From Fear to Freedom:
The Pluto in Sagittarius Experience
By Linda Brady

Pluto entered the sign of Sagittarius on January 18, 1995 staying until April 21, 1995 when it retrograded back into Scorpio. It entered Sagittarius again on November 11, 1995 where it will remain until January 26, 2008. Pluto has had a 250-year orbit around the Sun, remaining in a sign for approximately 30 years. Within the last few years Pluto's orbit has altered and its average time in each sign has decreased to about 13 years. The last time it was in Sagittarius was from 1749 until 1761.

The guardian of our unconscious mind, Pluto urges us to focus on personal transformation. By helping us face our deepest fears and obsessions, we can alter them. Pluto also symbolizes our shadow side, which we need to embrace to feel whole and centered. By attracting those soul contracts that mirror our fears, paranoia and rage, Pluto pulls our shadows up from the depths of our unconscious for us to recognize and acknowledge them in the light. Providing powerful energy, Pluto provides us the courage to change and to pursue our greatest desires. Pluto also motivates us to release old resentments, enabling our rebirth into spiritual and emotional strength, courage and deep confidence. Sagittarius symbolizes the journey to truth and freedom: a quest for enlightened philosophy and education, the urge to travel and discover, the need to expand, the will to experience life, and the desire to optimize the filter of intuition.

Therefore Pluto in Sagittarius seeks to provide the energy for profound life altering situations. Pluto in Sagittarius facilitates transformation by creating new paradigms in our beliefs that will lead to a life of optimism and faith. Serendipity is a Sagittarius philosophy. On January 28, 1754 Sr. Horace Walpole coined the word when Pluto was in Sagittarius! Understanding the philosophy of Serendipity will transform our attitudes into an optimistic and meaningful view of our life experiences. Having the faith to look at the spectrum of choices, which our soul allows us to diversify our expectations, to realize that the possibility of the unexpected — with some adjustments — can be better than anything imagined, is Pluto in Sagittarius. The German philosopher who wrote a profound couplet about Serendipity was born in 1749 with Pluto in Sagittarius in his natal chart. He describes it as "the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred."

Pluto in Sagittarius is the time to create freedom in our thinking by defining our personal truth. David Spangler in his book “Revelations: The Birth of a New Age” outlines seven laws detailing how we can enhance our spiritual energy and use it more creatively. One of these laws is the Law of Love and Truth. When we are deceiving ourselves we are perpetuating illusions, we are limiting our reality, which saps our ability to be happy. In my book, “Discovering Your Soul Mission” I describe an illusion as an unconscious longing that is a set up for failure and disappointment. When we say: “If only I could have this or that” we are creating illusions that torment us. We would all feel better about who we are and what we do if we identify these illusions, confront what they represent and resolve them. Understanding the truth about ourselves and having the courage to delve into the vast recesses of our unconscious to confront our karmic demons will lead to personal awareness and freedom.

The last time that Pluto was in Sagittarius (1749 until 1761) brought about "The Great Awakening" in the American Colonies. This historic religious movement was a significant departure from the strict Puritanism that prevailed in that time. Puritanism was strict, cold and rational. The new religion was passionate, heart felt and enthusiastic. The new ministers encouraged spirituality that came from actual heart centered experience. People, when moved by their faith, expressed it by being emotional and physical. This new philosophy believed that all people should experience their faith aligning itself with the strong democratic movement that was sweeping the country at that time. In the spirit of Sagittarius, ministers were encouraged to travel to their flock. A pantheistic approach to spirituality, that is God being recognized as a part of all creation, was creeping into religious thought. This Awakening concretized the Sagittarius beliefs of truth, democracy, intuition, natural law and most importantly, FREEDOM! Pluto in Sagittarius stimulated this religious transformation at that time and will continue to help us to seek meaning in our experiences today. Sagittarius is one of the Fire signs that rule our ability to access and process intuition in our lives. Intuition is the voice of God that brings unexpected knowledge that can spur us to profound change. It is the filter that helps us understand the significance of the symbols that bring depth to our life’s experiences. Pluto in Sagittarius will help us create more ethical standards in the area of philosophy, law and religion.

Honoring natural law was and is a profound expression of Pluto in Sagittarius. It is time to continue honoring the symbols of the earth and the creatures that dwell on it. We have come a long way in taking care of our animals since the first veterinary hospital was founded in Lyons, France in 1761 when Pluto was in Sagittarius! Now, as Pluto has returned to Sagittarius, we need to understand that animals have souls and are here to teach and serve us. I have often said that the reason animals do not live as long as we do is for us to understand reincarnation. I have had the same animal’s soul return to me three times in my life. Throughout my relationship with my precious soul dog, I have learned about unconditional love and heart centered generosity. I have been able to experience joy in the present, by just watching him experience his life. I honor him for all that he is and all that he has shown me. He is clearly one of my most significant soul mates!

Pluto holds the secrets of our past lives. In transit it provides experiences about the karmic guilt that needs to be consciously processed and resolved to create karmic balance and true freedom. Many of these experiences were in countries where the Inquisition flourished for many centuries. It began in the 14th Century in Spain and Portugal (when Pluto was in Sagittarius) and was finally curtailed in 1751 (when Pluto returned to Sagittarius several hundred years later). Those of us who have karmic memories of these terrible times will have them revealed so that they may be transformed and healed in this time of Pluto in Sagittarius. I have worked with many clients who have gained information from their emotional reactions to current events like the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the sniper attacks in the Washington area in October of 2002. Others have had dreams of Spain during the Inquisition and woke up knowing that they had lived there. Many have had to resolve deep anger and resentments against the Catholic Church. They had projected their own karmic guilt against the Church, instead of acknowledging their own karmic culpability. Finding their truth has given many of my clients the ability to free themselves by asking for forgiveness. During the Pluto in Sagittarius transit, on March 12, 2000, Pope John Paul II asked for forgiveness in the name of the Church for its “infidelities to the Gospel committed by some of our brethren.” He was apologizing for the Church’s part in the Inquisition, the Crusades and the Holocaust. During this time I earnestly hope that there are more apologies coming from other religions for their past wrongdoing. Thanks to Pluto's transit in Sagittarius, we now have the opportunity to change our reactions, make new commitments and take actions that will heal our past to improve our future.

It is time to promote the cultural understanding between countries that will tear down prejudice, fear and ultimately war. Now is the time for a new spiritual renaissance born by purging the conflicts of the past. In this time of terrorism and fear it would seem unlikely that these ideals will be manifested. Yet if we understand the highest ideals of Pluto in Sagittarius it means the death of religious extremism, dogmatism and the terrorism that springs from it. For hundreds of years people have hated each other simply because their path to God was different. During the Inquisition from 600,000 to nine million died (depending on your source) because the Catholic Church believed that their axioms of faith were the only ones that led to salvation. Jews and pagans died because of similar dogmatic views. Now, during the next few years of Pluto in Sagittarius, we have another opportunity to transform the type of extremism that relies on dogmatic and violent religious doctrines.

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