Pluto will turn direct @ 29 degrees Capricorn on October 11, 2024. Forty days later, the planet will leave the sign for Aquarius, not to return for around 240 years. I want to write something honest about this, rather than something generic.
While I suffered tremendously and secretly for the most part, with Pluto transiting my 12th house, I can’t say I did not enjoy this transit on some level. I don’t expect anyone to share my feelings. I’m hoping that putting this out here will encourage people to reflect on this on a level other than, “don’t let the door hit you on your way out, beeotch!”
Pluto in Capricorn represents the deepest, darkest depression there is. Jupiter types want to experience everything. Pluto types are into extremes. Point being, some recognize, being taken *there is inherently what we want. Even if you don’t relater, whoever you are, you’ve survived this and you have a gain, somewhere. If nothing else, it’s the lift you’ll get when this ordeal is really truly, over!
Personally, this transit has left me, fearless and deeply wise. Not that I’d have chose this if I had the option! But it’s been near fifteen years, working in a dirty grave. Better have learned something.
I no longer worry about anything trivial and most things are in fact, trivial. I also know I can process any loss.
I know I can support and guide (Capricorn) a person who has been wiped out (Pluto). This is very important to me, personally, as I don’t like feeling helpless, especially when someone is hurting and I’m on the scene.
I also know what deep commitment is and what it feels like to be in this state. I will die on my side of the line, basically. The boundaries I place on myself at deep.
I’ve also overcome my greatest fear, by having it manifest!
How do you feel about your experience with Pluto transiting Capricorn? What other things come to mind? It’s affect on the collective, for example. Can we get a conversation going?
With Pluto´s ingress in Capricorn, I went from an independent person to a mother-of-two who had to work full-time (sometimes two jobs) to put food on the table. I was exhausted from day one, my daily existence consisting of an endless series of tasks and jobs, leaving no place for a breather. I got into power struggles with bosses, co-workers (many of them childless and having no idea what it was like to juggle small kids and full-time work) and, later, school institutions as my son started showing signs of ADHD and oppositional behaviour. He´s what´s sometimes called a “spirited child” and raising him has been the hardest work of all, bringing me to the point of almost total exhaustion. In the process, I´ve had some accomplishments and moments of joy with my kids, but most of it has been, simply, endless toil. I´m Cap AC and late Aries Sun. But, I´m still here, stronger than ever, and potentially looking forward to the intensity easing and getting some well-deserved rest 🙂 In terms of social trends, I went from an apolitical person to someone acutely aware of the power abuses by our elites and developed some anti-establishment views. I started to write for an independent journal and have had many debates with my students (I´m a teacher) about the current situation in the world and how they can make a difference. My natal Pluto and Uranus are in the 9th house.
This was a personal moon-pluto transit for me. In fact, it make it a double moon-pluto transit, seeing as how pluto crossed my IC and then my moon, and a whole Cap stellium.
What can I say? It took up my almost entire teenage and first big chunk of adulthood years, almost 15/20 years, I think? I grew up with it. I had a great time and some terrible times, & I’m grateful to be alive at the end. Mostly I am surprised at my scary efficiency of processing and limiting loss…of any size that come my way. And that eventually, I can more than endure; I can thrive even. Young me would’ve fainted! I do feel like a proper adult now I guess.
In this period where Pluto was transiting 3 of my personal planets, and despite near catastrophic health problems, I became a much different, and IMO far better and kinder person….Pluto transforms you, but there is a price to pay…
Personally have love Pluto. I have a lot of Pluto transits natally. Pluto in Cap was all in my first house ..and while it has been really tough at times, I can say wholeheartedly that I have been reborn from the ashes. I can’t wait to take this version of me into the next chapter.
Being a 27 degrees Cap Ascendent, I, like you, experienced Pluto in the all-encompassing dungeon of the 12th house and wrote a book of timeless wisdom across that period of time – the power of letting go saw to that. But it was really when Pluto hit my moon, sun and ascendent during its traverse in the 12th that all hell broke loose. Deep rage was a great teacher that drew out the sovereign power of my own identity. The Plan-Demic revealed all and everyone to me. I was the solider on the frontline upholding humanity when humanity caved under the weight of Pluto in Capricorn and remain so – my foot on the throat of the leader of this world.
Pluto in Capricorn had its way with my Cancerian planets then moved on to conjunct my Moon. Over that period of time I lost my Mom, my Dad (during covid, 3000 miles away,during the peak,could not visit or have funeral services..) my in laws, some good friends, my grown son became gravely ill after his second “jab” in 2021. I lost a couple of years to extreme stress, fear, insomnia, and physical problems that came with all that. But over time i reached out for counseling,studied the astrology, prayed ,meditated,leaned on my strong strong husband, and here am I on the other side,wizened, resilient, more wary in some ways than I used to be but my naturally optimistic nature and FAITH (PISCES ASCENDANT) and a whole lot of hard work pulled me through.. I realized I had to rise out of the ashes,or, die myself.I chose to be reborn. Now, life is a new normal, my son has healed, to a point, I am certainly older, more tired, but find a lot of Joy in life once again, and my strong marriage continues to be my touchstone in this life. I do find I am not gonna breath COMPLETELY easily till Pluto is all the hell the way OUTTA CAPRICORN.. but, for now, am grateful..I have survived, and even thrive ,once again. I have always believed what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
Crossed my moon at 25 going back and forth these last few years …it is in my second house and I went to work started my career grew in my career over the last 15 years. My values changed and self worth transformed . It’s been rough with other woman that moon thing maybe I have had a lot of travesty with other woman coming in between my relationships and causing trouble. I’m sure there was a lesson to learn there but at the end of this it’s lonely only one friend left . My moon is in a grand trine in earth with Pluto and my sun. So I have been able to stay grounded. My kids also grew up to adults while this transit was going on. We are all back together in the same house now for it to go into Aquarius. Still going to be my second house…maybe it’s time to put into action what I have learned. Oh I also learned astrology in the last 15 years…I feel now I can use it as source of income if needed being second house.
I have completely changed as a person. My ascendant is at zero degrees Capricorn. When it crossed my ascendant I left an abusive relationship. My son was 2 at the time. I was broken in so many ways. I got through a really gross custody battle. I got sober and stayed sober which was huge in my healing. I have about 8 and a half years today. I discovered and maintained a spiritual practice and connection that feeds me and grounds me. I dipped my toe into a fringe profession that I eventually left but I learned a lot. I lived with my alcoholic mother for a lot of this transit and helped her during her husband’s last years until his death.
Ill be moving out in the coming weeks as Im finally in a place financially to do so. My son is 18 and lives with his girlfriend. He has dual enrollment in high school and college and has a job and a car he bought himself so largely independent. It’s definitely going to be a new chapter for me as Pluto enters my second house.
Hearty congrats, especially on your sobriety! I’m really happy for you.
Thank you! It’s been a lot of work but was the best thing I’ve ever done.
Also, we lost my nephew to suicide. He was going through his Saturn return.
I’m sorry. That’s rough.
Thank you Elsa.
Congrats!
Thanks for this. I’ve had Pluto on and off my 29 degree venus in Capricorn at the end of my 2nd house now for what seems like forever. So much loss… My beloved cat who was literally my soul mate, one of my best friends, my mother most recently, all died within this last year as pluto got ready to leave my venus and 2nd house. My daughter’s ongoing struggles with alcoholism and the dismantling and recreation of that relationship as an ongoing process over the last several years which has culminated in her finally getting help and making some great strides and my own re-examination of myself and my own attachments to who I think I am as a mother. Burning down the self image to get to the truth. The grief has been overwhelming at times to say the least. Not to mention the paralyzing panic attacks. I so relate to what you write here. I would never ask for this but I also wouldn’t trade it for the world. I’m reminded of a quote by Samuel Beckett… “Perhaps my best years are gone. When there was a chance of happiness. But I wouldn’t want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn’t want them back.”
Thanks for all your astro insights and updates!
(((((Marion))))) You’re welcome!
I am thankful that I made it thru PL transiting thru my 12th op my me/sun in the 6th…
Left 25 yr marriage including my two step kid and grandkids, lost my Dad and Mom, lost two of my furbabies, broke my foot 2 surg, seizure from Wellbutrin on bike(not recommended) resulting in TBI and broken face, sepsis from blood infection damaged aortic valve, neck fusion,
open heart surg to replace aortic valve…… and here I am feeling great and prepping for PL to oppose my Ve at 1.56 Leo then continue on to oppose both my UR 5 Leo and Mars at 7 Leo. But I know know I am able to with stand what ever PL throws at me.. I am a survivor! God Bless you Elsa, you can expect a few calls from me in the up coming months and years 🙂
Oh, Lisa. That’s a lot.:(
Yes but it’s all good now! and as an artist I think the op of PL to my Ve is my style and medium have changed and are changing! Fingers crossed LOL
Super duper!!
My mother in law attacked me when Pluto went into Cap in retrograde motion, I had some serious loss of faith in my BF because of it (he didn’t have my back during this event) and our power struggles during the aftermath has left me truly devestated and without much trust in him. I have almost next to no respect or love left.
I have had to put up some very harsh boundaries and keep a firm ground. Pluto has helped me (FINALLY) doing this. Elsa, I remember the story you shared about a Pisces girl some time ago, who was going through some sort of ordeal with Pluto in Cap and something about boundaries, how it was a chance for her to get them straight and being firm, because she had learned from a lot of sh*t she went through.
Feels like this is kinda me too.
Pluto is turning and will soon reach 1 degree Aquarius, my Ascendant.
I have been away from my current partner for almost 3 weeks now, after 4-5 weeks of CONSTANT power struggle. I suddenly see WHY when. Read your post!
And all our fight wver since 2020, when we got into our current apartment. It feels somehow like a final blazing torch to this transit. I don’t know if he and I will persevere after this period of time… I feel so insignificant and invisible to him. But perhaps Pluto in my 12th was at play here too? Could this have been our final straw in the relationship maybe? The last struggle to get through to get through to him, has been almost inhumanly impossible effort, with me falling at every turn.
He will come visit me this weekend, just as Pluto turns once more…. urgh. Pluto went into Cap when his Mom did what she did… when I saw this post I thought “You got to be kidding me!!!”
It’s crazily freaky, because we had SO many power struggles through the entire period Pluto has been in this sign.
Since I am 4 x Scorpio, Pluto and power affects me directly. This thing with mommy-stuff (my exes mummies at least) has been a recurring theme during the last 15 years. Authoritative power abusive people can bite my ass, honestly!
As a mother, I cannot imagine giving my son’s wife or girlfriend, any kind of bad time. Damn.
My life as I knew it, was totally demolished with Pluto in my 12th. I was dazed, confused, and ticked off. I’ve been seeing the upside of the demolition since Pluto was getting closer to Aquarius Asc 8°. I feel much better with the loss of my old life these days. I would say I’m more peaceful.
Thank You Elsa. I’m so grateful for you. Every word you said is true for me too. 12 house stellium in Capricorn is Holy ground.
Thank you!!
Oh gosh… I’ve lost everything except for what I truly love and respect. And oddly enough, I am
A-OK with it. I have also learned to truly love and respect myself, which is a tremendous gift. But I am with you Elsa, I would not volunteer to go through this… f*cking brutal.
Pluto is due to cross my ASC @ 6Aqu55. 12H Pluto transit is its own Book of Revelations for the native. It blows!
Have you had a 12H Pluto transit?
Yes. I chronicled this transit for 15 years. Here are the posts:
https://elsaelsa.com/astrology/tag/pluto-transit-12th/
It took some reflection for me to have an answer to this question, but after this transit, after a great, great deal of loss: I can see through bull**** almost instantly. My intuition in this regard has been honed razor sharp. It is the knife Elsa talks bout from time to time. I can guarantee that I simply see life and the world from another, much deeper, perspective. This can be a very positive and life affirming thing if one will consciously move in that direction, and I am. I have always been one to err on the side of kindness to the point of silencing myself (ties into the Mercury in Libra post, too). Thinking that time is over, though I will still trend toward the kind *expression* of those energies.
Really appreciated this one. 😊
We had covid, which was scary shit. If Pluto reveals the occult, its transit in Capricorn revealed what our government is really made of. For those willing to see, of course. For the worshippers of Saturn, the EU is in shambles and cracking by the day, and so seems the federal government i the US. The big Israeli power doesnt look better. I think we are heading towards new forms of government and power. As a final note, Pluto in Acquarius will clean this nonsense around technology.
I woke up thinking about this today, and I knew you had posted about it. As Cap rising, I expected trauma from Pluto going through my first house. Instead, it was a period of deep introspection, almost obsessive inward focus. This last bit it also squared my 29 Aries Venus. I wonder if this extreme inner focus is because I have Chiron conjunct the ascendant or if that is just what Pluto does. Go deep.
When I realized that Pluto would soon be in Aquarius in my second house, I got excited. No more “me”! It is time for “we”! Wheee!
I’m going thru a 12H transit! 🫣 What was your 12H Pluto transit like, if you care to share? Thanks.
It was 1995-2008 so a bazillion years ago. Bought our first house. Ended a big spiritual group relationship – quite upsetting. I’d say the spiritual group thing was the biggest learning: trust your intuition. A lot of good stuff, but also lots of career angst and progress I guess.
I lived through it! You will too!
Interesting that you use whole sign. Being a 27 degree Cap Asc, I never felt the intensity of Pluto transiting my 1st house before Pluto actually hit my ascendent which is why I use Equal house system, like Elsa. To each their own.
I have to echo this. It’s quite the transition and I don’t know how old you are, but when that early 90’s Cap stellium crossed my ascendent… could have set a watch by the timing.
I 50. “Quite the transition” – yes indeed, the initial Uranus/Neptune conjunction and then both in 1st house!
Yeah, I don’t have any real reason to use it/not use it. My Ascendent is 3 Cap so it doesn’t shift much with equal house. Placidus shifts things significantly but I have been fooling around with Hellenistic using Profections and zodiacal releasing etc so I use whole signs more lately.
Also since it lines up with Elsa’s equal house world I like it better than placidus. I felt Pluto early as it squared my Pisces Sun at 29 Pisces as it finished Sag and moved into Cap.