We usually think of Jupiter as the lord of good fortune, optimism, and expansion in all things and certainly that’s true. Jupiter is also connected to our search for meaning, and the philosophies and theologies that we create to make sense of the world. Pluto is an outer planet – not reflecting a facet of the personality as the personal planets do, Pluto represents the power of creative destruction to transform and empower, often symbolized by death and resurrection. Its power is intense and focused, and therefore can denote obsession, especially in the areas of power and control.
In natal charts, the hard aspects (0 degrees, 90 degrees, 180 degrees) of Jupiter and Pluto can denote individuals with obsessive (Pluto) beliefs (Jupiter), including the certainty they’re right. Examples of this phenomenon include:
- Bill Gates (Jupiter conjunct Pluto in Leo) whose authoritarian leadership style drove Microsoft success and who now confidently leads the Gates Foundation in efforts to heal the world’s ills.
- Robert DeNiro (Jupiter conjunct Pluto in Leo) who isn’t afraid to voice his strong opinions.
- Peter Dinklage (Jupiter conjunct Pluto in Virgo): “I drink and I know things” (Game of Thrones quote).
- Rupert Murdoch (Jupiter conjunct Pluto in Cancer) whose media empire (Jupiter) gives him virtually unlimited power (Pluto)
- Bill Maher (Jupiter conjunct Pluto in Leo) who is a well-known know-it-all.
- Mick Jagger (Jupiter conjunct Pluto in Leo): one of the most confident (Jupiter) and powerful (Pluto) men in music for the past 50 years
Anyway, you get the idea. So now we are in a global crisis in which a virus pandemic is making a chokehold in every corner of the world, the viral spread of which began in mid-January under a conjunction of Saturn (hardship) to Pluto (destruction). The entire world hunkered down in lockdown out of fear of the virus, a very Saturn/Pluto manifestation.
On April 4, 2020 Jupiter aligned with Pluto, marking the beginning of widepread resistance to the lockdown. Out of this resistance conspiracy theories have emerged. Conspiracy is connected to Pluto and the darkness of suspicion, deceit, betrayal, and the other dark human experiences which linger in the underground of the human psyche. Political conspiracy theories have been widespread as long as humans have been alive, but in today’s world ignorance can be fatal.
Chris Brennan posted on Facebook today as I finish this post: “Jupiter-Pluto conjunction in the sky now = rapid growth of conspiracy theories that are being used to control people, by tricking them into thinking they have uncovered hidden/illicit information. It’s brilliant really, because it tricks people into believing that they are using critical thinking.”
Because of Pluto’s rulership of power, figures of power such as religious leaders and heads of state wield a particular power when it comes to instilling beliefs in people and this is a problem in some countries at the moment. Boris Johnson downplayed the virus until he caught it and nearly died. Bolsonaro in Brazil is downplaying the virus, calling it a common cold while thousands of his constituents are dying. President Trump has consistently downplayed the virus, and his most devoted followers are now convinced that the virus doesn’t exist, that it’s a conspiracy to bring down his presidency.
Jupiter and Pluto will be within a few degrees of exactitude for much of the year so don’t expect this phenomenon to diminish any time soon. But facts are still important, and belief can be dangerous when it is based on lies and misinformation.
I was rolling with your interpretation at first. But, I am astounded at your statement about President Trump “downplaying” this virus. Daily briefings with hours of questions and a Task Force designed to inform America of every known detail with ever changing models! WOW! How does that correlate? China is dangerous to any President. How about interpreting them?
Yes, Trump has had daily briefings about the Coronavirus with the task force. However, here are Trump’s own words, you can judge for yourself. https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/44-times-trump-downplayed-the-coronavirus/2020/03/05/790f5afb-4dda-48bf-abe1-b7d152d5138c_video.html
I second that notion.
Trump’s daily briefings were manifest through his Narcissistic Personality Disorder’s need to support his ego. He formed a task force he typically ignored. He was advised of the existence of a new strain of a virus by China as far back as December yet did not alert the proper organizations in order to prepare adequately. Thus we have experienced far more cases and deaths than any other country. Yeah, us with the most sophisticated medical capabilities are drowning because of our misguided leader.
That being stated ….
Lynn,
You have done astro profiles on all the former candidates, so now that we are down to Biden and Trump, have you considered doing a comparison? Your profile of Biden was not favorable for his run for presidency. Has the current pandemic and debacle in handling the situation aided or diminished Biden’s chances? I don’t think the planets are affected by global affairs quite the opposite I’m just wondering if this mess is going to be Trump’s downfall, please …..
I’d like to try to stick to the astrology and stay out of political arguments which nobody will win and will just leave everyone frustrated.
Regarding your question about Biden and Trump, I’m not really interested in comparing their charts and I think it’s way too early to make any kind of prediction about what will happen during the election. We have five months of retrogrades and some difficult planetary action right around the time of the election. So far it doesn’t look like the Tara Reade accusations are dissuading people from voting for Biden as the only alternative to Trump, at one point I thought with the retrogrades Biden could be affected to the point where he drops out and I suppose that could happen. But it’s also possible that Trump will come down with the virus, it seems to be seeping into the White House.
Thanks I appreciate your view… I have a feeling this won’t be behind us 5 months from now….
not likely, Michele.
The president picks the head of the CDC, HHS, FDA, etc., they are all directed by Trump.
I do NOT trust any of these people, including multi millionaires and billionaires.
ALL of these men only care about themselves.
I’d like to keep the conversation focused on the astrology rather than devolve into political arguments please.❤️
Dear Lynn, I love your readings and I am following you since years, but with this one I think the interpretation is one sided maybe even influenced by Pluto , but please dont forget we are entering the age of aquarius and energies are shifting,
the big picture is about humanity and their progression and yes Pluto represents the power of creative destruction to transform and empower, often symbolized by death and resurrection. ..but i.e. in the case of the US people are waking up to what is really happening here is trule the positive aspect of Jupiter! The US as big and wonderful it sells itself in all its Hollwood propaganda pictures is so to say very similar to a third world.or developing county, your education system is way below standard, a social healthcare system or even a good health care system none existens, you get sick you get poor, all your food tastes of chemicals, the people dying in masses in your country are obese diabetics socially not so well off, have preconditions and so on..it is time for people to wake up and look at the bigger picture! Money and power hunger deceit by mainstream media social injustice is way too much all over the world, all what this virus does is showing us all the place where people have been rubbed betrayed a