“I am on the cusp of change and the curve is shifting fast.” Audre Lorde
Standing on the brink can be scary evoking images of cliff edges or even trepidation about being on the threshold of what is unfamiliar. With the four outer planets hovering in that critical phase of transition between what has been and what is about to come there is an over-wrought, push-and-pull mood. The tension comes from the tug-of-war between past securities and the urge to leap ahead across the brink to embrace the unknown.
Pluto has already made the transition into Aquarius. After a few tentative toes in the water last year Neptune is finally into Aries for the long haul a week ago. Saturn is heading for the crossover into Aries by the middle of this month and Uranus sashays into Gemini in late April.
None of this is news but I have been aware recently of numbers of newsworthy charts which had planets in the final anaretic degree. Again not surprising since they will be catching the aspects from the outer planets so will be undergoing crises or challenges themselves. But I also wondered whether they were in some way pivotal, albeit unwitting, to times of change which never comes easily – opportunity usually emerging out of crisis or danger. Some will turn their face against evolving to a higher/different level and suffer the fate of being tossed onto yesterday’s scrap heap. The choice at an individual level is change or stagnate. But even those who turn their face the wall may be a necessary part of the process.
“Anaretic” derives from the Greek, meaning “destructive” or “killing,” and signifies intense pressure, endings, and the need to complete lessons.
Those having key anaretic planets can have a ‘dither and dash’ temperament – unable to decide and then making an impulsive leap often in the wrong direction. It can bring a sense of unfinished business connected to the sign involved that needs closure which can lead to poor choices, difficulties or overcompensation.
The 29th degree is known as the “degree of fate” which brings a sense of urgency, stemming from a need to complete ‘karmic’ lessons. Or put it another way a sense that an old cycle is ending and needs to be accounted for before the leap ahead into the new phase. Associated with an impending major turning point, it is both limiting and motivating. The old becomes insupportable so the new is worth the risk. The end of the cycle brings a “now or never” urgency.
One sad example is Violet Ford Fletcher, recently deceased last survivor of the Tulsa Massacre, with her Pluto at 29 degrees Gemini, all too evocative of her memoir “Don’t Let Them Bury My Story.”
J.D. Vance has his Pluto and Neptune in final degrees of Libra and Sagittarius.
New Zealand has its Pluto in final degree Aries.
The Kent State shooting occurred with Neptune at 29 Scorpio and Jupiter at 29 Libra.
Sun in final degree: Julio Iglesias, Emmanuel Macron, France, Morgan McSweeney (Starmer Chief of Staff), Iran 1501, Xi Jinping’s Third Term.
Mars in final degree: Roy Cohn, US Congress, USA Solar Arc Mars, Jerome Powell’s 2nd Term at Fed Res.
Uranus in final degree: ICE, Board of Peace and Neptune), Bank of China.
Jupiter at final degree: Donald Trump Jnr.
Donald Trump has his Ascendant in final degree Leo, the EU has final degree MC and Ascendant.
Not sure what all of the above add up to except it does seem a critical degree and is hovering around in the celestial sphere as well as in the media spotlight which suggests the certain individuals are consciously or unconsciously, for good or ill, at the centre of a cultural shift.
From a previous post:
For those who don’t have a 29 degree planet in their chart they will still feel the effects from the changeover of Solar Arc Sun (every 30 years) to a new sign and Progressed Moon (every 2.5 years). Both of these herald a significant shift with the run up to the changeover being filled with uncertainty, indecision leading to hasty commitments and sometimes crisis – described as sometimes ‘packing a punch’.
As with the transiting outer planets when they reach the final sign before the changeover there can often be a ‘swansong’ of unfinished business connected to the sign that is being exited which show up as crises. Pluto leaving Capricorn – money, governmental practice, capitalism. Neptune leaving Pisces – weird ideas, conspiracy theories, religious zealotry. The theory being that a resolution must be found before it is too late – the Trump madness and the UK Post Office debacle being too examples to ponder.
On a quick scan through examples: last degree Taurus Sun – Cher and Laurence Olivier. Last degree Capricorn Sun – Janis Joplin, Dolly Parton, Al Capone. Not sure I would draw any great conclusion from those examples.
Last degree Moons seem trickier:
29 Aries Moon – Celine Dion
29 Taurus Moon – Friday Kahlo, Riven Phoenix, Henrik Ibsen.
29 Leo Moon – Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher.
29 Virgo Moon – Jack Nicholson, Deepak Chopra, Betty White
29 Scorpio Moon – Jennifer Lopez, Melinda Gates, Ellen Pompeo
29 Capricorn Moon – David Beckham, Prince George, Napoleon 1, Robert Kennedy Jnr.
29 Pisces Moon – Kim Kardashian, Hilary Clinton, Catherine Zeta Jones, serial killer Wayne Gacy.
Interesting to hear from those who have final degree planets.
PS Fun example. The Great Stink in London of 1858 – a stench that was so noxious from untreated human waste and industrial effluent that it led to a major overhaul and introduction of new sewage systems occurred when Uranus was at 29 degrees Taurus – and that’s an appropriate astro-signature. Taurus being earthy and fairly anal – and up-in-its-head Uranus moving into Airy Gemini wanting freed from the grosser aspects of city living.
Add On:
Rupert Murdoch – Venus 29′ Aquarius – making an impulsive leap, often in wrong direction.
Oscar Pistorius – Sun 29′ Scorpio (square Mars) and Reeve Steenkamp Saturn 29 Libra (conjunct Pluto and trine his Mars).
Peter Mandelson – Saturn 29’ Libra
Michael J Fox & George Clooney – Saturn 29′ Capricorn
Harvey Weinstein – Sun 29’ Pisces
Cillian Murphy 29 Aries Chiron in painful square to Saturn 29 Cancer.
Jerry Hall Jupiter 29 Leo conj Pluto 26 Leo
Sir Mick Jagger: Chiron 29 Leo; Neptune 29 Virgo
Chris Hemsworth 29′ Saturn in Libra conjunct Pluto square Mars.
Kate Hudson has Sun at 29 Aries square Moon at 29 Capricorn opposition Jupiter 29’ Cancer.
Jeremy Corbyn – Uranus 29 Gemini and Saturn 29 Leo.
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