For the week of June 9th thru the 16th, be sure to read your Rising Sign as well:

Aries

For the past 15 years you were being tasked with taking greater control of your life and your destiny. For some, it may have even felt like you were being called in a certain direction. No doubt there were struggles along the way: power struggles, intense interactions with authorities, situations over which you felt you had no control. But within that construct were also those callings. And betwixt and between the push and pull of destiny and fate you were building something: a new life, your career, your reputation. And as Pluto return to Capricorn you will find yourself revisiting all this, and wondering: What am I going to do with all that I have achieved and built and experienced? Where am I going to go from here? Your role in the outer world has long since evolved and grown. And so have your goals and commitments. And it is within this liminal phase between the Pluto and Capricorn era and the Pluto in Aquarius era that you will be focusing in on those goals that are worth further investing in, and where you might want to free yourself up in order to move in a whole new direction. 

Taurus

What with Uranus in your sign for the past 5 years, and now Pluto gradually moving into Aquarius, at some point you may not even recognize the person you are becoming. Now that Pluto is returning to Capricorn this week, you could come to the realization that you are still holding on to certain vestiges of a past, or ideas about yourself, that belonged to a person you once were. What old ideas or commitments that once felt so supportive, now make you feel limited and stuck in the past? It could also happen as you go back over old territory with Pluto that you come to better appreciate the values, beliefs and traditions that you had invested in over the past 15 years. What useful skills have you learned, what lessons and experiences have contributed to who you are today? And which of these do you wish to further commit to going forward? We are all doing an inner inventory of the past 15 years, figuring out what is worth holding on to, while culling out that which we have simply outgrown. There comes a time in everyone’s life, where we find it necessary to break out of the prisons of our own making, in order to emerge out into a world that promises greater possibility. 

Gemini

Mercury entering your sign this week can bring new beginnings, but do not be dismayed if at first it feels as if some delays and obstacles are strewn in your path. Saturn is readying itself for its retrograde phase next week, and this can feel like you are needing to take a few steps back before you can then move forward. At the same time that Mercury is entering Gemini, Pluto will retrograde back into Capricorn where it will remain until January 21st. Like ships passing in the night, Mercury and Pluto are asking us to consider what we have learned about ourselves, and perhaps even life itself, for the past 15 years. Pluto has had a tremendous impact on Gemini lives over the past 15 years. And now Pluto is coming back to Capricorn to tie up some loose ends that are still unresolved. Pluto digs deep down into the firmament of your psyche, to ever deeper layers, where all sorts of emotions are buried beneath the surface. Pluto wants them to be brought out into the light of day. To be excised. But in order to do so, you are being asked to confront whatever lingering demons are still balefully lurking in the wings. Pluto wants you to grow. And anything that is holding you back and preventing you from doing so, will now need to be confronted once and for all. 

Cancer

For the past 15 years that Pluto was in Capricorn it was expressing itself through the guise of your closest relationships. Pluto can bring intense encounters with others, it can bring tumultuous brooding personalities into your life, and it can bring life-changing experiences in the company of others. Truths are revealed. Betrayals and fears confound us. All through these Plutonian interactions with others. And sometimes, similar to having Pluto in your own sign, there can be these profound events that dramatically alter the life in some way. The difference being, that when in the opposite sign as it has been with Pluto in Capricorn, these events appear to come from outside of yourself, to happen to you, rather than being initiated by you. Now that Pluto is retrograde and returning to Capricorn this week it is trying to remind you, that when you put the emphasis on yourself, and those things that you do have control over, the whole paradigm will change. And then, as a consequence of you changing, you will find that everyone else, even your relationships will become transformed in the process. 

Leo

There are two main departments of life that can be affected for Leo when Pluto is in the sign of Capricorn as it has been for the past 15 years: work (the work environment; co-workers; what you ‘do’); and health. When dealing with your health, you find yourself concerned both with those things that undermine your health and well-being, while also discovering those things that support it. In some ways, Pluto can act a bit like a life coach, persuading you to reorganize your daily schedule, and even up-end your life with the intention of taking charge of your health and well-being. One thing that can become apparent are the ways that your mental and emotional health can impact your physical health and vice versa. Now that Pluto is returning to Capricorn for the rest of the year it wants you to go back over old territory, ensuring that you have all of your supports and structures in place. What have you learned about supporting your health and well-being, and is there anything else that you’ve been wanting to incorporate into your daily habits and routines to ensure that well-being? And what skills might you want to further invest in, that would make your work or daily life more meaningful? 

Virgo

At the same time that your ruling planet Mercury enters Gemini this week, Pluto also changes signs. Retrograde and moving back over old territory, Pluto returns to Capricorn. Simultaneously shifting signs, Mercury/Pluto is trying to show us the ways that the 15 year transit of Pluto in Capricorn has transformed certain areas of your life. And as a result of these changes, your life will never be quite the same again. Deeply compelling, Virgo has been finding themselves drawn along by cravings, desires and urges, that could not and would not be resisted. Like destiny calling you, you were being drawn in a certain direction. And through these various experiences, and intense interactions with others, you have grown in ways that you might not have considered. This would be especially true for those people and things that you are or were most passionate about and invested in: those beings you love most, your children, your art, your loved ones, what you create, and the ways in which you give full expression to yourself. The sign Capricorn is where Virgo gives birth to themselves. And as Pluto returns to Capricorn this week, it aims to remind you just what that is. 

Libra

For the past 15 years that Pluto has been in Capricorn, Libra has been trying to figure out why the heck they have been doing the the things they do. Overturning every rock, investigating the past, has allowed all sorts of things to crawl out of the mists of time. Was it your mother’s fault? Did you fail to fulfill your parent’s expectations? Or do you now find yourself refusing to repeat the recurring themes of the past handed down from generation to generation? Whatever dysfunction was being revealed about you and your family history was not just for the sake of idol curiosity so much as for the purpose of showing you either what needs to be discarded, accepted or forgiven in order for you to evolve and move on. Any emotional weight that you’ve been carrying around with you was being released and unloaded. And now that Pluto is returning to Capricorn, it’s asking you to scour out those last dregs: all those inner dialogues, the should haves, the could haves, the emotional abuse that you impose on yourself. Once released of all that weight that you’ve been carrying with you all these years, just think of what it will finally feel like to walk freely, without all of that extra weight and baggage. Once and for all. 

Scorpio

With the sharp sword of your Scorpionic discrimination, your lot has been busily cutting through the lies and the misinformation, and sorting through the subterfuge in their attempts to focus in on the truth. For the 15 years that Pluto has been transiting Capricorn Scorpio has been investigating, digging up, and honing in on not only their own personal truth, but truth itself. With magnifying glass in hand, and donning your deerstalker hats, you’ve all been discovering and revealing these elements of truth, leaving no stone left unturned. And now that Pluto is returning to Capricorn once again, it does so with the intention of revealing some personal truths about yourself, and what you have since learned in the process. And especially for the months that Pluto will still be retrograde your task is to uncover your own personal revelations and mysteries that have been revealed to you over the past 15 years. What are those things and subjects that are truly most meaningful to you? What are those things that are calling you and giving you a sense of deeper purpose? What is your own inner truth and destiny? 

Sagittarius

Over the past 15 years many a Sagittarius has been exploring and reassessing their own self-worth, and what they have been basing that on. That could have been literal, as in the ways that you have or have not been earning a living, or the ways that you have been investing your resources. Pluto can completely transform the ways and means that you support yourself during the years that it has been in Capricorn. This week, Pluto returns to Capricorn for some final business. This can include things like further prioritizing your needs and expectations. Or adding the final touches on the foundations that you have been working on, and that you know you can rely on far into the future. And if there were one lesson that you have learned over the past 15 years about your own self-worth, what might that be? Is it really about how much you make and earn and have in the bank? Or is it the way that you are valued by others? Or perhaps the ways that you value yourself, and what you have to offer the world? What about things like: strength of character, values, and good works? Once and for all, in what ways do you value yourself, and want to be valued by others? 

Capricorn

For the past 15 years that Pluto has been in Capricorn your life was being completely rebuilt. At first it may have seemed as if your life were coming completely undone. Like all that you had previously valued and identified with was being annihilated. But starting all over from scratch, many a Capricorn has been rebuilding and transforming their lives. And in the process of going through this total overhaul, have also been going through a tremendous period of growth. Now that Pluto is returning to Capricorn, it is with the purpose of getting out those last vestiges that continue to linger, but are simply no longer relevant for who you are now, and may in fact be holding you back. Pluto transiting your sign, has been focusing in on this idea of self-improvement, discovering your own truths, self-empowerment and taking a firmer hold on the destiny of your life. And anything that might be undermining your attempts at doing so, will be challenged as Pluto returns to these final degrees of Capricorn. For whatever is still standing in the way of your ability to take control over your own life and progress will need to be addressed once and for all, so that you can proceed on to the next leg of your journey. 

Aquarius

Pluto in the first degree of Aquarius was giving you a glimpse of what the next phase of your life might be and could be. But this week, Pluto is returning to Capricorn for some unfinished business, and to tie up some loose ends that are still lying around in the deepest recesses of your mind and psyche. Whatever complexes, habits, tendencies or compulsions that have not yet been fully addressed can no longer be ignored. Aquarius can often present a facade that makes them appear cool calm and well composed. Yet all the while that Pluto has been in Capricorn, a wild tempest has been rumbling and roiling beneath that surface. And with that has been churned up all sorts of stuff from the very depths of your subconscious. Pluto has been churning this up in order to purify and expel and clear out the space junk that had been collecting in our psyche. What is meant to take its place are things like acceptance, understanding and forgiveness. And through this purification process free you up for the next leg of your journey. Whatever inner work you’ve been doing for the past 15 years was to prepare you for what is yet to come in the Pluto in Aquarius era, an era of personal transformation.  

Pisces

For the 15 years that Pluto had been in Capricorn, Pisces has been trying to figure out the ways that they do or do not fit into the greater scheme of things. And the ways that you can use your power, talents and abilities to contribute to a much larger whole. Perhaps you came to the realization that you can accomplish so much more with others than you possibly can on your own. Or that conversely you were coming to terms with recognizing your own true path separate and distinct from others. And in the process you may have been jostling between wanting to fit in, and yet resisting the tendency of the world to try and force you into a mold that you had long since outgrown. And through this process you have hopefully discovered your own true path and destiny. This may have found you rearranging and reassessing your alliances and associations in the process. What you call yourself. What groups you belong to or identify with. However, with the right sort of allies, those people and groups that share your values and ideals and goals, you could have, and can still find greater value, and opportunities to find healing, self-empowerment and opportunities to fulfill your life and destiny in ever more meaningful ways.