Pluto Retrograde in Capricorn: Notes from the Underground


Pluto, the ruler of the underworld, went retrograde in Capricorn last Friday, April 12. The distant planet's annual reverse motion, set to last through September 20, signals a chance to review the deepest lessons you've absorbed thus far in 2013.

Just like that good old onion metaphor, Pluto is all about peeling away layers. Look to where Capricorn, Saturn, and Scorpio fall in your birth chart to learn which areas of your life are under serious renovation at this time. You can also look back to April 2012, when Pluto began a seven-month retrograde in Capricorn, to uncover any possible repeated patterns.

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Pluto's transits are long and relentless, reminding us that psychological change does not come quickly, easily, or cheaply. Rather, you must commit for the long haul. During Pluto's current retrograde period, you may feel like a construction zone of sorts at times: gutted and unfinished.

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As Pluto retrogrades in Capricorn, work on your core layers to try to heal cracks in your psychic foundation; just realize going in, though, that this will require the potentially difficult process of revisiting old wounds. Pluto asks you to tear down shoddy emotional infrastructure in order to rebuild from the ashes, Phoenix-style -- all for the better, of course.

Spirituality is in the depth of your inner work. Take notes and keep shedding!

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