From Saturn-Earth to Saturn-Air, Pluto enters Aquarius

On January 20 we will have a big shift of energy when the planet Pluto moves from the sign of Capricorn to the sign of Aquarius. Pluto is the chthonic god of the underworld, he brings deep transformation the stuff that is hidden underneath the Earth, he brings this hidden energy forth for us to process.

 When he moves from the sign of Capricorn to the sign of Aquarius we will find a shift from the Earth to the Air element. Capricorn and Aquarius are both ruled by the planet Saturn, but they have very different energies. You can understand Capricorn better if you imagine yourself sitting on Saturn looking back at the Earth while saying to yourself “what can I build there? What can I achieve?” that is Capricorn. In contrast, imagine yourself sitting on Saturn looking at the vast universe and saying “what can I bring down from the universe that is not yet known on Earth?” that is Aquarius, it is about innovative ideas, a distanced perspective, about being an outsider, and can also be about being in exile.

Another way to understand Aquarius is in comparison to Leo, which is the sign that opposes Aquarius in the birth chart. This opposition is baked into the meaning of Aquarius; where Leo tends to center the individual, Aquarius centers the larger community and shies away from individual glory.

Pluto will be in Aquarius for the next 20 years so we are entering a period where we may notice a distinctive shift in energy toward the good of the community over the individual. There will likely also be leaps in the area of technology and communication—Aquarius is an Air sign that wants to share new and sometimes unusual ideas with the world.  

Pluto is the slowest moving planet and can bring big changes to your life when he switches signs, especially if you have your Sun, Moon, or Rising sign at the beginning of any of the fixed signs (Aquarius, Leo, Taurus, or Scorpio). If you’re interested in knowing more about how Pluto’s shift into Aquarius may affect you personally, feel free to reach out for a reading.