Brace Yourself: Pluto In Aquarius Is Here & Bringing Big Change

What does the planet Pluto do?

Every planet — and other elements in our solar system — holds a theme. It starts with the Sun representing your personality tendencies and how your soul can be fulfilled, followed by the Moon representing your more emotional needs. The inner planets or celestial points, starting from the Sun to Mars, hold precedence in our human experiences and their needs. In comparison, the outer planets and asteroids such as Jupiter, Saturn, Chiron, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto represent the collective needs and our role in the grand spectrum of creation. Even though we may feel like a little drop in the ocean, some drops can create more significant ripples than others. That is how powerful and impactful we can be in the grand design of creation. What matters is how you can serve and be the best version of yourself- in the light.

Pluto holds the most powerful impact as it is the furthest planet in the solar system (from our view) and is the slowest moving in orbit around the Sun.

Designated to be connected with the Greek god of the Underworld, Hades, this planet involves our need to look beneath the surface and break free from deception. It also holds a pull in exploring hidden agendas we weave or what we entangle ourselves in. Truth and integrity are key when dealing with Pluto’s problems. It is about peeling away the layers of the excessive and getting to the bottom of matters. Pluto exposes what’s rotting beneath the surface and performs a clean sweep to invite renewal and opportunity. Remember that when you clear away the outmoded parts of life, your soul radiates purity. You then find peace and serenity.

As it was demoted to becoming a dwarf planet in our solar system, this planet’s astrological influence is the most powerful. Pluto awakens people to realize what needs to change, which requires release. It revives our inner knowing through the body or psychic impressions. The heaviness or feeling of a slow and uncomfortable burn shows what needs to die, figuratively. Pluto never fears death or faces away the truth in matters. This planet transmutes, alchemizes, and transforms.

Since 2008, Pluto has reigned in Capricorn’s lair — the sign of structure, business, corporations, and the economy. Now that you know what Pluto can do, these matters are disseminated or are under scrutiny. The societal conforms of traditional domestic roles shifted while the housing market remained unstable, and the question of capitalism and fair pay remained in the air. No matter what we initially thought of as security, we had to question what mattered most. As society looked at the ruins of Pluto’s destruction, there was only one way to examine – the soul and its evolution.

What does the Pluto in Aquarius transit mean?

After Pluto took its long hike in Capricorn’s domain, it's now shifted into the transformative sign of Aquarius. This is the official threshold of experiencing the Age of Aquarius. Remember that Pluto disseminates structures, and ever since 2008, it has prepared us for this moment to rebuild a new epoch. Uranus rules Aquarius, and it generates focus on collective needs, humanitarian pursuits, rebellion, and revolution. It can be a shift in our collective consciousness involving societal needs.

Everything will be about collaboration and the bigger picture instead of capitalist or self-serving views. A continued technological progression will take a quantum leap, and the best way to feel grounded in this shift is to focus on service and inner work.

With Aquarius taking the reign involving transformation, it can create incredible breakthroughs and shift our life experience like a 180. Politically, it will shift the constructs of how it has been in the last 248 years. The good news is that it will help people become more focused on what can be done to evolve humanity.

These changes won’t happen overnight since Pluto does take time to pick up speed due to its long orbit. The first wave of Pluto in Aquarius occurred in 2023 from March 23 to June 11 and then re-entered Capricorn. Last year was just the surface of creating a shift in the need to pay attention to collective needs.

Moving forward, Pluto will officially be in Aquarius for good from January 20 to September 1 before returning to Capricorn in its retrograde, which will present an opportunity to reflect on structures and what you wish to leave or take with you. Then, it will stay in Aquarius from November 19, 2024, to March 8, 2043. This will be a long transit, and in 19 years, we will have the chance to understand what paradigm will be shaped — as a collective whole.

Who will experience the significant shift from Pluto to Aquarius?

Since Pluto represents the collective, that will be everyone. We will all feel the call to step up and initiate and be the change. If you do have Aquarius placements in your birth chart, you'll especially feel this transit. Transformation and intense evolution will be something that you cannot ignore. Pluto will want you to pay attention, as it will help you grow and be an incredible outlet for this auspicious transit.

Note that if Pluto is hovering over your inner planets in the birth chart, such as the Sun (self), Rising (identity/expression), Moon (emotions), Mercury (communication), Venus (love), or Mars (motivation), your personal life matters will transform these next 19 years.

If you don't have any planets in Aquarius, you can look at the astrological house in your birth chart that rules Aquarius. Pluto will be stirring up changes in this realm of your life story. For example, if Aquarius rules your fifth house, expect a transformation in alignment with your creations and your perception of love. Another example is if Pluto generates your tenth house, you will experience a need to evolve your career and can get rebellious by needing to break free.