In 2008, Pluto entered Capricorn, starting a long slog through the reworking of our society's systems. This transit has brought rise to such events as the exposure of long standing abuses of power, earthquakes and tidal waves bringing disaster to buildings and bridges (Pluto rules nuclear power), and the rising popularity of zombies and vampires. Now we welcome Saturn in Scorpio, which will intensify these processes while also giving us a wonderful opportunity to plant and carefully nurture seeds of renewal for our future.
I'm reminded of the character Sebastian Shaw from the film X-Men: First Class, who can take any energy, such as a speeding bullet, an exploding grenade, even a nuclear reactor, compress it into his body and redirect it at his will. He may be a villain, but he demonstrates precisely the strategy for working with Saturn in Scorpio. It boils down to the question: Will we be crushed by forces of power we cannot control or can we harness those forces as strength for our life purposes? No matter what Saturn in Scorpio brings to us, the choice in how we experience it is our own.
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