The Light Horrific: The Astrology of Midsommar
**This article contains spoilers for the film 'Midsommar'** The current conjunction between Saturn and Pluto (January 2018 - December 2021) has coincided with a new wave of art house horror films. During this time, directors including Jordan Peele ( Us ), Panos Cosmatos ( Mandy ), and Ari Aster ( Hereditary , Midsommar ) have all made exciting and novel contributions to the horror genre. These films are all, in their unique ways, distinctly expressive of the Saturn-Pluto archetypal complex (as outlined by Richard Tarnas in Cosmos and Psyche ). Aster's folk-horror film Midsommar was released earlier this month in coincidence with the beginning of the Sun's opposition to the ongoing Saturn-Pluto conjunction. This triple planet alignment signifies a dynamic synthesis of the archetypes associated with the Sun, Saturn, and Pluto. The film, which serves as a powerful illustration of these combined archetypes, is centered around Dani (Florence Pugh)...