november 19, 2024: pluto enters aquarius (for the next twenty years)

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Pluto has only changed signs twice since I’ve been alive.

Once, back in 2008, when Pluto moved into Capricorn, and then again when Pluto moved into Aquarius (for the first time) in 2023. Most people will only live through about 4 Pluto transits in their lifetime on average, since Pluto rarely changes signs. When Pluto moves through the zodiac, the time it spends in each sign varies due to its highly elliptical orbit, which causes it to travel closer to or farther from the sun at different points. As a result, Pluto spent 16 years in Capricorn, but will remain in Aquarius for 20 years — which kind of feels like a lifetime. I’m 28, I’ll be 48 by the time Pluto changes signs again.

Pluto in Aquarius will look very different than Pluto in Capricorn did, because Capricorn and Aquarius are incredibly different signs. Capricorn as an archetype reminds me of the oldest sibling that felt the pressure of continuing a family tradition; the child that felt like they had to set a good example for their younger brothers or sisters, while Aquarius is the rebellious middle child that knows the rules, sees their flaws, and aims to improve and innovate them. But when Pluto’s in a sign, it tends to do things with immense and overwhelming power. Pluto is the ugly underbelly of something, and the sign that it’s transiting through tends to be where the collective is forced to confront deep-seated issues or hidden truths.