30/08/2026
Creative destruction
Uranus conjunct Pluto - Oct 1965 and June 1966 – 17 Virgo. This was a period of profound social and political changes. Protests re war versus peace. Social and human rights movements evolved across society fighting for the recognition of women’s rights and Black rights for example. Uranus is revolutionary and innovative, Pluto is destructive and represents death/decay. Together these planets speak about a process of creative destruction.
Sabian Symbol: Two girls playing with a ouija board. This suggests a deep curiosity with the unseen and the mysteries of the psyche. It encourages individuals to balance their intuitive abilities with critical thinking and discernment as they try to make sense of the world beyond ordinary awareness.
Uranus square Pluto - June 2012 and March 2015. This was a very difficult time economically post the global financial crisis in 2008/2009 built on the back of a housing market bubble. This period between 2012 to 2015 became known as the Great Recession as economies struggled to grow post the crash. Quantitative easing, a monetary policy used by Central banks to buy a predetermined number of government bonds to artificially stimulate the economy when inflation is low was used to try and avoid a recession. The effectiveness of this monetary policy is questionable. QE was used again post Covid lockdowns. Uranus indicates an unpredictable crisis and Pluto is connected to debt and taxation.
Uranus trine Pluto – July 2026 to May 2028. What will emerge in our understanding of the cycle that began in the mid 1960’s? Women’s rights groups are defending single s*x spaces and trans men have been excluded from female sports to protect with female category. It’s not possible to be inclusive and have a separate category simultaneously. The two concepts are mutually exclusive. There is also a better understanding of s*x versus gender identities. Women need to defend and protect the rights they fought for in the mid 1960’s. There are still many women across the world in countries like Afghanistan who are not allowed an education post a certain age. Let alone the right to vote or drive a war. These are rights many western women take for granted.
We have witnessed incredible technological development especially connected to AI and war related drones. This has been a complete game changer in the Ukraine war with Russia. Ukraine leads the way with wartime innovation.
More importantly it demonstrates that nature is all powerful. Not only is Uranus trine Pluto but Saturn and Neptune have been at the midpoint between these two planets and were conjunct at 0 Aries on 20 Feb 2026. It has been a year of incredible natural disasters from droughts, fires and flooding to the latest almost Biblical disaster in Nepal with the glacial collapse and flooding. Oceans temperatures are at record highs. A Super El Nino is predicated. Glaciers are melting. There have been some dramatic earthquakes in Mexico, Columbia and across Indonesia. Nature is reminding us of her tremendous power and intelligence.
Saturn Neptune - 0 Aries - Sabian Symbol: A woman has risen out of the ocean, a seal is embracing her. This represents the birth, emergence and awakening of a new consciousness. It symbolises the transition from the collective unconscious of the ocean to the individual symbolised by a women – the feminine. The seal is equally at home on land and water. It emphasises our need to trust our instincts and have courage to embrace change knowing that every ending leads to a new cycle of growth and opportunity.
Uranus opposed Pluto – Sep 2046 to June 2048. What started in mid 1960’s will develop even further. The exact opposition on 30 June 2048 has Moon at 4 Pisces the same degree as the latest eclipse on 28 Aug 2026 – 4 Pisces Virgo. What themes from this eclipse series will be revealed with the Uranus Pluto opposition?
