Can you recall as a child having a favourite story that you wanted to have repeated over and over again?  Can you remember your feelings around that; feelings that are and were, difficult to put into words (as some important things in life are)? 

Think of all the stories, myths and fairy tales worldwide that have been told and repeated by memory from generation to generation, particularly before the time of written recording and printing.  In these tales are teachings of wisdom about how to proceed, how to survive and how to move on.  Stories as medicine relates to our identification with the characters and their situation.  We relate to the suffering endured and the triumphs of the characters give us hope. If the hero or heroine in the story can get through, then maybe we can too.

We particularly need light in the darkness and Pluto’s transit through the sign of Capricorn has certainly caused the darkness to be dragged into the light of consciousness. I am sure we are all aware of the exposure of the unsavoury aspects of many institutions and individuals that has taken place since this planet entered Capricorn in 2008. Capricorn represents structures, authority and institutions, all of which are necessary for the running of a complex society.  Pluto brings transformation through exposing that which was hidden in the dark unconscious leaving us feeling as if the ground has been shaken beneath us; knowing that things will never be the same. Be it collectively or as an individual, Pluto’s transits can be very disturbing. At the end of this era (this transit ends in 2024) humanity’s state of consciousness will be transformed. Having to face the Shadow is never easy.