Saturn represents deep thought and seriousness, allowing us to bring humanity back to a place of common sense after many years of heightened emotions. This period will be like waking up with a hangover after an unhinged binge, dealing with remorse and regret, but also the desire to make right whatever has gone wrong. As a society, we have been in a state of decay for quite a while, particularly in terms of basic civility and courtesy. We now have to regain a sense of responsibility in order to pick up the pieces and set things back on the right course, which will happen by choice or force once Saturn enters Aries in 2025. Saturn in Pisces marks endings of cycles. The years 1935–38 saw the final years before the beginning of a new globally interconnected world driven by technology with the advent of World War II in 1939. Likewise, the years 1964–66 bookended this era before 1967’s Summer of Love completely transformed society yet again. Saturn’s last transit of Pisces in 1993–96 marked the last truly “human” years prior to the mass adoption of the internet, when the online world became inextricably intertwined with real life. Last but certainly not least, Pluto enters Aquarius on March 23, where it will remain until June 11, when it transits back into Capricorn. Pluto won’t occupy Aquarius for the long haul until 2024, so we can consider this a sneak preview of what’s to come. Pluto’s change of sign is by far the most important planetary shift of the decade. Pluto’s entry into Capricorn in 2008 was felt immediately with the global Great Recession. During Pluto in Capricorn, cracks began to show in the facades of Big everything: Big Media, Big Business, Big Government, and Big Tech proved themselves to be largely out of touch, while also becoming increasingly authoritarian, censorious, and unjust to compensate and maintain a firm grip on their lapsing powers. In the previous Pluto in Capricorn era, which took place in 1762– 77, the British government levied many unfair taxes on the American colonies, causing increasing unrest and skirmishes, leading to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. There has been a lot of talk of this momentous date with the US Pluto return that occurred in 2022, but it must be remembered that it was at the beginning of the 36
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