When the Stars Kick Your A: Surviving Big Astrology Transits

If you've ever felt like life is straight-up dragging you, there's a solid chance an outer planet transit is to blame. The big hitters—Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and even Mars—bring major life shifts, often in the form of cosmic plot twists that you never saw coming (but, in hindsight, totally make sense). They bulldoze, dissolve, reconstruct, and electrify our lives, leaving us dazed, transformed, and occasionally crying in the shower.

But don’t worry, you’re not alone. These transits hit everyone at some point—including your favorite celebs. Let’s break down the most notorious ones, how they tend to show up, and what you can do when the stars decide to play rough.

Saturn Return (Ages 27-30) – The Cosmic Rite of Passage

Symptoms: Existential dread, career pivots, breakups, makeups, questioning every life decision.

Side Effects: Loss of delusions, clarity (eventually), massive adulting glow-up.

Treatment: Embrace the lessons, commit to your path, take responsibility for your future.

Saturn, the planet of discipline and hard life lessons, returns to where it was when you were born roughly every 29 years. This period forces you to grow up—ready or not. Expect reality checks in your career, relationships, and self-worth.

Celebrity Example: Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift’s Saturn Return in 2019-2020 coincided with her transition to indie-folk music with Folklore and Evermore, signaling a more introspective, mature phase in her artistry. She also started reclaiming her music catalog—big Saturn lesson in ownership and responsibility!

Celebrity Example: Rihanna

Rihanna’s Saturn Return (2017-2019) saw her evolving from global pop star to powerhouse business mogul, launching Fenty Beauty and setting new industry standards. Classic Saturn Return move: stepping into your legacy.

Uranus Opposition (Ages 38-42) – The Midlife Awakening (or Crisis?)

Symptoms: Restlessness, urge to reinvent yourself, sudden career or relationship shifts.

Side Effects: Radical life changes, unexpected breakthroughs, occasional chaos.

Treatment: Lean into the change, embrace freedom, avoid impulse decisions (or at least try).

Uranus, the planet of revolution and unpredictability, makes its grand opposition around 40. This is when people wake up, shake up their lives, and do things they never thought they would (or should).

Celebrity Example: Beyoncé

Beyoncé is currently in the middle of her Uranus Opposition (2024-2025). Given her past reinventions, we might see another groundbreaking shift in her career or public persona—perhaps a total genre switch or a bold new creative direction.

Neptune Square Neptune (Ages 40-42) – The Great Fog of Confusion

Symptoms: Feeling lost, questioning reality, existential spirals.

Side Effects: Heightened intuition, deeper spiritual exploration, potential escapism.

Treatment: Meditation, grounding practices, avoid making major life decisions in a fog.

This transit is the classic midlife “WTF am I doing?” period. Neptune rules illusions and dreams, and when it squares itself, you might feel like the rug is being pulled out from under you.

Celebrity Example: Kanye West

Kanye West’s Neptune Square (2017-2018) coincided with major creative and personal turbulence, reflecting the transit’s potential for disillusionment and radical shifts in self-perception.

Pluto Square Pluto (Ages 36-60) – The Transformation Crucible

Symptoms: Intense personal challenges, power struggles, deep psychological shifts.

Side Effects: Ego deaths, identity crises, total reinvention.

Treatment: Therapy, shadow work, stepping into your power.

This one is no joke. Pluto, the planet of destruction and rebirth, forces you to face your deepest fears and transform.

Celebrity Example: Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston’s Pluto Square in 2005 aligned with her highly publicized split from Brad Pitt. Classic Pluto lesson: shedding what no longer serves you and reclaiming your power.

Celebrity Example: Taylor Swift

Taylor went through Pluto Square Pluto in 2013, which was around the time she fully transitioned from country to pop with 1989. Pluto transformations often mark the reinvention of one's public image, and this was a textbook example.

Navigating Your Own Cosmic Storm

Understanding these transits can help you see challenges as part of a bigger cosmic storyline. If you’re in the thick of one, know that you’re evolving, and while it might suck in the moment, it’s leading to your next breakthrough.

Tips for Surviving Major Transits:

1. Track Your Transits: Find out where these planets are in your chart to know what’s coming.

2. Lean Into Change: Resistance makes it worse—flow with it instead.

3. Get Support: Whether it’s therapy, astrology readings, or journaling, don’t go through it alone.

4. Trust the Process: Even the hardest transits are temporary, and they will leave you stronger.

Curious about what’s coming up in your chart? Book a reading with me and let’s decode your cosmic weather together! 

Even when the stars are kicking your a**, they’re also guiding you toward your next level. So hang in there, Magic Maker—your transformation is just beginning.