2008 Astrological Influences
2008 brings some significant changes. Pluto makes its’ debut appearance into the sign of Capricorn, Saturn is in the sign of Virgo, and Jupiter is in Capricorn.
Pluto in Capricorn is about structure, building a solid economic and responsible social structure for future generations. Pluto will transform all that Capricorn stands for, particularly relating to big business and government. Pluto is about power and control. Governments will use autocratic power to control the masses. They will use their electoral mandate to do this, all in the name of security to protect us. We, the people will have very few secrets from our government: from surveillance cameras, to iris scanning, to mandatory picture identification, our governments will be able to track our every movement, not only when we travel abroad, but when we are on home turf as well. Pluto is about paranoia, fear, terror and surveillance. During this transit, a select few will secretly wield enormous power. Democracy as we know it today will be redefined.
Corporations, too, will continue to monitor what we, the people, spend our money on, through Credit Cards, Bank Cards, etc. This actually started when Pluto transited Scorpio, from 1984 to 1995 (remember when bar codes became mandatory) and now, has become an integral part of our daily lives. Our individual privacy is being eroded bit by bit, slowly but surely. Cash may be the only untraceable source of currency, however, it may soon become obsolete. Big business will shift from West to East. While Pluto transited Sagittarius, a lot of jobs were exported East, (Asia in particular). While Pluto transits the sign of Capricorn Western Businesses will loose their powerful financial control as a result.
Saturn in Virgo brings in the clean up committee. The environment is a cause for global concern. This transit brings a new spirit of practical humility, as incompetent leaders are replaced. It is time to repair inefficient bureaucratic governments. Large corporations need to be scrutinized and be accountable, should their production methods be unsafe and damaging to the environment. Labor unions also need to be held responsible when their demands hold the public to ransom. Business must be productive, and profitable, or they will not survive. Saturn in Virgo will work diligently to fix what it can and agonize over what cannot be changed.
Jupiter in the sign of Capricorn is like driving your car with the brakes on. Jupiter needs expansion, Capricorn sets limitations. Jupiter envisions the entire finished picture, Capricorn needs to have the blueprints for each component. This transit is contradictory in nature, but inspires us to create a lasting legacy. What we build, endures the test of time. We seek traditional philosophies, and understand our freedoms are a privilege, we can take nothing for granted. During this transit, we can exercise financial restraint and expand in logical increments, rather than taking a big leap with no safety net in place. Our visions of the future are painted with a coat of reality.
written by Inge Lohse
