PLUTO IN CAPRICORN (2008-2023)
PART
ONE: WELCOME TO THE EARTH ELEMENT
Back
in January of 1996, Pluto (or more properly, Pluto/Charon) moved into
Sagittarius, fire's climactic sign. Being last in the visionary triumvirate,
Sagittarius is the most worldly of fire signs, meaning it operates
best through external situations and applications where it can invite
and empower theoretical discussion and discovery.
Symbolic
of intense, transformative energy, Pluto's passage through Sagittarius
has paralleled vast advances in technology, media, law and medicine.
Unfortunately, with this came some Sagittarian dark sides, including
stints of dogmatic obstinacy about what's right to do, say or even
contemplate. Driven by the Plutonic capacity for obsession, Sagittarian
extremes manifested as fanaticism and fanatical lacks of willingness
to understand loss of self or the inherent wisdom in allowing others
to think or act differently. We've seen it in religion, social stratification,
body image, politics, radio - everywhere.
Fortunately,
Pluto is now poised to move on into Capricorn - an earth sign. Earth
symbolizes reality: everything one can touch, feel or prove. Pluto
moves into Capricorn as of January 2008, and after retrograding, commits
to a full-time passage of this most worldly earth sign in late November,
2008.
During
the ensuing fifteen-year transit, we can expect major shifts of governments
and governmental methods, goals and responsibility. The same will
be seen in business - corporate and personal. Views on marriage will
change, as will attitudes towards duty to self and others. Health
systems are likely to need and undergo vast re-evaluations and reorganizations,
and we can expect serious attention and arguments to arise over the
state of Planet Earth.
Pluto
in Capricorn also raises the possibility of genocides, wholesale plundering
or loss of resources and health concerns. Pandemics and questions
of mental/neurological/emotional health loom large. Issues having
to do with food availability, supply chain issues, security, cost,
quality control and nutritional values/necessities will all need dealing
with. Initially, government and corporations will be asked to 'fix
things,' but in the end individuals will need to find personal and
societal answers.
Levels
of hype and rhetoric will drop and track records will come to count
for more than they do now. The current emphasis on appearance and
fame will evolve, leading to increased rewards for individual quality
on anyone's part.
The
value of discarded disciplines will be resurrected, inspected, revamped
(if necessary) and put back into action. Being purely "PC"
will vanish in favor of what supports lasting, productive order -
physical, mental and societal. This is not to say kindness will vanish,
but a realistic understanding of consequence will temper all.
We
are likely to hear more doubts, more people being afraid of inability
to compete, win, cope -even survive, but stories on same will move
from being dramas to real efforts to understand and deal with underlying
problems.
By
the time Pluto completes its transit of Capricorn, education and success
in all things will be more about ability and results than slick appearance
and the ability to pass tests, but getting there will be a challenge.
Pluto's passages arouse energies no person controls, try as they may
- and many do try, often with frenetic, volatile passion. Through
such moments, we will all come to question society, ourselves and
traditional attitudes which are no longer functional.
Where
Pluto is concerned, working through processes as consciously and unemotionally
as possible wins - eventually. But letting go of desire for control
comes first. For some, remembering that the 'other guy' doesn't have
control either may be comforting, for in recognizing no one has the
upper hand often lies the motivation to discard 'win/lose' dynamics
in favor of bonding and banding together to make a better world -
which in the end is what Pluto in Capricorn is all about.
This
picture of neither party having control is in fact a perfect metaphysical-astronomical
translation of Pluto and it's 'moon' Charon being a true binary unit;
both orbit a single center of gravity which lies between them. So
life reflects the cosmos.
In
short, greater knowledge of self and existence lie ahead. That it
will be founded in fact is something to count on, in every sense.
We truly stand on the brink of a new and earthier age, so welcome
to the future.
PART
TWO: CHALLENGING STANDARDS
The
primary idea to bear in mind while Pluto transits Capricorn (2008-2023)
is that this period is going to be marked by a societal evolution
which many will find motivational. For them, life will become focused
on opportunities. Being that the symbolic energy is Plutonic, those
who actively undertake commitment to growth will be rewarded in proportion
to the challenges they tackle, learn through and (eventually) master.
Those who resist change (responsibility, commitment, effort) will
find the harder they try to avoid or control life, the less control
and life they will have.
In
essence, the choice is ours: the same effort can be invested in expansion
or in struggles to avoid or tread water. Each generation will feel
this urge to transform, reorient and reapportion focus differently
as Pluto in Sagittarius' dream-discover-explore urge gives way to
Pluto in Capricorn striving to make valuable dreams real and eliminate
the unfair, immoral and unworkable. Life's basics (who we are/should
be; what our world is/should be) are yours to participate in, correct,
be effected by and to build with as you will, with the difference
between success and disappointment reflecting not society's structure,
but your personal level of realism, your willingness to live up to
and utilize your greatest potential.
People
born under Pluto in Cancer (1914-1938) face functional/physical reorientation.
While advancing years may call upon them to rely more upon the world
around them, they shouldn't forget their role as the generation which
literally built our modern world. Rich in experience and ability,
Pluto in Cancer natives can choose to step out of life's currents
or to literally parent the world into rebirthing the parameters as
to what aging means.
Those
born under Pluto in Cancer who are 69 understand this precept in its
purest sense. Those between age 70 and 82 will choose (or alternate)
between personally directed creative activity and acting as teacher-mentors,
showing others how to achieve life goals. Natives 82 and older understand
consequences best; to them is given the choice to fall prey to their
lesser self or to serve as an example of how to live with vibrancy
and purpose.
Born under Pluto in Leo, Baby Boomers (1938-1958) are going to 'start
over again' at some level. For some, this means 'doing things for
real.' For others, giving up some 'identity' or 'social mask' precedes
beginning anew. Finding, acknowledging and dealing with one's true
capacity while accepting responsibility for what they've done/not
done and have 'yet to do' powers Baby Boomer success or downfall during
these coming years. This is an innately creative generation which
excels by utilizing practical means to bring dreams into reality.
For
Baby Boomers who have not yet exceeded 57 years in age, basic considerations
(home, family, career, life purpose) remain focal, while those who
are 57 or older are freer to act as they please so long as they accept
that the more personal the aim, the less success is likely to result,
for their real strength lies in gifting the world with their accumulated
abilities. Through contributing and achieving, these people renew
society's fertility, reaping satisfaction therefrom.
Naturally
reality-oriented, natives born under Pluto in earthy Virgo (the 'Yuppies':
1958-1972) are famous for wealth acquisition, material goods and introducing
holistics, healthy lifestyle benefits and ecology to the world. Where
Pluto in Cancer built a physical society, Pluto in Virgo brings purification
and improvement so that individuals and society are empowered to do
what they do while supporting maintenance of the greater cause and
good. For these people, Pluto in Capricorn motivates and supports
understanding the difference between 'can' and 'should,' pushing them
to release their focus on self in favor of thinking inclusively; the
broader the effects and application of effort, the greater the ultimate
gain and satisfaction.
Those
Pluto in Virgo people over 39 years of age will find life calling
them to accept and execute duties and projects involving responsibilities
both personal and societal. Conversely, those under 39 have freer
rein to explore and create, with the testing of each idea along the
way their work, their gift, and their challenge.
Pluto
in Capricorn challenges Gen X (Pluto in Libra: 1972-1983) in variable
ways, all of which can be loosely defined by one theme: 'becoming
a real adult.' Through worldly experiences and increased distance
from childhood, Gen X'ers grapple with the realities of an integrated,
individualized internal life structure, redefining themselves as not
a product of the world or 'group,' but in terms of what they are/bring
to/give the world as a whole. All Gen X choices will include some
form of a choice to discriminate - or not. Through such decisions,
this generation amasses-rejects-selects tools and forms habits which
then either serve or delay their progress.
As
Pluto starts into Capricorn in 2008, all of Gen X is sorting through
personal options, with many being hesitant to make long-term choices
or commit themselves to paths meant to harness individuated individuality,
even though this is Gen X's road to success. With every calendar year,
subsequent 'years' of Gen X move from a 'choice' phase into a 'challenge'
phase in which they are challenged by life or where they take up the
clarion call to re-create their world and stand for that which needs
changing.
Example:
In 2009, Gen X'ers who are 35 in 2007 (the first of this generation)
move into their next growth phase. In 2010, those now 34 move on -
etcetera.
Under
Pluto in Capricorn, those born under Pluto in Scorpio (1983-1995)
experiment with how thought and interactions work. Intense desires
and a need to 'feel' challenges this generation to make productive
choices; boredom and lack of motivation breeds self destructive, power-seeking
behaviors until natives discover real power comes from knowledge.
Those who find productive interests are capable of astonishing accomplishments
provided they employ self discipline, time management, and maintain
focus on tasks while remaining open to productive guidance and input.
Like
Gen X, Pluto in Scorpio natives go into Pluto in Capricorn as a group.
Also like Gen X, with each passing year, another 'year's worth' of
Pluto in Scorpio people move into their next phase of personal evolution.
The initial challenge involves sorting fact from emotion in favor
of all which has valid use and application when it comes to building
a future. Functional ability is the heart of this generation's second
phase of experience of Pluto in Capricorn; for Pluto in Scorpio people,
some lessons are harder than others - but in all cases, even the beginning
of mastery opens the door to personal transformation.
As
Pluto moves into the second sign to their natal Pluto, Pluto in Sagittarius
(1995-2008) natives either develop values, talents, self worth and
confidence or grow into feeling stunted or unwilling to listen to
anything except their own rebellious convictions. Encouraging these
people to explore without allowing them to scatter their attention
and effort is essential; by asking questions which prompt them to
search for real life applications, these natives form productive mental
habits which will in time lead to a lifetime of discovery and inner
security.
Positioned
like Gen X and Pluto in Scorpio, with each passing year more Pluto
in Sagittarius people move from a primal period of learning what it
means to exist, explore and comprehend into a period when self-teaching
through experience makes all real and valuable. Critical to this generational
second phase is whether these natives are allowed/taught to fear or
encouraged to persist realistically, cope methodically and ultimately
excel - a fact important for parents, friends, relatives and teachers
of Pluto in Sagittarius children to remember.
Next:
Pluto in Capricorn Part
3 and 4
Pluto in Capricorn Part
5 and 6
Pluto in Capricorn Part
7 and 8
Pluto in Capricorn Part
9 and 10
Pluto in Capricorn
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