Jupiter trine Pluto: What YOU Need to Know

Your Horoscope for this once-in-a-lifetime event

     About a week ago, someone (a man) made an arbitrary comment on TikTok, essentially saying, “Can astrologers [i.e.: ME] stop making a big deal out of everything that’s going on?” And as much as I wanted to slap him and say, “Don’t tell me how to react!” I understood what he was saying. Sorta. He’s tired of the histrionic hype, the mountain-out-of-a-molehill message so many astrologers on TikTok (including myself) use when talking about the astrology of 2024. 

     But here’s the thing: there are truly SO MANY major, once-in-a-lifetime transits happening in 2024 (Pluto in Aquarius, Jupiter conjunct Uranus, Aries-Libra eclipses, Jupiter Cazimi in Taurus) that it would be bad practice not to get excited about them, to get YOU excited about them. Because that’s what I’m supposed to do as an astrologer / writer: inform YOU about need-to-know transits, so that YOU can be prepared and better work with them. 

     Well, guess what? On June 2, we have ANOTHER rare cosmic event: Jupiter in Gemini trine retrograde Pluto in Aquarius. This alignment between Jupiter and Pluto in these two air signs hasn’t happened for 350 years! So, yes, it is MAJOR. It is RARE. And it is worth your attention. But will it bring MAJOR changes, transformations, and chthonic unearthing? That depends…

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Jupiter Trine Pluto MEANING in Astrology

     Pluto is the planet of hidden riches. Think: Wealth. Power. Subterranean and subliminal resources (gold, oil, diamonds) that lie beyond the surface, underneath the muck, mire, and (often literal) mud. Pluto’s purpose is to help you exhume these parts of yourself to transform, regenerate, and be reborn. When Pluto is activated by another planet, it triggers the digging up of something from the underground, the underworld, the treasure that dwells beneath the surface. 

     Jupiter is the planet of plenty, ruling over your urge to expand. So, optimism (grandiosity), magnanimity (extravagance), faith (overextension), generosity (excess), and growth (self-extension). You’ll notice the parentheticals after each of these associated rulerships. These are included because Jupiter also rules excess, amplifying and embellishing whatever it touches. It makes things bigger, more important, more prominent and more noticeable.

     So, this coming together of Jupiter and Pluto is significant because it combines the expansive, optimistic, and philosophical energy of Jupiter with the transformative, intense, and regenerative power of Pluto. The trine aspect (which is actually a Jupiter aspect in nature) facilitates a harmonious flow of energy, making it easier to harness the positive qualities of both planets for personal and collective growth.

Jupiter in Gemini trine Pluto in Aquarius Meaning in Astrology

     The last time Jupiter in Gemini formed a trine with Pluto in Aquarius was close to 300 years ago, in the late 1700s. The period from 1778 to 1798, when Pluto was last in Aquarius and possibly forming a trine with Jupiter in Gemini, was a time of significant cultural, political, and scientific developments, including: the American Revolution, the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and—more notably—the Enlightenment. Now, did ALL of these developments, the revolutions and Enlightenment—happen the EXACT day of the last Jupiter-Pluto trine? No, but this trine did (and does) mark a major moment for longer-term growth, transformation and advancement. 

     I single out the Enlightenment movement because it is oh-so airy in nature. It was a cultural and intellectual movement emphasizing reason, individualism, and skepticism of traditional authority. In astrology, air signs belong to the realm of the mind, to ideas, and rationality; they rule the social houses in the chart, and prefer reason, logic, and skepticism to everything else. Air signs are THE signs that typify what the Enlightenment stood for (in this sense, anyway). 

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    Aquarius is especially infamous for its association with Enlightenment themes like rationalism, liberty, progress, and fraternity. Gemini, on the other hand, is a bit more chaotic and a lot less concerned with the welfare of all. This mutable air sign is good for sparking a conversation, for spreading the word, and getting people to notice what’s being said, what’s being innovated, or what needs to change. 

     So, with Jupiter (the planet of expansion) in Gemini (the sign of talking) and Pluto (the planet of transformation and hidden riches) in Aquarius (the sign of progress) meeting up for the first time in 300 years, there’s an emphasis and an opportunity for deep, transformative change and a revolutionary idea (or set of ideas). Similar to the Jupiter Cazimi, this Jupiter-trine-Pluto is a transit for planting a seed, for having an interesting idea or conversation that eventually leads to something more prosperous, more extensive, and more transformational. Over time. 

YOUR Jupiter trine Pluto HOROSCOPE