GeminiNew Moon in Gemini   Sun 18 June 2023 at 2.36pm AEST at 26 Gemini

Full Moon in Capricorn  Mon 3 July 2023 at 9.38pm AEST at 11 Capricorn

 

Skywatching 
Venus can be seen as the Evening Star, twinkling more brightly as she comes closer.
Mars the red planet is visible just above Venus.
Saturn rises after midnight and is overhead at sunrise
Jupiter rises just before dawn.

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The New Moon in Gemini on Sun 18 June 2023 brings the opportunity to begin a new cycle in the way we communicate, network and exchange ideas.

As an Air sign, Gemini is naturally objective and rational, so has a real talent for dealing with information.  Gemini has a combination of sociability and extreme curiosity – the answer to one question simply creates more questions!  Through its association with the media, this can be an excellent sign for journalism. Gemini is also associated with education, and the natural curiosity of this sign often makes learning effortless.  A New Moon in the sign of Gemini can usher in a new cycle in any of these areas.

The big question for this New Moon comes from Saturn stationing retro earlier that same day.  (see last month’s newsletter or check this link to read more). This is a great time to be asking How – and in what ways – do you limit yourself? It’s also a good time to review your boundaries, reassess your ability to say ‘No’ – and if necessary do a reset so that you can maintain healthy boundaries, especially in the light of the added Neptunian influence of this New Moon (see below).

Also, take stock of your responsibilities – are you carrying too heavy a load?  Or not enough??  Saturn urges us to Get Real about life – time to put some good structures in place to support the way you want to live your life.

This New Moon is closely square Neptune which presents a challenge around the many ways that we can deceive ourselves – even subtly.  Are you seeing things clearly or only seeing what you want to see?  Is something too good to be true?  Neptune can draw us into a fantasy – again the challenge is to inject a dose of Saturnian reality, and be careful your boundaries don’t dissolve away; they’re there to protect you.

If your birthday falls close to this New Moon, within a day either side, this marks a significant year ahead for you, especially in terms of your sense of self, your identity and your purpose in life.

The New Moon falls at 26 degrees Gemini.  If you have points in your birth chart close to this degree (within one degree), then a new cycle is likely to begin in that part of your life (eg relationships for Venus).

The New Moon is exact at 2.37pm Queensland time (AEST).  Remember to set your intentions in the 24 hrs immediately after the New Moon.

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Saturn goes retro on the New Moon

Saturn goes retro on the New Moon

Time to review how you’ve structured your life

 

Saturn

Saturn slows to a halt and turns retrograde at 7 Pisces on Sun 18 June 2023, just before the New Moon in Gemini.

Saturn retrograde encourages us to review the recent past and assess our ability to take full responsibility for our actions.  This is a good time to look at the ways we limit ourselves, and bring our fears to the conscious light of day.  This is also a good time to review our ability to say ’No’ and ensure that we can maintain healthy boundaries in all areas of our lives.  This Saturn retrograde period lasts until 4 Nov 2023.

If your birthday falls around 26 Feb, this is likely to be a time of increased responsibility for you, as you enter a new phase of maturity and step into a place of personal authority.  Your workload may increase at this time – if you accept this extra responsibility, this can be a time of success and achievement.  Saturn is a planet where we truly reap what we sow – if you’ve put in the hard work, this is very likely to be a time of achievement.  However, if you’ve cut corners along the way, this is a time when you’re likely to come unstuck and this can lead to feelings of failure.

If you have planets close to 7 Pisces (within a degree either side) you are being asked to take on a more mature approach to that part of your life, which will no doubt involve some re-evaluation.

For everyone – use the Saturn retro period productively to review the way you’ve structured your life. Make any necessary changes now, especially around boundaries and self-discipline.

 

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Pluto turns retro 2023

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Pluto turns retrograde

 

After so recently moving into Aquarius, Pluto slows to a halt on 2 May still at zero degrees Aquarius, ready to begin his retrograde journey back to Capricorn.

If anything in your life has been going through symbolic death throes in the last six months, this is a time when you are likely to revisit the whole process, perhaps at an even deeper level as you search for the hidden truths and the soul essence of who you are, the alchemist’s gold that can eventually emerge from the blackness.

Anyone whose birthday falls around 20-21 Jan is likely to be experiencing a very intense time while personal transformation goes on at a deep core level – the eventual outcome is empowerment, the ability to stand comfortably in your own power, but it’s a long drawn-out process which won’t be complete until the end of 2024.

This will also be true for anyone with personal planets at this degree, or at zero degrees of the other fixed signs: Taurus, Leo and Scorpio, as you’re also likely to be feeling the challenge of Pluto.

Pluto will retrograde back to 27 degrees Capricorn before turning direct again on 11 Oct 2023.

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Dredging up the dirt – Pluto stations to go direct

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When Pluto stations, a lot of “dirt” – buried secrets – is brought to the surface, and this Pluto station (maybe because it’s also been squaring Mercury) is being particularly active in this regard.  We’ve had the release of the Pandora Papers, the Facebook whistleblower testifying (and Lo & Behold, Facebook went offline exactly at that time!), exposées of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in France, and of the WHO workers who sexually abused women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo.  There’s a lot of muck getting raked up.

 

Pluto goes direct on 7 Oct, having been pretty much stationary for the past month.  This is a time now when deeply-buried issues may finally rise to the surface, particularly if you’ve become more aware of them bubbling away in the last six months.  In fact they’re most likely to rise to the surface at this month’s Full Moon in Aries, see below.

Plutonian issues usually concern disempowerment, powerlessness and trauma, where the issues run deep.  Plutonian issues can also manifest as misuses or even abuses of power, it’s all to do with Pluto!  This time is well-suited to deep inner work, shifting these deep-seated issues so that you can at last move forward.  The key to moving through this is to become as aware as possible of our feelings and reactions, becoming conscious of how, on the one hand, we may give away our power, and on the other, how we may manipulate others to get our own way.   It can be really subtle, so to paraphrase Socrates, know thyself – and stay in the light!

If you have chart points at 24 degrees of Capricorn (or any of the other cardinal signs: Aries, Cancer, Libra) including birthdays around 14-15 Jan, you’ll be picking up on this intense transformational energy at a very personal level – in fact it’s been going on for the last year or two.  The good news is that it is finally easing for you as Pluto moves forwards and leaves this degree behind.  Hopefully you have faced the demons and can now step fully into your power.
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