A Sign of the Times?--A Few Notes on The Planet Pluto

       "The Phoenix"


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Ever wonder why the last few years have been so tumultuous? Think about it--natural disasters of the past few years--The huge Earthquakes in Istanbul, Turkey; Tzunami in Southeast Asia, Hurricane Katrina in the USA and Ophilia threatening further destruction. The political areana has been no less so. 1995 saw the first ever assasination of an Israeli prime minister. Israel has even retreated from her triumphant victory of the Six Day War and evacuated Gaza--a real turnaround in ideology. George Bush has had anything but an easy time in the US involvement in Iraqu. But the real shocker was, and will in all liklihood remain the big shocker at least for a generation the radical Islamic attack on the Twin Towers on 911--truly a day that will live in infamy.

When I think of the last few years, I can't help but point the finger at Pluto, the planet of power. As most of us know, Pluto is the farthest from the Sun, taking about 200 years to go around the Sun. But in astrological terms, it's anything but the cold dark planet that we learned about in fifth grade. In astrology, Pluto packs a puch. It's associated with crime, the underworld, viruses, obsessions, even terrorism and the will of the masses. Pluto forces us to look within and deal with what we'd probably rather keep buried--no running away from it. Absolutely nothing is gentle about Pluto.

So what's this got to do with all the craziness in the world today? Pluto moved into the sign of Sagittarius in November 1995 and will remain there until 2008. Now bear with me here. Sagittarius is the sign of expansion, long distance travel, physically and spiritually, religion/ philosophy (i.e. belief). Sagittarius is far-sighted, gregarious, bold. It's the sign associated with nature. If you're a kitty lover like me, you'll appreciate the fact that kitties (actually all animals) are considered to be Sagittarians. At it best Sagittarius is discerning; at its worst, moralistic, with a capital M! Starting to get the picture now? All this heavy duty power in an expansive, far-reaching, gregarious, fire sign, physical action. On top of that, religion figures into the picture; and Pluto doesn't know the expression, "Live and let live".

We're probably in for a lot more "action" on the world scene. Let's hope and pray for the best!

~Paula Gaon