Pluto conjunct Altair: Epic Events in 2025

Pluto is the slowest planet in the solar system, with an orbital cycle of 248 years. Whenever it comes within orb of a conjunction with a fixed star, the effects will be long lasting. It has been within 1* of ecliptic conjunction with the fixed star Altair since April this year, and will be exact (partile) in 2025, when the effects on worldly affairs will be most strongly felt.

Altair is in the constellation of Aquila, the Eagle. It is associated with high-flying ambition, intense daring, quest for freedom but also cruelty and brutality. It has a connection with pilots and airmen. Previous conjunctions with Pluto have taken place on 8 occasions since 1 AD. It is important to correlate them with the historical records in order to determine its future significance.

The first contact took place in AD 44-45, when a major expansion of the Roman Empire took place. Emperor Claudius conquered southern Britain; Palestine, Algeria, Morocco and Rhodes became Roman provinces. However, there was much suffering among Jews - a famine prevailed in Judea after a suppressed revolt, and Claudius expelled all Jews from Rome. Pluto was in extreme declination South. It was trine the North Node and sesquiquadrate Jupiter.

During the second conjunction of AD 291-292 there was a huge loss of life in Northern China during a civil war. Significant turmoil took place in the northern provinces of the Roman Empire. Pluto was in extreme declination South, and sesquiquadrate the North Node.

The third conjunction took place in 539 AD. During this year there were world-wide famines due to extreme weather events of 535-536; Emperor Justinian of the Byzantine Empire was engaged in conflicts both in Italy and Eastern Europe. Pluto continued in extreme declination south, and semisquare Jupiter.

The fourth conjunction occurred in 786 AD. There was political upheaval in Britain, with assassinations and executions. Battles took place in the Middle East near Medina, which led to the beginning of the Idrisid dynasty and the nation of Morocco. Pluto was in extreme declination South, and square the Nodes.

In 1034 AD the fifth conjunction took place. The Byzantine emperor Romanos III is drowned in his bath by his wife. The king of Poland is also assassinated.  The Count of Portugal conquered Muslim-controlled Montemor-o-Velho, and a Genoese fleet attacked and occupied the Muslim city of Bona in Tunisia. Pluto was still in extreme declination South, and in opposition Saturn and Uranus.

The sixth conjunction was noted in 1281-2. Large scale battles occurred between invading Mongols in Syria and the local Mamluks. In East Asia, August 1281, the epic Battle of Koan was actually “won” by the “kamikaze” or sacred wind. The planned invasion of Japan by a combined Chinese and Mongol fleet of 4000 ships was destroyed by a violent typhoon, with huge loss of life. At the Aries ingress for Beijing, Gemini (air sign!) was rising, with the Moon conjunct Uranus in the first house. Uranus has a connection with extreme weather events. Jupiter was conjunct the South Node and applying trine Pluto, the latter in the 8th house of death. Is Altair connected to elemental air power such as typhoons?

The seventh contact occurred in 1529. This year marked the beginning of the Protestant movement in Germany. In a similar act of protest, the German philosopher Cornelius Agrippa published the treatise "Declamation on the Nobility and Pre-eminence of the Female Sex". This was a book pronouncing the theological and moral superiority of women - an early manifesto for the Feminist Movement. The Ottoman army left Constantinople to invade Hungary again; Suleiman the Magnificent laid siege to Vienna. Suleiman, however, had to abandon the siege one month later and turn back – a major turning point in the Ottoman wars in Europe. This was in large part due to lack of food and bad weather…Pluto’s “Force Majeure”! At the preceding Aries Ingress for Vienna, Pluto was in a grand trine including Venus and the Ascendant. At the Libra Ingress of October 2nd, Jupiter was at the Viennese Ascendant.

1529 Aries Ingress for Vienna, Austria

The eighth conjunction took place in 1777. This was the final year of the American Revolutionary War, concluding with American victory and international recognition of the US as a new, independent nation. In addition, several towns were founded by the Spanish in California, future key cities of the USA. There was a major expedition by Captain Cook, leading to the discovery of several Pacific islands. For the Aries Ingress in Washington, Pluto was in the first House, square Saturn, and  grand trine with Mars and Venus.

It appears from history that Pluto conjunct Altair correlates with important or large-scale battles that conclude conflicts and define geopolitical boundaries that will last for centuries. Examples are the Roman conquest of Britain, the failed Mongol invasions of Japan, the War of American Independence and birth of the United States. There have also been episodes of large scale famines. Given the current troubles in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, it is likely that similar situations will arise in 2025. The current spike in global temperatures may give rise to more famines next year. The 2025 Aries ingress chart for Washington is shown. Leo is rising, its ruler, the Sun, is in a wide T-square with Mars and Pluto. This is indicates open conflict. There is a strong possibility of home soil being attacked, as Scorpio is at the 4th  house, and its rulers Mars and Pluto, square the Sun. However, the Pars Fortuna is conjunct Venus, Pluto is trine the MC, and Neptune sextile the MC, all positive indicators. I do hope that in 2025, Pluto and Altair will bring an end to all major current conflicts.