Pluto Retrograde in Aquarius ♒️ May 4-Oct 13

artist: Rhea Mack

May 4 – Oct 13, 2025

Planets in retrograde are not actually spinning backwards – it is an optical illusion as seen from Earth. Backwards motion appears to happen when Earth passes slower moving planets in the outer solar system. In astrology, this illusion manifests as a “backwards” functioning of the planetary roles. Click here to learn more about retrograde.

Pluto turns retrograde for 5 months every year. Pluto represents irreversible shift. When we make life-altering decisions, Pluto is present. Through Pluto, the psyche is dismantled and renewed. Pluto transforms fear into power & divine trust. When retrograde, Pluto renders subtle yet profound change. This next journey comes from deep within the soul. Pluto’s influence is one of fate and destiny. Pluto Retrograde brings us closer, year after year, to who we must become.

Pluto Retrograde is the ultimate evolutionary. This transit purges the psychic underworld, extracting fear and grief embedded in the unconscious. By the end of this cycle, you will have a new level of understanding regarding your deepest, most challenging work. The destination has already been set in motion; what is more important – but less obvious – is how we react along the way. Do not expect anything outwardly dramatic to happen. This is a slow burn.

Pluto re-entered fixed air sign Aquarius in November 2024 for the final time, here for good until 2044…! Like many other astrologers, I believe this transit is the much-anticipated Age of Aquarius that is prophesied to revolutionize life on earth. Pluto was last in Aquarius from 1777-1797, igniting the rage of the masses on a global scale.

This round of Pluto Retrograde, all completely in Aquarius for the first time since the 18th century, marks the not-so-quiet beginning of another revolution. Violence and rebellion are rising faster the wind. People are screaming, revolting, reclaiming their power, determined to forge a new path forward.

One thing that has always been true about Aquarius and always will: you can never know what to expect. And just when you think you’ve got it, Aquarius changes everything. The nature of this archetype is to surprise, to shock, to defy expectations.

The collectives we create now will look nothing like they did before. Aquarius demands complete and utter transformation: new perspectives; new rules, or perhaps no rules; new ideas; new beliefs; new ways of speaking-being-living. The power rests with the people now.

The first day of Pluto Retrograde coincides with the Quarter Moon in Leo. Let’s kick off the revolution with some fire 🔥 FREE PALESTINE, FREE LUIGI, POWER TO THE PEOPLE

I was born with Pluto Retrograde in Scorpio. To find your Pluto sign and whether this planet was direct or retrograde when you were born, click here.