The Neptune-Pluto
Conjunction:
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commits horrific acts (Pluto), and has a
hidden self locked in a painting in the
attic (Neptune-Pluto). He finally learns
that his only redemption (Neptune) is to
kill the ugly part of himself, the aged and
the scarred self (Plu to), only to find that
the dual sides of himself are not split but
actually both a part of the same soul –
and ultimately through death will merge
as one.
Industries ruled by Gemini provide
one of the means through which the
Neptune-Pluto is lived out, and since the
conjunction in 1891 and 1892 we have
watched areas attributed to this sign
flourish. Developments in transportation,
with the expansion of the railroads and
the automobile industry, both which are
associated with Gemini, have paved the
way for an unprecedented way of life for
humanity. Gemini is about being mobile
and short distance travel is now a way of
life. Advancements in roads and public
transport have changed our way of life
around the globe. The aeroplane indus-
try has now transformed mobility and
travel time to such an extent that flying
around the world is often considered by
many as ‘a commute’. Recently a global
society, we will soon be a part of several
global communities (Gemini).
Our economy operates through ‘trad-
ing’ in the stock markets – dependent on
the speed of transactions, our payment
systems are continuously developing
through faster means, from cash, to cards
and now digital. Our business is sealed
through contracts, which can also be
attributed to Gemini. Companies such
as Coca Cola is a drink that is ‘bubbly’
(Gemini) and the name of the brand even
represents the duality here. The devel-
opment of film is shown to us through
broadcasting, stories through books.
Psychology and psychiatry is Neptune-
Pluto but it is the study of the mind and
our mental functions – basically, how we
think and how our mind operates, which
is fundamentally Gemini.
Gemini is about communications,
information, media, data collection,
neighbourhoods, export-import and
education. Communications such as
the invention of the telephone and the
setting up of the telephone companies
in the 1890s spearheaded the way for
communications to expand across the
globe (note that Alexander Graham Bell
had his Ascendant and MC ruler, Jupiter,
at 8° of Gemini, the same degree as the
Neptune-Pluto conjunction).
In the 120 years since the conjunction
our interaction with each other through
electronic means and social networking
is growing exponentially. These forms
of communication has redefined the
boundaries of communities as so many
form and grow each day on the internet.
We are living through an ‘information
age’, all of which can be attributed to
the greatest outer planetary cycle of
Neptune and Pluto which were last con-
junct in the sign of Gemini. The traits
associated with this sign will describe
the areas of how deep cultural changes
take place. One of the biggest concerns
we face with such an information age is
that we need to learn how to filter the
junk from the relevant, valid and valuable
information, something that Gemini is
not always equipped to do.
The conjunction of Neptune and Pluto
in Gemini occurred in 1891 and 1892,
yet the cycle has only started to unfold.
What is relevant to us right now is to also
observe other major cycles, particularly
Uranus and Pluto, and how they make
their own journey against the backdrop
of this larger cycle. Uranus and Pluto
made their last conjunction in Virgo in
the 1965 and 1966 so we live in very
Mercurial times! Neptune and Pluto
make a series of sextiles for 94 years
(1941-2035) and we are still in the middle
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of these. Neptune and Pluto have both in
recent years made an ingress into Pisces
and Capricorn, and a sextile has not
occurred in the first decans of these signs
for over 3,000 years. Harvey describes
these sextiles as ‘marking a period when
real ideas and ideals can be increasingly
set to work in the world’ . It is an exciting
period watching the recent ingresses
of outer planets into new signs and the
major aspects that are about to occur.
One wonders how they might be played
out – how they will mark history and in
what context to the larger backdrop of
the cycle of Neptune and Pluto.
Wendy Stacy
was born in
the southern-
most city of
New Zealand,
Invercargill.
Of both
Maori and
English
descent .
She
began her
studies with the Christchurch School of
Astrological Studies in 1987
In 1998 Wendy studied with the Faculty
of Astrological Studies for two years and
then transferred schools and graduated
from the London School of Astrology,
where she has been teaching since 2003.
Wendy writes a regular feature for students
in the Astrological Journal. Other articles
have been published in the UK, the US and
have been translated for European publi-
cations. She lectures globally on psycho-
logical, mundane, research and financial
astrology.
In June 2007 she became the principal of
The Mayo School of Astrology, a prestigious
UK based online and correspondence/
distant learning astrology school (founded
in 1973 by Jeff Mayo) which has graduates
and students from around the globe. R
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