Pluto's Transit Through Sagittarius November 1995 through December 2008 By: Elizabeth Joyce

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On November 10th, 1995, Pluto, the planet of transformation, leaves Scorpio and settles down for a long 13 1/2 year stay in Sagittarius, where it will remain until December 2008. Pluto represents the masses, dramatic change, deep karmic paybacks, death and rebirth. The Fire Sign Sagittarius represents expansion, luck, independence, higher knowledge, technology, foreign lands and blunt truth. The cosmos will be telling us that it is time to reconstruct our way of thinking.

Pluto's entry from a water sign into a fire sign indicates that a monumental change is about to occur in it's related sector of life and society. i.e. Churches, Schools, Higher Knowledge, Communications, etc. The planet's recent visit through Scorpio, the sign of sex, death, other people's money, government taxes, etc., over the past thirteen years, coincided with an epidemic of sexually transmitted disease, murder, riots, a cry to balance the national budget, and restructuring taxes. People were forced to face that reckless behavior and sometimes bad luck can cause illness and death. This realization prompted many to modify their lifestyles.

Transits of Pluto bring out the best and the deepest worst in you. If you can use the transits constructively you will feel a strong desire to do something with your life. If you misuse the energies, you may act out of your darkest desires. This transit is a generation transit and brings important changes in perspective to society which will have long-lasting effects. Pluto's presence in whatever house in your chart will show you where the power struggles are in that area of your life. When the planet transits an angular house (First, Fourth, Seventh, Tenth) relationships often end. When Pluto transits the first or seventh house, you may have a brush with death.

Wherever this mystic, outer planet appears, you are capable of wielding enormous power. Without being consciously aware of your motivations, you try to prevail in affairs ruled by that chart sector. When Pluto transits your Seventh House, for instance, you may transform your close relationships and make them more satisfying and productive. You also may try to dominate relationships or cling to one that is detrimental to you or your mate.

Pluto represents the part of you that likes to experience intense situations and represents power. It symbolizes obsession, the feeling of being driven by a force stronger than you can control, and an urge so compelling that you have no choice but to give into it, regardless of the cost. As with all transits, you can use this in a positive or negative way. Your choices will determine the ultimate outcome.

There is, however, one very important way in which Pluto differs from that of the other planets. You can try to ignore its pull, but when the changes start to happen, you must play by life's rules. If you use underhanded tactics or try to misuse your power in any way, you will end up paying a terrible price. Death and rebirth, creation and destruction are associated with Pluto. Once Pluto has destroyed outmoded attitudes, situations and relationships that have been blocking your growth, you may feel a sense of freedom and rebirth. By the time the transit had ended you will have a better vision of what had "died" or "passed away" from your life. For example, a negative or abusive relationship may end followed by a positive, happy one.

The best way to handle these new energies is to go with the positive flow. If you fight the changes or try to hang on to the outworn past, the next thirteen years will be quite difficult for you. Pluto will not return to Sagittarius for the next 248 years, so make the best of this valuable opportunity.

November 10th is the most significant day of 1995 and could set the tone for the rest of the decade. Pluto enters Sag until 2008, and there is an exact square of Jupiter/Saturn. There will be destruction and rebuilding which will focus on ethics, philosophy, morality, religion and law and foreign powers. America's role as a superpower shows potential for either Peace or War. There will be a strong rebirth of the family structure as a fundamental unit.

To see how Pluto in Sagittarius may affect you, the following is breakdown of the twelve signs for either your Sun Sign or Ascendant.


Aries: March 20 - April 20

Pluto spends the next thirteen years in your sector of wisdom, the 9th House. Circumstances beyond your control force you to face your prejudices and misconceptions about the world in which you live. You may have to deal with people from different races or cultures, whom you had previously looked down upon.

During this transit you will develop a hatred for hypocrisy. You will be attracted to foreign cultures, education, religion, metaphysics, and spiritual interests. You may teach a special skill or guide others in spiritual matters. You may hold a prominent position in a class or religious group. Some of you can earn a college education, while others will develop valuable new skills. Many will experience a complete spiritual rebirth. Some may convert to a different faith. If transiting Pluto forms an adverse aspect (square or opposition) to one of your natal planets, you may become a fanatic and try to win everyone over to your way of thinking. Your convictions will help you persuade others of what you have learned, but give them a chance to experience and find their own views as well.

Your view of the world around you will change considerably because crises in your life will show you the invalidity of your former views. Your ability to see and understand the world and your wisdom in handling it will grow and deepen. This will help you to mature and become a far better human being. There is no need to fear this transit in any way and it will prepare you for your next phase when Pluto transits your tenth house of career and life goals.

This will be a period of dramatic intellectual growth. It is a time to broaden your perspective and expand your horizons. Use this power period to find ways to move beyond your own limitations and reach for amazing new possibilities. Give yourself credit for all of your past achievements. Move up and ahead with hope, determination and confidence.

Taurus: April 21 - May 20

Dynamic Pluto transits your 8th House until December 2008. This sector represents intimacy, sexuality and financial benefits gained through others. Circumstances compel you to deal with confidential matters which you have been choosing to ignore.

Crisis are likely to occur during this transit because the 8th House represents a test of your inner strength. You may have to deal with emotional trauma in one or more of these forms:

  • You may be betrayed or experience severe violations of trust.

  • You may feel intensely used or manipulated by others.

  • You may lose someone close.

  • You may be sexually violated or feel someone is taking sexual advantage of you.

  • You may lose the support, emotional or financial, of those people you love and trust.

  • One or more intimate relationships may end.

    During this transit the issues of major transformation, death, rebirth and regeneration will become more significant in your life. Your life may not be in any great danger, but you will experience deaths of people around you that will have a very important effect on you. Such a death may radically change your life circumstances in some way or force a reflection within you about the nature and meaning of your own life. Your concerns about death and transformation will become quite deep during this transit.

    During this stressful period, you have to become resourceful and find your way out of sorrow or disappointment. You learn that you cannot depend on others for emotional support or financial aid. You are forced to be completely self reliant and experience the strength of your personal self-esteem. You will come to understand that you can survive any disaster and triumph over loss. If you use this transit wisely, at the end of it you will emerge a wiser, more self-reliant person.

    On an entirely different level, this transit can affect possessions and resources held jointly with others, such as a spouse, family or corporate finances. A major change may occur in your life through one of these sources. This is not a good time to ask for a loan because you may be put very much under someone else's control.

    This is also a transit for one to receive a significant inheritance or sudden win. This should be supported by other transits in your Natal chart.

    Gemini: May 21 - June 20

    One-to-One relationships are in the spotlight during the coming years, while Pluto occupies your 7th House. Your views on marriage, partnerships, and people in general change during this thirteen year transit. If you are looking fro intimate companions or a partner for marriage or business purposes, take time to really get to know the person before linking your fate.

    Your life will be transformed through a close encounter with another person. The relationships affected include your marriage or any other close relationship, partnerships in business, encounters with enemies or with people whom you consult such as parents, lawyers, doctors, accountants, psychiatrists and any other one-on-one relationships.

    It is important to avoid power struggles with enemies at this time. They are likely to become extremely nasty and destructive. If you do become involved with such a conflict, expect your opponent to use every sneaky device in the book to thwart you. Do not respond in kind as you will not be very successful.

    It is time to free yourself from emotional dependence on other people. Your newfound strength may precipitate breakups or cause dramatic changes within current relationships. If you are in a partnership, you may experience a cataclysmic loss or shift within the alliance. This forces you to seek answers within yourself instead of leaning on someone else. Developments force you to realize that your sense of meaning and reason for living are not embodied in another person. Stop attributing everything that happens to you, good or bad, to other people and begin to recognize that you trigger these encounters by subtle unconscious clues. When you learn this you will receive the real understanding of your life that this transit is intended to convey. Look within.

    By the end of 2008 you will be completely changed and your relationships will reflect the new you. Many of you will marry or enter a committed relationship during this transit. Others will divorce or lose a mate through death or desertion. Some of you may experience a combination of these events, such as marriage, divorce and another marriage. This will be an interesting transit for you, to put it mildly.

    Cancer: June 21 - July 19

    Health and karmic obligations are emphasized until 2008, while transiting Pluto occupies your 6th House. This transit's impact is most likely to feel like a fresh interest in work, health, and deeply held emotional attachments, such as your original family members. If you are unhappy with your job or position in life, you can change the situation during this lengthy transit. You must be patient, however, for Pluto transits tend to work themselves out in a gradual way.

    Take enough time to identify your hidden needs and strengthen them. Think about your undeveloped potential. Evaluate your usual methods of handling obligations. If you feel guilty about failing to satisfy commitments in the past, figure out ways to improve your performance.

    You can expect great changes in your work, possibly a complete change in job or career. There may be a difficult period of tension, because Pluto creates tension with people in your job, particularly bosses. You may be compelled to look elsewhere for work even if you don't want to. If this kind of tension arises, don't fight it as it is probably best to get another job. You may go from one job to another as you search for the proper situation and it may take several years to find it. As Pluto gets near the end of this transit, all should fall into place.

    If pets are important to you, you may lose an animal or get new ones during this period. You may develop a new fondness for animals and bring a new pet into your life.

    If you have ignored your health or have abused your body and mind in recent years, situations may arise which force you to pay attention to your physical or emotional needs. If you have become a work-a-holic health problems may develop to compel you to change jobs, slow down or even quit working. For years you may have had a physical condition that you haven't considered worth attending to, but now it may reach a critical point and you must do something about it. At its most severs, this transit could bring a complete physical breakdown, but only if you have neglected your health needs over a long period of time.

    This transit can indicate a complete physical transformation and regeneration. If you adapt a careful physical regimen now you can rebuild your body's strength and vitality. Examine your diet, exercise program and perhaps take up yoga or a similar physical-spiritual balance program. Remain open to new ideas and know that you can achieve physical and spiritual healing through the remainder of this century and well into the next one.

    Leo: July 20 - August 21

    Pluto has settled down for a long stay in your pleasure zone, the 5th House. During the next thirteen years your thinking on things you do for fun, vacations and pleasure will undergo a dramatic change. You will seek new ways to develop and increase your joy for living. Real children and the "children" produced by your mind, such as painting you have created or books you have written, gain importance. Creative activities are emphasized. The impact of this transit may have many consequences, because the fifth house rules several areas of your life.

    If you have children, this is likely to be a fateful period in your life with them. The nature of this is not easy to pin down, but it's not necessarily bad. For example, you may have to work harder and develop a new creative talent to educate your child. Your relationship with your children is now entering a new phase where everything you do for them will have a powerful effect on them later. You may create tension as you apply too much pressure upon them to change in some way, and a power struggle begins. During this time it would not be wise to take any unnecessary risks with your children's health.

    The fifth house is the house of love affairs. This is the early stages of a relationship between two people who enjoy being together, as opposed to a serious commitment. This is likely to feel fated and become a heavy, very emotional and intense relationship. Also, be wary of a love relationship with someone whom you know is not good for you as a partner. Your mind may be playing tricks on you. A current relationship will become very intense at this time and go through a complete transformation. If a relationship that is in trouble survives this time, it will last forever.

    It is time to enjoy yourself and find fresh ways to enjoy your emotions. If you have been waiting for a long time to develop hobbies or special interests, this period of time will provide the energy to express yourself. Showing your affection and generosity to children and loved ones can bring great satisfaction.

    The primary traps you have to avoid are laziness and overindulgence. A combination of the two can be lethal to your personal growth. Be sure your ego doesn't expand beyond reasonable proportions, for a snobbish or domineering attitude will only alienate the very people you hope to impress. Be daring and brave! Take the risk of showing your creativity and individuality. This is the pathway to your ultimate success.

    Virgo: August 22 - September 21

    Family relations, personal lifestyle and domestic arrangements are open to change during the next thirteen years Pluto will spend in your 4th House. Situations will arise which compel you to focus more attention on your personal life and to put extra energy into making it succeed. The effects of Pluto in the fourth house become deep, personal and more internal. Your inner psyche, your home and family and other personal areas of your life will be affected.

    Any friction present within the home or family is likely to surface under the pressures of Pluto's transit, and existing problems could become intense. If family life has become relatively peaceful over the past few years, any new problems that arise may be caused by everyone's reaction to change. Your home life may change tremendously. There can be a number of reasons for this including; changes within your family, such as a divorce, death or other separations, and a change within the nature of your family relationships.

    Circumstances may compel you to deal with long lost relatives, or one's you may fear and don't know very well. Avoid acting smug or trying to dominate those close to you, particularly your parents. Your relationship with your parents will change a great deal. If you have been overly dependent on them for any reason, you may find it necessary to break away. You may have a rather serious power struggle with your parents if they try to hold onto you as if you were still a child. The changes within your family or between you and your parents do not need to be negative by any means. All that can be said is that changes will be significant and when this transit is over, a new order will begin.

    If you can't avoid feeling pressured by loved ones, a career, or hobby or outside activity may relieve your stress and defuse dangerous tensions within the home. If you live with relatives, you may decide to move to a separate residence, away from their influence.

    You are rebuilding a foundation that supports your personality and sense of security. Work on eliminating internal sources of tension; this will help you strengthen your sense of personal security. If you have trouble resolving a problem to your satisfaction, seek professional counseling. One or two sessions may be all it will take to give you clarity and perspective.

    Libra: September 22 - October 20

    Your mind and thinking process, the 3rd House is Pluto's home for the next thirteen years, During this period the way you gather information, connect ideas and disseminate your thoughts will undergo a drastic change. Your already active mind becomes even busier. You experience an extended time of self questioning. You spend a great deal of time just thinking about various ideas, situations and relationships.

    You may be forced to examine your day-to-day actions as you never have before. Great changes are taking place within you, triggered by the circumstances in your immediate environment. Situations that you have been tolerating for years and have come to regard as a permanent part of your life may now reach a crisis point. You will be forced to handle these situations now, and indeed you should. This is the beginning of a phase of deep psychological change and inner regeneration.

    Drastic changes may occur in the way you view your sisters, brothers and other relatives. Relationships with kin and neighbors may change. Altercations or losses through death, are all possible. Power struggles may arise and become extremely intense. It is not a good idea to take anything for granted at this time because repressed psychological tensions will inevitably surface. You will find it difficult to keep your problems buried. Expect a period of acute self-questioning for the next several years. Don' make yourself wrong. Just know that you have taken things for granted an have become used to conditions that no longer serve you and it is time to become aware of them. To be aware is to experience, which may be upsetting at first, but is the root of life and inner healing.

    This is the beginning of a very personal mental transformation which will affect you to the very core of your being. Your mind will take on a probing, lawyer type quality and superficial explanations will not satisfy you. You will want to penetrate the heart of any issues you care about. You may write a book or do some media work. You may be attracted to deep subjects such as psychology, metaphysics, research science or astrology. To get the most out of this important transit, be willing to surrender to as many possibilities offered to you.

    Scorpio: October 21 - November 20

    Living standards and finances are emphasized by Pluto's transit of your 2nd House. This house represents your values and personal income. The source of your income is likely to change during this transit. Some of you may gain a great deal of money or other valuable possessions, while others may lose a lot. A very lucky Scorpio may win a lottery of a considerable size.

    This process includes major changes in your financial picture over the next several years. The most upsetting aspect of this change is that quite frequently it begins with a breakdown phase, in which you have to get along with much less. You may have a cut back in business or difficulty borrowing money. You may have to change the source of your income and experience less income during the changeover. If you own property, you may have to invest in modernization or considerable repairs and maintenance. Your material base will change and it will be hard to depend upon your accustomed income.

    You are by no means doomed to poverty, however. This is a temporary phase that will pass as soon as the breakdown phase is finished. Don't hold on to the old, but allow it to leave, which will speed up the arrival of new beginnings and a new phase.

    Your ideals and priorities are in the spotlight during this transit. You will learn what truly matters most to you and your happiness. Forces beyond your control will have you examine your values and the way you define yourself. If you base your self-worth on money or possessions, you may lose them and have to rethink your priorities. Events will teach you that love, honor, family and good health are far more precious that wealth or material gain. Only our inner values have significance and are within our total control.

    Your will to survive is extremely strong. It gradually deepens your awareness, allowing new values and more effective ways of relating to emerge. Hidden motives, intentions and emotional agendas come into play during crises and personal confrontations. Honesty's bright light will reveal to you some harsh truths about yourself and will force you to face emotional reality and the rules of life. Ignore temptations to use dishonest means or coercive tactics in business or personal affairs, for that would be sure to have some dire consequences.

    Sagittarius: November 21 - December 20

    Your personality and the image you project to the world will undergo a dramatic change and transformation during Pluto's visit to your 1st House. This is the sector of Self. Although you normally enjoy socializing, things may change under Pluto's subtle influence. You may find you are less interested in being with people. You may even become something of a loner. The pressure involved in the transformation may make you seek solitude more often than in the past.

    This lengthy transit will develop your resourcefulness. You will gain fresh perspectives on your needs and desires. You want something different from relationships. Your new attitude may cause some established alliances to end because they no longer suit you. You aren't satisfied with superficial relationships and causal explanations for why things are the way they are. With so many changes occurring, you may feel as if you are constantly experiencing new beginnings.

    At this time you will gradually reshape many aspects of your personality, and you will gradually get in touch with the forces that have shaped you and made you what you are. Getting in touch with yourself in this manner is especially helpful because it gives you greater control over the unconscious desires that in the past have surfaced as compulsions, urges and irrational impulses. You will gain greater control over the ways in which you project your personality to others, which will make your relationships more rewarding. However, en route to this desirable goal of self-improvement, you will have to meet certain challenges in order to make anything good come out of this period. If you strive to understand yourself well, you will be able to bring about a complete rebirth of energy and effectiveness in your life.

    The type of people you attract now will reflect not just your ego but also the image you project. If you are drawing the wrong kind of people, it may be because you unwittingly project an aura of aloofness, promiscuity, a willingness to be abused or any of a hundred other wrong images. At times you may unconsciously send out a vibe that reveals a hidden need or weakness, and this makes you vulnerable to those who want to take advantage of you. Examine your words and behavior to see if there is anything you should change.

    Fortunately, under the influence of this transit you will be more and more driven to seek out the inner dimensions of your life. You will be attracted to the mysteries and hidden aspects of life, which will make you very interested in your own and other people's inner workings. The purpose is directed towards a total regeneration of the self.

    Capricorn: December 21 - January 19

    You will experience important psychological changes during Pluto's thirteen year stay in your sector of the unconscious mind. This reflects the shadowy 12th house. During this transit you will deal with buried memories of the consequences of past mistakes which are painful, but must be resolved. This transit has many ramifications and prepares you for a complete rebuilding of the self. This transit will clear away old and hidden psychological garbage, which must happen to lay the groundwork for rebuilding.

    Circumstances beyond your control may compel you to face unpleasant issues so you can conquer them and thereby gain inner strength. You have to master secret compulsions you previously chose to ignore. During this period you may spend more time than usual being alone or doing things away from the public view. This gives you the opportunity to uncover, examine and dissolve your bondage to secret fears and sorrows linked to the past. You now have the energy and emotional strength to break their power on you.

    Pluto activates unconscious patterns so that they can no longer be ignored. Unconscious motivated actions can become extremely troublesome at this time. Although you intend to act one way in a situation, you suddenly find yourself acting quite differently. It is extremely important to understand these unconscious energies and be willing to confront them and the aspects of yourself that you have been taught are "bad." You cannot go through adulthood with behavior patterns that are clearly childish. You may relive events of your childhood that are affecting you now, and you should feel free to do inner child work with a therapist who can help you to release these patterns.

    You may have alienated someone quite unconsciously and even quite blamelessly, who may try to work against you. Secret enemies may surface but they are not really unknown to you. You may have to confront your feelings of guilt about them and your only recourse is to bring these feelings out into the open. Secret enemies cannot work against you in the open, and if you are completely onset with them, they may have a change of heart towards you.

    Whatever your situation, you will find it necessary to confront all your hidden and unpleasant aspects of life and of your past. By avoiding them you have created a situation in which they control you. Only by facing them honestly and without guilt can you clear them away and prevent them from having any further influence over you. This is the task of Pluto in the 12th House.

    Eliminate self-imposed limitations and seek self-knowledge. Make this a period of psychological growth and spiritual insight. Read inspirational books and magazines. Cultivate your spiritual life. Give yourself credit for all your past achievements, large and small. Forgive yourself and others for past mistakes. Once these goals are accomplished, you are free to take control of your destiny and move forward constructively.

    Aquarius: January 20 - February 19

    Pluto spends the next thirteen years in your 11th House. During this crucial period you will update your goals and form new social connections that suit the person you are becoming. Your priorities will undergo a complete change, which is reflected in the people you choose to associate with during your free hours. You may become interested in science, plumbing, advanced technology, metaphysics or investigatory work. You may spend your time with people who are in these fields.

    This is a period of great changes in your long term goals and your hopes for the future. All kinds of people you have as friends will change. Activities that you once enjoyed will no longer appeal to you. You may decide that many goals you have been pursuing are no longer worth the effort. Your ideas will change which will be reflected in a change of people with whom you associate with and groups you identify with.

    Friendships are no longer merely casual or a way of killing time. They will begin to serve an important purpose. You seek more substance from friends now than you did in the past. Superficial similarities aren't enough; you want your companions to share your dreams and fondest hopes. You align yourself with groups or individuals working to advance specific causes that attract you. You may seek out powerful or influential people and make new friendships.

    During this exciting period you may meet someone whose ideas cause you to change your long-term goals. You may become involved in secret relationships, or befriend people who are interested in metaphysics or the occult. You and your friends have the power to exert a potent,transforming influence over the lives of others. Be sure to use this power in a constructive manner.

    You may become associated with a group or movement that wants to reform society in some way. Avoid ruthless people as with Plutonian energies, they could prove to be dangerous. However, if your present interest in positive reform is sincere, you may find others who have the same aims.

    Shallow friendships will end and new ones form. In the long run you will fulfill the fundamental purpose of this transit which is to transform your friendships and regenerate your goals.

    Pisces: February 19 - March 19

    Your ambitions undergo a dramatic change during the period 1995 - 2008, while Pluto slowly tours your sector of achievement and life outside the family unit. The planet energizes your 10th House, which stands on your mid-heaven at the top of your birth chart. Your will power will increase and you will feel a desire to succeed in your area of expertise. Even if you were shy in the past, this transit will fuel your desire to prove what you can do. You want your accomplishments to be recognized and your talents to be appreciated.

    This is a most important time of your life, for you will try to achieve more now than you ever have before. You want to make the greatest possible mark upon the world, and now is the time for you to do it. You need to be focused on who you are and what your life is about. Pluto gives you the power to achieve your life goals and the insight to determine what they are. Consequently, you become secure and knowing yourself, you create the opportunity for greater success, as long as you heed certain warnings. If you do not know your goals, you will probably change your path. You may change jobs often and spend several years feeling quite lost until you find out what you are supposed to be doing.

    This transit can bring major, irrevocable changes in your personal reputation. You may become involved with power struggles or job related intrigues. Business contacts with people of great wealth or influence can be established at this time. You're almost sure to be involved with loans, taxes, insurance, inheritances, joint finances, corporate money or secret projects. If transiting Pluto makes adverse aspects to your natal planets you may suffer a reversal of fortune or develop a power complex. Avoid wreaking havoc or bending the standards of ethics with this transit. Pluto's energies are too powerful to play games with. Play fair, according to the rules, don't take shortcuts and continue to pursue your goals.

    You could find yourself in situations which force you to deal with authority figures or to manage business interests; tasks you may previously considered too complicated to tackle. If you encounter difficult circumstances, have confidence in your ability. The important thing is not to become discouraged. You will undergo considerable changes during this transit and even feel as if you have become a different person, which is probably true. Take your time and allow your inner direction to help you find yourself. Pluto's presence in your 10th house indicates that you possess the inner resources and emotional strength to deal with these changes during this empowered time.

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