Not long before this blog post was scheduled to post, the Aries Sun squared Pluto in Capricorn (exact at 11:05 pm EDT). Pluto being Pluto, the effects of this square began prior to yesterday and will continue to unfold beyond today, along with another developing (if separating) square. The overarching theme is: first address what is necessary.
Pluto, “the irresistible force,” is working its way through Capricorn for the long haul, tilling the rather set and packed earth of that sign.
Tilling is a necessary part of preparing the ground for planting and new growth. But depending on whether you’re feeling like the farmer, the plow blade or the earth itself, the process might feel anywhere from liberating to invigorating and purposeful to traumatic.
It’s an apt theme for Northern Hemisphere spring, and it’s accentuated by the theme of new, resurrected, redeemed life present in yesterday’s Easter holiday for those who observe it.
Most of us, however, can’t expect any boulders to be miraculously rolled away for us. Usually that sort of thing takes some effort; when that effort — or the unknown world beyond it — feels intimidating and overwhelming, it can be all too easy to start rationalizing the coziness of the tomb.
Sun square Pluto could translate into a deep inner confrontation for those not quite up to the ‘necessary’ part of “addressing what is necessary.”
If that’s the case, this transit could feel like some kind of enforced change; you might feel like the untilled earth being split and uprooted. Pluto could also represent an invisible force spurring change — something rolling away that boulder, leaving you blinking in the bright light, ready or not.
The ground of Capricorn in this case may represent taking apart some structure that binds one to the past. For those who spent Sunday with their family, this could translate into a question: is this what you want to be invested in? For some, family holidays — whether religious or not — provide a comforting touchstone with tradition, kinship and celebration. For others (or perhaps for those same people mentioned first, just at different times) these occasions throw into stark contrast their present values, goals and sense of self with shapes, patterns and relationships that no longer fit.