Liberating the Instincts: Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll

As Richard Tarnas illustrates, Uranus-Pluto transits correlate closely with the liberation (Uranus) of the instincts (Pluto). This has manifested in sexual liberation movements including gay and transgender rights and today’s transformation around gender fluidity. The transits have also correlated with the liberation of consciousness, as exemplified in the widespread popular use of marijuana and psychedelics that have surged in the 1960s and again today.