by Robert Wilkinson This is one of the more potent oppositions, since it allows “the Guide of Souls” to externalize Pluto’s deep purifying fire. Which also means things can get very intense. And this is the first non-Lunar opposition since the 2023 Winter Solstice opposition from Venus to Uranus. This opposition is exact 12:27 am July 3 so it's already partile (exact). Be careful from now through Thursday, as that is the time span when this is most active. When Mercury opposes Pluto, we have to see clearly, don’t necessarily believe all we’re being told, and keep our eye on the positive potential despite limiting conditions. It’s a challenge to understand the seeds of situations, and to be alert to corrosive or dishonest statements, whether by others or in the media. As Mercury has associations with weather, the opposition of Mercury to Pluto can bring about extreme conditions. For example, two years agp within hours of the exact opposition, our area was hit by a microburst of phen