A Time For Change
We all know change in our lives — sometimes it’s desperately welcomed, and at other times, it’s the opposite: a desperate need to hold on, to cling to what feels familiar, to what we’ve become so attached to.
Pluto, in astrology, is one of the big three bodies that govern change. Dark and shady, Pluto can crawl around secretly in the hidden corners of our lives, baring its teeth under a sneaky smile — the large black spider that scuttles out of nowhere from under our pillow at night, leaving us unable to sleep.
Actually, that’s not quite fair on poor old Pluto, as it can also be the helpful messenger that recognises when enough is enough. It can help you walk away from what will destroy not only you but your deep soul too.
Pluto can be the old, wrinkly crone you sit with around a fire. She gives you a cup of tea and asks what you want. You tell her, and she grants you a wish — but you’d better be sure what you’re wishing for, because yes, we’ve all heard it before: it might come true.
Today and tomorrow — the 1st and 2nd of October 2025 — with the transiting Moon making its monthly visit to transiting Pluto (that old wrinkly lady), our need to make contact with the darker realms, for better or worse, is here again.
What do you need to scratch at right now?
What do you need to pick at privately because it just won’t let you be?
What makes you cry alone because you just don’t know how to let go — even though it hurts?
Tonight, with the transiting Moon conjunct Pluto and squaring transiting Mars, for some of us who are being impacted by Pluto right now (depending on your unique birth chart), that old crone may just pop her monthly cackling laughter in your face as she peers around the corner again. When she does, you might well want to tell her, “Enough is enough — go get stuffed!”
However, Pluto can play a dark hand — even with tough, fiery Mars. A word of caution: don’t gamble over the next 24 hours with this dark lady, even if you’re furious, as she tends to have the winning cards.
I would wait a bit — at least until Sunday evening. Go and strengthen those power muscles in some other way, so that when she is on your side again and ready to grant your wishes, you’re prepared and in good shape to make the change on your terms.