You may have felt the pressure rising in the last two or three years in some department of your life, thanks to Pluto persistently hovering around 16 to 23 degrees Capricorn. And if that pressure has increased in about the last month, odds are good that that is due to the Saturn Pluto conjunction. I’ve written about that aspect being the most important astrological event of 2019 previously, even though it isn’t exact until January of 2020. But it is starting to build momentum now, as Saturn picks up speed and comes within three degrees of Pluto in late April. During that time, Saturn and Pluto will be joined by the transiting South Node, which will add even more emphasis.
If you have any major placements between 18 and 25 degrees of the Cardinal Signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, or Capricorn), then you’d better be paying attention to the effects Saturn conjunct Pluto has on you in the next couple of months. Think back to Eclipse season in July… you got another clue as to how all this is going to turn out back then.
I’ll be revisiting this subject between now and early 2020 when transits from other planets put a particular emphasis on the Saturn-Pluto conjunction. I know I’m feeling it particularly strongly right now, because as I write these words we are approaching a New Moon in Pisces, which is conjunct Neptune, and all of that is sextile Pluto. But how, if it’s affecting you, should you handle that heavy oncoming transit? Lucky you, I’ve gotten some solid advice from a friend. Specifically, the neighbor’s pine tree.
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In my part of the world, at this time of year, it’s a common sight to see a pine tree laden down with snow. This happens year after year, but even during years where there is very heavy snowfall, it’s very rare for a healthy tree to break under the weight of it.
Why is that? Part of it is purely design. Pine needles don’t hold as much snow as regular broad leaves do. This is reminiscent of the old (and somewhat annoying) cliche that “God doesn’t give anyone more than they can deal with.”
There’s more to it though. Most people don’t realize it, but trees essentially hibernate through the winter.
Normally, trees are busier than they look. They have a vascular system that moves water and sap from the roots to the leaves. As the days get shorter and colder, all that activity slows down until winter hits and the tree is dormant. Evergreens chemically keep water from freezing inside of them during the winter, but that’s not the whole story.
Because the tree is essentially asleep, there is less fluid pressure inside of it. The tree becomes limper. In other words, since the tree is not resisting the weight of the snow, the tree is less likely to break.
Keep this in mind when you’re feeling the pressure build from the upcoming Saturn-Pluto conjunction. You can handle it — but sometimes you’re just going to have to go limp and let things fall as they may.
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