Pluto and Uranus: Depth and Freedom (a personal perspective on transformation)

Breakthroughs in consciousness

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything significant. I’d like to share why.

The first half of 2025 has been hard—personally, emotionally, energetically. Not bad, just difficult.

I’m trying to figure out how to keep growing my astrology practice, which so far has grown mainly by word of mouth. My “day job” (yes, I still hold a professional, full-time, non-astrology gig) has been struggling to maintain a sustainable revenue stream, and since one of my responsibilities is new business development, that’s a constant background anxiety. My husband opened a new salon storefront earlier this year, and I’ve poured a lot of time and energy into helping him get it off the ground. Emotionally, I’ve felt... flat. And even though I’ve been doing a lot, I haven’t felt like I’m getting anywhere.

And then, there’s the world—literally exploding. Israel and Palestine. Russia and Ukraine. Political insanity. AI rushing toward singularity. Social and mass media constantly distorting our sense of what’s real.

We live in a culture that’s quick to vilify, quicker to cancel, and slow to ask, “What’s really true here?” People paint the world in a bipolar manner as truth and lies, but shades of gray abound. As anyone with a Libra Moon (like me) will tell you, social grace and a general sense of decorum matter. But the world doesn’t seem interested in operating at that frequency right now.

Anyone else feeling the same?

Despite the numbness and that general sense of global doom, I’m also, somehow, hopeful. Optimistic, even. (Yes, this paradox is a thing. Just ask my Gemini Rising and Libra Moon.)

There are little joys and daily miracles. I love my work—both versions of it. I share a wonderful marriage with someone I genuinely admire and enjoy, whether we’re exploring a new city or collapsing on the sofa to binge a show. We have a beautiful home. Cooking is my creative reset button, especially when I get to share those meals with people I love. I have a small circle of authentic, funny, goodhearted friends. My parents, siblings, and extended family (including my husband’s) are present and loving. My health is good.

Taken together, the joys outweigh the sorrows.

I’ve also noticed something shifting—not just in me, but in the people I encounter daily. Since the pandemic (and likely before that), a general malaise has crept in. My astrology clients are feeling it. The youngest generation feels it deeply.

They carry strong convictions about the world, yet buffer experiencing any hard feelings with quick dopamine hits: scrolls, likes, shares. Underneath that is a quiet hunger for real human connection and meaning. Will the world meet that need? Or did we lose something vital decades ago, when we handed over the keys to our happiness to a glowing device in our palm?

Actually... that’s not just Gen Z. That’s most of us.

Don’t mind me…Uranus is currently transiting my 12th house in Gemini, forming a Grand Trine with my Aquarius Sun (9th house) and Libra Moon (5th house). On top of that, Pluto has been conjunct my Sun since March 2023. That transit is starting to coalesce, but Mercury’s up next.

What does all that astro-gibberish mean? Two words: depth and freedom.

This year is my window for attempting some soul-level integration—a quiet but undeniable breakthrough. It’s a moment when my intuitive knowing, emotional truth, and higher perspective have an opportunity to align. A time when the unconscious, the personal, and the philosophical are being asked to coexist in a way that offers a personal freedom to boldly be more of who I am without shame or an apology—if I can take it.

This transit is teaching me to trust what’s emerging, even if it hasn’t taken shape yet in my own heart and mind. As Uranus continues to approach my Ascendant (it will form a conjunction in August 2028), it looks like I’ll have an opportunity to put what I’m dreaming about now (12th house) into action in the real world (1st house).

That just cracked something open. I feel lighter just writing this. Heaviness has been a persistent mood lately and it doesn’t feel like me, but it’s only temporary. I’m usually optimistic by default (thank you, Jupiter in Aries in the 11th). I’ve been underestimating that part of myself.

So how do I navigate all of this at this present moment? I write. Writing helps me metabolize where I am. Talking about it helps, too.

I’ll ask again: Are you feeling something similar?

If this resonates and you’re curious about what’s unfolding in your own chart drop me a line. Let’s talk.