Pluto Stations Retrograde. April 29, 2022. Tropical. 28° Capricorn 35'. Sidereal. 4° Capricorn 31.
Pluto Stations Direct. October 8, 2022. Tropical. 26° Capricorn 06'. Sidereal. 02° Capricorn 02'
Retrograde stations apply to both zodiacs since the days that planets station retrograde and direct transcend zodiac. Planets that station retrograde are still slowed up in their orbit as experienced from earth, and the planets that are inferior (Mercury and Venus) form a conjunction with the Sun midway through their retrograde cycle, when retrograde while planets that are superior form an opposition with the Sun midway through the retrograde cycle. Because the outer planets move so slowly, a planet like Pluto can come back to the retrograde degree of today, where it is stationing, three more times, so that it will pass over this degree after it retrogrades for five months on January 29, 2023, then will retrograde over that degree again on August 13, 2023, and then it will move direct an over that degree for a final time on December 4, 2023. This means that Pluto will retrograde, go direct, go retrograde again, and then direct again, until it finishes with this degree through the end of 2023. This is a period of 19 months so if you have a planet, point, or angle in your chart, that is between 27-29 tropical Capricorn, or 3-5 sidereal Capricorn you will have some time to wade through some of the changes that Pluto will bring. It does not necessarily mean that you will be in a state of panic or disarray for the entire time but it will wake up events that you will have to transform. Pluto has already been close to 28 degrees for a while, so you probably already have been feeling it but since Pluto retrogrades for 5 months, almost half the year, the retrograde movement does not necessarily mean that you will feel distressed the entire time, since Pluto brings a gamut of intensity from wonderful to challenging, but at least a week prior to and after the retrograde and direct station we should feel some of the reverberations of Pluto on the world stage, which includes transformation, creation and destruction, and intensity. Plutonian events mean meteorological changes that shake the worlds, or government shifts, which can be elections installing another party in power, or leaders stepping down, or even passing away either naturally or through violence. There may be things happening that simply shake things up and that may or may not be pandemic related or Ukraine related. They may or may not be disastrous events, but they will be intense and life-changing in the world but especially if you have any planets close to the Pluto station, whose degrees are shown above. I am not a financial astrologer but I do expect that the markets will continue to be volatile at least through the next two weeks since these two weeks are framed by the solar eclipse of April 30 and the lunar eclipse of May 16 (which I will address in the May News & Views).
If you have a personal planet, point, or angle, between 27-29 tropical Capricorn, or 3-5 sidereal Capricorn, a degree from the place where Pluto stations, whatever that planet, point, or angle represents in your chart will be transformed, though not necessarily easily or quickly. If Pluto stations on a planet, look at its generic meaning as well as the meaning of the house it rules. Scroll below for those definitions.
If you use tropical Western astrology.
Sun. vitality, individuality, ego; Moon. emotions, habits, conditioning; Mercury. communication, intelligence; Venus. love, beauty, creativity; Mars. physical energy, aggression, courage; Jupiter. expansion, abundance; Saturn. limitation, disciplined, fear; Uranus. originality, independent, rebellious; Neptune. spiritual, immaterial, imagination; Pluto. intensity, power; North Node. power, place where you must strive; South Node. place where it is easy, habits; Ascendant. personality, destiny; IC. home, family, mother; Descendant. partnerships, contracts; Midheaven. career, father
1. personality, body, appearance; 2. finances, possessions, values. 3. communication, siblings, short journeys, learning; 4. family, mother, home; 5. children, recreation, entertainment; 6. health, service, pets; 7. marriage, contracts, partnership; 8. business transactions, sexuality, life and death matters; 9. higher education, travel abroad, publishing, law; 10. profession, status, father; 11. gains, friendships, hopes, dreams; 12. compassion, spirituality, limitations, solitude
If you use Indian astrology.
Sun. power, vigor; Moon. maternal, mind; Mars. strength, courage; Mercury. speech, learning; Jupiter. knowledge, wealth; Venus. love, happiness; Saturn. sorrow, fear; Rahu. intensity, compulsion; Ketu. extremes, spirituality; Lagna. destiny, vitality.
1. appearance, destiny, temperament, personality, constitution; 2. Money, family life, food, speech, early childhood; 3. Siblings, Fine arts, courage, desires; 4. Mother, happiness, real estate, vehicles; 5. Children, romance, investments, speculation; 6. Open enemies, work, competition, obstacles, illness; 7. Marriage, partners, contracts, passion; 8. Life and death cycle, research, accidents, other's money, inheritance; 9. Father, teacher (guru), religion, higher learning, opportunity; 10. Career, status, public recognition, reputation; 11. Profits, rewards, gains from work, awards, older siblings; 12. spiritual practice, secret enemies, foreign travel, debt, confinement.
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Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon). April 30, 2022. 8:27 PM GMT.
Tropical. 10° Taurus 28’. Sidereal. 16° Aries 24’. bharaṇī.
January 10, 2023. North Node (Rāhu) conjoins the Solar Eclipse Degree.
For astronomical details go to www.space.com/partial-solar-eclipse-april-2022-what-to-expect
Pluto and Eclipse. We are now in the start of eclipse season, which for me encompasses the two weeks in between the eclipses, which means from April 30 through May 16, the date of the total lunar eclipse, which I will discuss in the May 2022 News and Views. In this case what stands out to me is that Pluto stations retrograde a day before the solar eclipse. I have discovered that quite often explosive events take place within a week before or after the retrograde station and eclipse if the two fall within a week of each other. Two examples are: Kashmir Earthquake of October 8, 2005, when Mars stationed retrograde on October 1, 2005 and there was an annular solar eclipse on October 3, 2005; and the Haiti Earthquake of January 12, 2010, when Saturn stationed retrograde on January 13, 2010 and there was an annular solar eclipse on January 15, 2010. (There are many other instances like these with explosive events.) Now it is true that things like earthquakes happen all the time throughout the world, and many go unnoticed or unpublicized, but when they happen within the retrograde station and eclipse they are the ones the world takes notice of as was the case with the Kashmir and Haiti Earthquakes.
That means that often the week before or after this happens we have "Plutonian" events occurring, which can mean meteorological changes that shake the worlds or government shifts, which can be elections installing another party in power, or leaders stepping down, or even passing away either naturally or through violence. There may be things happening that simply shake things up and that may or may not be pandemic or Ukraine related and may or may not be disastrous. For this reason I believe that this eclipse season from April 30 when we have a solar partial eclipse through May 16, will be very explosive intense.
Eclipse Season. April 30-May 16. I have said this below before during eclipse season but it is still relevant. Most important is for you to slow down, look inward, take deep breaths, meditate, and think about the changes you want to make. Even if the eclipse does not hit a planet, point, or angle in your chart it will still be in a house of your chart so everyone will respond to an eclipse on a general level and where it is in your chart.
Eclipses create energy, intensity, and they bring to light things that were otherwise hidden. It is important to see in which house the eclipse falls and especially if the eclipse falls on an angle, personal planet, or point in your chart then you will be directly affected by the eclipse. It will activate that point, bringing things to light that the planet or point represents, sometimes positively and sometimes negatively, and marks changes in your life of some degree, as if you have been awakened and something has been revealed. Something will be activated, confronted, and ultimately transformed for better or worse. During times of eclipses, secrets come to light and things get revealed especially during the two weeks between the eclipses. If your spouse or partner is having a secret love affair, or spending money on the side, it will come to light during eclipse season. If you make a business deal, or fall in love during eclipse season, be cautious since there are more things that will come to light as time passes. If you begin a relationship it is bound to have secrets attached to it so wait until a few weeks pass to declare your love.
Always remember that eclipses wake up secrets and ideas that may be dormant, so you may get an influx of energy, but you have to be patient, since this is the time, to rearrange and transform your ideas and other things in your life. Take this time to figure things out since eclipses bring things to the surface. And they are not always bad. They can bring you promotions, contacts, and offers and this one will take time to develop. Take deep breaths and try not to give in to your anxiety and pessimism. Let peace and optimism take over and surround yourself with everyone you love.
On the day of this eclipse Venus and Jupiter are also conjoining at tropical 27 Pisces 57 and sidereal 3 Pisces 53, so if you have anything around those degrees, you might experience something that will be most exhilarating. Since Venus is exalted in Pisces and Jupiter rules Pisces, it should bring hope, love and faith, so there may be something that occurs amidst explosive incidents that can bring hopeful news. This eclipse will also not have the same intense effect that is felt during a total eclipse, which will occur with the total eclipse on May 16. Since this one is partial, it will not be particularly visible, and if you look above to when the Nodes conjoin the eclipse degree, it means that this eclipse effect will last over the next eight months, and it also means that if you have any planets, points, or angles conjoining that degree you will have time to change around whatever the eclipse hits. Eclipses are meant to wake things up and in between the eclipses of April 30 and May 16, we also have the Sun-Uranus conjunction on May 5, so this might be a date to watch for things to get shaken up. The conjunction occurs at tropical 14 Taurus 47 and sidereal 20 Aries 43, so do take note of where sidereal Aries and tropical Taurus are located in your chart, if nothing is at that degree since this eclipse season focuses on those areas of your chart. By the time we reach the total lunar eclipse of May 16, I am sure we will all look back at these two weeks at a time of great highs and lows.
If you use Indian astrology. If an eclipse degree conjoins or is opposite from a planet, point or angle in your chart, this is what may be awakened, activated, and transformed. If you have any of the following at 15-17 Aries or 15--17 Libra (opposite to the eclipse), these areas may be affected.
Sun. power, vigor; Moon. maternal, mind; Mars. strength, courage; Mercury. speech, learning; Jupiter. knowledge, wealth; Venus. love, happiness; Saturn. sorrow, fear; Rahu. intensity, compulsion; Ketu. extremes, spirituality; Lagna. destiny, vitality.
If you do not know which house sidereal Aries occupies, look at your ascendant, or Moon, or even your Sun, and just count from there. General descriptions for bhavas (houses) are as follows:
1. appearance, destiny, temperament, personality, constitution; 2. Money, family life, food, speech, early childhood; 3. Siblings, Fine arts, courage, desires; 4. Mother, happiness, real estate, vehicles; 5. Children, romance, investments, speculation; 6. Open enemies, work, competition, obstacles, illness; 7. Marriage, partners, contracts, passion; 8. Life and death cycle, research, accidents, other's money, inheritance; 9. Father, teacher (guru), religion, higher learning, opportunity; 10. Career, status, public recognition, reputation; 11. Profits, rewards, gains from work, awards, older siblings; 12. spiritual practice, secret enemies, foreign travel, debt, confinement.
If you use tropical Western astrology. If an eclipse degree conjoins a planet, point or angle in your chart, this is what may be awakened, activated, and transformed. If you have any of the following at 9-11 Taurus or 9-11 Scorpio (opposite the solar eclipse degree), these areas may be affected.
Sun. vitality, individuality, ego; Moon. emotions, habits, conditioning; Mercury. communication, intelligence; Venus. love, beauty, creativity; Mars. physical energy, aggression, courage; Jupiter. expansion, abundance; Saturn. limitation, disciplined, fear; Uranus. originality, independent, rebellious; Neptune. spiritual, immaterial, imagination; Pluto. intensity, power; North Node. power, place where you must strive; South Node. place where it is easy, habits; Ascendant. personality, destiny; IC. home, family, mother; Descendant. partnerships, contracts; Midheaven. career, father
If you do not know which house tropical Taurus occupies, look at your ascendant, or Sun, and just count from there. General descriptions for the houses are as follows:
1. personality, body, appearance; 2. finances, possessions, values. 3. communication, siblings, short journeys, learning; 4. family, mother, home; 5. children, recreation, entertainment; 6. health, service, pets; 7. marriage, contracts, partnership; 8. business transactions, sexuality, life and death matters; 9. higher education, travel abroad, publishing, law; 10. profession, status, father; 11. gains, friendships, hopes, dreams; 12. compassion, spirituality, limitations, solitude
