Hi First name / friend,
The energy is shifting BIG TIME this week—can you feel it already? One of the most potent Planetary Activations of 2024 takes place this Saturday, January 20th. Pluto, god of the Underworld—ruler of sex, death, and metamorphosis—enters the innovative, community-oriented sign of Aquarius. Marking the dawn of a futuristic era and the start of a 20-year story in your life and in the collective.
Pluto is a powerhouse of energy. Wherever Pluto travels, you can be assured of deep, transformative, and evolutionary change. Pluto can be destructive and ruthless in his wake. Pluto is an energy that's willing to travel to the depths of all things hidden and kept below the surface—bringing to light the shadowy, murky, unresolved conflicts we have at a soul level—in our individual lives, within our intimate bonds, and as part of humanity. Pluto aims to re-align us to our power and truth so that we live out our most authentic missions. It can be a painfully uncomfortable energy to work with at times, but the death and rebirth process is not designed to be easy. I think it's important to remember—our soul signed up to grow and evolve in this lifetime.
Pluto has a 248-year-long orbit and spends about 20 years in each of the 12 Zodiac signs. He's been traveling through the grounded and practical Earth sign of Capricorn since 2008—breaking down and transforming our systems, structures, resources, and relationships with big businesses and authorities. His shift into the intellectual Air sign of Aquarius, where he'll be until 2043 (aside from one final retrograde back into Capricorn from Sep-Nov later this year..), will put the power back into the hands of the people—and on new, innovative ways we can leverage advances in science and technology to fulfill our wildest hopes and dreams.
Any time a Planet shifts from one Zodiac sign into another, the energy can be felt in our body on a mental, emotional, and physical level. As Pluto ingresses into Aquarius this week, he's wrapping up huge, karmic chapters in the Capricorn area of your Birth Chart. You might feel like you're undergoing some final tests or experiencing major moments of deja vu in whatever House (the area of life) Capricorn rules in your chart. These trials and tribulations are meant to spark any remaining awakenings that need to occur before you’re ready to advance to the next chapter—the Aquarius Era! Anything that doesn't get wrapped up this week is likely to be visited later this fall during the retrograde. So we all have that to look forward to. ;) And if you have any Planets or Points in the late degrees of Capricorn (27-29°), you'll be feeling this energy particularly strongly.
Pluto's been moving through my 2nd House of Security, Values, and Material Possessions and has been parked on my South Node in Capricorn since the summer of 2023. I've undergone some intense life lessons in the past six months, with themes and patterns that felt reminiscent of trials I've been through in the past. That's Pluto for you. I'm being pushed repeatedly to do the shadow work required to shift out of old narratives involving my self-worth, money blocks, and value systems. It's been a humbling awakening, let me tell you.
What's coming up for you this week that needs to be addressed? Do you feel empowered in the Capricorn area of your life, or do you feel like there are lingering things that you're still sweeping under the rug? What major renewals have you noticed in your life since 2008? With the North Node of Destiny transiting through Aries all of 2024 and Pluto about to embark on a new, 20-year chapter through Aquarius, this feels like a week, season, and year of stepping more into your personal power and authority—whatever that looks like for you.
What's extra curious about Pluto's shift into Aquarius on Saturday, is that it's the very same day the Sun enters Aquarius. That's right, the Sun is catching up to Pluto at its final hour, and they will form a Conjunction at the last degree in Capricorn before each moves into Aquarius within hours of one another! Talk about an extra dose of intensely potent, yet vibrant energy—shining a spotlight on our REBIRTH. I'm getting chills just thinking about it!! This is a once-in-a-lifetime activation we can all take advantage of. We're being cosmically supported to stand in and honor our Truth.