Carol Ciocco – On January 25, 2008 – 8 years ago tomorrow – the planet Pluto (which had been re-classified a dwarf planet in 2006) entered the sign of Capricorn in the tropical zodiac.
This was a humongous shift, one of the biggest turning points of our time. We astrologers knew it was coming. As the 16-year Pluto in Capricorn era began, we knew that unprecedented massive societal changes to all of the world’s structured organizations/institutions – esp corporations and government – was on its way. Like a freight train.
As expected, government is now nearly completely owned by corporations – here in the US we now live in a Plutocratic Corporatocracy. At the same time, corruption in institutions is being dredged up like sewage, as the dark and ugly aspects our societal structures are exposed – mostly through independent internet-based independent media.
Of course, this macrocosmic darkness is only a reflection of our inner ‘shadow side’, and is a systemic manifestation of it. When we look out at society, we are looking at a mirror of our fear-based aspects, and our lack of love for ourselves. This means one basic and all-important thing: we can change it because we can choose to change ourselves.
Within months of Pluto entering Capricorn, the massive Bear-Stearns global investment bank collapsed due to Wall Street’s casino-gambling of the people’s money in a heartless game of trading worthless assets. A global Ponzi Scheme. Continue reading →