🪐Pluto Retrograde, 🔥Aries Alignments + The Call Of Authentic Expansion✨💫

💫The magic this week provides is all about connecting to the heart of your truth. Pluto began its annual 5-month retrograde journey on May 4th. In Greek mythology, Pluto (or Hades) rules the underworld, and everything hidden deep beneath the surface (including diamonds, mycelium networks, death, rebirth, and occult wisdom).

Let’s rewind. Did you read that second sentence? That word…annual.

Yes, you read that right. 🪐Every single year, we journey into the lessons of the underworld, the required shadow work for our next chapter of empowerment and release, and invitations to break through any illusions or half-truths that block us from who we are truly here to be.

Pluto is the planet of power dynamics, personal power, and deep truth. When you remove the niceties, surface-level illusions, and social rules of being a human, you are left with the raw, uncut truth, you tap into the power of Pluto.

As the ruler of Scorpio, this power player provides an open cavern into the depths of the human experience, the light, the dark, the taboo, the uncomfortable, and the unseen. This retrograde is the call to go deeper and deeper into your truth. Not just in your mind. Deeper into the truth is FELT in every part of your being. The kind of truth that energizes and awakens your soul.

If it isn’t sitting right, it wants to be investigated.

It will demand your attention.

It craves an honest, open, and real conversation.

This retrograde wants us to dig for psychological-mind-body-spirit breakthroughs. Often, this will be revealed in relationships, community, and those you feel ready to bare your soul to, but first, the confrontations of Pluto will rise within. You will know it when you feel it.

💗If you aren’t comfortable with vulnerability, looking at your not-so-pretty parts, or pondering the deep questions of this often painful, yet ridiculously beautiful human existence, Pluto will help nudge open your psyche. With the planet of power transiting through Aquarius for the next two decades, there is much to learn about living in your truth and what it means to actually BE yourself and live life on your terms, no matter what the outcome!

In esoteric astrology, Pluto is seen as a powerful force of transformation, deeply tied to the soul's evolution. It is often considered a higher octave of Mercury🧠 (your mind, thoughts, and information operating systems), working on a more profound, spiritual level. Pluto also governs beginnings and endings, symbolizing the cycles of death and rebirth that lead to personal and collective growth.

Its glyph reflects this spiritual journey: the crescent (soul) is receptive to divine wisdom (circle) while being grounded in karmic experiences (cross of matter). Pluto’s influence can be intense, often bringing upheaval and deep psychological shifts, ultimately leading to enlightenment and renewal.

Isn’t it funny that we spend almost half of every year in this Plutonian cycle of rebirth, only to do it again 6 months later? The planetary transits are reflections of the natural unfolding process of nature, our human experience, and our psyche.

💥If you want to dig into the wisdom of the power planet, grab your magic wand📝 (your pen), set aside just 15 minutes to connect to your intuition and write on these questions…

What does true empowerment mean to me, and how can I embody it?
How can I use my past wounds as a source of strength and wisdom? How have past experiences of loss or endings shaped my personal growth?
In what ways do I resist change, and how can I embrace transformation more fully?
What hidden aspects of myself am I afraid to acknowledge or integrate?
What steps can I take to deepen my connection with my subconscious and inner truth? Sending you so much LOVE and power during this transformative time (and always), 💚Shira PS Want to deep dive your birth chart and walk into the highest expression of your evolutionary journey? Watch this masterclass on how to rewire your deepest wounds as your greatest asset https://astro.shirabrenner.com/start or ~book a birth chart road map call with our team~