Number Patterns Around Pluto's Shift into Aquarius
on nine, eleven, DUNE: Prophecy, tech billionaires, Sabian symbols, and more
Today, Pluto moved into Aquarius, where it will stay for the next nineteen or so years.
I am not an astrologer, just a lover of the sky, so I cannot tell you all of the ins and outs of this transit, or what it may mean for you personally. To be honest, I can barely decipher what the last sixteen years of Pluto in Capricorn has meant for me! (But I can tell you that I’m ready for it to move the fuck on…!)
What I can tell you is that next year, we’re heading into a 9 collective year, the last in a cycle that began in 2017. (I’m already working on my big new year write-up and sheesh! Big stuff!) I can also tell you that Pluto was considered the 9th planet in the solar system before it was demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006, an 8 collective year like the one we’re in now (during it’s final years in Sagittarius, before moving into Capricorn in 2008, the first year of a brand-new global cycle).
I’m fascinated by the numerological alignment of the 9th planet (Pluto) moving into the 11th sign of the zodiac (Aquarius) during the 11th month of the year (November) leading up to a 9 collective cycle (2025).
Both 9 and 11 are big, impactful numbers. 9 is the last of the building block numbers, ruling endings, culminations, release, knowledge, wisdom, civilization and humanity at large. 11 is the first of the Doubled Digits, and represents a bird’s eye view, idealism, psychic spaces, and imaginative possibilities. Their shadow sides also pack a punch, encompassing martyrdom, scapegoating, authoritarianism, spiritual bypassing and abuse, gaslighting, and restrictive thinking.
Xenia Viray, who is brilliant and whimsical and deep and wise, sent out a newsletter earlier today that spoke to the Sabian Symbols (a set of 360 phrases of words that correspond with each of the 360 degrees of the wheel of the zodiac, co-created by Marc Edmund Jones, an American astrologer and spiritualist, and the clairvoyant Elsie Wheeler in 1925) of the final degrees of Capricorn and the early degrees of Aquarius.
This is what the Sabian Symbol site has to say about the current astro-weather:
Capricorn 30: DIRECTORS OF A LARGE FIRM MEET IN SECRET CONFERENCE
This Symbol shows meeting with others in order to lay out plans; to have “Secret” meetings of people, people that are often VIP’s in some way or, at least, in charge of decisions or governments or empires. The “Directors” meet, they conference or just conference call, exchange views, ideas, gossip. There may be decisions to be made or plans to be laid out. Do you make all your decisions on your own, or do you need help? You can often call on the relevant knowledgeable friends or authorities, as you’re bound to know them or how to meet them, and you’ll iron out the details. Sometimes, however, you may feel shut out by those “in charge”.
Masterly control. Sharing innermost secrets. Confidential information. Big guys. Calling the shots. Governments and secret spies. Strategies. Having a say. Councils. Doors.Excluding those affected by decisions. Exploiting people or situations. Being kept in the dark. Gossip. Loose lips. Refusal of entry. The glamour of big business.1
WOOF.
If you’ve been reading SITS since the beginning (hi, hello, thank you, I love you!), then you may remember our group read of DUNE by Frank Hebert through the lens of capitalism, colonialism, and climate crises. Besides being on the bedside table of every nerd (affectionate) I hooked up with in my twenties, DUNE has seen a resurgence in the last few years thanks to Denis Villeneuve’s stunning pair of films based on the book, starring Timothée Chalamet as the young Paul Atreides.
Yesterday, I watched the pilot episode of the new series DUNE: Prophecy on HBO, and was immediately stunned by the opening text, which read: “Victory is celebrated in the light, but it is won in the darkness.” Now, if that’s not resonant of the shift from the final degree of Capricorn into 0 degrees Aquarius and its secret business meeting, I don’t know what is.
Even more resonant is what follows, as the series sets the stage for its story by echoing what DUNE told us in the mid-60’s: Everything takes place after the human beings won the war against the thinking machines they had created, but by which they ended up enslaved. It doesn’t take a genius to realize we’re currently living in the beginnings of that proposed timeline, especially with Pluto’s move into the progressive air sign of Aquarius.
A year ago, science fiction author Charles Stross wrote an article for Scientific American titled, “Tech Billionaires Need to Stop Trying to Make the Science Fiction They Grew Up on Real,” in which he details how modern technological advancements, and the people who propel their creation, are pushing us towards making speculative fiction a reality rather than learning from it.
It’s a worryingly accurate summary of the situation in Silicon Valley right now: the billionaires behind the steering wheel have mistaken cautionary tales and entertainments for a road map, and we’re trapped in the passenger seat. Let’s hope there isn’t a cliff in front of us.2
I don’t know what the next twenty years will hold for us as a species, or how close to DUNE, or other science fiction plots we’ll get. I don’t even know what the next four years in the United States will look like, now that it’s completed its Pluto return. But to tie this back to Pluto traversing Capricorn’s final degrees, I would argue that the secrecy of the business meetings has already slipped. Just look at tech billionaire Elon Musk’s financial and physical backing of Donald Trump, complete with a MAGA hat in Nazi font.
I fear we may already be at the edge of the cliff.
An interesting observation to ponder…
But before DUNE was published as a whole, it was serialized between 1963-1965, the first 3 years in a collective cycle that ran from 1963 to 1971. Last week, my mother texted me with an interesting insight: Our current times seem to be mirroring that of the 60s and 70s in terms of massive social, cultural, gender, military, racial, economic, religious conflicts, and shifts all at once, everywhere. She cited the assassination of JFK on the Doubled Digit-heavy date of 11-22-1963 (which has a spiritually-attuned core number of 7), as the event that kicked off the 60’s, which is absolutely aligned numerologically, seeing as 1963 was a 1 year—the same one (1) that saw the first chapters of DUNE hit the market.
Would love to know what you make of this parallel! I’ll definitely be exploring it more.
As to not leave us on such a sour, cynical note, let’s look ahead to the Aquarian energy that will help to transform the world over the next couple of decades.
Again, according to the Sabian Symbols:
Aquarius 1: AN OLD ADOBE MISSION IN CALIFORNIA
[Xenia included a note, which I co-sign and have added to: I acknowledge missionary work is problematic. The mission system in California perpetrated incredible violence to the Indigenous folks forced to build them, and continue to be monuments to religious colonization.]
This Symbol shows a safe and comfortable place to live, work, pray and practice our spiritual lives. The “Old Adobe Missions” were built with a great deal of effort, sacrifice, commitment, and a sense of community with one eye on the path and the other on the very real everyday needs of the people it serves. Sometimes we assume our beliefs are right and that others need to be shown the truth. Efforts should be turned to creating infrastructures to pursue these beliefs. Relating is not about control, but acceptance and reverence of each person’s divinity. There should be no pretensions, but a forging of links to new worlds.
Withdrawing. Spiritual retreat. Natural surroundings. Creating civilizations out of natural elements. Finding places to work with spirit. Sanctuaries and learning. Houses. Centers.
Dogmatism. Pushing one’s beliefs and ideas. Having ‘all the answers’. Moving in. Taking over. Monuments to the past. Cults. Indoctrination. [Indigenous wisdom.]
I see a lot of current themes at play in this symbol, and think the purpose of the missions juxtaposed with the reality of their history is also quite potent as we move forward in our present-tense timeline. It all seems pretty on the nose for the numbers 9 and 11, too, which are our stewards today, and for the next year as we wrap up our current collective cycle.
I’ll be sharing more about the upcoming 9 year of 2025 towards the end of the year, as well as offering a few options for personalized year ahead readings. Thank you for voting in the poll! The results were very helpful in determining what and how to be of service, and I can’t wait to share with you what I’m whipping up. There’s also a very exciting collaboration in the works!
In the meantime, make sure you’re signed up for the virtual launch party for my newest book baby, Marriage by the Numbers: Planning Your Wedding Using Numerology, on December 3 at 2PM PT / 5PM ET, where I’ll be doing a live reading and analyzing a few dates for attendees!
For more information about the book, and to see a sneak peek of a few illustrated pages, check out the interview I did with its editor, American Marriage Ministries’s Jessica Levey, now live on the AMM blog!
Until next time, just keep swimming!
xx, bee
Sabian Symbols Look-Up: https://sabiansymbols.com/symbols/
Stross, Charles. “Tech Billionaires Need to Stop Trying to Make the Science Fiction They Grew Up on Real.” Scientific American. 20 December 2023.
I had no idea Sabian symbols existed-so thanks for so often broadening my horizons.
I'm not much for predictions - astrology for me is all about the psyche these days. But I'm always here for a discussion of Dune relative to today's social climate - I can't disagree with any of your observations. ❤️