Expect Major (Like, Revolutionary?) Change Now That Pluto Retrograde Is Over

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Well, if the stars were going to do something pretty spooky, I suppose a few weeks before Halloween feels right. After five months of simmering tension, subterranean reckoning, and collective fatigue, Pluto — the planet of transformation, destruction, and rebirth — is finally moving forward again. On Monday, October 13, Pluto stations direct at 1 degree Aquarius, officially ending its retrograde that began on May 4. But is it a trick or a treat?