Pluto in Aquarius

[Jim Eshelman]

There is a lot of interest, suddenly, in the 2040s which begin with Pluto entering Aquarius. I've forecast a rough two decades getting there, as Pluto moves through Capricorn, and suggested I'd like to live to see what's on the other side (but don't necessarily expect that I will).

So I've decided to work, as time permits, on a Pluto in Aquarius review and forecast. I'm not sure that we'll be able to realistically understand what it shows that far in the future - with enormous planetary, tech, political, and social shifts between now and then - but it doesn't hurt to gather notes. (I may not rush on this. I'll get back to it here and there as time and inspiration permit.) -- First, a list of when Pluto has been in Aquarius in the past.

Feb 20 0059 - Jul 14 0059
Jan 2 0060 - Apr 17 0082
Jul 13 0082 - Feb 25 0083
Sep 14 0083 - Jan 10 0084

Mar 4 0306 - Jul 2 0306
Jan 13 0307 - Sep 15 0307
Nov 13 0307 - May 5 0329
Jun 27 0329 - is Mar 6 0330
Sep 4 0330 - Jan 21 0331

Mar 29 0553 - Jun 7 0553
Jan 29 0554 - Aug 20 0554
Dec 9 0554 - Mar 23 0577
Aug 16 0577 - Feb 7 0578
Oct 26 0578 - Dec 8 0578

Feb 20 0801 - Jul 24 0801
Jan 2 0802 - Apr 17 0824
Jul 23 0824 - Feb 26 0825
Sep 23 0825 - Jan 10 0826

Mar 27 1048 - Jun 16 1048
Jan 29 1049 - Aug 27 1049
Dec 8 1049 - Mar 24 1072
Aug 22 1072 - Feb 8 1073
Nov 5 1073 - Dec 3 1073

Mar 1 1296 - Jul 19 1296
Jan 11 1297 - May 1 1319
Jul 16 1319 - Mar 7 1320
Sep 17 1320 - Jan 20 1321

Feb 16 1544 OS - Aug 9 1544 OS
Dec 28 1544 OS - Apr 13 1567 OS
Aug 7 1567 OS - Feb 25 1568 OS
Oct 6 1568 OS - Jan 6 1569 OS

Apr 17 1791 NS - Jun 28 1791 NS
Feb 17 1792 NS - Sep 8 1792 NS
Dec 27 1792 NS - Apr 15 1815 NS
Sep 4 1815 NS - Feb 29 1816 NS
Nov 9 1816 NS - Jan 1 1817 NS

Apr 12 2039 - Jul 11 2039
Feb 16 2040 - Sep 19 2040
Dec 24 2040 - Apr 13 2063
Sep 12 2063 - Feb 27 2064
Nov 25 2064 - Dec 22 2064

[Jim Eshelman]

Feb 20 0059 - Jul 14 0059
Jan 2 0060 - Apr 17 0082
Jul 13 0082 - Feb 25 0083
Sep 14 0083 - Jan 10 0084

Emperor Nero ordered the murder of his mother. She survives. He has her executed to appear as suicide. After Seneca is disgraced, Nero is free to become a full, abusive megalomaniac. Soon starts persecuting / killing those he distrusts (sounds very Hitlerish). Eventually commits suicide when abandoned by the Praetorian Guard while traveling.
Pompeii riots during a gladiator fight. Thousands are killed.
Petronius' Satyricon pokes fun at Roman immorality.
St. Paul mission is occurring. He famously pleaded his Christianity's case (almost to the point of persuasion) before King Agrippa (of the Herod line). Writes his epistles. Heads for Rome.
Christian persecutions in Rome (probable crucifixion of St. Peter).
The Roman Empire is in a new outreach and conquer phase under Herod, especially in Britain and Persia - not sure how this compares to prior decades. Over the course of Pluto in Aquarius, Britain and Gallic Europe are progressively conquered. [Insight: In the 2040s we can expect space exploration to be at a new frontier and push deep into it.]
Joseph of Arimathea goes to Glastonbury on the first Christian mission to Britain. Mark (disciple of Peter) founds the first Christian community in Africa. First official reference to Buddhism in China. Christian martyring in Armenia.
Rome burns - the Great Fire of Rome famous in the tale of Nero's fiddling. The next year, an epidemic afflicts Rome.
Nero proposes a new urban planning approach (ornate buildings, widened streets, use of open spaces). [I expect significantly revised urban remodeling in the 2040s based on similar principles.]
Jewish Revolt: Zealots siege Jerusalem and destroy the Roman garrison. A splinter group captures Masada. Tens of thousands of new forces from Rome (plus regional allies) retaliate, retaking Galilee and other areas but is deflected from Jerusalem and his troops ambushed (thousands killed) causing the commander to flee the country. More troops are sent. Brutal civil war splits Jerusalem. (Numerous historic battles in this whole campaign.) Siege of Jerusalem climaxes in destruction of the temple and the abolition of the Jewish high priesthood. (This entire Fall of Jerusalem occurred during this Pluto in Aquarius period.) Temple treasured are carried off to Rome and soon housed for public showing in a new "Temple of Peace."
The Gospel of Mark was written (and, after Paul's death, Pauline tradition epistles continue). The Dead Sea scrolls were hidden in Qumran.
Following an unstable period in Rome (four emperors in one year post-Nero), adverse weather delays grain shipments from Africa and Egypt causing food shortages.
First Jewish-Roman War succeeds the fall of Jerusalem: Roman forces lay siege to many sites including Masada (their last outpost, which falls; nearly a thousand Zealots commit mass suicide).
Construction of Colosseum in Rome.
Mount Vesuvius erupts, destroying Pompeii and three other cities.
The Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles are written.

[Theme: Based on what happened to Christianity (and even Buddhism), the pattern seems to be that something that was local or parochial expanded in the specific sense of reaching toward universalism, i.e., spreading far outside its original venue.]

[Jim Eshelman]

Mar 4 0306 - Jul 2 0306
Jan 13 0307 - Sep 15 0307
Nov 13 0307 - May 5 0329
Jun 27 0329 - Mar 6 0330
Sep 4 0330 - Jan 21 0331

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Mar 29 0553 - Jun 7 0553
Jan 29 0554 - Aug 20 0554
Dec 9 0554 - Mar 23 0577
Aug 16 0577 - Feb 7 0578
Oct 26 0578 - Dec 8 0578

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Feb 20 0801 - Jul 24 0801
Jan 2 0802 - Apr 17 0824
Jul 23 0824 - Feb 26 0825
Sep 23 0825 - Jan 10 0826

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Mar 27 1048 - Jun 16 1048
Jan 29 1049 - Aug 27 1049
Dec 8 1049 - Mar 24 1072
Aug 22 1072 - Feb 8 1073
Nov 5 1073 - Dec 3 1073

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Mar 1 1296 - Jul 19 1296
Jan 11 1297 - May 1 1319
Jul 16 1319 - Mar 7 1320
Sep 17 1320 - Jan 20 1321

[Jim Eshelman]

Feb 16 1544 OS - Aug 9 1544 OS
Dec 28 1544 OS - Apr 13 1567 OS
Aug 7 1567 OS - Feb 25 1568 OS
Oct 6 1568 OS - Jan 6 1569 OS

[Jim Eshelman]

Apr 17 1791 NS - Jun 28 1791 NS
Feb 17 1792 NS - Sep 8 1792 NS
Dec 27 1792 NS - Apr 15 1815 NS
Sep 4 1815 NS - Feb 29 1816 NS
Nov 9 1816 NS - Jan 1 1817 NS