Saturn and
Pluto are both in the sign of Capricorn, but they are nowhere near being
conjunct. That astrological event occurs on January 12,
2020 in 22 degrees of Capricorn, but both planets have been very active this
past week and will continue to aspect several other planets for a while. I don’t exactly know why I started thinking
so much about the Saturn Pluto conjunction when it is so far off, but I found
myself reflecting on the last Saturn Pluto conjunction, which occurred on
November 7, 1982 in 27 degrees of Libra.
It conjuncted my natal Neptune in Libra in my first house and was
actually a boon for my work as a psychic, but it also played out as a time of
recession in the world arena. Saturn and Pluto can definitely affect the
financial climate, even if they aren't in the sign of Capricorn. I also started pondering how the upcoming
Saturn Pluto conjunction in Capricorn would manifest. The next Saturn Pluto conjunction in
Capricorn will be conjunct my natal Chiron in my fourth house and I confess that
one has me a little nervous. Pluto
entered my fourth house in late January 2018 and it was not the smoothest entrance for this transit.
The year 2020
will see another presidential election and many believe that our government
will undergo massive changes in that year.
There will be a great deal of Capricorn energy in play astrologically
that year. On April 5, 2020 Jupiter and
Pluto will be conjunct in 24 degrees of Capricorn as well.
The themes of
these two planets are pretty intense.
Pluto is all about death, power, transformation and it likes to slough
off the old stuff and renew itself. And
then there is Saturn, aka the Great Taskmaster, which pertains to structure,
discipline, responsibility, practicality and testing. These two planets are hardly lightweights and
when they interact with other planets it can be a heavy, intense time.
On April 2,
2018, Mars and Saturn were conjunct in 8 degrees of Capricorn, inspiring me to
tweet:
Today’s Mars Saturn conjunction in Capricorn can actually be good for us in terms of motivating us to get things done as Capricorn loves to achieve. #astrology— Linda Simons (@danceofphoenix) April 2, 2018
But this aspect
was conjunct my north node in my third house, so I suppose that explains why I
am so obsessed and preoccupied with Capricorn energy these days. I am definitely under the influence of Saturn
these days.
On April 5,
2018, retrograde Mercury in 9 degrees of Aries squared Saturn in 9 degrees of
Capricorn, which exacerbated the tendency towards angry and depressing
communications. I specifically mentioned
the retrograde Mercury because I tweeted about it on April 4th when
in reality it wasn’t exact until 4:22 a.m. on April 5th. I have been experiencing my fair share of
Mercury retrograde woes, including transit problems and missed connections with
other people.
We do have a
ray of light coming with Saturn in Capricorn, however. On April 7th, Venus in 8 degrees
of Taurus will trine Saturn in 9 degrees of Capricorn. This should bring some measure of harmony to
love and finances if we are willing to make an effort to dig deep to resolve
issues and act in a more nurturing manner.
On April 8,
2018, the moon will conjunct Pluto in 21 degrees of Capricorn. This is definitely not going to be an
easygoing, flowing conjunction. Be
prepared for some deep rooted emotions and compulsive behavior to surface.
The Sun in 21
degrees of Aries will form a very challenging square to Pluto in 21 degrees of
Capricorn on April 11, 2018. I have this aspect natally with my Scorpio sun
squaring my Pluto in Leo so I know all too well how tough this aspect can
be. It provides a great deal of inner
tension and is literally a struggle between the sun’s will to move forward and
the Plutonian need to engage in negative, self-destructive behavior. Issues of control and ego conflicts can be
major factors with this aspect as well.
But there is tremendous power and strength with this aspect that can be
harnessed and channeled into constructive and healing purposes if we are
willing to confront our fears and our dark side in order to transform our own
behavior. Perhaps we will need to
acknowledge that we are drawing upsetting situations into our lives because of
our fears but we also need to honor the resilience we possess to overcome the
obstacles in our path to move forward and be free of some of those compulsions
of that darker side that we all have.
The promise of renewal and rebirth lie at the end of this tunnel
process.
If you are
curious as to how all of the planetary changes, including eclipses, Saturn in
Capricorn, and Jupiter in Scorpio will be affecting you in 2018, please
consider getting an astrological reading.
A transit reading might be just what you need right now to make the most
of Jupiter in Scorpio. Jupiter transits
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