As many people know, Sagittarius is said to symbolize Faith,
Idealism, and exploration. Pluto is usually said to signify change.
When Pluto entered Sagittarius in 1995 it occured to me that we now
have the technology to quite easily check and see what Pluto in
Sagittarius really means to the history of the planet. I wasn't
disappointed in what I found.
Using the advanced return option of the Solar Fire Astrology program
I generated all the times since 1 A.D. when Pluto first enters, and
last leaves Sagittarius, and then I cross referenced them to the
Grolier, Comptons, and Encarta encyclopedias to generate
the following timeline for Pluto in Sagittarius.
These periods seem to be dominated by lots of
religious/philosophical upheaval and exploration. Such as the
appearance Jesus, Martin Luther, The scientific enlightenment,
etc.
Here's the list:
Feb, 0026 - Dec 0044
27 Jesus is baptized by John the Baptist.
30 Pontius Pilate, Roman governor of Judea, orders
the crucifixion of Jesus.
37 Caligula rules Rome. (Years 37 to 44)
44 Herod (Last King of Judea) Dies.
Jan, 0272 - Sep 290
272 Library in Alexandria burned.
276 Mani, founder of Manichean sect, is crucified in Persia.
284 Emperor Diocletian bans alchemical books.
285 Confucianism is introduced into Japan.
Dec, 0517 - Oct 535
520 King Arthur is said to have organized the Celtic defense
against Saxon invaders.
520 Zen introduced in china by Indian Monk Bodhidharma.
523 Roman scholar Boethius writes On the Consolation of
Philosophy.
526 Antioch (turkey) destroyed by earthquake.
529 Justinian establishes new law in Byzantine empire and
bans all non-christian teachings.
529 Plato's Academy closed by Justinian.
529 St. Benedict founds the Benedictine order and builds an
abbey at Monte Cassino, Italy.
534 Toledo Spain becomes Ecclesiastical center under the
Visigoths.
Dec, 0763 - Nov 780
765 Karaites jewish sect founded in new city of Baghdad.
765 Ismailis sect of shiite muslims founded in dispute over
religious succession.
770 Block printing develops in Japan; 1 million copies of a
prayer paper are produced.
771 Charlemagne becomes the sole king of the Franks.
Approx Vikings begin age of conquest.
Dec, 1009 - Nov 1025
1010 Persian poet Firdawsi completes the Shah Namah (Book of
Kings).
1010 'The Tale of Genji' the first novel is published in
Japan.
1012 Pope Benedict VII elected and then driven from Rome by
Gregory VI.
1013 The Danes conquer England; AEthelred flees to Normandy.
1014 Pope Benedict VII restored to power by Henry II.
1014 Henry II is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Benedict VII.
1014 Vikings driven from Ireland.
1015 Vikings abandon the Vinland settlement on the coast of
North America.
1016 Olaf II regains Norway from the Danes and converts it
to Christianity.
1017 Fatimid caliph al-Hakim founds the Druze religion.
1018 Canute II rules and Christianizes Denmark.
1019 Taoist religion given control of Jiangxi province China.
1024 Poland gains independence from Holy Roman Empire.
Dec, 1255 - Oct 1271
1257 The Sorbonne theological college is founded at the
University of Paris.
1258 The Mongols sack Baghdad, ending the Abbasid caliphate.
1259 St. Thomas Aquinas becomes papal philosopher.
1260 Kublai Khan is proclaimed as the Mongol emperor.
1260 The first flagellant movements appear in Italy.
1261 Michael VIII regains Constantinople (Istanbul) and refounds
the Byzantine Empire.
1261-1264 Pope Urban consolidates Papal Power.
1263 Norway gains control of Iceland.
1263-1267 Barons War, English nobles revolt against royal power
and disagreeement over the Magna Carta.
1268 Eyeglasses invented.
1270 Louis IX dies fighting the last of the crusades.
1271 Marco Polo Leaves for China.
Jan, 1502 - Sep 1517
1502 A peace treaty is established between Venice and the
Ottoman Turks.
1502 Shah Ismail founds the Safavid dynasty; Shiism becomes the
religion of Persia (Iran).
1502 Columbus sails on his fourth voyage of discovery.
1503-1510 Copernicus receives doctorate in Canonical law and then
completes treatsie on heliocentric astronomy.
1503 Juan Bermudez lands on the island of Bermuda, which is
named for him.
1503 Arquebuses (handguns) help the Spanish defeat the French Italy.
1503 The Spanish crown approves encomienda (enforced slavery) in
the American colonies.
1503 Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa.
1503-1513 Julius II is pope.
1503 Nostradamus Born.
1504 The watch is invented by Peter Heinlein.
1506 Construction of St. Peter's Basilica begins.
1507-1511 Machiavelli serves French and German Emperors. The Prince
is published soon after.
1507 Map of America first published by Martin Waldseemuller.
1508 Michelangelo begins painting the ceiling of the Sistine
Chapel in Rome.
1509 Henry VIII succeeds his father Henry VII as king of
England.
1509 John Calvin Born.
1511 Pope Julius II organizes a Holy League against Louis XII of
France.
1512 First christian church erected in americas in Santo Domingo.
1513 Balboa Claims the Pacific for Spain.
1516 Gallican Church in france absorbed by Pope Leo X.
1516 Sir Thomas More publishes 'Utopia.'
1517 Martin Luther posts his challenge to the Catholic Church
beginning the Protestant Reformation.
1517 Magellan employed by king of Spain.
1517 Turks gain control of Mecca and Jerusalem.
Dec, 1748 - Nov 1762
1748 French political philosopher Montesquieu writes The Spirit
of the Laws.
1748 Skeptic David Hume publishes 'An Enquiry Concerning Human
Understanding.'
1749 Father Junipero Serra sent to Mexico.
1750 Beginning of the Industrial Revolution (Comptons).
1750 The Afshars are replaced by the Zand dynasty in Persia
(Iran); Shiraz becomes the capital.
1750 Baal Shem Tov founds the Jewish sect of Hasidism about this
time.
1750 American frontiersman Christopher Gist explores the Ohio
River region.
1750 The Conestoga wagon develops in Pennsylvania about this
time.
1750 The neoclassical movement in art develops in Europe about
this time.
1750 Shakers religious sect began in England.
1750 Universalist faith founded in England.
1751 First Encyclopedia published in english by frenchman Denis
Diderot.
1751 Benjamin Franklin founds University of Pennsylvania.
1752 Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning conductor.
1752 Liberty Bell is cracked.
1752 Gregorian Calendar Adopted.
1753 The British Museum is founded in London.
1754 French attacks against the English in Ohio lead to the last
French and Indian War.
1755 Adventurer and lover Casanova is arrested in Venice for
witchcraft.
1755 The Lisbon earthquake kills 50,000.
1756 The Seven Years' War begins with a Prussian attack on
Austria.
1756 W.A. Mozart Born.
1759 French poet and dramatist Voltaire publishes his
philosophical novel Candide.
1760 The Russians invade Prussia and burn Berlin.
1760 George II dies; he is succeeded by his grandson George III
as king of England.
1762 American Indian religious leader, the Delaware Prophet, is
active in the Ohio Valley.
1762 France cedes Louisiana to Spain to prevent British control
of the region.
1762 French philosopher Rousseau publishes The Social Contract
and Emile.
1762 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performs at the Imperial court in
Vienna at age 6.
1762 Russian Stephan Gottov explores Kodiak Islands of Alaska.
Jan 17 1995 - Nov 6 2008
Dec, 2241 - Nov 2254
Accessed times since 12/10/2001
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