History of Pluto signs

Pluto takes 248 years to transit all 12 signs of the zodiac. It is the slowest moving planet and it can spend anywhere between 12 - 30 years in one zodiac sign. Pluto began a new cycle when it transited through Aries from 1822-53. Pluto spent the longest amount of time in Aries, Taurus and Gemini and the shortest in Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius.

Pluto = power, death, rebirth, mass transformation.

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Pluto in Aries: 1822-53

Pluto in Aries destroyed and transformed the notions of conflict, assertion, independence and individualism. These transits marked the transformation of bold action, invention and national self-assertion as exemplified in the 1848 European revolutions. This transit exposed personal and collective power and reshaped the world via conflict and war. It next occurs from 2066-2097 for 29 years.

16th Apr 1822 - 19th Sept 1822.

3rd Mar 1823 - 20th Sept 1851.

14th Oct 1851 - 7th May 1851.

12th Dec 1851 - 14th Feb 1853.

• Greek War of Independence (1821-30):

• Texas Revolution (1835-36):

• French July Revolution (1830):

• Belgian Revolution (1830-31):

• Abolition of Slavery in the British Empire (1833):

• First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-42):

• First Opium War (1839-42):

• Mexican-American War (1846-48):

• Revolutions of 1848:

• Taiping Rebellion (1850):

  
  

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Pluto in Taurus: 1851-84

Pluto in Taurus destroyed and transformed material values, land ownership and wealth. The Industrial Revolution brought change in agriculture, labour and the distribution of wealth. Traditional ways of life were replaced with increasing capitalism. This era exposed the shadow sides of possessiveness and materialism, it also reshaped societies relationship to the physical and natural world. It next occurs from 2097-2129 for 32 years.

20th May 1851 - 14th Oct 1851.

7th Apr 1852 - 12th Dec 1852.

14th Feb 1853 - 21st July 1882.

9th Oct 1882 - 2nd June 1883.

4th Dec 1883 - 20th Apr 1884.

• The British Crown took India (1858):

• American Civil War (1861-65):

• The Homestead Act (1862):

• US National Banking Act (1863-64):

• Completion of the First US Transcontinental Railroad (1869):

• John D. Rockefeller founded Standard Oil (1870):

• Franco-Purssian War (1870-71):

• Global Grain Trade Expansion (1870s):

• Gold Standard Consolidation (1871-73):

• Early Scramble for Africa (late 1870s-1884):

• The Panic of 1873:

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Pluto in Gemini: 1882-1914

Pluto in Gemini destroyed and transformed communication, education, transport and early stage technological developments such as the telephone, cinema and mass media. This period brought accelerated intellectual exchanges but it also coincided with ideological conflicts, propaganda and the weaponisation and manipulation of information. There was a rise in modern journalism and new technologies that reframed established thought.

21st July 1882 - 9th Oct 1882.

2nd June 1883 - 4th Dec 1883.

20th Apr 1884 - 10th Sep 1912.

20th Oct 1912 - 9th July 1913.

28th Dec 1913 - 26th May 1914.

• Berlin Conference (1884-85):

• Submarine Telegraph Cables (1880s-1900s):

• The Newspaper Boom (1890s-1910s):

• The Trans-Siberian Railway (1891-1916):

• Anarchist assassinations (1890s-1900s):

• The early film industry (1890s-1910s): the Lumiére brothers

• First transatlantic wireless signal (1901):

• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1914):

• Prelude to World War I (pre-1914):

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Pluto in Cancer: 1912-39

Pluto in Cancer destroyed and transformed the ideas of home, family and emotional security but it also coincided with increasing protectionism and nationalism during World War One.    It also lined up with the economic and domestic devastation of the Great Depression       (1929-39). This transit exposed insecurities regarding safety and what it means to belong, it fuelled loyalty to the homeland but uprooted millions via migration during conflict. This period saw the transformation of collective identity tied to ancestry and tradition.

10th Sept 1912 - 20th Oct 1912.

9th July 1913 - 28th Dec 1913.

26th May 1914 - 7th Oct 1937.

25th Nov 1937 - 3rd Aug 1938.

7th Feb 1939 - 14th June 1939.

• World War I (1915-18):

• Armenian Genocide (1915-17):

• The Treaty of Versailles (1919):

• Russian Revolution (1917-23):

• Immigration Act of 1924:

• The Great Depression (1929-39):

• Holomodor (1932-33):

• Adolf Hitler rised to power (1933):

• Spanish Civil War (1936-39):

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Pluto in Leo: 1937-58

Pluto in Leo destroyed and transformed creativity/identity and brought a period of dramatic self-expression, and cultural icons (in Hollywood) in addition to rising nationalism and ego-centred leadership. This era emphasised charisma, heroism and legacy but also revealed the dark sides of pride, dominance and ego (Nazi Germany). It brought the Golden Age of entertainment but also exposed authoritarianism, genocide and supreme leadership.

7th Oct 1937 - 25th Nov 1937.

3rd Aug 1938 - 7th Feb 1939.

14th Jun 1939 - 20th Oct 1956.

15th Jan 1957 - 19th Aug 1957.

11th Apr 1958 - 10th June 1958.

• Adolf Hitler's Expansion & WWII (1939-45):

• The Holocaust (1941-45):

• Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945):

• United Nations founded (1945):

• The Baby Boom (begins 1946):

• Cold War begins (late 1940s):

• Elizabeth II crowned (1953):

• Hollywood's Golden Age & Mass Celebrity:

• Rise of consumer culture:

  
  

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Pluto in Virgo 1956-72

Pluto in Virgo destroyed and transformed work, healthcare and systems and brought scrutiny to routine, medicine, labour rights and the environment. This transit brought a need for efficiency and to purify broken systems. It brought breakthroughs regarding workplace rights, public health and ecological awareness but it also exposed the downsides of perfectionism and control.

20th Oct 1956 - 15th Jan 1957.

19th Aug 1957 - 11th Apr 1958.

10th June 1958 - 5th Oct 1971.

17th Apr 1972 - 30th July 1972.

• Sputnik 1 launch (1957):

• Birth control pill (1960):

• Civil Rights Act (1964:

• Vietnam War (US escalation 1964+):

• Medicare and Medicaid (1965):

• Apollo 11 (1969):

• ARPANET (1969) laid groundwork for the internet:

• First Earth Day (1970):

• Pharmaceutical and Chemical Era Expansion:

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Pluto in Libra: 1971-84

Pluto in Libra destroyed and transformed relationship norms, justice, aesthetics and legal systems. Traditional ideas of marriage, gender roles and diplomacy evolved during this time. Throughout this period, divorce became more common and there were developments in civil rights and feminist movements. This transit exposed power dynamics in partnerships and pushed society towards more equitable and balanced connections.

5th Oct 1971 - 17th Apr 1972.

30th July 1972 - 5th Nov 1983.

18th May 1984 - 28th Aug 1984.

• No-Fault Divorce Legalised (1970s):

• Watergate Scandal (1972):

• Roe v. Wade protected abortion (1973):

• Helsinki Accords (1975):

• Camp David Accords (1978):

• Harvey Milk elected (1977) and assassinated (1978):

• Early AIDs crisis began (1981-84) - Saturn conjunct Pluto in Libra:

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Pluto in Scorpio: 1983-95

Pluto in Scorpio destroyed and transformed the themes of power, secrecy, death, rebirth, transformation, sexuality, control and obsession. This transit forced society to confront the shadows and it brought an awareness of abuse, trauma, sexual abuse and cults. It also brought a fascination with the occult and psychology. This period highlighted the importance of facing what has been hidden to evolve.

5th Nov 1983 - 18th May 1984.

28th Aug 1984 - 17th Jan 1995.

21st Apr 1995 - 10th Nov 1995.

• HIV/AIDs Epidemic Escalated (mid 1980s-90s):

• Watergate Scandal (1972):

• War on Drugs intensified (1980s)

• The Black Monday Crash (1987):

• Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989):

• Dissolution of the Soviet Union:

• The Gulf War (1990-91):

• Rise of Grunge music (mid 80s-1994):

• Obsession with serial killers:

• The World Wide Web created (1991):

• Bosnian War (1992-95):

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Pluto in Sagittarius: 1995-2008

Pluto in Sagittarius destroyed and transformed global belief systems, religion, education and travel. This transit exposed dogma and brought the rise of globalisation and accompanying extremist ideologies as exemplfied by 9/11. There was a deep reshaping of truth, freedom and worldviews. Society was forced to confront the shadow side of cultural expansion and ideological conviction.

17th Jan 1995 - 21st Apr 1995.

10th Nov 1995 - 26th Jan 2008.

14th June 2008 - 27th Nov 2008.

• Bosnian War (1992-95):

• The World Trade Organisation founded (1995):

• Dot-Com Boom (late 1990s) and Bust (2000):

• 9/11 attacks (2001):

• Afghanistan War (began 2001):

• Iraq War (begam 2003):

• European Union expansion (2004):

• YouTube launched (2005):

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Pluto in Capricorn: 2008-24

Pluto in Capricorn destroyed and transformed power structures, the government, authorities, work and status. It exposed corruption and weaknesses in financial and political institutions and corporations. There was a restructuring of these long-standing systems as exemplifed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This transit demanded responsibility, discipline and an investigation into how power is built.

26th Jan 2008 - 14th June 2008.

27th Nov 2008 - 23rd Mar 2023.

11th Jun 2023 - 21st Jan 2024.

2nd Sept 2024 - 19th Nov 2024.

• Financial Crisis (2008):

• Arab Spring (2011):

• NSA revelations (2013):

• Paris Agreement (2015):

• Election of Donald Trump (2016):

• MeToo movement (2017):

• COVID-19 (2019/20): Saturn conjunct Pluto in Capricorn, echos 1980s and AIDs.

• Black Lives Matter global protests (2020):

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Pluto in Aquarius: 2023-44

23rd Mar 2023 - 11th Jun 2023.

21st Jan 2024 - 2nd Sep 2024.

19th Nov 2024 - 9th Mar 2024.

1st Sep 2043 - 19th Jan 2044.

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