The second ingression of Pluto in Aquarius early 21 January 2024, will last for over half a year.
The principle of Pluto is comparable with the Phoenix bird – death and rebirth, destruction and restoration. With the planet moving through the sign of Aquarius this principle will be applied to its realms. Since Pluto’s position in Aquarius is weak, the ugly sides of things will show sooner, and come to an extremity, resulting in a complete annihilation and further renaissance in any given sphere. It will have to get worse before it gets better.
Social standards change by breaking further limits and boundaries. Eccentricity and uniqueness multiply so rapidly that the essence is lost. After all, when everyone is special, then no one is. Expansion of ego, and sense of entitlement, combined with lack of inner substance will result in loss of identity, personality crisis, and detachment from others and one’s true self. After that point, the vector should switch towards the realistic perception of self, investment in intellectual and social skills, innovative attitudes, social conscience, and prioritising society before self.
The persistent desire to break free from traditions, norms and various social constraints can serve for good by deconstructing the outlived formats but can also be harmful bringing chaos, loss of purpose and generally going a bit too far. Justified changes intersperse with attempts to gain control through manipulation, particularly in the first two years of this transit. The general atmosphere is highly prone to conflicts and social unrest. The ghosts of the past might rise to revive the questions of the XX mid-century only to be ultimately answered. Anticipated collective freedom, instigated by revolutionary moves risks turning out to be a tyranny in disguise. The societal perception of freedom undergoes fundamental change before its true meaning is restored.
Economically this period is challenging. Aquarius nature is turbulent, scarce, cold and unpredictable. The future becomes more important than the mundane life and high idealistic prospects and motivations can compromise everyday well-being. Effectively the values will shift from material to intellectual. The emphasis is likely to be put on communication and information, rather than traditional resources. The influence is in the hands of those who have the necessary knowledge and are skilful in connections. The level of education is likely to become one of the dividing markers within society.
Further development of digitalization, AI, virtual reality, electronic currencies and such, are not forecast revelations, but just logic, though astrologically aligned. Scientific and technological breakthroughs are due, especially when Uranus moves to Gemini and forms a trine to Pluto between 2025-28. The majority of scientific and technological spheres will go through a radical change but astronomy, aviation, space, genetic engineering, physics, nuclear energy, internet, IT, and weaponry, are to look at in the first place. Astrology is likely to gain more serious interest.
The time is transformative on a major scale, and not less fascinating.