A YEAR OF TRANSITION, April 2023

A YEAR OF TRANSITION

“We need a revolution every 20 years just to keep government honest.” Thomas Jefferson

 At the end of March Pluto shifted from Capricorn – where it has been since January 2008 – into Aquarius. We can all remember the Great Recession of 2008. Capricorn is the sign of businesses, authority and corporations while Aquarius is about ALL the people, the Big Picture. This combination of a potentially explosive Pluto and the interests of the people often spells out, Revolution. The last time Pluto was in Aquarius was 1777 – 1797. During this time America declared its independence from England in 1776 under Pluto in Capricorn, but the revolutionary war lasted until 1783; the US Constitution was established in 1787 followed by the Bill of Rights in 1789. The French Revolution started in 1789 with the overthrow of the monarchy, the abolition of the feudal system and the declaration of the “Rights of Man.” The Industrial Revolution was also picking up speed and steam power was revolutionizing transport and the textile industry. The Enlightenment reached its peak with ideas of individualization and rational thought. Catherine the Great on the throne in Russia supported the Enlightenment and instituted many reforms in the arts and sciences for her people.

Pluto is our slowest moving planet and therefore sits in a sign for a very long time, witness the last 15 years. This year we will get just a taste of what it feels like to shift signs because it will retrograde back into Capricorn in June and will finish out the year in that sign. Then it moves forward into Aquarius again in January 2024. At that point it will mostly remain in Aquarius for the next 20 years, with only a quick month in 2024 when it barely retrogrades back again. This is a big reason to feel that we are fully into the Age of Aquarius, since Pluto’s slow movement affects whole generations. After January, everyone born for the next 20 years will have an Aquarian Pluto in their birth charts.

 Everyone: On April 20, a hybrid solar eclipse is visible on the far side of the world.

SAGITTARIUS

NOV 20 – DEC 21
Planet: Earth

Dynamic: Your balance may seem unsure this month.

Direction: Before you fly too high, come back to earth.

Soul Thought: The body, the emotions and the bank.

CAPRICORN

 DEC 21 – JAN 20
Planet: Saturns

Dynamic: You’ve climbed high to see the big picture.

Direction: Now dive deep to see the inner picture.

Soul Thought: It’s an inside job.

AQUARIUS

JAN 20 – FEB 20
Planet: Jupiter

Dynamic: It is about the beginning of mankind itself.

Direction: Research Adam.

Soul Thought: “I know that I know nothing.” Socrates

PISCES

FEB 20 – MARCH 21
Planet: Pluto

Dynamic: You may feel you are rising to the surface after a long time under.

Direction: Bring with you what you learned.

Soul Thought: No death, no transformation.