

Normally, a virus would be represented by Neptune in astrology, the mysterious, intangible planetary influence which often shows in personal illness, especially any condition which is hard to diagnose. Traditionally, this is a point linked to release and letting go, especially when you slip into bad habits, your comfort zone. The South Node is a point in astrology that’s often associated with ‘bad fortune’. On this day, the Sun was exactly conjunct the South Node, both at 8 degrees Capricorn. The definitive date for the corona virus was December 31, 2019, when China alerted the WHO (World Health Organisation) to the spread of the disease. There is another key planetary factor involved. One of the good things that could come out of our current crisis is that the planet’s getting a clean up! South Node In Capricorn If Saturn/Pluto is the equivalent of a reset button, we are being forced to consider the way we travel around the globe.

The quarantine on the cruise ships which turned out to be a fertile breeding ground for the virus is a shuddering reminder of the Saturn/Pluto ‘lockdown’ symbolism. They’re not great for the environment and they have exploded in popularity in recent years. Yes, you travel to amazing places but you can’t get off them in the middle of the ocean which is my personal idea of hell. Which brings me to cruise ships, the monolithic vessels surging through our seas. Saturn rules walls, boundaries, confinement Pluto rules caves, the Underworld, dark places.

When I was thinking about the Saturn/Pluto conjunction back in January, the image of a prison came to mind.
#Jupiter hell lockdown update#
I will also continue to update the article as the year progresses. What I want to do in this article is consider the astrology for the onset of the virus to see if that can help us work out the timing of events and where we need to pay close attention.Īs always, I’ve tried to keep the astrology simple to help make sense of things. All worth holding on to at this peak moment in history. Some of my tips on the Saturn/Pluto conjunction were ‘Get real and deal with the facts’, ‘Flex your survival instinct’, ‘Ditch the fear’. ‘The key themes of the Saturn/Pluto conjunction are endings, super powers, death & loss, the passing of time and the dark side of life’. Reading back through my Saturn/Pluto article from January, the following words now make more sense: What we weren’t aware of at the start of 2020 was the major impact of the coronavirus globally, although it had already kicked in.

The Grim Reaper (Saturn) meets God of the Underworld (Pluto) in Capricorn, the star sign ruling the establishment – it was never going to be a happy marriage between the two and it smacked of a global recession. Saturn and Pluto’s challenging aspects often coincide with a time of endings & hardship. ‘Your coronavirus predictions were spot on back in May! Opening up in July and August and then second wave in Sep/Oct/Nov’ Saturn/Pluto Conjunctionīack in January, we knew that the rare alignment of the Saturn/Pluto conjunction in Capricorn would require a reset.
