Note: Pluto, named by many astrologers as ruling planet of the sign Scorpio (1), entered the sign Scorpio in November, 1983. Pluto entered the constellation Scorpio, at 23 degrees of the sign Scorpio in November, 1992, and remained in the constellation of Scorpio until 26 degrees of the sign Sagittarius, at the end of 2006.

Scorpio's Burning Ground

Of all the signs in the zodiac, Scorpio is the one known as the Burning Ground. In the ancient wisdom teachings Scorpio is depicted as the "Flaming Sword" which guards the inner temple where rest the Secrets of Creation. (2)

Although veiled in mystery, Scorpio concerns sex, death and rebirth, all vehicles of change ~ change of major proportion, where choices must be made between high and low, between selfish power and the use of that power to bring healing and joy to others. It is a time of tests and trails where we see, by our conflicts, what illusions we hold. When these illusions are burned away, our consciousness expands and we are able to transcend personal ego to merge with the Universal Spirit. As the snake sheds its skin so that something new may emerge, we leave behind our old selfish, self-centered ways of being, and go forward, transformed to a more inclusive manner of loving.

Scorpio is the energy of the atom smashing, of energy released. Its nature depends upon the direction in which it is focused. Just as with nuclear energy, it can be a tremendous healing tool or a destructive bomb. Scorpio is the sign most susceptible to these forces of Dark or Light. It is indeed a time when choice must be made, and that choice will direct the kind of transformation to take place.

Pluto moves through the sign Scorpio in 12 years, more rapidly than any other sign in the zodiac. It has been noted that if Pluto remained in Scorpio any longer, humanity would not survive. A quote from the Bible referring to this same assertion states, "And if those days had not been shortened, no human being would be saved" (Matthew 22:24).

The transit of Pluto into Scorpio occurs once every 247.8 years. (Last century another cycle coincided with the moving of Pluto into the sign Scorpio: the 49.7 year close approach of the star Sirius B to Sirius A, which causes a "welling up of magnetic force" in this system. This occurred between 1993 and 1995 [see related article: Our Spiritual Sun Sirius]). These facts are of great significance to all of us, for we chose to incarnate during this long-predicted time of transformation. It is, in essence, an open doorway through which we are receiving powerful spiritual energy, imparting us with the opportunity to evolve.

For most of its course Pluto is well beyond Neptune but as it moves through the signs Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius, it moves closer to the Sun. This has the effect of making Pluto move faster than Neptune through these three particular signs. Pluto reached perihelion (closest position to the Sun) back in 1989, since then it has been moving further away and will in 2003 begin to cross back over Neptune’s orbit. This process lasts until 2015 when Pluto once more becomes the furthest known planet from the Sun. During this period the two planets move at the same speed through the zodiac and therefore the angle between them in the zodiac does not change. This twelve-year period, 2003-2015, contains the stationary angle between Neptune and Pluto.
           - Simon France, The Neptune / Pluto Stationary Angle 2003-2015

Recently we saw tremendous energies of change taking place during the cycle of Pluto’s close approach to the earth: the AIDS epidemic, major earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, drought, famine, Chernobal (the release of Plutonium), wars, and the economic and political change of many nations.

1741	The Age of Enlightenment
1491	The Great Florentine Renaissance
1245	The Scholastic Renaissance
1066	The First Millennium; the British Invasion
750	The Moorish Renaissance
500	King Arthur (Britain), Attila (Huns), Clovis (Franks)
254	1000th Anniversary of the Roman Empire
30 A.D.	Jesus Christ
241 B.C.	Aristarchus, Eristothanes, Euclid, Archimedes
489 B.C.	Buddha, Confucius, Socrates, Zoroaster, Pythagoras

Every 250 years the human species goes through transforming experiences which forever change our level of consciousness. It is death and rebirth ~ a time of new ideas which can inspire us and future generations.

Pluto Conjoins the Galactic Center, in Sagittarius

At the end of Pluto's transit through the constellation Scorpio, Pluto moves into a lengthy conjunction with the galactic centre at 27 degrees Sagittarius. Pluto conjoins the sun's exact conjunction of the galactic center 12/19/06. Soon afterwards on 12/30/06, Pluto is in exact conjunction with the galactic center and again on 7/15/07, 10/28/07 and on 12/20/07 (also conjunct the sun, Jupiter, the earth, and Mercury).

Pluto is in Sagittarius and this conjunction with the galactic centre provides the possibility for a clearing away of obstacles to the synthesis of human thought as represented in global ideologies, religions and philosophical traditions. We know that catharsis and war are one way that Pluto can work in order to purify the field and clear obstacles however in the life of the disciple Pluto's arrow can be used for upliftment and healing.
               - Bruce Lyon, 2006-2007: The Activation of the Energy of Planetary Will

This year, centering around June 16, marks the time where Pluto demands we step forth from the trials (sting) of past events in our lives, claim the wisdom from our past experiences, and shift octaves into living a greater truth and awareness about who we truly are, and to undauntedly pursue our greater dreams and passions individually held and collectively destined as a species.
               - Nick Fiorenza, Revelation of the Gate of God

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