I researched what happened in the lives of celebrities when the most feared of outer planetary transiting planets: Pluto - formed a conjunction to the natal Sun. In astrology this is called a Sun-Pluto transit.The famous examples here all have the Sun in the sign of Sagittarius and I followed Pluto to see what kind of changes happened in their personal lives.
Astrologically Pluto is the smallest and most dense planet in our solar system. It is linked with the “underworld” and the dark side of the collective subconscious. Pluto reproduces and creates new forms, such as the metamorphosis of the caterpillar, which shrouds itself within a chrysalis and then sheds to become a butterfly. When facing a Plutonian type of experience there is a sense that we are losing control over our lives, and changing on all levels. For anyone undergoing a Pluto transit it is often their innocence which is stripped down and exchanged for both experience and maturity.
Pluto is transformational and when astrologers see a person who is about to face a Pluto transit to the natal Sun there is often the expectation that some kind of major transition is about to happen in their life. Pluto is the archetype of the transformative, evolutionary force which releases powerful energy, and we can experience a lot of life-changing events packed into a period of two to three years, and often these experiences change our lives for good. The examples below show that Sun-Pluto transits can also be positively life-changing and emotionally moving.
Devastation and Regeneration (Pluto)
When Pluto transited Brad Pitt’s Sun he starred in the film Mr and Mrs Smith and met Angelina Jolie who he fell in love with. He travelled to Pakistan with Jolie to see the impact of the Kashmir Earthquake (Pluto rules destruction). The following year he flew to Haiti where they visited a school. He founded the Make It Right Foundation in 2006, organizing housing professionals to finance and construct 150 sustainable, affordable new houses in New Orleans Ninth Ward following the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.
The Jolie-Pitt foundation to aid humanitarian causes around the world. He also became a father, and adopted Jolie’s children. Brad’s life changed forever when he met and fell in love with Jolie, and with this powerful and significant relationship he became a father for the first time (Sun-Pluto). Pluto rules regeneration and after vising many areas of terrible destruction he wanted to play a pivotal role in transforming their lives.
Life Changing Fame
Singer Britney Spears released her first single and album Hit me Baby One More Time. She became a massive success, and accumulated a large amount of wealth; she was on the cover of Rolling Stone which stirred controversy. However, since this transit her life has never been the same again. Scarlett Johansson made her film debut at 9 years, and the rest is history, she was set on the road to stardom.
Marriage and Children
When transiting Pluto was conjunct Christina Aguilera’s natal Sun she got married, and had a massive 41 date tour around the world, and she also became pregnant, so many changes happened in her life.
Katie Holmes began her highly publicized relationship with Tom Cruise when transiting Pluto was conjunct her Sun. Many people at time joked that he had kidnapped Katy into his cult. We all know the famous Persephone myth when Hades (Pluto) abducted a young maiden and changed her life irrevocably. However, I don’t think Katie was such an unwilling victim and she became pregnant and gave birth to a baby girl around this time, and became the next Mrs Cruise. It was all very romantic and he proposed to her in Paris.
Tina Turner had a successful period when Pluto transited over her natal Sun and she released Wildest Dreams Album. She embarked on a year long tour around the world which broke record sales.
Power-Struggles/Dark Side of Jay Z
Kim Basinger had some difficult powerful-struggles (Pluto) with a man in her life (Sun) when she divorced Alec Baldwin, and the couple have been involved in a custody battles since.
Pluto transited Jay-Z’s Sun when he was accused of stabbing record executive Lance "Un" Rivera for what Jay-Z perceived was Rivera's bootlegging of Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. The stabbing allegedly occurred at the record release party. On December 9th, Jay-Z's associates at the party were accused of causing a commotion within the club, which Jay-Z allegedly used as cover when he supposedly stabbed Rivera in the stomach with a five-inch (127 mm) blade. In his book Decoded, Jay-Z addresses his assault case. While he didn't apologize for his actions, he did express regret that the incident happened and attributed it to a loss of control (Pluto), saying that there was no reason for him to get into a situation that put him and people who depended on him at risk. He also vowed to never get involved in a similar situation again
