PLUTO

 

PLUTO BY SIGN

Natal Pluto in Cancer

(Jan Spiller and Karen McCoy)

Those born in the generation having Pluto in Cancer experience the call to

participate in world transformation by creating a new security based on co-operation

with other nations. During the depression, their sense of isolation as a key to their

basic survival was transformed.

On a personal level, those born with Pluto in Cancer experience their greatest fears

in the area of maintaining control over their personal safety. Their challenge is to risk

their self-protective instincts for a larger security in co-operation with others.

(Steven Forrest)

Cancer is the Crab - a 'defensive' creature, hiding inside a shell. Which is a pretty

good idea, given the nasty way the world behaves sometimes. Fantasize with me for a

moment. Imagine we humans had shells into which we could withdraw whenever we

felt threatened. Nice, warm shells, with refrigerators, books and stereos. It's a

pleasant thought. It's also close to the ruling passion of Pluto-in-Cancer.

Here we observe a generation that made the construction of the perfect Shell its

ideal and its passion.

We've entered modern territory at this point. As I write, lots of people with Pluto in

Cancer are still living quite vigorously. Even though I made the point earlier, I want

to re-emphasize that in speaking of Pluto's sign placement in a given chart, we're

really getting information about an entire generation - the social context in which the

person's life is unfolding. The Pluto-in-Cancer qualities, for instance, stand out most

starkly in people in whom the Plutonian energy is very strong - the planet is conjunct

their Suns or Ascendants, for example - or in people for whom the rest of their natal

chart suggests a strong natural resonance with those Plutonican sign qualities.

What is the 'perfect shell', this Holy Grail sought be the Pluto-in-Cancer generation?

It can be physical: a home. It can be financial: the bullet-proof retirement plan. It can

be psychological: Pollyanna-like defensiveness. It can be spiritual: a religion that

promises everything, explains everything, and offers parental comfort in exchange for

childlike belief.

The Cancerian passion? At its best, it is for a safe, caring world in which all creatures

are fed, lifted up by beauty, and inspired by a gentle faith. A world like a garden,

protected, nurturing, and full of dreams.

The style of Pluto-in-Cancer is nourishing and supportive, eager to provide comfort.

The offering of food or drink is one of the most fundamental human rituals, and it

reaches its apotheosis here. The same can be said for the hospitable receiving of a

guest: these are rituals of home and hearth, and much in Cancer's domain.

We all feel most uncomfortable when our madness is showing. Who likes to be

regarded as an egomaniac, or a drunk, or a liar? In Cancer, the style revolves around

the providing of comfort... and so there is considerable grace and skill around the art

of helping others 'save face', thereby insuring their psychological contentment and

ease.

It is a commonplace observation that the young of every species display a quality

that's hard to define but easy to recognize: cuteness. And it's a short step from there

to the realization that 'cuteness' is a survival-positive quality in the young, since it

fills adults with the desire the provide solace and protection. Cancer, as hte

archeypal sign of the Great Mother, has an affinity with cuteness in all its forms. It

especially values cuteness as an aesthetic in art, clothing, and decoration.

Above all, Pluto-in-Cancer focuses on teh security of home and family. In the foodchain,

first the self is nurtured and protected. That assured, next comes family. Then

the 'guest', then the nation and family; and finally, if we get that far, the planet.

Imagine a woman born in 1936. She married in 1960, and had a son a couple of years

later. As I write, the young man is in his middle thirties. He's still living at home. Dad

flew the coop in 1978, so it's just the two of them. The young man has never held a

job for more than a few weeks; he won't do his wash or help out around the house.

He treats his mother abusively at every level while she explains away his

dysfunctions as a response to the early divorce and continues to insist on 'being

patient' with him and 'helping' him despite the protests of her friends.

'Nurturing' can weaken people; that is a truth to which Pluto-in-Cancer may be blind.

Imagine that the scientists of two nations simultaneously develop a terrible new

weapon. Neither nation has any compelling reason to attack the other one. But, in the

interest of security, each nation feels compelled to accumulate just a few more

weapons than the other one.... That of course is recent world history in a nutshell,

and an excellent example of anohter one of Pluto-in-Cancer's blind spots: trying to be

'perfectly safe' often leads to terrible, escalating danger.

So, on the global level, we have the paradox of bloated welfare-states growing up at

home while paranoia, suspicion, and viciousness reign among nations, all under the

leadership of Pluto-in-Cancer people, or under the direct vibration of the Pluto-in-

Cancer energy from more-or-less 1912 to 1939. By comparison, the pseudo-debates

of 'freedom' versus 'communism' emerge as merely the clashing jumble of waves on

the surface of a deep, homogenous sea.

Under the umbrella of face-saving silences, horrors multiply. Keeping the 'dangerous'

world safely outside the shell allows what is inside the shell to fester, to grow strange

and unnatural. Privacy is a delicious luxury, but too much of it can potentially rot the

human spirit, rendering it immune to the stabilizing, correcting influences of social

interaction.

Should these darker, secretive aspects of Pluto-in-Cancer's passion for safety breed

monsters, where will they reside? Where should we seek them? In Cancer territory!

The home! Family. Beyond mere blind spots, we now enter the realm of real

darkness. And each Plutonian sign has such a potential dimension, as we have seen.

For the Pluto-in-Cancer generation, the 'devil' took the form of the Twisted Parent,

quietly inflicting horrible destruction on anything 'cute'.

Some realities are so taboo that it is impossible to gather very objective data about

them. But I doubt there are many front-line psychotherapists today who would

question the idea that there was a silent, unmarked epidemic of child abuse, sexual,

physical, and psychological, during the years that the Pluto-in-Cancer generation of

people was raising its families - we're speaking of the kids bron between 1935 and

the middle 1970s, approximately. (Assigning dates is tough here because of the wide

range of ages at which people have children.)

Certainly, we must be quick to emphasize the good news that full-blown Shadoe

expression is virtually never the social norm - unlike the collevtive expression of

destructive Pluto-sign 'blind spots', which emphatically is the social norm. The

majority of mothers and fathers presumably did their best to make a safe nest for

their kids, and were if anything overly protective. But, as always, in the darker

Plutonian corners of the human spirit, the ancient beast was plotting... and in this

case, it was against the very creatures who needed nurture.

If you're a Pluto-in-Cancer person and you think I've been a little hard on your

generation, please indulge me in two ways. First, please note that ther's a noble

cosmic principle at work in this comnbination, as in any other: nurturing, healing,

caring for the young, the old, and the wounded. Second, you'll probably take some

comfort at my characterization of the darker aspects of my own generation, the Plutoin-

Leo people who followed.

(Skye Alexander)

During the last century, Pluto was in Cancer from July to December 1913, between

June 1914 and July 1938, and from February until June 1939. Cancer is the sign of

mother, nurturing, family, home, country and security. While Pluto is in this sign,

these areas become extremely important, and all things connected with them are

forced into the light and transformed. Those of you who have Pluto in this sign in

your birth charts are strongly attached to these things, but are likely to experience or

be responsible for their destruction; at your core, you have a deep, unconscious -

perhaps karmic - need to learn to let them go.

Pluto's passage through Cancer coincided with a period of unparalleled devastation,

upheaval and annihilation that left few untouched. World War I and part of World

War II, which toppled or reordered entire nations and claimed the lives of millions of

people, were fought under this transit. The end of the Chinese Empire, the Russian

Revolution and the Great Depression in America also took place during this period.

Homes and homelands were wiped out, families were torn apart, races and sects (the

extension of family) were exterminated, multitudes went hungry. All things related to

Cancer were caught up in a life-and-death struggle, and the issue of security was

foremost in the minds of people around the world.

Those of you who were born during this time are extremely patriotic. Many of you

saw your nations ruined by war, others desperately feared the loss of your homeland,

and millions died fighting for their countries. Your country provides your foundation

and your sense of security, therefore you are willing to sacrifice personal freedoms to

ensure your security and protection. Anything that endangers it awakens your

deepest, secret fears; thus, your generation was most threatened by the anti-war

movement of the 1960s in the U.S.. Your attachment to 'national security' and your

obsession with 'the enemy' keep you from confronting problems in your own country.

Pluto's sign position signifies areas where a particular generation is intransigent and

unwilling to look at its own 'minotaur'. Perhaps your Pluto-group has lessons to learn

about living with others on this planet, and needs to find ways to break down the

barriers that separate people and countries from each other.

Family, as a microcosm of society, is also inordinately important to those of you who

have Pluto in Cancer in your birth charts. Being part of a family makes you feel you

are not alone, that you belong to something larger than yourself that connects you

with the past and future. You derive a strong sense of security from your family, and

are obsessed with maintaining a rigidly defined, carefully controlled family structure;

without this, you feel adrift in the world. Consequently, you attempt to hold your

family together regardless of whether the situation is beneficial to those concerned

or not. You tend to be possessive of family members and intransigent in your

attitudes about family matters.

However, Pluto requires transformations; thus, your generation has witnessed the

destruction of the 'traditional' family and its rebirth into many new and varied forms.

For you, this transformation has been especially traumatic and painful. Many of you

still can't cope with such ideas as divorce, unmarried couples 'living together', single

parents, childless couples and other alternate lifestyles. And although you wanted to

keep your children near you forever, you instead find yourself in a highly mobile

society that scatters family members far and wide. In this area, your generation has

been forced to become more flexible, less domineering, less attached.

Finally, Cancer is the sign of mother, and the image of woman as mother. The Plutoin-

Cancer generation is deeply attached to the idea that 'a woman's place is in the

home' and that a woman's role is that of mother. Other options are difficult for you to

comprehend and accept, for they conflict with your unconscious archetypes. Many

women with this planetary placement have found it hard to compete in the business

world because of deep-seated attachments to this image. Many men with this

placement feel their security - as well as their power - is threatened by women who

don't conform to this archetype. The transformation Pluto demands has forced your

generation to adjust to changing women's roles in recent years, but this adjustment

has not beeen easy for most of you.

Natal Pluto in Leo

(Jan Spiller and Karen McCoy)

Those born in the generation having Pluto in Leo experience the call to participate in

world transformation by altering their creative self-expression and communication

with other nations on the level of art, music, and the new consciousness. They are

also handed the challenge of dealing with each nation asserting itself as a power in

the world.

On a personal level, those born with Pluto in Leo experience their greatest fears in

the area of expressing their emotions honestly through their sense of drama and

creative talents. Their challenge is to risk the disapproval of others for a larger sense

of self-approval through open and powerful self-expression.

(Steven Forrest)

'To be seen is the ambition of ghosts. To be remembered is the ambition of the dead.'

Those words, from philosopher Norman O. Brown, capture with perfection the

precise opposite of everything we must understand about Pluto in Leo. With this sign,

being seen, noticed and remembered is everything.

In a nutshell, the passion for Leo lies in creative self-expression: making visible to

society every detail of one's inner universe. This process can thrive in the realm of

the arts, but it is by no means limited to that area. Any place where we can leave

tangible evidence of our existence in the hands of the world - that's Leo territory. It

might be in a business, in our 'lifestyle', even in our clothing.

With Pluto modifying and amplifying the self-dramatizing tendencies of this sign, that

which is expressed takes on the mark of Pluto's own spirit: the deepest passion is for

the expression of the 'meaningful', the taboo, the psychological... in a nutshell, the

expression of anything emotionally 'intense'. And to be recognized for it - the Leoloop

is completed only when the Lion's performance is applauded.

And if no applause is forthcoming, the Lion just roars more loudly.

Colorful, flamboyant, extreme... these words capture some of the Lion's style. The

urge to be noticed is paramount; thus, the manner of behavior tends toward the loud,

the theatrical, the histrionic. But we must also acknowledge that Leo is generously

disposed toward the performances of others as well. Its spirit is appreciative,

encouraging, and warm.

The table is crowded; the wine jug is nearing empty, and the hands on the old clock

point straight up. Dinner and dessert were finished long ago, but no-one wants to get

up, and no-one is going home. Ten good friends, with long histories together, are

reliving old times. One by one, they tell tales of the past, exaggerating, dramatizing,

and embellishing. When each person speaks, he or she has the full attention of the

group, and plenty of support for going on at length. Hearts are warm, the night is

raucous, and Leo-energy is in the air.

In the Pluto-in-Leo generation, creativity and self-expression have flourished.

Sometimes it seems that everyone is writing a book, composing music, or planning a

highly individualized career. Those avenuse are the ones that seem to promise that

high Plutonian gift: achieving meaning in one's life through the device of having one's

story noticed. The rock star, the movie star, even the spiritual 'star' have become the

gods of the generation. Few Pluto-in-Leo people want merely to be 'good soldiers';

kingship and queenship are in the air, along with a spirit of abundance that allows for

at least the possibility that big, brave dreams will be realized for everyone.

Life may be a beautiful tapestry, but some of the threads are drab ones.

They have to be; bright colors lose visibility and impact if there are no grays and pale

whites to contrast them. Similarly, much of the reality of daily life is made up of dull

threads - those 'nothing special' hours and days which define normality. For Pluto-in-

Leo, accepting life's unspectacular, 'underwhelming' side does not come

automatically. Often there arises a sense that if I am not ecstatic, then something

must be wrong. If I am not having a peak experience, then I must be in the wrong

relationship, the wrong job, the wrong spiritual path, the wrong town.

There are many positive states of consciousness that are not characterized by jumpup-

and-down joy: the feeling of quiet self-respect or dignity, the sense that we are

making a small contribution to a worthwhile enterprise, that vague sense of rightness

that comes from delaying a gratification or resisting a temptation. In its hunger for

the peaks, Leo can be blind to these nuances... and paradoxically wind up terribly

unhappy.

Are some people 'drab threads' themselves? The phrase is distorted by its harshness,

yet certainly we must recognize that not everyone possesses creativity, charisma, and

presence in equal measures. Leadership cannot exist without followers; performance

cannot exist without an audience. The universe needs everyone in it. But under Plutoin-

Leo's celebratory ray, people can blindly overvalue the Lion's 'roar', leaving those

whose natures are milder feeling unnecessarily bad about themselves - and those

who are merely noisy elevated far beyond their merit.

Self-indulgent egocentricity is a quality to which we baby-boomers are far from

immune. And one Plutonian expression of that unfortunate attribute lies in our

tendency to whine loud and long about affronts to our dignity, real or imagined. The

penetrating psychological understanding of Pluto can be like a lance, and the

exuberant urge-to-be-heard of Leo, the muscle that drives that lance. Thus,

psychological understanding can be guided not by compassion or kindness, but by the

need to be recognized as wise. The results can be terribly wounding.

Pluto-in-Leo Shadow expression reaches its nadir in the obsession with fame and

glitz. If everyone wants to be a 'star', it follows that lots of people's feelings are going

to br hurt. Driven by the need for approval and applause, many will make fools of

themselves, extending in directions that are unnatural for them. Worse, some will

posture so successfully that they do achieve a level of success or recognition,

regardless of merit. In the arts, this mostly produces the sort of content-free trash

that is the 'next big thing' for six months, and in two years forgotten. Harmless, but

rampant.

Vastly more harmful is the bumper crop of dubious psychologists, gurus, psychics,

and spiritual teachers that abound among the baby-boomers. Driven by insecurity

and the need to be noticed, they can, if they put on a good enough show, succeed in

seducing even themselves. The rule of thumb most relevant here is that the 'Spiritual

Teacher' eager to be recognized as one probably isn't one!

In a nutshell, the Shadow for Pluto in Leo lies in the pitiful, insecure obsession with

the appearance of glory: the eternal disease of kings.

Shadow expressions are dreadful to contemplate, but we must keep perspective.

Those expressions have no true, independent reality; they are distortions of healthy,

positive drives. Pluto-in-Leo energy is about an unselfconscious, exuberant

expression of human individuality. It is a celebration and a renewal of our

commitment to each moment of life. Without it, gray regimentation would eclipse the

rainbow of human diversity.

(Skye Alexander)

Last century, Pluto was in Leo from August 1938 to February 1939, from June 1939

until October 1956, and between January and August 1957. Leo is the sign if

individuality, self-expression, creativity, love and entertainment. Whenever Pluto is in

this sign, these areas are brought into the light and transformed; and to people born

during this time these things are extremely important.

During Pluto's passage through this sign, a major transformation took place in the

entertainment business, and a revolutionary creative and dramatic medium was

introduced: television. The advertising field was radically changed by television, and

became a new 'art form'. Rock'n'roll, a musical style that would eventually transform

the music world, also had its beginnings during this period.

Those of you who have Pluto in Leo are obsessed with self-expression, and need to be

creative in some way. Unlike the previous generation, which was concerned

principally with job security, your Pluto-group wants work to be exciting, fulfilling,

creative - an expression of self. You are less likely than people of other Pluto-groups

to stay in a position that doesn't actualize your talents, or where you feel you aren't

appreciated; and unless your self-expressive needs are engaged you tend to be rather

lazy and sullen. Nor are most of you willing to devote yourselves entirely to your

career - unless you really enjoy it - and you make time for your other interests and

leisure activities. Entertainment and having fun are extremely important to Pluto-in-

Leo people; and as your generation reached adulthood the recreational industry

boomed. Your generation is more concerned with what others do for fun than what

they do for work.

Your focus in life is you, and your generation suffers from a severe case of selfcenteredness.

Aptly nicknamed the 'me generation', you are obsessed with improving

yourself and engage in all sorts of self-actualization projects, psychotherapy, exercise

programs and inner-development studies so you can 'find yourself' and make yourself

better, more beautiful, happier.

Many of you also have a deep desire for attention, love, recognition and fame. Leo is

the sign of ego, identity and self-worth; and those of you with this planetary

placement have a fundamental optimism, self-confidence and even arrogance. You

believe that you know best, and have little respect for people in other generations.

Even if other personal factors in your individual birth charts make you more humble

or insecure, at your core you have faith that everything ultimately will turn out all

right - if not for everyone, then at least for you. You also believe that you are special

in some way, or that you have an important calling in life. Jeff Green describes it as 'a

deep feeling of specialness' and a desire 'to actualize this special destiny'.

Pluto requires transformation, often destroying things connected with a particular

sign as it passes through it. Therefore, your generation has experienced a world

where individual importance is being challenged and where society's needs and

demands frequently conflict with personal ones. According to Liz Greene, 'During the

lifetimes of those with Plutoin Leo, half the nations of the world have espoused a form

of socialism or communism which frustrates... the Leonine conviction of the sanctity

of... individual worth.' Perhaps your generation needs to learn to value others and

society as well as yourself, and to transform your egocenteredness.

Leo also is associated with love - self-love, love given to others and to the fruits of

your creativity. Those of you who have Pluto in this sign were born during a time

when there was little love in the world. World War II was raging during the early part

of this transit, followed by the Cold War years. The world had witnesses heretofore

unknown horros and cruelty toward others - the Nazi concentration camps, Stalin's

destruction of the Ukranians, and the bombing of Japan.

Your Pluto-group has experienced and been responsible for transformations in the

way we look at and express love. As your generation reached adulthood, reliable birth

control and abortion diminished the fears, restrictions and pressures that surrounded

lovemaking. 'Living together' without marriage became commonplace and socially

acceptable. The Women's Movement made it possible for women to support

themselves, and thus choose partners for love rather than financial security. Your

generation desperately longs for love, and believes that 'all you need is love'. Perhaps

those of you who once proclaimed 'make love not war' will have an opportunity to

effect or witness the transformation of humankind through love, or at least to be able

to transform yourselves in this way.

(Frances Sakoian and Louis Acker)

Leo is a sign of leadership and of expression of energy and power. Pluto in Leo

marked an era in which atomic energy - which is ruled by Pluto - was discovered, and

the first atomic bombs were exploded. For the first time in history, humanity was

faced with the awesome alternative of the total destruction of civilization or

undreamed-of heights in technological achievement. This period began with the

intense conflict of World War II. In subsequent years, many new sovereign nations

were born out of the former colonial empires of European nations. A worldwide

power struggle took place between capitalism, represented by the United States, and

Communism, represented by the Soviet Union, a struggle that affected the destiny of

all mankind.

(Julia and Derek Parker)

Once again a world war broke out as Pluto settled down to a journey through a new

sign. Domination and power were highlighted in the worst possible way, but as a

result of such conflicts some good emerged: while Pluto was still travelling through

Leo the United Nations was formed. Another generation influence of this placing has

been the development of technology, and many who work in that area have Pluto

strongly placed in Leo. This is especially true of computer specialists.

The powers of leadership common to Leo will be somewhat heightened, but only

minutely if neither Pluto nor Leo is personal or prominent. If the Sun, Moon or

Ascendant is in Leo, there can be a power complex. Carefully consider the house

position of Pluto, and be especially wary if the planet is at the top of the chart, for

here we sometimes have a little - or big! - empire builder. How is the subject

achieving his or her objectives? Is he or she becoming power-mad, or able to work

extremely well for the good of others as well as him- or herself? Sometimes (again if

Leo is prominent), the positive, fiery enthusiasm of Leo is darkened - and the 'inner

psychological Sun', which is such a feature of this sign, does not shine as strongly.

The placing adds business sense, though in a rather different way from Cancer, since

there is a greater adventurousness and less intuitive shrewdness.

(Grant Lewi)

Your search for ultimate meaning in life is linked with your own ego. At first, you will

seek to learn exactly who you are and what you mean to yourself. Although this

approach may seem selfish, you have the ability to then help others find their own

meaning. You are looking for your place in the greater whole - your immediate

community or the entire universe, depending on how you have allowed yourself to

grow. Although you understand the necessity of dissolving the ego's boundaries, you

may hold back from actually doing this.

(John Townley)

This position marks the generation born between 1939 and 1956 that brought sex out

into the open. They are the enfants terribles of sexuality. This whole generation

suddenly decided that sex was something to have fun with, a wealthy storehouse of

pleasure at everyone's beck and call.

When the first members of this generation came of age in the 1960s, they flaunted

sex everywhere, as if it were a brand-new discovery. The discoverers rolled and

reveled in it, which changed the whole world's attitude toward sex. This is still going

on, but perhaps less flamboyantly.

The precocious sexual innocence of the 1960s is gone, but those in this generation

still look upon sex as something joyous and supportive, something to be enjoyed for

its own sake and not for any ulterior motive. Without doubt, this is the best position

for Pluto next to Scorpio, its own sign. If there is any disadvantage to this position, it

may be that you sometimes put too high a value on sex, neglecting the myriad

pleasures of the mind and other faculties.

(Robert Hand)

These are the children who grew up to form the counterculture, with its ambiguities

about the individual's relationship to the larger group. On one hand, these people

have worked in large groups to create formidable mass movements. But at the same

time many of them have returned to an earlier idea of the self-sufficient individual

living off the land. They have tried to become independent of the centralized

machinery of society by generating their own power, growing their own food and so

forth

Natal Pluto in Virgo

(Jan Spiller and Karen McCoy)

Those born in the generation having Pluto in Virgo experience the call to participate

in world transformation on the levels of health and service to those less fortunate.

They are also given the challenge of transforming the ecology of planet Earth.

On a personal level, those born with Pluto in Virgo experience their greatest fears by

risking the criticism of others through a commitment to their sense of duty. Their

challenge is to serve others on practical levels even though they may not have

attained the perception of self-perfection they seek.

(Steven Forrest)

Precision. That's the essence of Virgo. Making everything perfect. How to do it? One

must start with a sense of the ideal... and Virgo is an idealistic sign. But one must not

become lost in an intoxicating, otherwordly meditation upon the ideal. Then nothing

gets done. Virgo is also an Earth sign, which is to say it is down-to-earth: realistic,

practical, concrete, logical. There is thus a rather stereoscopic consciousness at play

in this sign: on one hand, a sense of the idea toward which we are shooting. On the

other hand, a scrupulous, meticulous sense of what is real.

And, with Pluto in Virgo, attaining the ideal without once sacrificing an unerring,

unflinching portrait of actuality is the guiding passion. At the heart of matter, there is

a fervor for self-improvement and for the attainment of excellence. The prayer of the

generation? 'Let us see clearly. Let us act upon what we see.'

With Pluto in Virgo, the style is questioning, full of doubts, quick to criticize. And, no:

we haven't mistakenly skipped ahead to the 'Shadow' sextion. Cirgo wants the truth,

and blind faith is no road to that goal. The style of the sign may seem sceptical or

reserved, even cynical. But the aim is always to sort out truth from appealing

falsehoods - and no Plutonian sign is less patient with empty platitudes or

hyprocritical 'idealism'. Always, that stereoscopic mind is at work, comparing and

contrasting observed reality with ideals. And observed reality always falls short of

those ideals, leading Pluto-in-Virgo to polish and refine the present circumstances

even further.

There is caution here, and not a little fretfulness. But there is an overriding

commitment to honesty. 'The devil is in the details' - that's an old proverb straight out

of the heart of Virgo. It will search for tiny inconsistencies, little glossed-over leaps in

the logic of anything - a relationship, a belief system, a political theory - always

suspecting that there is a flaw... or an area open to improvement.

Consistent with its concern with particulars, Pluto-in-Virgo is not afraid of technical

systems or the hard work needed to master them. The most obvious expression of

this quality in the generation born between 1956 and 1972 is their marriage to the

computer. More basically, we observe the mixed feelings with which media-dubbed

'Generation X' views the 'baby-boomers'. There is a strong 'please get real' theme in

their attitudes, and at the same time an undercurrent of basic appreciation of many

of the so-called 'hippie' ideals: community, ecology, personal freedom.

Sometimes it seems to me that the Pluto-in-Virgo generation is cosmetically charged

with taking the Pluto-in-Leo ideals, editing them, tempering them, and finally with far

less bluster and a lot more hard work making them real. That is, if they don't get

caught in their blind spot....

Ideals are difficult to attain. Perfection is a merciless standard by which to judge

oneself.

Here's an attitude that simultaneously guarantees impressive accomplishments and

total despair: 'I'll be happy when I get this exactly right'. It may work fine with

cooking dinner or getting a computer program running, but when it comes to

working on the more purely human level of life, it will certainly fail. What man or

woman is 'perfectly sane'? Or even 'shaped perfectly'? What relationship has no

rough places, no immortal misunderstanding, no epic frustrations? Life is messy

business; and one of the secrets of existence lies in knowing when to say 'This is good

enough!' And relaxing, enjoying, appreciating - we might add 'forgiving'.

Difficulty accepting reality - that's the key blind spot for Pluto-in-Virgo. Let me

emphasize that I speak of 'accepting' reality. This is utterly distinct from the question

of whether one sees reality. Seeing reality clearly is an enterprise at which Pluto-in-

Virgo can whup Pluto-in-Leo before breakfast. But to accept reality - especially one's

own flawed reality - and not be brought to despair by it: that's the art that Virgo may

lack.

If Pluto-in-Virgo falls into that idealistic trap, it paradoxically ceases to appear

idealistic at all. Instead, it descends into cynicism, a sense of doomed impossibility,

and hypercriticality.

People who feel guilty tend to punish themselves: that's one of the most elemental

laws of human psychology. And the emotion of guilt arises when we feel we have

fallen short of a deeply held ideal. But for Pluto-in-Virgo, all ideals are inherently

unreachable! Why? Because perfection itself is the core Virgoan ideal, and that is a

divine attribute, not a human one. Thus, with Pluto in Vorgo, we observe a generation

of people whose Shadow lies in the domain of dealing out harsh sentences upon

themselves. And it's a short step from there to dealing out equally harsh sentences

upon others, since we all tend ultimately to treat others with the same respect or

disrespect with which we treat ourselves.

Harsh sentences. Free-associating, we might quickly jump to notions of physical

torture. And in 'Generation X', we have observed the ravages of physically destructive

drug use: 'crack' and all its horrors. We have seen an epidemic of violence and

gunfire. We observe a widespread ignoring of the basic principles of safe sex. Going

beyond the physical, we recognize an elevated attitude of hopelessness and despair

about the future, the planet, one's personal job prospects, relationships and so on.

What more devious and dreadful self-punishment could one imagine than to rob a

human being of hope, dreams and a sense of bright possibility? A good friend of mine

who is very much a figure in his Pluto-in-Virgo generation refers to his fellows as 'the

gloom hippies'; and while certainly not everyone in that age-group wears black

clothes and violet hair, some of the more bitter ones who do constellate visibly for us

the Shadow side of Pluto-in-Virgo.

I feel the need to emphasize here that Shadow dynamics are only one aspect of the

Plutonian picture, and quite optional. They are a seductive trap, to be fallen into or

avoided depending on choices we make. 'Generation X' has a high destiny, just like all

other generations. Their task is to roll up their sleeves, and create the practical

realities of a humanized future in an eco-sensitive, multicultural, technological age.

Whether or not htey accomplish that is their own choice. To succeed, they must

confront and overcome their Shadow: shame-driven despair and the resultant selfdestructiveness.

But that despair and self-punishment are perverted expressions of

an honorable, healing force: the radical commitment to seeing oneself and one's life

clearly and honestly, without the egoistic varnish that comforts and blinds us.

(Skye Alexander)

Pluto was in Virgo last century from October 1956 to January 1957, between August

1957 and September 1971, and from April until July 1972. Virgo is associated with

work, service, health and nutrition, analysis, precision and humilty; therefore, these

things are brought into focus and transformed during Pluto's passage through the

sign. To people born while Pluto is in Virgo, these things are extremely important,

and your generation will experience and / or be responsible for effecting major

changes in these areas.

Pluto transits of Virgo metamorphose the way people work and earn their livelihood.

Pluto's previous passage through this sign in the early 1700s coincided with the

development of shipping and trade between continents. During the planet's most

recent trip through Virgo, the United States' economy began shifting to a serviceoriented

one after being based on industrial productivity for more than a century.

The same sort of transformation also took place in other developed countries. As

those of you who were born during this period reached adulthood and entered the

work force, this trend acclerated. 'Business services (which range from word

processing to cleaning offices), health care services (in hospitals, nursing homes, and

social welfare agencies), and food catering services have all expanded enormously in

recent years in both Western Europe and North America.'

For the Pluto-in-Virgo generation, work is vitally important; and as a group you are

diligent and conscientious, concentrating much of your energy and attention on your

careers. Many of the so-called 'yuppies' are members of this Pluto-group. Those of

you with this planetary placement in your charts often are employed in some type of

service, technical or support capacity, and you are more concerned that the work you

do has practical application than that it is creative, entertaining or self-aggrandizing.

The Pluto-in-Leo generation might originate the ideas, but your generation finds ways

to implement them.

To you, the purpose of education is to develop specific skills in preparation for a

particular job; and during your generation's college years many schools began

changing their focus from liberal arts to technical and 'useful' career programs.

According to David Kennedy, president of Stanford University, your generation is

more adept in technological areas but less proficient in languages and writing skills

than your predecessors. You are not particularly interested in the arts, philosophy or

learning for its own sake; you want to be able to utilize what you know directly and

see immediate and quanitifiable results from your efforts.

Health and nutrition also are important to the Pluto-in-Virgo generation. As Pluto

neared completion of its most recent trip through Virgo, the public became

increasingly concerned with the quality of the food they ate. Millions changed their

diets, turned to 'health foods', vitamins, low-salt or low-cholesterol diets, or

vegetarianism, and attention was focused on the detrimental effects of chemical

preservatives, fertilizers and pesticides. Those of you with this planetary placement

in your charts tend to be attentive to the purity and nutritional value of your food,

and as your generation reached adulthood a plethora of health-conscious food

products appeared on the market.

Virgo's connection with health links it to the medical profession. The sign also is

associated with analysis and specialization, as opposed to synthesis and wholism;

therefore, it is interesting to see how Pluto's passage through Virgo instigated a

major shift in the medical field toward specialization. Virgo's obsession with purity

and germs has led to a focus on viruses in medical research and treatment. While

Pluto was in Virgo, immunization programs became widespread, as did the use of

antibiotics to treat everything from syphilis to common germs. Those of you who have

this placement in your birth charts may worry excessively about diseases, infections

and germs; your obsession with illness might incline you to visit doctors and / or take

medications more readily and frequently than members of other Pluto-groups.

Virgo is a modest, self-effacing sign. Those of you with this planetary placement in

your charts are interested in job security, being productive members of society and

making money, but fame is of lesser importance to you than to the preceding Pluto-in-

Leo generation. You don't feel a compulsion to 'set the world on fire', nor do you

think you have some special mission in life. As a group, you tend to have a rather

pessimistic and resigned attitude, believing that things will only get worst in the

future, and that you'd better not set your hopes too high. Whether this stems from a

fundamental pragmatism or from discouragement over your inability (or anyone

else's) to achieve perfection is debatable. You are more likely to see what's wrong

with the world instead of what's right, and to feel victimized by situations beyond

your control. According to Jeff Green, those of you who have Pluto in Virgo are

'learning essential humility, but also a necessary self-purification that purges all

traces of self-glorification and delusions of grandeur' in preparation for future

growth.

Natal Pluto in Libra

(Jan Spiller and Karen McCoy)

Those born in the generation having Pluto in Libra experience the call to participate

in world transformation by introducing new forms of co-operation between nations.

They are also given the challenge of transforming traditional ideas of partnership

relationships on planet Earth.

On a personal level, those born with Pluto in Libra experience their greatest fears in

risking disharmony through disclosure of what they feel to be unjust. Their challenge

is to be willing to discard personal illusions of balance and objectively express their

power in relationships in order that a new and greater harmony can be established.

(Steven Forrest)

Scales: the eternal Libran image. They represent balance and harmony... and the

weighing and reconciliation of opposites.

The passion with Pluto-in-Libra lies in the creation of conditions of accord and

symmetry. Where? Anywhere. Everywhere. In all ways imaginable. Art is one such

territory. So is justice. And peace. And human love in all its forms, from simple

friendship on up to community in the largest sense.

Put down a heavy burden. End an argument with an agreeable deal. Come to a

conclusion when you're faced with a tough choice. Always we experience the same

physiological reaction: we sigh. And a sigh is a release of tension. And that release of

tension is the heart's passion of Pluto in Libra.

Shortly after Pluto entered Libra, the peace movement attained critical mass and the

war-machine was brought home from Viet Nam. But far more importantly, a

generation of potential peacemakers began appearing, cleverly disguised as little

babies so Nixon wouldn't know. Ingrained in their consciousnesses, these children

carried not just a sense of appreciation for peace, but far more significatnly an

uncanny set of instincts for the processes we must emply in creating peace:

negotiation, listening skills, and empathy with alien perspectivees.

A minority of human beings actually seems to enjoy fighting. For the rest of us, it is

an unpleasant process at best. Marital spats, trouble with one's family, a threadbare

spot in the relationship with a dear friend - it's all hellishly uncomfortable. So

uncomfortable that we often try to avoid the conflict, even when it is a necessary step

in clearing the air. And then the trouble just festers.

Pluto, as we have learned, is not inclined to turn away from hard realities. With Pluto

in Libra, while the high destiny of the generation lies in peacemaking, these people

are by no means cute little angels who are just going to 'make nice'. Why? Simply

because it never works for very long. It is not an effective peacemaking method. Real

peacecan never be attained through denial or through glossing over difficult

questions. The Plutonian instinct here is for diving into the muck, facing the heat of

anger, resentment, prejudice and bitterness, and then hacking out a deal that

succeeds.

The style of Pluto in Libra is thus negotiational, with an instinctive emphasis on

recognizing areas of mutual benefit and agreement as the foundations of any lasting

peace. Libra argues! But it argues toward an end, not just to vent anger.

Cosmically, this generation is charged with the task of moving us beyond the morass

of deadlocked oppositions in which humanity currently finds itself. Liberalism versus

Conservatism. Race against race. Environmentalism versus economic growth.

Masculine versus feminine. Socialist caring versuss capitalistic individualism and

personal responsibility.

We must also emphasize the sheer aesthetic sensitivity of Libra. With Pluto there, we

observe a generation that will be passionate about the creation of beauty - but

probably only lukewarm in its attitude toward 'mere prettiness'. Pluto likes stronger,

more shocking medicine.

There are two fundamental types of questions over which people can disagree: ones

that are susceptible to compromise and ones in which there is no middle ground and

it must be one way or the other.

Land use provides an easy illustration of the former. On the same piece of ground, all

the blone people want a nature preserve, while all the brown-haired people want an

industrial park. When the dust settles, there's a small industrial park on the edge of

the vast natural garden. Everybody feels a little peeved and a little ripped-off, but

there is no clear winner or loser.

Then there are questions like abortion. As I write, the debate between the 'right-tolife'

people and the 'right-to-choose' people is still raging. And one point makes this

debate so difficult to resolve: there really is no middle ground. There may be some

details over which legislators can quibble, but there is a basic Yes or No here.

Abortion will be safe and legal, or it will be illegal. There's no such thing as a semiabortion.

The blind spot of Pluto-in-Libra lies in this second category of question. In their zeal

to find middle ground, people born under this configuration may find themselves

paralyzed in the face of tough choices in which there will be real losers. The urge to

be fair, however laudable in principle, may turn to mere immobility and

procrastination. Then the energy runs down darker pipelines: endless debate over

trivialities, obsessive concern with details of etiquette (however that may be defined

twenty years from now!), and byzantine political maneuvering.

The key Plutonian passion in Libra is for peace: that spirit-easing sign of relief that

comes close on the heels of an accord, a lightening of one's burdens, or a soluation.

And peace is a noble goal. But there are forms of peace that come at too high a price,

and together they constitute that grave warning that we call the Pluto-in-Libra

Shadow.

Faced with a tough Yes or No question, we already saw a potential Libran blind spot:

indecision and procrastination. But what if the pressure to solve the problem mounts?

Libra does not appreciate pressure, and may crack under it. Justice may fall prey to

the urge for peace - peace restored at any cost. And then we can see terrible, quick,

almost unconscious violence stomping out the offending alternative.

I am aware that much of what we may think of as 'common courtesy' is specific to our

own culture circa 1950, and quite obviously going the way of the pterodactyl and the

Beatle wig. But every society, however rough-and-tumble, has rules of acceptable

behavior. When the Pluto-in-Libra people come into their prime, they will be very

likely to generate a new set of acceptable behavioral norms reflective of the new

realities of society. The True Multicultural Miss Manners may already be on the earth

and simply not yet revealed!

Politeness has a Shadow side. Pluto-in-Libra can create stultifying situations in which

a chily formality of courtesy and 'appopriateness' mask an unspoken war of stilettos

and poisons. A dear Afro-American friend of mine, for example winces when he

speaks of the painful undercurrents he has often experienced in a 'liberal' white

environment. Courtesy without love may be overtly peaceful, but it is deadening.

Again, we observe the elemental principle: the Libran love of peace may come at an

alarming price.

Lastly, modern technology has created a variety of methods by which 'peace' can be

induced in the human organism with only the slightest effort. There will be new

waves of anti-depressants and anti-anxiety pharmaceuticals, probably developed by

young scientists just getting their educations today. And despite the ubiquity of

computers, we are still only on the cusp of the cyber-revolution. Virtual reality, brainmachine

interfaces, firect electrochemical stimulation of the cerebral cortex - all

these avenues, while probably positive and exciting in many ways, will also provide

ample temptation for the 'peace-loving' Shadow-side of Pluto in Libra.

Shadow energy is a warped reflection of the useful side of any astrological

configuration. The miserable possibilities inherent in Pluto's interaction with Libra

are real enough, but we must always emphasize the real purpose of the combination:

the restoration to humanity of equitable peace, balanced justice, and the estimable

comforts of a society reflecting widely accepted standards of civility, courtesy, and

elegance.

(Skye Alexander)

Last century, Pluto was in Libra from October 1971 to April 1972, between August

1972 and October 1983, and from May until August 1984. Libra is associated with

relationships, women, art, balance and the law; therefore, these areas are forced into

public awareness and transformed when Pluto passes through this sign.

Perhaps most significant of the changes which occurred during this time was the

Women's Movement. Pluto in Libra brought to light the inequities between men and

women in American society, and tore down the old, restrictive, outworn attitudes

about 'a woman's place'. In true Plutonic style, issues of power and control were

important, and the movement was plagued by extremism, fear, resistance and

turmoil. Pluto's entry into Libra saw the legalization of abortion in the U.S. (January

1973), the publication of Ms. magazine (January 1972) and the expansion of the

National Organization of Women (NOW) into a formidable political force. By the time

Pluto left this sign, a woman had run for vice president on the Democratic ticket and

women's economic, professional, political and educational opportunities had

increased dramatically. Most importantly, women's self-confidence, and their vision

of themselves and their role in society, had been transformed by this Pluto transit.

Laws concerning things that affected women's personal and professional lives, such

as credit, owndership of property, equal job opportunities and pay, sexual

harassment, divorce and medical care, were brought into the light and changed.

Those of you born during this time have a deep, abiding belief in the power of

women, and are obsessed with the issue of equality between the sexes. Women with

this planetary placement in their birth charts may be strong, dominant, shrewd, even

ruthless and manipulative; men with this placement may see women as being more

powerful than they are and fear both women and the female (or yin) side of

themselves. However, both men and women in the Pluto-in-Libra generation have the

opportunity to eliminate sexual inequity once and for all and establish balance in

society and interpersonal relationships.

Along with the changes in women's status came fundamental and unavoidable

changes in personal relationships. As women achieved greater professional and

economic power, they demanded more power in their relationships as well. The

pattern that had been established by earlier generations of the man as unquestioned

authority and provider, woman as nurturer and passive dependent, was revised.

Improved birth control and the legalization of abortion allowed women to control

reproduction, and thus exercise more control over the rest of their lives. This also

enabled woman to express their sexuality more freely. Predictably, Pluto's transit

thorugh Libra brought an end to many individual relationships as it destroyed the old

concept of relationships. The divorce rate skyrocketed, 'living together' without

marriage became popular, and many people grew jaded about the institution of

marriage.

Many of you who were born while Pluto was in Libra have seen your parents divorce.

Even if your parents stayed together, you still have experienced the turmoil and

instability inherent in this transformative period of redefining roles, rights and

responsibilities. As a result, you are obsesed with maintaining strong, lasting

relationships yourselves. You have a deep need for love and partnerships, are

possessive of your partners, and may be unhappy when you are not involved in a

relationship. There is no such thing as a casual love affair for you. Your generation

feels compelled to form committed relationships quickly and early, and to stay in

those relationships despite problems that would have caused members of earlier

generations to bale out. Relationships provide a sense of deep, emotional security for

you, and one of your greatest fears is being alone. However, this planetary placement

suggests that, of necessity, you probably will go through many transformative,

traumatic relationship experiences and perhaps losses that will force you to

relinquish your attachment to partners and partnerships. Some of you may become

involved in destructive relationships where domination, manipulation, sexual control

and power plays are common. Others might submerge individuality in the

relationship. Your generation needs to learn to find the balance between self and

others.

Natal Pluto in Scorpio

(Steven Forrest)

Pluto 'rules' Scorpio, which simply means that Pluto is very much at home in this

sign. Thus, the combination is particularly heady. As you might imagine, the key word

here is intensity. Squared.

In Scorpio, Pluto has a passion for ferreting out whatever is comfortably hidden

behind a web of fear, lies and ignorance. It is hungry for the bracing, edgy spark that

comes from looking the devil straight in the eye.

We must emphasize here that ultimately all planets are about consciousness, and that

a sharp distinction can be drawn between pure negativity and the consciousness of

pure negativity, which is Pluto-in-Scorpio's real domain. Only when mortally twisted

does this energy descend into an identification with the dark.

To the fainthearted, the style of Pluto in Scorpio appears to be bleak, self-serious,

even morbid. We humans have always had an ambivalent relationship with life's

frightening apsects: on one hand, fascination. On the other, horror. You can observe

this phenomoneon rather comically while watching a horror flick in a movie theatre.

Maybe there's a gruesome shocker of a scene about which everyone has been

warned. Half the audience will have their hands over their eyes, but they are still

watching the screen fixedly through spread fingers. The same behavior occurs

reliably at the scene of an automobile accident: onlookers slow down and stare,

hoping - and fearing - that they'll see bloody carnage.

In essence, the style of Pluto in Scorpio centres on a compelling curiosity about

everything that makes us uncomfortable. Thus, during Scorpio's most recent passage

through this sign (essentially 1983-95) there was an exploding preoccupation with

childhood wounds, sexual abuse, and psychology in general. Twelve-step groups

multiplied exponentially. There was a corresponding swell in the sales of horror

fiction and films. The vampire - a classic creature of the dark - became the 'national

bird' of the collective unconscious.

A graveyard mood of desolation arises... and contains a lot of wisdom. Black is the

color. Unflinching perspective on the truth is the goal. More precisely, the goal lies in

generating consciousness regarding certain particular truths: those which make

people squirm. Other, happier truths about the human condition may get ignored.

But, laser-like, the Pluto-in-Scorpio vibration tues us resonantly with the collective

Shadow. And by elevating consciousness there, we rob it of some of its power to run

our lives.

Pessimists, by their natures, excel at recognizing problems. Psychologists, through

their training and experience, develop a knack for sniffing out psychopathology.

Doctors look for disease. Private detectives and police officers learn to treat everyone

as a suspect. All these roles are necessary in the world, and many of use have had our

lives saved or at least made better through contact with such people. But imagine

what it would feel like to have those attitudes and perceptual faculties rolled up into

one big ball inside your head! The mind would then operate like a filter, and what

would not pass through it into awareness would be the sweetness, health and nobility

woven into every human being. We would miss the bright sense of possibility that

exists for every person, every situation, even for the human future. In our 'realism',

we would succumb to despair - and ironically lose track of a significant dimension of

what is actually real.

That is the blind spot for Pluto-in-Scorpio. In essence, it boils down to one word:

hopelessness. And that hopelessness is often complicated by a self-righteous sense of

one's own superior wisdom and moral courage. Imagine a foolish, arrogant

psychotherapist who blindly views every difference of opinion as evidence of 'your

resistance'. That's the Pluto-in-Scorpio blind spot.

Most of us know such psychotherapists, be they professionals or of the self-appointed

variety. Thus, the individual who has fallen into this trap is profoundly resistant to

help; he or she dismisses every notion of a broader, brighter, more hopeful attitude

as 'denial'. As a result, he or she may very wel rot for a long while in a self-absorbed,

imploded state of isolation, impossibility, and grim anticipation.

Evil has a terrible gravity. Anyone who has every glanced at the news understands

the horrible way that atrocities breed atrocities. 'They did it first!' - that's the eternal

defence. It's the saddest human paradox: so often we 'punish evil' by becoming evil

ourselves. This disease is always with us; we humans carry it like the common cold.

But when Pluto is passing through Scorpio, we all become more vulnerable.

Vengeance is heady; we've all been caught up in the emotions of a film or book where

the bad guys finally 'get theirs'. That same pardox again: give us a plausible 'moral

justification' and the violent 'dispensing of justice' becomes exciting business.

Although we give the process noble names, the simple truth is that something in us

finds it absolutely intoxicating to free the Shadow into full, wild expression.

With all the acts of darkness committed in this bleeding world, how many are done by

people who imagine themselves to be evil? Not many, I suspect. In the majority of

cases, there's a self-righteous 'reason'; and the 'reason' is almost always along the

lines of 'I was the victim first'.

With Pluto in Scorpio, this victim-psychology can run rampant and trigger an

escalating cycle of hatred, passionate self-righteousness and blind violence.

The Shadow scares us. Most of us would prefer to be decent human beings. When the

dark looms up loudly, there is another road we may be tempted to take, almost

equally dark in the end. In our fear of our own capacity for despair and destruction,

we may try to take refuge in a Pollyanna view of life in which 'negative thoughts'

become the demons to be avoided.

Thinking positively is in many ways the soul of wisdom, but like any strong force it

has a powerful dark side. And its dark side is the shallowness and voluntary

ignorance upon which real darkness always thrives. Thus, another modern Pluto-in-

Scorpio scenario: the 'positive-thinking New Age person' who is shocked to discover

that his child has been on cocaine for five years, shocked to discover that she has a

cancer that could have been cured two years ago, shocked to go through a divorce,

shocked that the 'spiritual teacher' has problems with zipper control.

Ultimately, Pluto in Scorpio is about generating consciousness of the dark. And no

form of consciousness is in and of itself ever evil. As always, the Shadow of Pluto in

Scorpio is at its core a distortion of a positive principle. Emotional courage,

psychological understanding, a willingness to face our own hurts and also to

recognize the hurt we have done to others - these are the saving graces of this

intense, brooding energy.

(Skye Alexander)

Pluto entered its own sign, Scorpio, at the end of 1983 and stayed there until May

1984. The planet returned to this sign in September 1984, and remained there

(except for a brief period between Januray and April 1995) until November 1995.

Both Pluto and Scorpio have similar characteristics, so when the planet is positioned

here its expression is intensified.

It is interesting, though not surprising, that George Orwell chose the title 1984 for

his famous novel; that date corresponds to Pluto's enrey into Scorpio, and the book

aptly depicts the dark Plutonic forces at work. Though Orwell's portrayal of this

Pluto-in-Scorpio period is perhaps an extreme one, we nonetheless saw an increase in

government domination and pervsievness at this time, and a public willingness to

sacrifice freedom to 'Big Brother' out of fear. In the United States, mandatory drug

testing was one example of Plutonic / Scorpionic prying. The expanded power of

multi-national corporations and banks, and the effect this has on the world's financial

situation, is another example of Plutonic / Scorpionic domination.

At the opposite end of the spectrum (for this planetary position indicates extremes)

are the political and social reforms that took place in the U.S.S.R. and the People's

Republic of China. Known for their controlling, restrictive governments, these two

nations showed signs of opening up and interacting with the rest of the world.

Power issues of all kinds are connected with Pluto and Scorpio; therefore, those of

you who have this planetary position in your birth charts may be obsessed with

having power. You might attempt to control and manipulate other people - or the

forces of nature. When your generation reaches adulthood, we may experience a time

of government opposition, cruel and powerful dictators, or other conditions that

strictly limit freedomes.

Nuclear power and nuclear weapons are also associated with Pluto and Scorpio, and

this planetary combination forced this issue into public awareness. Power struggles

between nations and the buildup of nuclear arsenals were highlighted diring this

period, as we began to realize we must change our attitudes about war or face

annihilation. The reactor incident at Chernobyll, U.S.S.R forced the world to

reconsider the issue of nuclear power. During Pluto's transit of Scorpio, nuclear and

toxic wastes could no longer be ignored either; and the problem of what to do with

these wastes, as well as the threats to health and the environment, became more

poignant and pressing.

These issues could be of major significane to those of you with this planetary position

in your birthcharts. Perhaps your generation will establish peace in the world and do

away with war and power struggles. Or, you may be the survivors of a nuclear

holocaust and be responsible for reconstructing life on Earth. It is quite likely that

your generation will face the problem of cleaning up the environment and getting rid

of nuclear and toxic wastes. Or, you could suffer plagues, famine and pestilence as a

result of damage done to the environment. On the brighter side, your Pluto-group

might discover a problem-free source of power and energy for the planet, making

nuclear power unnecessary.

Sex, and the taboos, fears and secretiveness surrounding it, are related to Scorpio

and Pluto. Both the planet and the sign also are linked with death. Therefore, the

connection between this planetary placement and the appearance of the venereal

disease AIDS is obvious. In true Pluto-in-Scorpio fashion, fear of this mysterious and

devastating disease has led to cruelty, suspicion, and attempts to isolate AIDS victims

and deprive them of their rights, especially the right to privacy. Pluto always drags

skeletons out of the closet and makes us take a good, hard look at our secret fears.

AIDS has forced us to deal with the issue of sex and the taboos surrounding it -

particularly homosexuality. Attention has been focused on other Plutonic problems

during this period, too, such as the sexual abuse of children, the connection between

such abuse and violent criminal behavior in adulthood, sex and violence in movies

and television, rape, sex education and pornography.

For those of you born during this time, sexuality will be extremely important. Perhaps

you will harbor intense fears about your sexuality or see sexuality as an instrument of

power. Or, your generation could be responsible for transforming negative attitudes

toward sexual expression. You might find a link between sexual repression and illness

and seek to approach certain diseases like cancer on this basis. By the time you reach

adulthood it may be essential to limit population growth, and your sexual and

reproductive freedom might be curtailed sharply. More frightening is the opposite

possibility: that a devastating war could make it necessary for your Pluto-group to repopulate

the Earth. Or, your generation could be plagued by sterility or birth defects

as a result of nuclear and / or toxic pollution.

One of Pluto and Scorpio's principal themes is death and rebirth; and public

awareness was attuned to this during the Pluto-in-Scorpio period. Reincarnation

became more widely accepted in the West than ever before, and past-life regression

and channeling were popular. Concerns about the right to die led many states in the

U.S. to pass laws that allow individuals to make decisions about medical intervention

in life-or-death situations before the fact.

Those of you who have this planetary placement in your birth charts are practically

obsessed with the issue of death and the possibility of life after death. Your

generation will be intruiged with the concept of reincarnation and, as you reach

adulthood, we may see a period of intense interest in all matters pertaining to death

and the hereafter. Your Pluto-group might make startling discoveries about life after

death and other worlds beyond this one, or even witness the 'Second Coming'. Your

generation also could be responsible for discovering new 'miracle' cures that will

extend the human life span significantly. It is also possible that you will experience

cataclysmic events during your lifetime that destroy much of the Earth's life, such as

the one that killed the dinosaurs, or the Biblical flood, or the sinking of Atlantis.

Perhaps you could be responsible for a nuclear acceident or war that brings us to the

brink of destruction. It is difficult to predict how this energy will manifest, but

undoubtedly death will be an important issue for your generation.

(Frances Sakoian and Louis Acker)

With Pluto in Scorpio, worldwide conflict was likely to reach a peak of intensity.

'Regnerate or die' was the order of the day, because Pluto rules Scorpio, the sign of

death and regeneration. There is no other planetary sign position of such potency.

This period marked the final death-gasp of the Piscean age; time has run out on

human folly, and there is no choice left but to face the consequences.

Pluto has its fastest orbital motion while going through Libra and Scorpio. As the

biblical Book of Revelation says, 'Unless these times were shortened there would be

no flesh saved'. The greatest danger of plague, famine, and atomic and biological

warfare occurred during 20 of the last 25 years of the 20th century. From 1975,

Uranus was in Scorpio, and from 1984 until 1995 Pluto was there. In this period, the

human race was forced by dire necessity to regenerate itself in preparation for the

Aquarian age.

(Julia and Derek Parker)

Pluto's entry into Scorpio had its effects on those born with Neptune in Scorpio

(1956-1970/1). They made their presence felt in increasingly powerful positions.

But perhaps the most Scorpionic of all effects was the appearance of AIDS - a

sexually transmitted disease; and Pluto's influence is very much a part of our

sexuality. Remember that Pluto is at home in Scorpio, so its strength is increased. It

is to be hoped that the situation will be controlled and Pluto's influence, having

brought the scourge to the surface, will later be curative. Here, lessons are learned

the hard way. The light on the horizon was from the influence of the other generation

planet, Neptune, working from Capricorn. Uranus was also in that sign, and Saturn

transitting Capricorn between 1988 and the end of 1990 was also a curative

influence. We must not forget the financial implications of Pluto from its own sign.

The desire to make more money and the even-increasing implications of the

expansion of world markets are very much part of this physically tiny but important

planet (Pluto).

In the birth chart, this position adds an intensity and sense of purpose; but if Pluto

receives negative aspects from the Sun, Moon or ruling planet there may be

psychological problems. These must be resolved if the individual is fully to develop

potential and make positive use of increased emotion and intuition. There will be a

much stronger source of emotional and physical energy if Scorpio is also the Sun,

Moon or Ascendant sign; and this must be channeled positive. Make sure your

subject's parents are aware of this, since using it through competitive sport and in

reaction to very demanding challenges is essential. The earlier parents start to

encourage it in their offspring, the better, or otherwise they could possibly have a

difficult, restless and unfulfilled child on their hands. If Pluto is conjunct the

Midheaven and / or placed in the tenth house, the expression of power, and

identification with everything that is strong and powerful, will be present.

(Grant Lewi)

Astrologers have assigned Pluto's rulership to Scorpio; and while opinions

occasionally differ, notably Carl Payne Tobey's that Pluto rules Aries, the symbolic

meanings of Pluto and Scorpio do have much in common. Pluto travels its fastest in

Scorpio, spending only 12 years in that sign, where it spends up to thirty years in the

other signs. The planet Earth experienced perihelion between the Sun and Pluto in

September of 1989, or its closest contact with that planet, during which time Pluto

actually orbited on the inside of Neptune for a while. Here we have felt Pluto at its

strongest. This is a convincing argument in itself that Pluto rules Scorpio.

Sexual matters are the main manifestation of Pluto in Scorpio. There was an alarming

spread of the AIDS virus. Questions arose and demanded consideration about what

constitues safe, responsible sex. Free mores of the 1960s and '70s had revealed a

need to concern ourselves with the implications of what we still welcome as more

open attitudes about sex.

Sexual violence and rape also came to the fore. Hardly a day went by when there was

not some story, great or small, in the newspaper. Pluto in Scorpio challenges people

to deal with tension in productive ways. Unfortunately, purpetrators of physical

violation find their outlet through aggressive outbursts. Pluto in Scorpio also calls

self-esteem into question, with a general helplessness the result. Defences are down

all around.

Pluto in Scorpio also had a dramatic impact on religion. Notice the number of cases

of sexual abuse that were highlighted within the church. Also notice, on a more

positive note, people's increasing interest in discovering the common thread in their

fellow human beings and nurturing it for the better rather than, like their ancestors,

using it as a noose.

We are challenged to be more responsible toward the welfare of each other without

loosing our respect for ourselves. A mixture of directness and compassion is the

subtle key. It is an alchemical process, whereby we find the right proportion of

allegiance and maverickness, producing wisdom.

(John Townley)

You may find that your generation puts a premium on intensity in a relationship.

Love, like other aspects of life, is considered an all-or-nothing proposal. If this is in

line with your personal style, you will feel catapulted along by the times you live in.

Your love relationships will be both stressful and very rewarding, often at the same

time.

However, if you are more easygoing, then you may find that your partners expect

more energy and conflict in a relationship than you want or can deliver. In that case,

you should look for a lover whose temperament is similar, even though you may be

attracted to those who are very different from you. In the long run, you will be

happiest with someone who keeps your pace and does not run you ragged

emotionally, even though that may seem like the most exciting direction.

No matter what kind of relationship you are in, however, the level of intensity will be

heightened just by the attitudes and expectations of those around you. If this is not

your preference, it might be better to postpone a permanent relationship. Those in

the next generation (Pluto in Sagittarius), about ten years younger than you, will

approach love in a radically different and much simpler way. That style may be more

to your liking.

(Robert Hand)

This period was a time of change that was intense even by 20th century standards.

Many astrologers believe that this is the sign that is ruled by Pluto. The children of

this era should be much more concerned with the forces underlying the surface of

reality. They will put their intelligence to investigating all kinds of phenomena, and it

is just possible that they will bring the arts and sciences out of stagnation to a new

period of dynamic activity.

Natal Pluto in Sagittarius

Note: Skye Alexander's book was published in 1988 and stopped short of covering

this period; Jan Spiller's was published in 1986 and did not even cover Pluto in

Scorpio, which had already begun by then, let alone Pluto in Sagittarius. Sakoian and

Acker's predictions some 30 years in advance have had to be restrained a little by my

own editorial eye!

(Steven Forrest)

Gypsy, Scholar, Philosopher - those are the central archetypes for Sagittarius. And all

of them hold one cardinal quality in common: a sense of life as a Quest. The Gypsy

expresses the idea geographically, questing through foreign lands and alien cultures.

The Scholar expresses the same principle, but now it emerges intellectually, as the

'quest for knowledge'. Finally, the Philosopher brings in the intuitive dimension, as

human consciousness seeks answers to life's meta-questions: why are we here, what

is the meaning of our existences?... and so forth.

Stretching out in new, unknown directions - that is the passion for Pluto-in-

Sagittarius. It wants to learn, to grow, to be amazed. The hunger for knowledge is

high, but this is by no means a dried out, pedantic energy. It is the thrill of knowledge

that the scholar seeks, and the thrill of realization that motivates the Philosopher. As

to the Gypsy - here we see the epitome of the passionate, enthusiastic life, short on

shame and long on appetite.

'I'd like to live a dashing, adventurous life - but only if I could do it safely.' Well, good

luck. Risk and adventure are a matched set; you can't have one without the other.

And Pluto-in-Sagittarius thrives on risk. Accordingly, its style is brash and devil-maycare,

full of robust enthusiasm. It cannot abide boredom. It has little taste for

conformity, and not much more taste for practicality. It appreciates boldness - in the

human personality, in any enterprise, even in colors. There is a pronounced distaste

for restraints or limitations, and a great focus on personal freedom and individuality.

New frontiers hold an elemental fascination for Pluto-in-Sagittarius. As I write these

words near the end of Pluto's passage through Scorpio, I am anticipating a renewal of

global enthusiasm for the space program, and new nations joining that great

adventure. We may very well see a renewed curiosity about the Arctic, or the ocean

depths. Cyberspace - that dream-reality created by computers - will become even

more crowded, and the 'information highway' will create a new land to be explored

and colonized. The fringes of human consciousness will develop deeper popular

attraction, and probably there will be a renewal of interest in the study of paranormal

phenomena, psychedelic media, and various altered brain-states.

Central to any understanding of the Sagittarian style is the notion that this sign is

oriented toward the future. Possibilities fascinate it, and it is biased toward optimism.

A concern with answers rather than a focus on problems is the trend. The visionary is

valued above the doomsayer, and the hero above the whining complainer.

Optimism is survival-positive. An optimist is quicker to become aware of new

opportunities and new resources than is a pessimist, since he or she expects to see

them.

But pessimism is survival-positive too. A pessimist is quicker to become aware of

emerging threats and possible bad outcomes, since he or she is biased in that

direction.

Human life seems to work best when a person can function in both modes and move

fluidly between them. Pluto-in-Sagittarius, however, may be blind to the wisdom of

pessimism. It can leap before it looks, 'trusting life' - and land headfirst in shallow

water. Hope is a bright light, and it must therefore cast a dark shadow. The blind

spot here, in a nutshell, is foolishness. Overextension, trusting too much to luck, an

inability to foresee unintended consequences - these errors plague Pluto-in-

Sagittarius.

Coming out of the stressful, dark mood of the Pluto-in-Scorpio years (1983-1995),

humanity will be ready for some hope, some laughter, some sense that there is a

future worth living. And probably those attitudes will make themselves felt more

storngly than they have been felt for many years. More importantly, the kids born

during this cycle, basically from 1996 to 2007, will carry in them the vision-seed of

the human future, and they'll begin actively to build that future when the 'come

online' as adults during the first half of the twenty-first century. but their rush to

answers will be tempered and sobered, God willing, by the older, dark-seeing Plutoin-

Scorpio kids and later by the practical Pluto-in-Capricorn kids who'll follow.

Mistakes happen. We've all done lots of dumb things - locking the keys in the car,

forgetting the pot boiling away on the stove, punching the wrong button on the

computer and erasing the letter over which we've just labored. It's universal, but no

less embarrassing for it. When we make such a mistake we feel vulnerable; it brings

to the surface a scared child who doubts he or she will ever grow up right. From the

external perspective, the effect is often rather endearing: there is a kind of intimacy

that can only arise between people who have laughed at each other's dumb mistakes

and accepted that laughter with good grace.

But something in us hates humiliation. Something in you, me and everyone will go to

ludicrous lengths to avoid being discovered in such a stupid error - the more so if the

error is graver. And much of what is potentially really dark about Pluto in Sagittarius

stems from that lamentable quality.

Sagittarius is an exploratory, experimental sign. Naturally, it is error-prone since the

best way to avoid error is the opposite road: sticking boringly to the tried-and-true.

But Sagittarius may descend into glib rationalization, glossing over its mistakes.

Worse, it can easily develop compelling philosophical justifications for its mistakes.

Cynics say we all make a religion out of the choices we've made, or that we can

always find 'scripture' to justify whatever course we've chosen, even for the basest of

reasons. These notions provide insight into the darker side of Sagittarian functioning.

They constitute the gravest danger while Pluto passes through that sign, and in the

lives of those who carry its mark.

In a word, we are talking about the dark side of pride. The Pluto-in-Sagittarius

Shadow threatens to undo the hard, dark-facing work accomplished under the

Scorpion, replacing it with games.

The darker dimensions of Pluto in Sagittarius are just garbled expressions of the

positive meaning of the symbolism. Expansion, risk, and sheer adventure are

essential spiritual nutrients; without them, we become automatons. At its best, Pluto

in Sagittarius represents pure aliveness: an energy that epitomizes the human

willingness to go beyond the confines of familiarity and therefore to create rich,

unimaginable futures.

(Frances Sakoian and Louis Acker)

Sagittarius is a sign of religion, law, philosophy, higher education, and travel. Pluto

entered Sagittarius around 1995, marking a period of spiritual regeneration at the

beginning of the Aquarian age. At this time, there is a fundamental understaning of

deeper spiritual values among all people. Religions as they were known are being

completely transformed. A single world religion based on man's direct intuitive

communion with the One Creator has been taking form. New spiritual leaders are

arising to teach the fundamental laws governing all life in the universe. The new

world religion combines all the highes expressions of the great religions of the past,

with a more comprehensive scientific understanding of the underlying forces of life.

(Julia and Derek Parker)

We can only speculate on the personal and generational influences of Pluto from this

sign. In essence, the sign and planet are opposites; Sagittarius is open, freedomloving,

independent, and couldn't be less secretive, while Pluto is very secretive,

finding it difficult to unburden, intense and possessively jealous. However, when

Pluto's influence causes purges, a great deal is brought into the open. Is it in this wau

that Pluto will act from Sagittarius? It is to be hoped so, provided of course that there

are not such powerful reactions to situations that the disturbance and disruption they

cause is a problem in itself. It seems hard to think of any Sagittarian influence

causing revolutionary tendencies, so the chances are that reactions will be tinged

with wisdom and the sage-like traits of Sagittarius / Jupiter. It is these qualities which

we hope will add an interesting dimension to the children born while Pluto is in this

sign.

(Grant Lewi)

If we found wisdom with Pluto in Scorpio, we are able to use it with Pluto in

Sagittarius. We are developing new laws, new ideals, and new philosophies. Look for

a blending of nations. Revolutionary fervor continues to be great. Dogmas are ripe for

challenge, and the world is ripe for synthesis. Pluto in Sagittarius represents the

opportunity to effect permanent changes in the fabric of culture. Beware, however, of

wanderlust and a mindset of dabbling. Also guard against the extremes of ego which

all too easily accompany a revolutionary's attitude. Your base of wisdom, developed

while Pluto was in Scorpio, will serve you well. The dark side of change is warring

faction, the 'angry young man' dynamic, dropping the philosopher's stone through the

glass floors of perceived progress.

(John Townley)

Your generation has a very robust, simple, almost pioneering approach to love, a

direct but rather romantic way of looking at people. This is an innate point of view,

but in part it is a response to the last two rather turbulent generations. They did not

look at love as a pure concept that needs no tampering to make it more whole or

perfect.

In general, the potential partners in your age group prefer to let a relationship take

its own course; if it is headed for the rocks, they let it happen. They won't alter the

pattern of a relationship for better or worse, except to abandon it altogether and

start anew.

If you are more introspective, this will seem like a disastrous attitude. You may feel

that a viable relationship should not fall apart for lack of correction or restructuring.

There is not much you can do about this generational point of view, however, except

to find an older partner or someone of your own age whose style is like yours. If you

have a flair for the romantic, you will be right in tune. For better or worse, love will

sweep you along into, and sometimes out of, relationships that are very powerful.

(Robert Hand)

During this time, many more of society's cherished beliefs are being destroyed, and

new religious, spiritual and cultural values are taking their place. Few of us would be

able to deal with these changes comfortably; and the children of this time will

probably be quite iconoclastic, even by the standards we have known.

PLUTO BY HOUSE

Natal Pluto in 1st House

(Ginger Chalford)

As small children, the people with tis placement were very vulnerable. Yet they had

an easy sense of power, a feeling that they were the centre of their universe, their

reality. However, the realisation that parents held the power came early; and since

children don't have the ability to make money and earn their own way, this strong

self-centered experience was sacrificed. Even though these children realise that they

are powerful, it doesn't seem to manifest externally. One way to keep the illusion of

power is to try to appear invulnerable, strong, aloof, capable, etc.; and Pluto first

house children do this despite the knowledge that the parents and other authroity

figures have control over their lifestyles. This emotional adjustment will manifest as

secretiveness and an unwillingness to share feelings or desires that could possibly be

used manipulatively to gain control over the native. This can also create the illusion

of shyness in a child with this placement - it's better not to say anything at all than to

have one's words misconstrued to another's benefit!Coming with this essential loss of

power in childhood is the feeling that she / he is very wrong somehow, and must

become stronger, more perfect, etc., in order to really deserve the importance and

impact which the inner soul feels it is due. This sets up a tendency for the child to be

extremely critical of its own expression - analysing it, probing the self looking for

flaws. When an imperfection is found, then a struggle ensues to bring that area up to

par, to perfect the self. When that doesn't work (and generally, attempts at perfection

don't!), the child beomces very unforgiving towards himself or hseself. In short, the

child will try to appear perfect and all-knowing, not needing anyone else's help. Yet

behind that façade, intense self-analysis is going on, and possibly there is selfpunishment

for not truly being the ideal person that is projected on the outside.

Embarrassment and humiliation are terrible threats which could expose the Pluto

person's failures.

This produces negative personality patterns. The initial (and unfortunately for some,

the long-term) response is to work the body so as to appear powerful and strong. This

can include developing largeness in size or weight, or weight lifting and other muscle

building activities. There can be personal aggrandizement to increase the sense of

power and importance through significant or 'heavy' language, impressing the

listener that the PLuto first house person knows inner secrets of the universe or

unknown factors about the listener which the listerner has no way of denying,

disproving, or even finding out!This can be an attempt to set up the self as a guru,

demanding respect from others and keeping the self somehow separate from and

above them. A follower does not question the guru, and so a sense of security can be

felt by the Pluto 'teacher'. Even when this individual does have a special, unique key

to the universe, he or she is often unwilling or even unable to relay that information

clearly to another. There is the fear, too, that another person could steal the

information and use it, thereby getting all the credit for thinking of it. Unfortunately,

this can mean that the powerful information a Pluto person knows may never reach

others, and the person may end up feeling that others don't understand. Coupled with

this, there is frequently a difficulty in getting backing or funding, since investors not

only have little idea about what they are financing, but have virtually no piece of the

action either!The Pluto first house person is intensely self-critical and, much like a

harping parent, continuously tries to redo himself or herself. Inner responses to selfcriticism

creaste crises and personal overhauls in the personality, as well as in the

surrounding events and environment of the person. This individual finds it hard to

know when to stop pickling on himself or herself. Ultimately, after trying to avoid the

continuous hassle and pain of the overhaul brought on by himself or herself, the Pluto

person self-destructs through self-punishment. The lifestyle will seem to become a

landslide, pulling this native down to the pits, to the bottom. This creates situations

that don't seem to stop, but only help to continue the devastating momentum. In

some cases, the individuals lose their sources of income, their homes, their lifestyles,

everything; and have to struggle in order to start over something else. Others will

avoid these people, fearing that the landslide could be 'catching' - that it might affect

them.

Pluto people are considered to be too egotistical, and there is seldom any pity felt for

them. Others will say "Well, he (or she) deserves it, since he (or she) brought it on

himself (or herself)". Unfortunately, Pluto first house people are not aware of what

they did to bring things on themselves. They will close the door to the frustrating

past, and grudgingly go on. Friendships and connections are severed entirely, with

little chance of reviving. Labelled either a 'loser' or an egomaniac, this person can

simply disappear from the scene. Indeed, the Pluto native is often hard to find

anyway - but under times of stress he or she can simply vanish, leaving no forwarding

address or any clues to his or her whereabouts.

Of course, not every first house Pluto native has this particular problem of

unrelenting crises, etc.. But she / he will generally still be a very private person. Few

people, if any, will get to know this person intimately. Yet, there is often an aura of

excitement around the Pluto native, which suggests that here is someone who lives

life very richly and excitingly. Being around such a person can lend an aura of

glamour to one's life; and others feel that they are somehow more exciting people

because of this connection with power.

The Pluto first house person is a magician, and that's what magnetically attracts

others. Somehow, others simply know that the power of this person can bring into his

or her life anything she / he wants - anything! The focus of awareness is deep, and

the sense of dynamic, powerful inner motivations can tap into the resources of the

universe. By being clear with desire, the essential nature of Scorpio and Aries (the

two signs most frequently associated with Pluto) creates that into reality. The native

can experience life intensely in the moment, and is extraordinarily perceptive. Like a

hawk or an eagle, people with first house Pluto are aware of their environment, and

of how that environment reflects their own nature. They can live life with excitement,

involved in unravelling the mystery of reality, and exploring their own magical

resources - of which there are many!When this individual can positively use Pluto,

she / he will not feel destroyed if others think him or her silly or ridiculous.

Seriousness is replaced with purpose; and there is a sense of cosmic humour witht

his placement, n understanding of how funny the universe fcan be. He or she can be

vulnerable, and in that vulnerability can have the capacity to respond openly and in

depth to feelings and stimuli. This is truly powerful. This person is selective in the

choice of who or what to respond to, and doesn't necessarily feel obligated to be or

act with your usual social politeness. Yet, she / he can be very tender, warm and

understanding, when she / he chooses to be.

This individual has the power to act on his or her own decisions, and feel good about

it, trusting the inner self. Even though others may think this person rude at times, the

Plutonian knows what is true communication and what is really verbal manipulation,

and responds accordingly. Without the paranoia of the negative Pluto person, the

positive individual can truly feel the difference, and will not be manipulated. He or

she, however, will be open and expressive, and supportive of anyone about whom she

/ he cares greatly. This gives incredible depth to a relationship, and a deep and

secure bond between the parties involved. Life with a Pluto first house individual is

never routine! If you are one, or are fortunate enough to know one, you'll be aware of

the magicality of life, when Pluto is used positively.

The Pluto individual will always be able to achieve his or her heart's desire, for she /

he has the qualities of courage, self-forgiveness, and personal security through selfknowledge.

With a grand perspective, this powerful personality creates tailor-made a

unique and exciting reality for himself or herself. With the deep kundalini force

within the self expanding outwards, the Pluto person lets his or her own magical

genius complete that greater destiny she / he knows is waiting for him or

her.Probably outcomes of the pattern mentioned before include the development of a

powerful will, many upheaveals throughout life, high levels of endurance, nonconformity,

resistance, intensity, and weight on the body (particularly about the

hips). Others will notice this person's intense gaze, which hints at fire and power

smouldering under the surface. This person can be overtly aggressive, or seemingly

painfully shy. The face may have deep-set eyes, and a strong chin. Sometimes,

despite the power of the jaw, the distance from chin to nose can be small in

proportion to the space from eyebrows to hairline.

Physical manifestations in the reality of the Pluto first house person include several

uprootings throughout life, such as moves to other and perhaps distant locations.

There can be danger of accidents, particularly during a Pluto transit of the first

house. Most often, however, there is simply a withdrawal from outer social events, a

tendency to seclusion or reclusiveness. Physical problems can absorb a great deal of

time in treatment; and the native is often not averse to using any new technological

or occult methods, making his or her body a testing laboratory, so to speak. There

can be extremes of involvement with the health, or total denial of the body, which can

occur particularly in a religious or spiritual context.

The Pluto native is talented in new technological developments that enable him or

her to get access to more and more information, which can be used to substantiate

inner knowledge about the world. This placement can often denote a scientific skill,

an inherent understnading of the laws of physics. Willing to be a non-conformist,

Pluto first house types are possibly good candidates for making great breakthroughs

in style or knowledge. Unfortunately, this can also lead to egotism, as mentioned

earlier, antagonising others and thereby denying the benefits that could come to

someone less difficult to know and work with

.During Pluto's transit of this house, the individual will often change life directions,

which will be reflected in changes of hairstyle, clothing, cars - even spouses. Those

who care for teh Pluto first house native or transit individual will have to bear with

and understand this person's need for long hours alone, or time for concentration.

Resistance on the part of friends and lovers at this time could endanger the

relationship. The peak of transit intensity occurs within a degree or two above the

Ascendant, and during the following three years as Pluto goes through the first

degrees of the first house. Only the Pluto person will suspect what is actually going

on. On superficial inspection, nothing will really seem different in the manner of

speech, attitudes, etc.. But know that great changes are taking place, the results of

which will surely appear evident in time.

If you have Pluto in your first house, or by transit, tehre are ways in which you can

change ongoing negative energies into positive ones. First of all, and most

significantly, Pluto tends to hold onto the past with such power that you'll need to

clear some of that out before you can use positive Pluto power in the present and the

future. The best way of ebginning the letting-go process is to forgive yourself for

having held on to the emotional junk and negative attitudes which you have held for

as long as you have. If you have difficulty doing this, imagine yourself a few years

back, or even into childhood, in a situation that you managed quite poorly - one for

which you criticised yourself later. Let the current, present tense you forgive the past

you for that stupidity or failure. You can go all the way back into childhood and clear

out events that were difficult in your growth by forgiving the past self to whom those

events happened.When you do this technique, remember to separate yourself

emotionally from that earlier self, so you won't have to feel the pain and anger all

over again. Hug that child, adolescent or younger adult, and let him or her know that

you are standing by to support him / her. When you have difficulty forgiving yourself

and others, it may help to visualise a bubble of white or purple light being thrown by

you over the party you're forgiving. If you loved or hated someone in teh past and

don't want to let go of that feeling, imagine this person in a beautiful garden where

she / he can rest, and where you can visit whenever you like. This can give the rest of

your daily life some peace

.If you have difficulty remembering powerful or emotionally intense incidents in your

past, sit down and write on a sheet of paper the names of all the people you have ever

been angry at. If your first house Pluto is by transit only, this may not be that long a

list. However long the list is, routinely go down your list and check off people's names

as you forgive them. Most of those from the distant past will be relatively easy. You

may need to spend more time with the people who are currently frustrating you, until

you feel a change in your heart, a freedom, a space of opening up. This happens as

you let go of your attachment to being angry over time. Then relax. Relax completely.

Get a visualisation tape or some meditation music at your local occult bookstore, and

lie down on your bed and listen to it. Let go, deeply let go. Relax methodically every

muscle in your body. Breathe fully, deeply. Don't hold your breath at any time. Simply

pull the air in deeply, and then let it out. Don't strain, just let your breathing calm

you.

Next, when the music or tape is over - that is, if you're not asleep - imagine yourself

in the future, say three years from now. What do you look like? Are you happy then?

Where do you live, and with whom? Use your imagination - you have plenty of it. If

you find struggle and difficulties in your image, then you know there will be more of

the same old negative Pluto trips ahead.Instead, at this time, consciously choose to

have a positive future image of yourself, with magic, fun, excitement; and without

struggle, povery, being overweight, etc.. When you can truly get into the new picture

of yourself being powerful and happy, note the feeling in your heart. Is it open? Does

this image feel good to you? Remember this feeling. You will at any time be able to

recreate this body sensation of relaxation and pleasure at will, especially whenever

you feel bogged down with the trivialities of life. Use this future image to help you

get out of negative mental attitudes and images. As your ability to see the new image

grows, add its power to your current reality, bit by bit. Focus your desires into

positive interests, and watch your strength and Pluto power grow for you

(Stephanie Camilleri)

These people are always intensely themselves, possessing little or no power of

compromise with community, family or society. Generally, they are attractive, often

emanating a strong but somewhat disturbing kind of sexual charisma. They must be

careful of attracting dangerous types.

Pluto rising can bring strong sexual attractions that contain a destructive element;

sexual partnerships may bring them grief in one form or another. This position is also

a partial testimony to homosexuality or peculiar sex experiences.

Pluto rising people are inclined to take dangerous risks, sometimes to the point of

being self-destructive. With hard Mars or Uranus aspects (or Mars or Uranus in Fire

signs), they can have a volatile temper that explodes periodically into rage. They are

highly demanding of partners, and not given to compromise themselves. They are

inclined to marry someone very different from themselves and, because they resist

change themselves, their marriages often don't last.

They act independent, as though they can and will do as they please no matter what,

yet often they are really extremely dependent emotionally and financially on family,

mate, or friends. This is something they can't change as long as they will not

acknowledge it and continue to insist on their own independence in the face of all

evidence to the contrary. This may be doubly hard to take because they do not refrain

from making wise remarks; they generally allow their sarcasm to run rampant.

Their pig-headedness brings on difficult situations, which can force them to think,

and ultimately to grow from bitter experience. They are extremely tough, as difficult

to destroy as to change. They have tremendous powers of survival in spite of the

crushing weight of difficulties they bring down on themselves (and on friends and

family), though sometimes they manage to get themselves done in, usually in some

horribly dramatic fashion.

They are fascinated by human limits, curious about others and the forces that life

beneath the surface, but not particularly interested in lending any support. They will

work for causes, but usually alone and in their own way, and often by some form of

destructive sabotage or non-compliance. Unless there are other strong planets

involved, Pluto rising people often find it hard to act, hard to make necessary moves,

hard to be on time. They see things very differently from most people, and this makes

them silent, or witty and sarcastic, but rarely up-front with their true attitudes.

Pluto is a deeply internal influence. Even on the angles, only intimates are usually

aware of its full effect. The effects of Pluto rising may not be apparent to anyone but

those who are closest to them or who have to work with them.

(Bill Herbst)

Self-expression: With Pluto in the 1st, there is a deep intensity of self-expression. It's

as if the power of the unconscious exists for all to see right at the surface of self, and

that power has great impact. People tend to immediately like or dislike you,

sometimes in spite of themselves. In some instances, others both like and dislike you

simultaneously, experiencing attraction and repulsion together. This is because your

natural radiance demands psychological confrontation between yourself and others,

even though that demand is largely unintentional. Your projected energy is

mysterious, promising more than is shown, with a hint of danger. Curiously, you are

often blind to the compelling nature of your own personality, and you wonder why

others respond to you as they do.Natural persona: Your natural face is difficult to

read, but impossible to ignore. Something dark and brooding is present, indefinable,

unseen, but strongly felt.Your name-tag says, "I am not what I seem; I am more and

less than you realise".S

elf-awareness: Quiet intensity of expression and powerful release of subconcious

energies furthers inner self-awareness. You have deep emotions waiting under the

surface; and when they are released, you become more conscious of your existence.

While they are 'cooking', however, you tend to be a blank page in your inner

awareness, just being, without knowing anything about your current state. When

these intense feelings come out of the oven to erupt through your external

personality, they create a sense of self so heightened that the awareness stays with

you long after the eruption has subsided. You then operate on the memory of self

until the next eruption. It's like drilling for oil. You'll strike a geyser only rarely; but

when you do, it will fuel all your efforts to come through the many dry wells you may

drill before hitting the next strike.

Boundaries: The magnetism of powerful and purposeful emotions provide contact

between your inner reality and the outer world. Superficiality, blockage, or 'frozen'

expression destroys the lens; but all forms of subterranean manipulation - such as

emotional dominance - bind the two worlds together in chaotic compulsivity and the

experience of silent terror. The challenge is to hunt for a way to fuse your inner and

outer environments together wthout obliterating either in the process.

Vitality: You have truly remarkable powers of recuperation, although psychological

disorders are more crucial than physical ones. You are subject to all manner of

intense and compulsive habits, but the will to live is symbolised more strongly here

than with any other planet. You absolutely must learn to temper the tendency to burn

out your body through love of intense excess. If you must 'rev' on something, let

yourself rev on your own positive vitality. Feedback techniques are immensely

powerful here, so remind yourself often that Life wants to come through you. Should

negativity still exist, then exorcise it in a cleansing purge. 'If thine eye offends thee,

pluck it out.' Remember, however, that such extreme techniques are to be used only

when all other avenues have been exhausted.

(Robert Pelletier)

You can choose how to achieve your ambitions. Although you go to extremes in

asserting your will, you have a strong sense of purpose, and you will reshape your

environment in order to achieve your goals. Perhaps the frustration of your early

years made you decide to let nothing stand in your way again. Your destiny may

require you to make an important contribution to society, for you are concerned

about political conditions at all levels. You aren't afraid to speak out when elected

officials fail to carry out their promises. You respect education because you know the

public must be informed in order to be effective. You know how to gain public

support in protesting the misuse of power by elected officials. In your personal and

business affairs, you insist on fair play. You sincerely hope that your children will also

stand up for their rights. You want them to take advantage of the opportunities you

provide to take their place in the world. You want to know that society can use your

resources to improve human conditions.

You can turn to powerful friends for support. You know how to scheme when

necessary to achieve your objectives, and you don't tolerate anyone who violates your

trust. Most of your friends respect you for this, but few genuinely like you. You know

what you want out of life, and you know you can do more with your ideas than others

can with theirs. Having an objective helps you focus your ideas effectively. Your

current situation may not be challenging, but it may be the catalyst you ned to get

started. It is important to be involved in some significant social activity that requires

your talent. Otherwise you will never feel that your life has been meaningful.

You must learn to modify your extremism and take advantage of opportunities.

Rather than try to control your competitors, wouldn't it be more profitable to gain

their support? Why not assume that they would welcome you? You can convert fear

into dedication if you present a worthwhile purpose that will benefit others as well as

yourself. Don't worry about being undermined; you can 'smell' deception when it first

appears. You are in control of most situations, so you have nothing to lose and

everything to gain through co-operative effort. You may have to break with the past

before you can make a commitment to your goals. Your personal relationships will be

enhanced if you are free to indulge in them with no strings attached. Your success in

marriage will indicate how well you've handled the frustrations of your childhood.

After much soul-searching, you may decide to do what you can to justify people's

trust in you. If you are willing to serve the interests of others, you may earn gratitude

and sincere appreciation for your efforts. In this way you can also motivate others to

follow your example. Make sure that you aren't motivated solely by desire for

personal gain, or the process may disintegrate and fail.

You may undo all your accomplishments if you assume that you can get away with

anything. Try to be more moderate and compromise when it seems appropriate. You

can undermine your position by being too self-indulgent, neglecting other people's

needs. If you are responsive to your social obligations, you will gain many benefits.

After all, much of your success comes from the public sector.

(Steven Forrest)

In this tradition, the first house is often called the 'House of the Personality'. What's

actually at stake here can be expressed more precisely: the first house represents

that part of the Self which we make obvious to the world through our habitual styles

of action, behaviour, and self-presentation. Think of it as the interface between two

parts of your humanness: all the complexities and ambiguities of your deep psyche,

and the fundamental requirement of material life that we make visible, behavioural

choices

.Someone offends you. Inwardly, you experience dozens of emotions and reactions.

Anger. Hurt. Understanding. Contempt. Shame. Transcendent Indifference. Fear.

They're all real. Which inner state will you express? Or more precisely, which state

will you express first, as a reflex? The answer is reflected in teh natures of any

planets in your first house, as well as with the cusp of that house, which we call the

Ascendant.

Pluto in the First? Let's have a look....Your high destiny: You've probably had the

misfortune of serving on committees in which the healthy principles of democracy

and consensus exhibited their shadowy sides: endless inaction, lengthy obsession

with trivial concerns, deadlock. This downward trajectory is often characterised in its

early stages by mutual displays of courtesy, respect, and attentiveness. By the end of

the process, we typically observe backbiting, scapegoating, and childish

vindictiveness reminiscent of a medieval court. And still nothing is accomplished. At

such a time, one often longs for real leadership to appear, the sort of leadership that

can quickly cut through layers of verbiage and get to the heart of the matter.

Your high destiny involves providing that kind of incisive direction. Such leadership

doesn't need to be cruel or autocratic, but it is not typically much concerned with

being liked. Human society needs its truth-sayers; and if they do well in popularity

contests it's generally posthumously. In times of crisis, society needs men and women

of action, self-confidence, and steady nerves... people, such as yourself, who can

make painful decisions in ambivalent circumstances quickly and without looking

back.Such sharpness of impact is not simply about galvanising groups into focused

action: it can just as easily be about punching the energising, challenging truth

through to the individuals: telling people what they don't want to hear, in order

words. And it does not need to function in face-to-face mode; it can operate less

directly, if the rest of the chart favours such an approach. Examples of that latter

possibility might exist in journalism, for one possibility.

Your distorting wound: The first house is a very sensitive area. A planet there is said

to be strong in the birth chart. While we all have Pluto in our charts, it would be fair

to single you out as a markedly 'Plutonian' person, even from very early in life.

Now, a Plutonian person will tend to see the world through Pluto-coloured glasses,

and that means that you have always been good at seeing he sorts of realities that

make people uncomfortable. We live in a world that's full of threatening realities,

some serious, some more trivial, but all taboo. I can imagine you as a young child at a

family reunion. You've overheard some hushed conversations at home, learned some

things that no-one intended you to know. "Uncle Jack", I hear you exlaiming before

the assembled relatives. "What's a bimbo and why are you in love with one?"Your

taboo-sensitive Plutonian radar picked up a certain mishmash of tension and

fascination in your parents' voices as they discussed Jack's romantic proclivities. You

were not out to hurt anybody. You had no idea that you had stpped into dangerous

territory. But, with Pluto in the first house, your natural instinct for action lay in the

direction of exploring emotionally charged realities.

Nobody is born knowing what's taboo; we have to learn it. As a Plutonian person, you

had a natural hunger to get at that deeper, less comfortable layer of life. But

inevitably you were naive.How does Uncle Jack respond to your query? Unless he

himself was a Plutonian type, there's an excellent chance that he punished you for

your question. That punishment may have been a sharp, angry word. More likely it

was simply a very awkward moment: a pained, clueless look on Uncle Jack's face,

then mom or dad to the rescue somehow... looking at least as pained as Jack. You

never intended it, but you hurt everyone in that tableau. And that itself was your

punishment.

You began to learn that there was something about your nature that people found

upsetting, unsettling, or plain reprehensible. You were too young to grasp that

certain truths are kind only in certain seasons, and sometimes never. You began to

carry your Wound: a secretiveness, an inward intensity not to be shared, a caution

about expressing yourself spontaneously.

Carrying the Wound angered you. Sometimes that anger leaked out halfintentionally...

you knew how to hurt people, and sometimes you'd do it just to

release some venom. Perhaps you stayed on that hurtful road; it is more likely, if

you're the sort of person who'd be reading this book in the first place, that you

overcame that kind of compulsive angry self-presentation. You just held all that fiery

truth inside. But it's still a Wound: a dark, bitter self-contained edge in your

character. Maybe you show it, maybe not. To some extent, that depends on the

'politeness quotient' in the rest of your cahrt. But it's there.In a nutshell: the idea that

truth-carrying and truth-embodying should be a source of shame does not occur to a

child. You walked into that trap, and were scarred by it.

There's more. Anything in the first house tends to radiate visibly and obviously from

the personality. With you sending out such Plutonian vibrations, people around you

often let you symbolise that part of life for them. And when they are not at ease with

Plutonian realities - a fair bet most of the time - they'll have a tendency to project

their discomfort onto you, naming you the 'bad' one: you're 'too intense', 'too

psychological', 'too sexual', 'too morbid', whatever. This scapegoating pattern is likely

to have made itself felt at some point in your life, and it too is part of the Wound you

carry.Your navigational error: Like the beer can sitting by the compass in our earlier

parable, your truth-carrier's scar or your scapegoat's wound can distort your course

through life. Essentially, you can hold back too much, or express yourself vigorously

and passionately but in pointless ways that have little to do with who you really are

and what you really feel.

Until the necessary inner work is done, you are vulnerable to finding yourself in

situations where you 'know too much' but feel incapable of acting on that knowledge.

You may, for example, find yourself working for a company that's cutting corners in

terms of environmental regulations. Depending on other aspects of your character,

you may deal with that reality by becoming cynical, or by rationalising, or by

justifying your choice to work there and keep silence as a prerequisite to feeding

your kids or paying your bills... as though no other jobs existed.In all those dark

expressions, we see the basic mark of Pluto: in each, you are bound to the truthsuppressing

self-containment that is characteristic of the unprocessed first-house

Pluto Wound. Further, those accumulated inner toxins would then add an unpleasant

edge to your off-the-job character. The natural, healthy urge to express the truth thus

becomes vulnerable to being charged with anger and then misexpressing itself. A

classic misexpression of such energy lies in appointing oneself psychologist to 'safe'

people in one's life. Without intending it, you might act in ways that are too pushy,

especially in terms of other people's sensitive zones. Illustration: you might tell your

best friend that the reason she's having trouble losing weight is that her excess

pounds are really just armour against facing her discomforts around sexuality. And

that might very well be the truth. But is she ready to hear it? And will it help her?

And why are you really saying it?If your nature is less psychologically-oriented, we

might see inappropriate assumptions of practical authority over others - the 'too

much advice' syndrome. We can also observe manipulative behaviour - and such

behaviour is usually successful because of your instinctual knowledge of other

people's woundedness and hence of where their vulnerabilities lies.

Underlying it all, there would arise a dark, brooding 'existentialist' mood - the

inevitable mark of low Plutonian energy.Let's add that the first house has much to do

with our abiliy to act and to make choices. When you are in balance in that

department, you naturally choose to function in Plutonian ways - as someone who is

inclined to delve, to penetrate, to ferret out truth... and often to lead or inspire others

in that regard. But if the Navigational Error dominates, then you become

directionless, and slip into a kind of existential attitude of coping reactively with a

meaningless universe.

We must emphasize repeatedly that, when talking about Wounds and Navigational

Errors, we are never speaking of immutable character defects; we are looking at

psychological twists that can be untwisted, thereby freeing energy for vastly more

helpful and interesting behaviours.

The Healing Method: Going beyond first house Plutonian traps is not polite business.

To succeed, you have to take two steps: you must face the dark and you must express

what you learn to at least one other human being.Facing the dark can take many

forms. Sometimes - but nonly sometimes - that means doing deep psychological work

on oneself. Anyone who has been through the process of real psychotherapy,

including its bleak terrains, has done it.Other possibilities exist. I am imagining a

person volunteering to work in a hospice. Perhaps she approaches the work with

idealism but some naiveté, expecting lots of 'cosmic' experiences around death. If she

sticks with it, she'll have some of those high experiences too - but she'll also see a lot

of petty, frightened, dispiriting behaviours on the parts of people who are dying

exactly the way they lived.What will come up in our volunteer as she faces these

people? All the dimensions of her Plutonian Wound. She'll face some taboo truths in

the hospice to be sure; death is the ultimate taboo subject. But she'll also face

cynicism, coldness, and anger in herself, and those are the marks of her own wound:

the burden of her own silence.

A young man might undertake a Vision Quest in the Native American style. He goes

alone into the wilderness, perhaps armed with crystals, shamanistic fantasies, and

naiveté. By the second day of his fast, he is terribly hungry, frightened, empty and

vulnerable. He feels his death close by, and it's not very inspiring. His Wound rises

up - but perhaps something else rises up in him as well. Perhaps he finds something

in himself that is strong enough to face all his primal fears, to name them, and to

integrate them.The point is that, with Pluto in the first house, you were born with a

capacity to function decisively in the presence of fierce truths. Since even

acknowledging those truths is not common practice, you were shamed and punished

for having that capacity. The healing process for you lies in placing yourself in

situations where that ability to look darkness in the eye and act consciously anyway is

necessary and useful. The hospice image illustrates the idea of undertaking the

healing process in a public context; therapy or Vision Quest illustrate its more private

face. Either method works.But both methods only begin the process. We must

recognise that the first house is quite social. That is, it pertains to our social

presentation of ourselves. To complete the healing process, a first house Pluto person

must integrate the experience of the dark with his or her outward, social self - and

that's where expressing what we learn to another human beign comes into the

picture.In the hospice there's an old man dying of cancer. He's pretending he'll be

find. He's cursing his doctors, his nurses, his family. Nothing is good enough. He's

obsessed with money, fears he's being robbed. How do you really feel about him?

Well, sadness and maybe even compassion for him might figure in your answer. But

anyone who sits with sich a curmudgeon on a daily basis is going to have saltier

emotions to express as well. The first house Pluto person must find somewhere to

express all those thoughts and attitudes, and thereby to integrate that earthy, darkfacing

energy into the Self.

The energising vision: Human culture needs its beads read sometimes. We need

people such as yourself who are born with the rare ability to face their own radical

fury and their own bleak desolation. We need them, after that personal 'descent into

Hell', to emerge and help us face the dark in our own lives. You can do it, and you

were born for it. You will thrive in an environment where people are up against their

most basic issues and fears, willing to face them, but perhaps uncertain of how to do

so. When people are ready for the truth, you can step in. You'll help them, of course,

but that's only part of the point. The rest of it is that you'll feel alive and energised

there.Something extraordinary happens in you when real human drama unfolds,

when people are stripped of their pretences and posturings and stand naked. Then,

they are like dynamite waiting for a match - and teh match is a sense of what to do,

where to aim all that fire and willingness. The match could be called leadership, and

you can provide it. That leadership can unfold in obvious collective ways, such as un

a business or a civic group you might influence; or it can be expressed in private, a

mind-triggering word uttered to one individual. It might put you in the public eye as a

kind of role model, or it might develop more quietly. Those kinds of distinctions can

be made astrologically, but only through knowledge of your entire birth chart. Either

way, you are at your best in situations of naked honesty, immediacy, and directness.

And conversely, you are least comfortable in circumstances where truths are being

avoided, hidden behind theatrical veils of form and propriety.

(Jeff Green)

Pluto in any angular house or sign shows that a new evolutionary cycle is beginning.

This means that a whole evolutionary cycle has come to a close. Pluto in the First

House will thus correlate to an individual who will feel that he or she has a special

destiny to fulfil. These people will feel this sense of special destiny on a very

instinctual basis. This sense is based on the fact that there is a new evolutionary

cycle beginning for them. The first tentative steps to develop and actualise this new

cycle have begun in the most recent prioer lives for these individuals.

Since these people have begun a new evolutionary cycle in teh very recent past, they

will need, and gravitate to, independence and freedom in this life. These individuals

will be likely to be self-centered and somewhat narcissistic in early life. Primary

allegiance and identity is with themselves. They havem and will desire, freedom and

independence to initiate and fulfil any desire or experience they deem necessary,

because experience if the vehicle through which they discover or become who and

what they are. This emphasised need for freeom and independence is compulsive,

because the new evolutionary cycle that they have embarked upon is so instinctual.

There is an intense sense of personal self-discovery that is felt at every moment. In

other words, something new could be discovered or realised at any time. Because this

sense of self-discovery is not conceptually formulated, self-discovery is linked to that

which is to come. Thus, the sense of a special destiny that is waiting to be discovered

demands essential independence and freedom. These individuals must be free

enough to pursue whatever experience comes their way in order to realise or

discover something about themselves. that they did not know before. It is the

instinctual attraction to the immediacy of a potential experience that serves as the

vehicle through which this sense of special destiny can be realised.

The evolutionary intent has been, and often is, to find out something new and unique

about oneself. This evolutionary pressure set in motion a process of continual

becoming that is highly magnified or intensified. The First House, by its very nature,

demands unchecked expression, action and application. Yet Pluto, by its very nature,

seeks security through familiarity. Pluto needs perspective and wants to know 'why'

prior to the initiation of an action or desire. When these two processes are linked, a

natural conflict occurs. On the one hand, these individuals naturally gravitate to

independence and freedom. They claim the right to be free to do what they must do.

On the other hand, they can resist the instinctual impulses to evolve beyond what

they are at any moment in time.The result, on a cyclic basis, is an identity crisis

experienced in varying degrees of magnitude. Loss of perspective can occur

whenever these individuals cyclically implode upon themselves. Implosions result

when the evolutionary desire and pressure to forever move forward through one

experience after another meets the intrinsic resistance of Pluto to secure and

maintain that which one already is - familiarity and the known. The identity crisis that

occurs is thus based on the simultaneous sense of stagnation, limitation and

restriciton in terms of what the individual already is, and the need to eliminate these

restrictions by initiating new experiences or actions.

The need for new experiences will have the effect of creating insecurity with respect

to what the individual already is and how he or she has structured his or her life.

Again, these instinctual evolutionary desires to grow, evolve and move forward do not

manifest in well-formulated thoughts, concepts, or ideas about what to do. They

simply manifest as an intense instinctual impulse to do something, anything, that will

create the necessary movement that allows for a continuation of self-discovery. The

natural resistance of Pluto when linked to the instinctual impulses to change can

result in feelings of inner frustration and anger that can be very intense. Often this

anger is projected upon others who are seen as the source of the restriction,

stagnation, or problem. In extreme cases, the potential for physical violence

exists.The polarity point of Pluto is the Seventh House. The evolutionary desire or

intent of this sign or house is ignited as the cycles of identity crisis continue and

deepen. It is ignited as the loss of perspective creates cycles of inner torment and

anger. The evolutionary desire will progressively lead these individuals into

relationships with others. The process of self-discovery and the actualisation of a

special destiny cannot occur by maintaining a primary allegiance to just themselves.

The prior-life instinctual impulse to maintain freedom and independence promotes a

'natural loner' coming into this life. The vacuum of individual isolation from others

that has maintained this prior evolutionary need and impulse will promote the

identity crisis because the person has reached an evolutionary limitation that is

rooted in him- / herself.The loss of perspecitve experienced during the identity crisis

will manifest as a desire to initiate relationships with others who can help the

individual answer the questions: "Who am I?", and "What am I?". By experiencing a

personal limitation wherein these questions cannot be answered completely within

him- / herself, the individual must learn how to open up to other people. "Who am I?",

"What am I?" will be the stated or unstated cries leading to interaction with others.

These individuals will subconsciously attract other people who can have a rather

shocking effect upon them. This shock effect can occur through the information,

advice, or perspectives given to them by others. The vibrational resonance emanating

from their Souls attracts those who will help the individual answer these questions.

As a result of this natural process, those with Pluto in the First House will be

instinctively attracted or repelled by many other people. Often the attractions are

linked to a sexual or a physical magnetism. Such attractions may or may not be acted

upon, depending upon the contributing factors in the person's total nature: Mars may

be in Capricorn for example. In all cases, the basis of an attraction to another will be

what I call hypnotic attractions that occur on a very instinctual basis: the individual

does not consciously know what the basis fo the attraction is - it just is. And, of

course, others can be attracted to the individual in the same way. The basis of the

hypnotic effect, either way, is a natural vibraitonal resonance emanating from the

Soul that creates in each person a feeling that he / she would learn something about

him- / herself because of the relationship formed to the other. These First House

Pluto people naturally draw others who can help them fulfil their evolutionary

requirements; and others are drawn to them for the same reasons.

This process works very instinctively, and can be quite fleeting in effect. The time

duration of this type of relationship does not matter. That which occurs through the

encounter does. Some relationships will be longer-lasting than others. Some will be

sexualised; others will not.

When these individuals feel the instinctual attraction to another, there is a natural

desire to find out what the basis of the attraction is. Frustration can result if existing

circumstances of life do not allow them to follow through upon the attraction. These

circumstances could involve many things including involvement with someone else.

When these individuals feel instinctively repelled by others, they may alsmot totally

deny that person's existence. Sometimes this attraction / repulsion dynamic works in

such a way that they feel repelled by the very people they feel attracted to, because

the attraction may directly affect the existing nature of their reality.

Relative to the three basic reactions to the evolutionary and karmic requirements for

life, these individuals can react in three possible ways to the attractions they feel

toward others, and the information coming to them from others:

1. Total rejection of the information or attraction if the individual felt threatened or

attacked by someone else, or if he or she felt another's intentions were suspect.

2. To take in the information or follow the attraction wholeheartedly if he or she felt

the intentions or motivations of another were sincere, pure and worthy.

3. To reject some attractions or information and, at other times, take in some

information and / or follow an attraction.

As the life unfolds, First House Pluto individuals also come to realise (desire) that

they want and need to be in an intimate relationship on a sustained basis, not just

brief and intense encounters. From the standpoint of evolution, these individuals are

literally learning how to be in relationships on an equal basis. They are learning how

to give rather than take, listen rather than dominate a conversation; learning that

they are equals with others and that they are just as important or unimportant as

anyone else.

By learning how to give to others first, they will learn that their own needs are

answered as a result. By learning how to listen, they will know what to give. By

listening and giving, they will learn the evolutionary lesson of equality and relativity.

Commonly, most of these people will experience difficulties in relationships that

revolve around confrontations of an emotional, intellectual, or physical nature in the

early part of life. Often they must experience the sense of being attacked, or

attacking, of being misunderstood or misunderstanding another. These experiences

occur to trigger the realisation of where they and others are coming from - the

motivations, intentions, and the basis of an attraction of repulsion. In other cases,

intense confrontations may occur through which these individuals experience the

sense of not having their needs met by another, or of another confronting them

because their needs are not met by the First House Pluto individual. The reasosn for

these types of confrontations are the same: to promote lessons of equality, of giving,

of listening; to fulfil another's needs before one's own; to promote the awareness of

one's intentions and motivations, and the awareness of changing needs.

Those with a First House Pluto will react in one of three basic ways to the

evolutionary intent implied in the above experiences. At different times in life, an

individual may experience each one of these reactions:

1. To seek out relationships in which they are the dominant force, which leads to an

unequal situation. They subconsciously attract this situation because it will ultimately

guarantee a separation from that relationship. This type of situation maintains the

need to freedom but does not meet the indivdual's evolutionary needs. The desire for

freedom, thus separation, dictates or creates such a relationship. For the very same

reason, these individuals may reject or repel relationships altogether. In this case,

they fear becoming overly embroiled in another's demands and needs. If they become

overly involved in another's needs, they would consider such situations as potential

'detours' that interfere with their own desire to actualise their 'special destiny'. Some

individuals, in this reaction, will pop in and out of relationships as the desire or need

dictates. The identity crisis is now whether or not to be in relationships, as cycles of

personal limitation and stagnation occur.

2. To seek out relationships in which they are being dominated, which also leads to

an unequal situation. This is an extreme reaction to the desire to return to the

Source, and is usually caused by an old karmic pattern that has led to subconscious

guilt. The guilt is usually based on the subliminal knowledge of being overly

egocentric and very manipulative in other lives. Thus, there is a need to 'atone' for

the guilt. This is accomplished by drawing the type of partner who is totally

dominating by nature. They dominate by compulsively confronting and pointing out

the individual's weakest areas. This type of partner presents him- or herself as the

individual who will reconstruct or reformulate the First House Pluto person

according to his or her idea of how these individuals should be.

3. To seek out relationships that contain the potential for equality, with each partner

giving and receiving in equal ways, each partner helping the other to understand

him- / herself in open and non-defensive ways, and each partner allowing for

independence in the other. Each would value commitment to the other and the

relationship. Each partner would desire to define the relationship in 'new ways', and

be open enough to let the relationship evolve and change forms as necessary.

The evolutionary prescription demands that these individuals learn how to balance

their need for freeom and independence with their need for relationships. Rather

than falling into an either / or situation, the evolutionary need is to realise that both

needs and desires are relevant and necessary.

Such individuals must learn that the optimal relationships for them are with others

who encourage and allow for their freedom and independence. They must learn to

recognise that this rhythmic need to be alone or to be with someone is not

predictable, nor is it know to the individual prior to its instinctual manifestation. The

challenge is to follow these opposing rhythms as they present themselves. If this is

not done, then loss of perspective, emotional distortion, misidentifying the cause of a

problem, and an identity crisis will occur. If these rhythms are followed, then these

reactions will be minimised.

Because the First House Pluto person is in a new evolutionary cycle, the

individualising impulses manifest on a very instinctual basis. These people will not

know the reason of these desires, nor how to explain them or account for them in a

conceptual sense. As a result, they feel less competent than others at explaining

themselves, their actions, their needs and who they are. Negatively, this dilemma can

create a situation in which the individual adopts someone else's values and beliefs.

This inevitably leads to an extreme reaction in which the individual rejects those

beliefs at some point. In this reaction, the individual retreats into isolation in order to

recover or discover who he / she is as an individual, independent of what he / she has

allowed him- / herself to adopt. Yet, because the evolutionary pressure is to be in a

relationship, the person ultimately reacts against this isolation and seeks out

relationships. This process will keep repeating until theperson realises that

comparing him- or herself to others in this way is not productive. Then the person

will seek out relationships with others who listen to and encourage his or her

individual self-discovery as it occurs, rather than forming relationships to others who

try and dictate who and what he / she is, or twy to make him or her into something

that he or she cannot be.

Positively, these First House Pluto people manifest the courage and will to be

different, to strike out on their own in a leadership capacity and to serve as examples

to others that they too can assert their right of individuality in the ways they deem

necessary. Their lives can serve to motivate others to do what they must do in order

to realise their own special destinies.

Once the evolutionary lessons have been learned by First House Pluto people, then

their ability to balaance their own legitimate needs with the needs of those around

them is unsurpassed. Their evolved ability to listen to another will allow them to give

to another exactly what he / she needs. In so doing they will attract to themselves

others who will have the capacity to give to them that which they need. They have

intrinsic courage and capacity to break new ground in whatever aspect of life they

apply themselves to, and can give courage to others to do the same thing.

Furthermore, these individuals can become aware of the basis and nature of their

desires, and why and how those desires determine their reality. They can apply this

knowledge to others as well, and help others become aware of the basis and nature of

their own desires. This knowledge can be used to help themselves and others make

the right choices as to what desires should be actualised, and which ones should not.

Common characteristics of the First House Pluto types are these: intense

individualists, can be very strong-willed, intense, magnetic, bull-headed, defiant

against arbitrary authority, courageous, possess inherent leadership abilities, are not

given to meaningless conversations, have a penetrating gaze, and can be hard to get

to know deeply. They have very strong physical bodies.

Natal Pluto in 2nd House

(Ginger Chalford)

As a child, but more often as an adolescent, people can be very self-critical about

their own worth and value. 'Am I good enough?' is a common anxiety to teens, as they

compare themselves with other popular, good-looking and successful young people.

Well remembered by every adult, this time is fraught with concern over one's selfimage

and how others are responding to it. Even though insecure, most adolescents

will try to cover it up, pretending to be strong. This 'show' or game can go into

adulthood as a habit, leaving adults at the mercy of their peer group's values.

Emotions that may betray feelings of insignificance or low self-esteem are repressed

or simply denied. Asking for ffection can display weakness, and so affection may be

hard to come by, too.

Usually, to compensate for feelings of inferiority or unworthiness, people strive to get

self-validation from outside, from others. This includes getting possessions that are

'in' (be the first on your block!), or dating a popular person. A teenage boy gets a car

and shows it to his friends, getting more social status. A girl may dress in the latest

fashions, evoking an envious response from the other girls, and inviting male interest.

Beauty and popularity are foremost; and those who have it flaunt it. Others without

such natural assets have to accumulate some of their own in order to establish their

self-worth and a positive self-image. Second house Pluto people may acquire

possessions that can be shown off to advantage, or display talents that inspire the

admiration of others. Possessions mean power. They mean validation, as in 'you're

okay, since you have such neat things'. This is an elementary form of influencing and

controlling others through money or things, of impressing others with a show.

This pattern shows up in adulthood as individuals strive for success, not for the

pleasure of it, but for the rewards that justify and validate them. The rewards

indicate that they are 'okay'. This motivation to struggle to the top CAN draw out

natural talents and resources of the individual (which are plentiful given this Pluto

position, as we'll see later), but that still does nothing to raise this person's level of

self-esteem. Insecure, these people can be really slick and slimey business-wise,

willing to go to whatever extremes are necessary just to pull a buck or a reward out

of something or someone.

These people, not trusting themselves, will seldom trust others; but when they do,

they will be victimised by them! There is a show of generosity to impress others, who

may then turn around and steal from the Pluto individual, or retaliate in some way.

There is often no recourse for the Pluto person, as there may be an 'inside' or

possibly even illegal aspect to the transaction. Victimised and isolated, the Pluto

second house sufferer has justification for not trusting anyone ever again.

The reflections of a poor self-image can be extreme. On the one hand, these natives

can be broke frequently, struggling to pull together their inner resources and turn

around those financial landslides. These second house Pluto people may even turn

down job offers out of insecurity, a fear of incapability, or out of an inflated sense of

what type of work they must have in order to get the validation they need to prove to

themselves they are worthy. This person gives the appearance of being very picky,

without being able to afford that attitude, being virtually destitute. Also, they will

balk at the idea of commitment to a job or work program, since they do not have the

necessary self-knowledge to clearly make a good decision for themselves. Their

insecurity and lack of self-trust can make it difficult to attract good opporunities.

Generally, these people are the chronic complainers who are always in the midst of

financial crisis or beakdown. Yes, they DO survive, but anything beyond that - such as

a luxury, for example - is denied them. Indeed, they often have financial losses just

before their anticipated successes. This is a result of a failure of self-confidence and

self-trust.

The other extreme of this Pluto placement involves the struggle for domination over

money. If self-worth is such an issue, those people with large amounts of energy are

going to work and struggle really hard in order to make a lot of money, which will

enable them to not have to think about money ever again. This sends them on a work

pace that is never-ending, for they may not be able to judge when they have enough

money to be secure and happy, and thus keep on working. That stopping point, if

there can indeed be one, can only be recognised when the person has sufficient selfworth.

Then she / he knows when to stop! But the Pluto second house struggler

misses that grand finish, and one million dollars just doesn't become enough. Neither

does the second million dollars. Neither do the summer vacation houses, or the four

Mercedes cars, the servants, the private beach. None of the glitter will fill up that

inner hole in the psyche, or cause the person to say "I am worthy, and I am unique,

significant, and important to myself - and my knowing this is all that truly

matters".Although the behaviour of people driven by insecurity can look terrific - they

can be superachievers, super-manipulators, etc. - the motivation will still trip them up

at some point, especially when they begin to realise that they are not really fulfilled

with owning impressive things (this includes spouses too) and knowing famous

people. Then they will be faced with a self-image crisis, and will have to re-evaluate

their feelings of worthiness. Those who never come to realise this discrepancy

between motivation and results will drive themselves into the financial ground, and

will burn out their energy, their resources and / or their bodies by literally working

themselves or their spouses to disease and death. The disease of cancer is often a

companion to mischanneled Pluto energy, as it is one of degenereation - a Plutonian

principle.

Fortunately, a positive use of Plutonian principles and power will bring in great

results much more easily. The incredible amount of resources available to second

house Pluto people is simply staggering. They can utilise things which others have

given up as useless. They have ingenious abilities to revitalise a dying company or

concern, to turn it around and make a sizeable profit out of it. THey are able to turn

financial tides around, in their own sphere as well as in their extended environment

(which includes family and friends). They are not possessive, as the negative Plutousers

are, for they are basically secure in themselves. THey are selective with their

trust, and seldom get 'burned' by others, since they have a clear head and reliable

intuition upon which to base their decision whether to trust or not. They have what is

known in common lingo as 'street smarts'. They have extraordinary talents with their

hands, and can indeed do well at anything that interests them.

The amount of money they make, and the amount of prestige and power they get in

society, reflects rather than validates their own inner sense of worth and self-trust.

This appreciation of their own identity enables them to make money easily, without

struggle. Their investments will tend to bring high returns and work for them

(instead of them having to work for their money). Even when beset with legal

difficulties, the final outcome is all right, and doesn't shock the self-worth. If all their

possessions are taken away from them, such as in a divorce case, etc., they know that

they can rely on themselves to build their resouces back up again. They know they

have the power and strength to do that, so the loss is one of possessions, not of selfimage.

They are not crushed, but pick up their power and ability to act and go on.

Later in life, their interests will turn from mundane financial concerns to higher

values. They may become interested in inner growth, with metaphysical values and

attitudes becoming more important than material ones. However, if this metaphysical

interest comes too early in life, before a comfortable financial position is attained,

there tends to be a reluctance or resistance towards financial success, for they will

often get involved with the personal negative ego and thereby fall back into negative

personality patterns (see above). Pluto here must be grounded by financial success

and self-worth in the natural house of Taurus, a foundation house, so that spiritual

values will no be warped by material concerns. Individuals who have this placement

will experience unexpected financial shifts that tend towards the positive end of the

spectrum, rather than the negative, disastrous end. Still, at times these individuals,

whether they are thinking negatively or positively, will understand and know that

resources, money, etc. can be had easily, without struggle or pain. It's only the

attitude that makes the difference in the results!Most of the obvious events

experienced by the Pluto second house person are covered in the previous

paragraphs. Briefly speaking, the negative possibilities include: sudden financial

losses just before an anticipated success; financial breakdowns and landslides; denial

of resources and money; inability to develop their natural talents for some reason;

risks brought on by greed; being bilked by a shyster; possessiveness; and legal

difficulties, particularly if underground activities are occurring. These problems

reflect the restriction of resources in one way or another, and they often come about

from the attitude that the struggle involved in getting something gives it value.

Without struggle, there is no value, no importance, no significance. This attitude

stems from a lack of inner self-trust and self-worth. On the positive side, Pluto second

house experiences include: the appearance of financial partners when they are

needed; an ability to revive faltering financial ventures; control of large investments,

great talent and the power to develop it; high returns on investments; and the

discovery of higher metaphysical values.

Many of the above patterns can be seen during a Pluto transit of the second house.

For some people, Pluto moving through this house can create a conflict between the

value systems of the individual and his or her parents. Throughout this transit, values

will be overhauled, and the individual to whom this is happening should be prepared

to change willingly. Pluto, just as importantly, will bring in the new values which are

destined to create more power through the use of natural resources (such as inner

talents). As this transit takes several years, the metamorphosis can proceed slowly

and thoroughly - it would be hoped to be completed by the time Pluto moves on. Yet,

this completion will always be subject to re-evaluation and change, since the process

of examining and shifting principles and values is an evolving one. Any events in the

life during this time will hinge upon the individual's estimation of his or her selfworth.

A good self-review and positive self-image will create pleasing, exciting, and

dynamically powerful changes and events.

Clarity of one's inner values and sense of self-worth will save many an individual from

the onslaughts of Pluto power in the second house. If you have this placeent, you'll

need to develop self-trust and self-esteem. Start by making a list of your natural

abilities. What are you good at doing? What natural talents did you have asa child or

adolescent, but never developed? If you had to borrow a thousand dollars tomorrow,

from how many sources could you get it? How many people support you in what you

want to do? Answer all these questions to the best of your ability. Reflect on them.

How can you incorporate any undeveloped talents into your life now? How can you

expand the number of people who make up your resource group? How do you feel

about using people as a resouce.

Now look at your self-trust and self-confidence. Monitor each Tuesday for seven

Tuesdays in a row, to see how and when you are confident and self-trusting, as well

as how and when you aren't. Write down at least six examples of each, at the end of

the day. Notice the areas of your life in which you are usually condfident, and those

in which you aren't. You cannot have zero self-confidence - if you did, you wouldn't

have survived to this point! Recognise that your self-worth, self-trust and selfconfidence

are selective, working positively in some areas and negatively in others.

Examine your self-confident areas, and the talents that you know you have. Tune into

the feeling of what it's like to be self-trusting. When you can really feel it, transfer

this feeling over to the areas in which you don't think of yourself as worthy or

confident. Imagine now that you are confident in these areas. How does it feel? Write

this down, so you can refer to it later. Now imagine yourself in the future, say two or

three years from now. Imagine that you're confident in those areas where you

previously didn't trust yourself. Feel how great this is! Enjoy yourself in this

visualisation. Write down anything that you have seen in this imagined scenario, or

any emotions you felt. Keep this for reference; and whenever you feel discouraged

about this area of your life in the future, pull out what you have written and let it

remind you what it feels like to be free of your anxieties. Get those good feelings

going again! With a little practice, you will be able to more easily turn on your

confidence when you feel the need for it. You will trust yourself more; and important

things will start working out better for you.To reinforce this technique, you can (once

a week is good) imagine being your confident, successful self - feeling good, feeling

on top of things, etc.. Step out of it back into your current image. Step into the more

pleasant image once more. Step back out of it again, back into your present selfimage.

Now drain all the colour out of your present image, turning it into a black-andwhite

picture. Imagine your current scenario with a chorus line of dancing elephants

or something else silly in it. This can take away some of the seriousness of the

situation. Now return to the more confident image, and fill it with colour. Make it

more realistic than the other image. Touch it, smell it, taste it and hear it, as well as

seeing it. This will reprogram your mind to accept the more confident and favourable

self-image as the truer one. And as this happens, the circumstances around you will

come to reflect the new image, creating for you a more positive reality!

Natal Pluto in 2nd House

(Stephanie Camilleri)

Sex is the force that individualises these people. It brings experiences that enable

them to grow. It will be the road to power for some, and for some the road to despair

and ruin - aspects will help to indicate which. They know this instinctively and

therefore may fear sex and attempt to repress it. Almost always, they are very

cautious with it, attempting to conceal its effect on them. They possess a compelling

sexual charisma that does not always attract the ones they want. They may attract

dangerous types or people who are not good for them, or who take advantage of

them.They are apt to be sensualists and love good food, wine, and comfortable, active

surroundings, including attractive companions. They are compelled into situations by

their sexuality. Yet, at the same time, they are afraid of it, so they are liable to ignore,

frustrate, or repress it, and this can cause them to take odd turns. They may turn to

alcohol or drugs to relieve the pressure. If the sex drive is heavily repressed (as

indicated by hard aspects to Saturn), their natural sensuality can turn to obsession,

S. & M., cruelty, or hysterics.This is a good aspect for artists and writers, since these

activities give a creative outlet for a sensuality that can be dangerous if given free

rein, and equally destructive if repressed. They make good generals, as control of

sexuality is a necessity of army life, and sexual repression a source of power; and

they instinctively know how to channel their own repressed urges and those of

others.They are often sexually attracted to those who are forbidden in some way,

those ofa different race, much younger, much older, married to someone else, or who

come from a more primitive, less-educated or less-cultured background, or who

gamble or are violent. They crave the excitement of the unknown at the same time as

they fear it.They will be much happier if they acn accept their sexuality and allow it

some freedom. They will be healthier and less liable to personality and emotional

problems. Unforutnately they are inclined to go to extremes, and so if they don't

repress it, they may flaunt it. It is best if they channel it into art, painting, scultpure,

music, or writing.They can get involved with illegal, immoral, or dangerous methods

of obtaining income, or become involved with someone who does. Although in general

they are not highly acquisitive, pretty much taking what life has to offer without

asking for more, they are capable of conceiving a passion for some object (or person)

and going to great lengths to acquire it. It is wise for anyone with Pluto in the second

to be cautious about maintaining accurate records, because these people are

vulnerable to tax audit.

(Robert Pelletier)

You place much emphasis on accumulating possessions, because they give you an

artificial sense of power. Regardless of your motives for acquiring these resources,

you risk incurring other people's resentment if you use your assets to enforce your

will. It is natural for people to fear and resent someone who uses this kind of

advantage. You generally get what you want by impressing people in important

positions that you can accomplish almost anything if given the opportunity. You

should have little difficulty with superiors, for they will delegate to you the necessary

authority to satisfy their objectives. You have the savoir-faire to use your skills

effectively and attain the limits of your potentials. You will probably succeed because

you are not afraid to take chances in demonstrating your abilities, which you do with

dramatic flair.You realise the importance of making some contribution to fulfil your

social obligations. Perhaps you are motivated by a feeling of guilt for having

prospered at the expense of the public, or perhaps you understand and want to help

solve the awesome problems of society. You doubtless will have everything you need

to enjoy a fairly early retirement; and your free time will allow you to become

involved in the needs of the public

.You have a powerful urge to be secure and totally independent of others. You will

probably make investments or invest in a retirement plan that will assure you of this

goal. But you will attract hangers-on who will try to talk you into sharing your bounty

with them. The only way this could be a problem is if you've accepted favours in the

past that you must repay. You know your abilities and your limits. However, the

important factor is love, which may have inspired you to succeed. The need to serve

your children's best interests will certainly be a major consideration as you exploit

your creative talents to the fullest.

It will take a lot of moral fortitude to resist the temptation to get what you want

through collusion or by issuing ultimatums. But with some religious training or

spiritual awareness, you can easily achieve your goals without resorting to those

methods. You've probably had to work hard to learn as much as you have; and you

pride yourself on being a self-made person. You understand the power associated

with money, and you also recognise the social responsibility this entail. Your intuition

will help you make wise investments, both for yourself and in counselling others. You

put a high premium on your services because you know you can get the results

people want. When the price is right, you don't deny yourself whatever you can get,

either in acquiring worldly goods or in satisfying physical desires.

Try to communicate with people in terms that they can understand. Learn to relate to

others and encourage them to trust you. You can be a positive force, helping people

gain confidence to seek their own destinies. A little sharing can pay big dividends

when you observe the fruits of your efforts to help people who need your stimulating

encouragement. You cannot fail to win their appreciation. Don't be afraid to ask how

you can help, for the chances are you can do much more than you realise.(Steven

Forrest)In the tradition, the second house is often called the 'House of Money'. In

practice, that's a valid association, provided we keep the idea in perspective. Here, as

in many other areas of astrological interest, I find it helpful to recall that astrology is

far older than human culture. I'm not speaking of the knowledge of astrology, but

rather of the astrological mechanism itself. Primitve hominids nuzzling around the

Olduvai Gorge a couple of million years ago had birth charts and responded to

astrological stimuli. They didn't know it, of course, any more than does a modern

Senator or physics professor.What did 'money' mean to that hominid, ages before the

first VISA card? The best answer is probably food, rocks to throw, perhaps a warm

animal hide to wear on a cold night.And how did that hominid feel if he had those

resources in abundance? Probably pretty good. Confident. And if he lacked them?

Insecure.

That's the core logic of the second house. To feel self-assured, we must feel that we

are prepared and equipped to face the requirements of life. We need resources, both

materially and in terms of skills, connections, and knowledge. Money is certainly one

such resource, but far from the only one.With any planet in the second house, the

skills, connections, and knowledge most naturally associated witht that planet are at

the heart of the matter for us when it comes to maintaining a pleasant feeling of

legitimacy, self-respect and capability.

Pluto in the second house? Let's have a look....Your high destiny: Every Age has its

folk wisdom. Some if it is truly eternal and precious; some is hooked uniquely to the

transitory blind spots of time and culture. 'Do unto others as you would have them do

unto you' - that, I think, is in the former category: eternal and precious. 'A woman's

place is in the home.' 'Bpys don't cry.' Those nostrums seem less compelling today

than they did a couple of generations ago.Here's another nostrum: 'You're good

enough just the way you are'. We hear a lot of sentiments along those lines nowadays.

How eternal are they? That's hard to say. Certainly exhortations toward loving selfacceptance

can serve useful, healing purposes. But they don't help us understand the

logic of the second house. Here we face the human need not so much to accept

oneself as to prove oneself. How? Each planet has its own story, but with Pluto in the

second house, you must prove yourself to yourself in distinctly Plutonian ways. And

Pluto, as we have seen, thrives on extremity and intensity. With Pluto in this position,

the realisation of your high destiny involves going to your emotional limits. It might

literally mean facing the risk of physical death - as for example when a person attains

self-respect and self-realisation through climbing a mountain or fighting back against

a violent attack or virulent disease. Very often, there is a Plutonian Rite of Passage in

which some powerful taboo must be broken - a man or women, for example, marries

across a race line or 'comes out' as a gay person in conservative society. And thereby

attains dignity.

Earlier in the book, quoting Robert Bly, we spoke of a 'witch' who guards the gate to

higher states of energy, keeping out 'wimps' with all her treachery and ferocity. If

you have Pluto in the second house, in realising your own high destiny that metaphor

has particular relevance for you. Often, for people such as yourself, there is one

critical fear-facing, taboo-breaking test that arises, often unexpectedly, like a

crossroads in your biography. A friend says, "Let's quit our stinking jobs and move to

Europe". If you do, you've crossed the Rubicon. A month later you're making ends

meet by serving pizza in Zurich. Everyone you know back at the Insurance Agency

thinks you're crazy. Some days you do too. But in that dramatic, taboo-breaking

action you've proven something to yourself: that you have inside you teh basic

resources of survival, that your life did not depend on your job, and that you are far

more autonomous than you ever imagined

.Your Distorting Wound: Zen Buddhists say that being born is like setting to sea in a

leaky boat. Unless either you're very young or your Pluto is very weakly placed, you

probably don't need me to explain that proverb to you.Life is full of perils; and sooner

or later we die. None of that makes anybody very comfortable, and so there is an

unspoken collective agreement not to emphasise such Plutonian perspectives in

normal conversation. We designate a priestly class to handle those realities for us.

We dress them in black, encourage them to wear long faces, and generally don't

invite them to our parties.

Ever since you were small, you've had an instinctual sense of the fragility of our

circumstances. Second house energy is concerned with arming ourselves against

threats; and Pluto is particularly skilled at recognising eveen the most dreadful of

those threats. The linkage of planet and house is very natural here; they reinforce

each other. Thus, Pluto in the second house often represents a cautious quality.

Caution is a virtue in many ways, but taken to extremes it can cripple a person. And if

it is taken to extremes unconsciously, its effects can be devastating.How much fear

was in the air in your family home? What was the nature of that fear? These are

critical questions. Because your natural awareness of life's fragility was like a

vacuum into which your mother's fear and your father's fear rushed. Unprocessed

and left unconscious, that fear can profoundly affect your view of life, leaving you

hesitant to extend yourself toward your most interesting potentials.

In the state of grace, a child with Pluto in the second house wants experiences of the

'edge'. He or she wants to climb high in a tree, wants to see the scary movie - wants

to forge a basis for self-confidence, in other words. But all children are busily forming

a view of world based in large part upon parental and communal descriptions of

'what's out there'. The more the child perceives parents motivated by fear, the more

he or she internalises a sense of being inadequate and powerless. "If they are scared,

I guess I should be too."Complicating this dynamic, we also observe a tendency for

any form of abuse, deception or betrayal to immediately lodge as a kind of poison in

your second house circuitry - that is, in your self-confidence. Earlier in the book, we

raised the question of 'where we carry the Wound', observing that not everyone who

suffers the same hurt will bleed from the same place. For you, your self-esteem is the

Plutonian lightning rod. The psychological wiring diagram looks something like this:

'There must have been something bad about me or I wouldn't have been hit, lied to,

dismissed, ignored, abandoned, and so forth'.Your Navigational Error: The 'beer can'

near your existential compass can manifest as a systematic underestimation of your

ability to deal with whatever life hurls at you, leading you toward an unnecessary

emphasis upon safety, guarantees, and certainty as you navigate through life

.In our culture, money is generally heralded as the ultimate guarantee. Certainly

having money does solve a lot of problems - it would be naive to pretend otherwise.

But one point is sure: people who make weak responses to their second house Plutos

tend to give money too much power in their thinking. They pay too much for money.

They squander their lives in safe work that bores them. They fear trading the money

they've earned for joy, experience, and adventure. They imagine that a lack of money

prevents them from doing what, in their hearts, they hunger to do. Money becomes a

substitut

e for the inner security that this Plutonian configuration ideally signifies.Often a

person going down that money-road will acquire a lot of financial clout. But will these

people ever feel secure? Probably not. Furthermore, tawdry circumstances often

surround money bought at that price and for that reason: the hint of crime, or shame,

or of something that couldn't stand the light of day.Money is only part of the picture.

Think of the vast array of factors that help you feel safer in the world. There's a good

chance that none of them is an inherently 'bad' thing; and blindly dumping all life's

safety nets is certainly not the ideal path for many people.Maybe you come from a

traditional extended family, and living near your relatives gives you a sense of wellbeing

and security. If so, those people are part of your second house net. Since you

have Pluto there, you need to consider whether you are leaning too heavily on that

family solidarity. How can you tell? Ask yourself what your dependency on those

people is costing you in terms of intensity and fulfilment. Have you avoided looking

for work in other states? Are you thinking too much about what the relatives will

think whn you choose friends, hobbies, belief-systems, clothing? These questions are

not always easy to sort out, but there's one sure test: if your Pluto is unhealthy, no

matter what house it's in, you'll feel a kind of dull, passionless emptiness in your daily

life. If you do, and you have Pluto in the second, you're paying too much for safety

somewhere in your life. And it may have nothing to do with money.

The Healing Method: Pluto in the second house must prove itself to itself in extreme,

intense circumstances. It demands a Rite of Passage. Earlier, we used the colorful

example of a person quitting a boring job and moving to Europe: a scary experience,

but she comes back home with a sense of being able to do anything, anywhere.

Pluto laughs at nickel and dime bets. It wants to see big bills on the table. It wants

winning to be life-transforming... and the price is that losses are potentially

catastrophic. To realise the best that's in your second house, you need to jurl yourself

into frightening tests. Many times those tests involve facing your greatest fears. A

young man might tell his domineering, shaming father to go to hell... and risk a

beating or disinheritance. A woman might confront her boss about his sexual

innuendoes, and risk losing her job. These two examples involve the classic Plutonian

strategy of speaking the hard truth, eyeball to eyeball, with a person who might not

want to hear it.

A man with severely limited eyesight might swallow his fear and travel abroad for an

experimental corrective operation. He faces grave risks, but the potnetial reward is

the inestimable resource of sight.

A fifty-year-old woman might take her life savings and use the money to finance going

back to school to become a computer programmer. She's scared; and 'voices of

reason' are telling her to hang onto that money as a hedge against Whatever in her

old age. Instead, she invests in herself now... and her old age promises to be vastly

happier and more interesting, and probably more prosperous as well. She trades the

resource of money for the greater resources of marketable skills and the kind of selfconfidence

that comes from challenges accepted, met, and conquered.

The Energising Vision: Security is an inners tate, not an outward one. That's one of

the genuinely ultimate truths, so easily lost in a web of lesser truths. Certainly having

money in the bank, a good job, credit, and so forth are not to be despised; and you'll

not read anything here about holy poverty. Poverty is merely an outward state, and

as such is not inherently holier than any other visible condition. But true security is a

confident attitude one has toward one's capacity for survival in this universe: an

attitude that, come what may, there's an excellent chance I'll be able to land on my

feet.

Some of that security derives from practical sources: knowing that we possess an

array of skills that make us valuable to others or knowing that we are linked to

supportive human networks. Some of it comes from our own history: remembering

that we have often managed to improvise methods of survival in dicey circumstances.

Some of it comes from possessing the right tools and the knowledge of how to use

them. Some small part of this confidence dervices from money.

But the lion's share is an internal sense that we are wise enough, cunning enough,

fierce enough, creative enough, to deal with whatever comes along. And that

confidence can only be forged in a spirit of Plutonian venture and risk.

(Jeff Green)

Pluto in the Second House indicates a prior evolutionary desire and need to develop

self-reliance and self-sufficiency. In the broadest sense, the Second House corrlates

to physical and biological survival of the human species. Just as the species has

learned to survive physically by identifying the resources necessary to accomplish

this, such as learning to make fire, so have these individuals learned how to identify

their own personal resources to sustain themselves. Those with Pluto in the Second

House have an extra strong survival instinct as a result. From a biological standpoint,

they have a very strong sexual nature because a function of survival is to reproduce

the species.

These individuals come into life with an emphasised need to survive and sustain

themselves on the physical and, therefore, emotional plane. They will come into this

life with a natural self-reliance and natural self-sufficiency. In prior lives they have

been learning how to identify their own personal values and needs in order to

develop these qualities. Whereas the First House Pluto had to initiate action and

experience in order for self-discovery to occur, the Second House Pluto individual has

needed to withdraw into him- or herself in past lives and will naturally gravitate to

experiences of withdrawal in this life. By withdrawing, these individuals have

internalised their conscious focus in order to discover their own values and needs

from within.

By remaining rotted (fixed) in themselves, these individuals have experienced,

sensed, or discovered their own essence as contrasted with the changing flux of

circumstances around them. As a result of this process, these individuals commonly

come into this life with what I have called 'frog in the well karma'. In other words, the

frog in teh well has identified a small piece of teh sky - that which it can see from the

bottom of the well. Furthermore, the frog has identified this small piece of the sky as

the entire universe. The frog, of course, is quite secure and safe in teh bottom of the

well. In the same way, these individuals come into this life with a limited vision or

knowledge about themselves and life in general. This limited vision is known, familiar

and secure. Thus, there is a reliance upon theis limited vision because it 'works'. This

reliance upon the past can create an inertia or laziness, and a resistance and to

jumping out of the well. The degree of resistance and limited vision is relative to the

mitigating factors determined by the signature of the main karmic / evolutionary

dynamic in each birth chart. As an example, if teh South Node is in Gemini the

degree of resistance and limited vision would be less severe as contrasted with the

South Node in Capricorn.

Relative to physical survival, those individuals in a herd state evolutionary condition

tend to identify material values as a vehicale to self-sustainment. We can see the

implied limitation here. Others in the individuated evolutionary condition have

learned to identify themselves as the resource creating the means to selfsustainment.

Those in the spiritual or universal evolutionary condition have learned

that the Source or Universe provides that which they need in order to sustain

themselves when one is receptive to that provision. They commonly isolate

themselves from the environment and others in order to concentrate upon their

relationship to the Source.

In all cases, limitation is implied. For those who have related to material values as a

means for self-preservation or self-sustainment, the limitations are the values

themselves. The material needs and desires for these individuals can be a bottomless

pit because they believe that physical security brings emotional security. Relative to

the fear of loss intrinsic to Pluto, there is a subconscious fear of losing (or not having

enough) material goods. Possessions and money equal power beacuse of the status

that is implied in material wealth. Some of these people are not beyond manipulating

the possessions, resources, or money of others in order to gain them for themselves.

Others are not beyond forming vicarious relationships to situations or people who

represent, or are the embodiment of, this kind of power and status. In other words,

some of these people have identified that they have these needs and desires, yet are

too lazy to make the necessary effort to create the resources for themselves. It is

easier not to do so. Instead they form vicarious relationships to others who have such

resources, and become extensions of their identities and values.

A small percentage of those that manipulate the resources of others to gain those

resources for themselves have used very devoious or underhanded tactics to do so. A

small percentage of those who have made minimal or no efforts to actualise their

material needs may live beyond their means; driving the fancy sports car they cannot

afford, charging the limit of their credit cards, going into debt. Individuals who have

made the necessary effort to aactualise their material needs can accumulate vast

sums of money and possessions due to the concentration (Pluto) upon the desire and

effort.

With the polarity point being the Eighth House, the evolutionary intent will lead these

individuals into intense internal and external confrontations. Such confrontations will

reveal the limitations implied in their value systems, in how they have learned to

relate to themselves, and how they have identified the nature of their personal reality

- the frog in the well.

For those who have amassed wealth, the shock of confrontation will involve the

realisation that material abundance does not equal happiness or emotional security.

The Eighth House, and Pluto itself, evokes or symbolises the awareness of deeper

levels of reality; that there is more to life than material values.

Those who used devious means to obtain wealth will be haunted to their graves by a

gnawing sense of guilt. Guilt would serve to shine a light upon the internal

motivations leading to this situation. This in turn can lead to deep internal shocks of

self-knowledge because these individuals have been typically 'unconscious' of these

deeper motivational forces. In other cases, the wealth may be taken from the

individual in order to enforce a re-evaluation of their value system. The issue of selfreliance

is then experienced in a new way.

Under some evolutionary and karmic conditions, individuals with a second-house

Pluto are born into difficult material conditions of lack in order to enforce lessons of

self-reliance. In other cases, some individuals will be born into life situations in which

there is wealth linked to the pearents but they are denied the material resources

because they are not able to relate to their parents' values, or cannot conform to the

dictates of the parents' desires. In a few rare cases, the incan experience the shock of

imprisonment if criminal means were used to acquire the material wealth. In other

cases the individual will be made to struggle throughout the entire lifetime for

material security. No matter how much effort they put into sustaining themselves,

prior karmic causes will dictate that they live or survive on a marginal basis. An

overall evaluation of the entire evolutionary / karmic issues pertaining to the

individual's past must be made in order to understand the reasons why any or all of

these conditions exist in this life.

For those who have been living beyond their means, the Eighth House polarity will at

some point produce shocks of repossession because of the compulsive spending

patterns. If material goods are repossessed, or if the individual experiences the

increasing pressure to keep making money to pay for these material goods (which are

a form of bondage), then at some point the internal or external shocks experienced

may produce the necessary awareness as to why they are operating in this way.

Again, the frog is forced from the well.

For those who have identified themselves as teh resource for self-sustainment, i.e.

some talent, capacity, or ability, then the Eighth House polarity enforces the lesson of

merging with another or others. These individuals must open up to other people or

situations through ways in which their own personal limitations and ways of relating

to reality are exposed. They will have a deep sense of who they are, and they will

relate to themselves and others from this more or less fixed sense of self-definition.

This attitude not only produces self-limitation, but also produces personal isolation.

These individuals may have identified their essence, their capabilities, their personal

values; but if they do not know how to implement or apply them to 'forces' outside

themselves, i.e. society and other people, then the Eighth House confrontation of

limitation, denial or isolation will occur. It may be wonderful to have natural talent as

a potter, yet if the effort is not made to integrate, apply, or link the ability to societal

needs in ways that are compatible with others' value systems, it will not be possible

to sustain oneself with that ability. Evolutionary and karmic necessity will create the

effect of denying the individual's ability to sustain him- or herself relative to the

intrinsic capability that they possess in order to do so.

Individuals with a spiritual focus must learn to open up to new rituals, techniques or

methods that allow for a further deepening of their spiritual commitment. They must

also learn to share their spiritual resources with others in some way, rather than

living in isolation and nurturing only themselves. By their opening up and sharing

themselves, a metamorphosis occurs due to the implied limitations from the past. If

they do not learn to open up and share, then the Source or Universal will cease to

provide the material needs necessary to sustain themselves. In addition, the small

piece of the Universal sky that they have identified from their wells will progressively

become filled with the clouds of stagnation. As a result, the deep inner core of

spiritual sustenance will dry up. The resulting inner confrontation can produce the

necessary metamorphosis through which these individuals open themselves up to

their karmic and evolutionary requirements.

In all cases the Eighth House polarity point demands a confrontation with personal

limitations. The frog must be forced from the well to expose it to the full light of day.

This process occurs by forcing the individual in upon itself in some way to examine

the internal dynamics that are creating these life situations. Thus, they are being

forced out from the well to examine the larger and deeper forces at work within

them: the motivational patterns and the reasons for those motivational patterns, their

desires and the reasons for those desires, how they have been relating to themselves

and why they have been relating to themselves in that way, what resources they have

identified with in order to sustain themselves and why those resources, and what

personal values they have identified with and why those particular values. By doing

so, these individuals create the potential for a total metamorphosis: to bring about a

totally new way of relating to themselves, others, and reality in general. In this way,

these individuals can adopt redefined value systems that allow for the necessary

growth to occur. This natural evolutionary process occurs in such a way that these

individuals subconsciously draw or attract life situations in which they experience the

limitations associated with their value systems, needs, self-image, and the ways that

they have been relating to themselves and others. The personal implosion that this

produces forces the individual to examine all of these dynamics in order to find out

why they have identified themselves in a particular manner.

Progressively these individuals will learn to unite their own resources and lives with

others so that a personal transformation can occur; a transformation of limitations.

Because of the implied inertia of the evolutionary past, changes occur slowly. Most of

these individuals need to know 'why the change' prior to making the change. This

fixity creates the potential for internal or external 'atom bombs' or cataclysmic

upheavals through which the landscape is utterly transformed. Because of the

evolutionary intent of the Eighth House polarity point, those with Pluto in the Second

House will attract, at key points in life, intense and powerful people. These people

will be timely messengers that deliver or create the necessary encounters and

confrontations of personal limitations.

Natal Pluto in 3rd House

(Ginger Chalford)

As children, we listen to our parents and / or older siblings talk about the world

which we know we are to inherit in time. These images of the world stimulate our

imagination, and we try to understand the common denominators of what we hear so

as to put together a 'world view' of our own. Although filled with possible

misconceptions put there by older children or by our own untrained perceptions, we

discover at some point what can be called the 'common reality'. We begin believing

things that others (including the adults) believe. We essentially agree on the

hardness of objects, the smells, tastes and sounds we hear. We identify objects

similarly so as to discuss them and to communicate what we are learning. Since, as

children, we didn't originally have this common world view, we could just as easily

have thought that it was possible to simply jump up and fly with the birds, or walk

through a tree! With the coming of a rational approach to the world, we join the rest

of humanity for the sake of communicating and reaching out. The child thereby gives

up his or her personal powers of perceptionm in order to assume the prevailing social

attitudes.This form of understanding becaomes automatic, and we all go through it

sooner or later. The few people who resist this ordering of the world in common with

others are harshly labelled as retarded, crazy, mentally inept, stupid, etc.. Some

brain-damaged people also have had to throw out this socially accepted picture of the

world, relying instead on incomplete information about reality until they regain their

perspective (if ever they do). However, for the normal or average person, the world

appears real, solid, fixed and obviously just the way it is - and it cannot be imagined

any other way. This is automatic thinking or comprehension, a major aspect of the

third house.

This house also represents the undercurrents of the mental concepts and attitudes of

the father (or fourth house parent). With Pluto here, the native absorbs the beliefs

about reality and attitudes about the world from the father. With the third house

rounding out the quadrant of the self, including the self-image and self-worth of the

individual, the native with this placement assumes that the response of the father

indicates his or her value as a person. This can lead to initial self-recrimination when

and if one assumes that one is not worthy enough to deserve the father's praise.

Unfortunately, in this house, self-worth attitudes as derived from interactions with

the father are taken in automatically, and included with the world view. The native

has little incentive to rebel against any negative self-concepts, assuming that they are

as real and valid as the environment, as the world itself. Thoughts are assumed to

reflect logical reality rather than an imaginative one, and the native assumes that he

or she knows the true attitudes of the parents - which are taken to be more valid than

his or her own attitudes.

This develops into a personality pattern that can be recognised easily. As an

adolescent, and into adulthood, this native can be defensive and touchy concerning

moral or ethical beliefs. He or she can be an extremely good manipulator, whether

refined or not, by implying a threat of some sort if others do not agree. This threat is

most often felt, and not spoken. This native has learned to use the assumption as a

tool for power over others, to maintain control and to keep up the defences against

vulnerability. This individual is afraid to consider that others may be right, that she /

he could be wrong. 'Isn't it obvious?' may be a frequently asked question in this case.

The extremes of this behaviour, as with all Plutonian influences, range from

excessively quiet, acute self-questioning, to aggressive bragging and tendencies to

pick fights with others

.This person may be the oddball in the family, always trying to rebel against beliefs

that others maintain easily. This person would initially have been willing to fight for

the family attitudes; but as time passes, feels that she / he must somehow assert

some individuality. This rebelliousness attaches itself almost randomly or arbitrarily

onto the assumptions which he or she believed to be true up until the rebellious

period. This causes confusion, as the native gets lost in subtleties and tries madly to

put together a new, workable world order. Although this rebelliousness is often

necessary to establish one's sense of power, if it isn't resolved it can bring on a sense

of resignation over the inability to find personal power. Then the person may tend to

fall back into petty mental habits of taking things personally, particularly if the

message is verbal or spoken. Easily roused to anger, this individual may become

known for his or her temper, as she / he attempts to defend parental points of view or

her / his own - which are often just the opposite. These people can be hard-liners,

unforgiving of their fathers, siblings or other family members who may have slighted

them in the past.

They may appear to rationalise everything to excess, in order to preserve a poorly

functioning world view. They are constantly looking for problems to solve, as their

minds are deep and penetrating by nature - and this tends to attract many problems,

too! Once they have a problem to work with, they will attack it with great mental

intensity, not sparing the feelings of anyone else who may happen to be involved.

These natives have been known to unwittingly say scathing things about other

people, sometimes even to their face. However, Pluto third house people feel all

along that what they say is the absolute truth, and that they have a moral duty to

inform everyone of what is real and what is not - as if they were just about the only

ones who know! They may not even admit that they are opinionated, preferring to

think that it is everyone else who is so intellectually arrogant.

However, most of the Pluto third house bravado covers a great insecurity: namely, a

sense of not being able to make decisions on one's own, based upon a solid selfconcept.

This is where these people are apt to fall flat on their faces. Their selfconcept

is low initially, and they feel a need to somehow cover up this obviously real

flaw. They do not attempt to disprove or disbelieve the flaw, because they actually

crave the feeling of mental dissonance. They don't revise their own self-opinion, or

look within themselves for the answers. THey believe there is an objective, infallible

truth known to them; and that if they prove these ideas to others, the whole mental

scheme will be validated. What they are trying to do is get recognition and approval

from the father, yet they probably do not suspect it at all.

Women with this placement may transfer their beliefs and ideologies oveto those of

their husband, looking for their sense of self-worth (which is usually low) to be

validated in or through someone else. They may then face a personal struggle over

whether to let their spouse make the decisions for them. This can lead to a

complaining, bitchy demeanour and manipulative attitudes.

Men with Pluto here may feel they have to accomplish great mental strides and be

super-intelligent in order to prove their worth to their father - even if he is dead and

gone! They will try to justify and explain their reasoning to others, even when no-one

else cares to listen. Both men and women with this placement can antagonise people

and make many enemies.

Fortunately, not everyone with Pluto in the third house takes the negative road. The

vast majority of people with Pluto here have periodic bouts with the problems just

described, but are able to transcend the major difficulties thus presented, and

manage to emerge from them as strong individuals. The positive use of Pluto will also

be notived at an early age, as the child is fascinated by the mysteries of the world he

or she is inheriting. Extremely sensitive to environmental changes, such as moving to

another city or losses and gains of friends and family members (through death, birth

or marriage), this child questions everything: "Why?" He or she must find the

answers, which leads to a search for understanding that takes various intriguing

twists and turns throughout life. Reality for these people is never dull, for there is

always a new mystery to solve.Very early in life, this child displays an astounding

knowledge of how things work, which can possibly lead to a scientific career. His or

her ingenious and penetrating mind searches for significant explanations to life's

mysteries, and is fully willing to explore novel ideas that are far ahead of their time.

The thinking processes are organised almost scientifically, with a remarkable

capacity to categorise things in a unique but personally useful way. What the Pluto

third house individual is looking for are the limits or boundaries of perception.

Intellectual disciplines satisfy the urge for power qhich characterises this mind; and

the analytical abilities are pronounced. A kind of intuition comes from this placement,

which the native sometimes cannot even begin to try to express logically, because the

understnading has passed the normal limits of linear thinking. The life perspective is

high and all-embracing.

What the child does with this aspect in its positive sense will reflect on the

relationship she / he enjoyed with the father (or fourth house parent). When there is

support from within the family for the child's efforts to search, discover and be

unique, then the self-esteem runs high. The child does not feel that it is a moral

infringement to doubt the commonly accepted reality and try to find a new one.

Instead of feeling that life is vicious, and that reality is inherently destructive, this

individual will often believe, and use to his or her advantage, the concept that the

universe is friendly and supportive.

With this placement, people can focus deeply on whatever they desire, and they can

see the result in their environment. This encourages them to develop their powers

within a mental format. Positive response comes from others and from the

environment; and a feeling of security grows inside the self. This gives them a

positive belief that all things have a reason, and that all problems have a solution.

With higher and higher understanding, they begin to choose consciously what they

want to be true, and then to act from that new perspective. With each new

understanding, Pluto people gain more mental leverage, reaching into higher and

more profound plateaus of thought. The positive Plutonian learns how to make

decisions on his or her own, and thereby evolves to a high personal level of

confidence, self-worth and self-esteem. His or her perspective can be magical,

without the usual limitations imposed upon it by social conditioning or any kind of

pressure to become something important - something which the subliminal father

figure may have desired, for example.

When Pluto transits through this house, there is generally a crisis of opinions and

attitudes in the person's life. Old belief structures, particularly those concerning the

nature of success, can crumble under this transit. The individual can then see beyond

the struggle for the buck, and understand why he or she is pushing so hard to make

it. Absolute truth becomes relative at this time, and the individual can feel that he or

she is caught up in a moral or spiritual crisis. People being hit with this shift in their

mentality may resist the change, fighting to uphold past doctrines for fear that they

won't be able to find anything to replace them. After all, this is similar to the belief

widely held in teh 16th century, that if you sailed westward from Europe into the

Atlantic, you would come to a great cliff - and literally fall off the world! There can be

a similar kind of fear when Pluto moves through the third house.

THose who are ready for Pluto's perspective and power will begin (as well as finish!)

untangling confusing and conflicting concepts, and create a new, more useful and

more powerful world view. Their new picture of reality will be more fluid, the

perspective changing as the limitations expand. More and more is revealed. The

person who works with Pluto positively, and who has developed a higher sense of

self-worth during Pluto's transit through the second house, will choose freely what

she / he will accept as a part of his or her current reality during the third house

transit. This can manifest anywhere between the two extremes of a magician or a

sorcerer, weaving powerful spells of reality, and the destructive mind gone crazy,

incapable of functioning in the world with other people any longer

.Those who have Pluto natally in this house may find their lives filled with sibling

problems that aren't solved until the early or mid-thirties, when communication truly

begins to take place. Careers this person is likely to pursue can include the sciences,

writing (especially the kind that stimulates the reader's imagination), communication

dealing with the masses, teaching (the small-scale guru who helps younger people in

their development), or research of any kind that requires the high levels of

concentration this placement gives. Indeed, this individual has the capacity to do

anything at all that he or she wishes, provided his or her belief structures are

sufficiently expanded to make it possible!Changes negatives to positives requires a

shift in one's basic perception of reality. If you have this placement, you'll need to

develop alternate ways of thinking. As this Pluto location often indirectly affects

career fulfilment, examine your career - what is it that you desire to do for money,

personal fulfilment, etc.? Since no-one else will ever know the answer to this

question, be honest with yourself, and sit down with pen and paper. Write out all the

beliefs and attitudes you can find by searching within your own mind, everything that

has anything to do with current or past obstacles between you and your career

fulfilment. If you feel that you don't have enough money, write down what money

means to you. Include in the list what you believe your parents thought about this

subject. Then add your current beliefs in this area. Examples with money could

include: 'Money is power', 'Money is the root of all evil', 'Money is hard to come by',

'Easy come, easy go', 'In order to make money, one has to have so many college

degrees', or ''When you have money, other people envy and hate you', etc.. Ideas like

these, believe it or not, are in your mind at any given time. With this list, you'll find

out exactly why you haven't made that money, or why you haven't solved your

problems in the area of on-the-job relationships.

When you have finished your list, at least for now, begin again by going over each

point, each attitude. Find an example in your recent past in which you acted from one

of these attitudes or beliefs. If you can't remember any, monitor yourself for a day or

so until you do find one. In other words, find how you use that belief in everyday

situations. See the possible ramifications in your life. Decide what you'd rather have

as an attitude in its place, and write that new attitude down on a separate sheet of

paper. Forgive yourself for having held on to a nonfunctional belief for so long, and

allow yourself to start over with the new idea or belief.

Although this procedure can take some time, it is generally worth it, for it can help

the third house Pluto individual clear up conflicting ideas about reality. After you

have finished working your way through the whole list, and having changed what you

wanted to change, then begin to live out the new ideas consciously whenever and

wherever you can, starting ten minutes at a time. And if the old attitudes still

stubbornly show up and give you trouble, say "No, I've finished with that old pattern

now, and I'm doing things the new way!" You have used the conscious power of Pluto

in the third house to decide your new reality! As your new thoughts and attitudes

begin impacting your reality, you will notice changes in whatever area you've been

working on. Problems will clear up, giving you access to new information and new

opportunities - all through the positive use of your own mental power. Then you can

apply this new technique in other areas too. Remember, knowledge is power!(Haydn

Paul)In this position of natal Pluto, the emphasis lies upon communication and the

expressing of self and ideas, especially through words, either spoken or written

.This need to communicate can seem to be almost compulsive, and is both an effort to

reach out and contact others, and a need to release an overactive inner energy.

Whilst this energy can also be transmitted via the hands, often in healing, you are

most likely to use it through speech, as there is a natural affinity and talent with

words, and the likelihood is that you can develop into an effective, powerful speaker.

The energy is basically linked to the mental level, and you will have a sharp and

penetrating mind, with your ideas on life carefully thought out, organised, and the

ability to express your opinions and beliefs strongly to others. You can develop your

own original ideas, and you will be attracted towards communicating them to others,

so that they can help to spread them through society. This clear expression of ideas

can be a way for you to gain influence and control over people, as your ability to

persuade is considerable. You may have to be wary of any tendencies developing that

lead you to abuse this talent, by taking advantage of others and dominating them.

Despite your clarity of expression, you will have to realise that in itself, this does not

mean that the content of your ideas is inevitably right. Anyone who can communicate

effectively to others is liable to fall into this trap, and become ego-inflated, seeing

others as inferior, treating them with a patronising attitude, and believing that what

they themselves think and say is naturally correct. That illusion is a dangerous one,

for yourself and others, and allows no space for real communication to occur.

Another tendency is to become fixed in your beliefs and opinions, so that there can be

no compromise and change occurring over time as a natural result of greater life

experience and deeper thought. Your way of perceiving life and interpreting meaning

is your own, and may not be suitable for others, so any dogmatic approach is always

restrictive and futile.Pluto is attempting to lead you to realise that what you think and

communicate to others will have consequences, great or small, depending upon your

degree of social influence. This involves responsibility for what you transmit into the

world, so be very aware of your limitations and the quality of content, because it will

have its inevitable effect.In your relationships, you will have to avoid a tendency to

scheme and manipulate, and you will need to learn how to listen more carefully to

your partner, and not just see them as a foil to your own wit and cleverness

.You are likely to analyse and over-intellectualise your relationship, often maintaining

a certain distance from your emotions, as you feel uncomfortable with them; and

feelings are much more difficult to express fluently in words. Sometimes your words

act as a smokescreen for you to hide behind; blow away this smokescreen, and there

may be less of real substance there than may initially appear to be the case. Your

words may glitter but be hollow. Eventually you experience a loss of substance and

meaning in life, or others begin to see you as essentially shallow, without any real

contribution to make. However, if you can use it creatively and positively, with real

awareness for others, you can greatly benefit from this energy.

(Donna Cunningham)

These people believe words are so powerful they have the power to destroy. They are

extremely careful to control what they say,lest they give away some information that

another might use to harm or control them. This condition occurs when at least one

family member had a black belt in tongue karate, a sarcastic or scathing individual

they were powerless to resist. This might well be a brother or sister, probably older,

who was so overpowering that the Plutonians learned to keep quiet.As adults, third

house Plutonians can either be afraid or verbal abuse or be verbally abusive and

sarcastic, agreeing that the best defence is a good offence. Another possibility os that

words can be the focus of a power struggle - as long as they don't give you their

words, they have the upper hand. In relationships, they may withhold communication.

As employees, they may withhold paperwork or other important information. As

students, they may be the ones who won't turn in their papers, asking for extension

after extension. Words can also be used to manipulate, with great

effectiveness.People who use this placement constructively are perceptive and deep

in their thinking and communicating. They are gifted at seeing others' motivations,

and can penetrate deeply into any problem. They can use words to heal, going

straight to the heart of the matter. They are fine analytic writers and teachers.

Rather than being manipulative, they can use words to influence and empower others

for good purpose.

(Ulla Palomaki)

Because the third house symbolises knowledge and Pluto is a demanding planet, a

conclusion can be made that the individual with this planetary position has a

demanding attitude toward knowledge and information. If information is needed on a

subject, it has to correspond exactly to the need of the moment, definitely and

without compromise.The spiritually awakened individual needs a lot of deep

knowledge.Pluto's position in the third house does not signify the development of an

exceptionally brilliant mind or exceptional spiritual qualities. The individual is not a

spiritual guru; there are other planetary positions that signify much more potential

for such development. Nevertheless, the third house Pluto offers teh possibility for

deep insight in mentality.

The attitude toward knowledge should be examined more deeply: How does the

Plutonian power mix with the matters of the third house? Those who are not deep

intellectual seekers must still associate knowledge with power. Those who are

intellectually inclined may have more outlets for their search for power with

knowledge. On a lower level, this planetary position may manifest itself by misuse of

information or unfairly keeping secrets.For many individuals, keeping or revealing

secrets may constitute big turning points in their lives. Information that has been

kept secret may be brought to light by someone. The uncovering may even cause a

shocking effect and change in life direction. In one person's case it caused enormous

psychological pressure. She sought psychotherapy after that.

This planetary position often brings strong intellectual defences. Partly this is due to

the will to control others intellectually or verbally. Some individuals develop

compulsive speaking for the same reason. Furthermore, this kind of individual does

not easily accept his intellectual weaknesses, which he tries to cover, for example,

with compulsive speaking, an overflow of words. Pluto always makes little

weaknesses seem bigger. Intellectual or mental defensiveness may also be shown by

withdrawal or abstinence.A restless planet like Pluto in the third house may also

bring irrational fears in relation to self-expression. The standards for self-expression

may also be so high that they are difficult to reach. All kinds of pressure are possible

in relation to self-expression and thoughts.It is noticeable that many dancers (always

physically moving) have this planetary position. Movement (third house) is improtant

for them as a means for spiritual development, whether or not they are conscious of

it. Thus, one of the best outlets for Pluto in the third house is to find means to

associate movement with spirituality or self-development. The conscious individual

could act as a 'guru of movement'.Third house association with the environment does

not facilitate contacts with siblings. One of the siblings may be difficult or cause

trouble; thus, Pluto teaches development and consciousness in that way. Pluto never

gives anything for free. One woman experienced a traumatising shock in her

childhood when her sister threatened to sell her. This trauma probably still influences

her choices in life. Another individual, a male, was informed that his brother, a

homosexual, had been exposed to the AIDS virus. Plutonian experiences touch life

through siblings.Pluto may also drive away from close environment if the pressure

becomes too heavy. In that case, faraway countries are imaginary or real

destinations.

(Stephanie Camilleri)

This position affects the ability to communicate, especially with peers. If there are

other indications of mental instability, this will add to it. Communication can be felt

to be dangerous; there is a fear of publicity, of being revealed, a fear of exposing

oneself through communication. There may be a fear of travel or a fear of getting

lost.These people are easily caught up in intrigues, or are afraid of being caught in

them. Their peers may think they are odd - too intense, perverse, overly secretive -

which may be true, but may only be due to their difficulties in

communicating.Difficulties in communicating with peers and the community in

childhood may drive them to leave home early and seek a more congenial

environment, though this rarely works. Difficulties with siblings may be the prime

motivating factor. There may be a sibling (or siblings, or neighbours, or associates)

who bring(s) them sorrow by living dangerously: either through an unconventional

lifestyle, by having underworld connections or illegal financial dealings, or through

association with underground political organisations. The worst aspects may indicate

a sibling or close associate who is chronically ill or insane, or who is killed

accidentally, or murdered.

Early difficulties with communication may cause them to hold back and keep their

thoughts and feelings to themselves to a great extent, then pour it aoll out to one who

seems tolerant and non-judgemental; but if their choice of a confidante is poor, they

will be in worse trouble then before.

This position seems to restrain all forms of communication. Out of ninety-two writers

in a sample, only four have it; out of 145 performers, only five. It gives a rich fantasy

life, adding greatly to the ability of the imagination, but this is mostly non-verbal and

subliminal. It is good for writing poetry (of the four writers with this position, two are

poets), for casting ideas and thoughts into images, but it is difficult for publication as

their anxiety over publicity keeps them from doing anything that might reveal too

much to the public. There may be some justification for this, because with this

position of Pluto, they are vulnerable to slander.

It gives an awareness of the dark, subliminal levels of the mind, an understanding of

the animal in man, of herd psychology, of the dark forces that civilisation seeks to

check but that break out and cause much of the irrational behaviour of humanity,

both in individuals and in groups. Consequently, there is a great ability to manipulate

others by means of playing to unconscious, compulsive drives. They are often

attracted to macabre fantasies, science fiction, etc..There may be dangerous,

difficult, or amazing occurrences while travelling. Travelling should be approached

with caution. People with this location of Pluto probably should not pick up

hitchhikers. There may have been a traumatic early life experience connected with

school, playgrounds, a sibling, or playmates.

They are fascinated by non-verbal communication, by words as symbols, and by the

growth and structure of language, but not so much by the ordinary use of words to

communicate thoughts or information.

(Howard Sasportas)

Like Uranus or Neptune in this house, Pluto in the 3rd aims to transcend the ordinary

limits of the mind or intellect. Those with this placement often have a deep,

penetrating and incisive mind able to 'laser through' to the heart of any matter. There

could be an interest in extra-sensory perception or a desire to expose and freely talk

about subjects which others find taboo (such as sex and death). Their minds are wellsuited

to any form of research or depth studies. Some might seek knowledge for the

power and mastery it gives over others and the environment. Occasionally, they give

birth to ideas which could have a transforming effect on society.They may have a

certain power with words. However, Pluto's strength can be used treacherously as

well; and those with this placment are often known for their cutting tongues and

acute sensitivity to where another person's weakness lies. Negative moods could

creep up; and they can be overwhelmed by obsessive thoughts, as if their own minds

betray them. Their thoughts can turn very destructive; and some will be afraid to

speak because of a fear of what might come out. Others hide what is going on inside

them in case exposing themselves would render them too vulnerable.

The 3rd house covers the early environment and the growing-up years. As children,

we all have difficulty distinguishing between having wished for something and the

belief that we have actually done the deed. For instance, if a little boy is angry at his

sister for getting more attention than him, he may entertain a passing thought that

he wishes she were dead. Let's say that the next day his sister falls out of a tree and

breaks a leg. The boy in question might equate the negative wish he had with the

accident, and therefore believe that his bad thoughts caused it to happen. Taking

whole or part blame for it, he will walk around guilty and afraid of being found out

and punished for his evil doings. As we grow older, we realise we are not so

omnipotent, but those with Pluto in the 3rd may still harbour fears and guilts about

the power of their thoughts and the bad things they made or make happen around

them. Secret sins can torment a child or adolescent with Pluto in the 3rd, and he or

she may be terrified to tell anyone else about it. And where there is shame and guilt,

anger and rage are not far away. Obviously, parents of children with Pluto in the 3rd

should try to create an environment in which the child feels safe to talk about what is

going on in his or her mind, rather than allowing thoughts and feelings to fester

underneath too long.

The early environment may have been experienced by those with this placement as

threatening or non-life-supporting, and could leave the impression that they have to

continually guard themselves against others. They will not easily forget a wrongdoing,

and may hold on to resentment for a very long time. The relationship with

siblings is usually complex and ridden with undercurrents of sexuality, competition

and intrigue. This placeent often indicates difficulties with neighbours and problems

with early schooling. For some, being sent away to boarding school is a major

upheaval and felt as a kind of banishment or punishment for some imagined

transgression.

Even short journeys can be harassing. They may arrive at a friend's for a quiet

weekend in the country to discover they have steped into the plot of an Agatha

Christie thriller.

Those with Pluto in the 3rd are powerful on the mental plane; and if they hold a

certain attitude towards another person, they can 'box' the person in to such a degree

that he or she inevitably acts out the projection. Therefore if they want someone's

behaviour to change, they might try altering the context in which they are viewing

that person. It is a basic fact of life that attention carries energy.

(Bill Herbst)

Outreach: Pluto in the 3rd house shows that your subconscious speaks to you

through the immediate surroundings. It's like an Easter egg hunt, or a search for

buried treasure. What makes stimulus and movement in the real world a positive or

negative experience is the presence or absence of a 'psychic map' of the

environment. Activity for its own sake is meaningless; what matters instead is the

ability to see signals and signposts at critical points. The pitfall is that you may be

blind to your own need for exploration, for digging up valuable but hidden treasures

existing all around, often right under your nose. The challenge is to keep activity

deeply purposeful, and to remember that reality is often quite different from

appearance.

Concrete mind: The intricacies of rationality are compelling. Though your mentality

may work toward the surface slowly, like magma rising within a volcano, the process

is inexorable, for you are sensitised to the power that comes through knowledge. If

the power can be harnessed, it can work wonders, both for yourself and for those

around you. The pitfall is being asleep to the intensity of your own mind, while the

challenge is to gain control over these resources by studying the rules of logic.

Curiosity: For you, curiosity is a probing tool,an auger bit cutting ghrough the

surface to reach into the hidden inner workings of life. Never content with

appearances, you want to see the wiring within the walls, the plumbing beneath the

floors. At times you are likely to be bored stiff by otherwise interesting puzzles, and

you won't hesitate to brush them aside in the quest for what you believe lies

underneath or beyond. Inquisitiveness is mentally intense, but sometimes emotionally

blind. The pitfall is symbolic vivisection, while the challenge is respect for life's

mysterious wholeness.

Basic education: Here a child encounters the first experiences with something

larger and more powerful than the self. It may be the authority of teachers; it may be

the sudden onset of group and peer pressures; it may be the astonishment of learning

itself. But in any case, the life can be dramatically affected by these early years in

one of two directions: either open or closed psychologically. Basic education repeats

itself over and over in the adult life. Fundamental learning is the key.

Communication: Your speech is a direct outlet from the deepest realms of inner

feeling, realms often unknown to your awareness. The key image here is invisibility.

Words and feelings bubble away together far below the surface, gradually producing

an amalgam that is neither fish nor fowl. There may be long periods of inarticulate

silence, followed by eruptions of profound expression. In the insights, though, there

exists an irresistible power. Your insights about the people in your world may be

communicated more didactically than you intend, so be prepared for strong reactions

to your words, since they often cut to the bone. Others should not expect selfrevelation

from you, but if it comes it will be direct, blunt, and total.

(Robert Pelletier)

You have a distinct gift for solving problems, especially when the problem has

already defied other attempts. The more mysterious the circumstances, the better,

for it gives you an opportunity to search deeply and test your abilities. You are

concerned about social and political conditions in your environment, because they

usually have a direct effect on your life circumstances. Your preoccupation with the

future stimulates you to do what you can to bring about conditions that you can live

with. This is why you admire other people with backbone who have a feeling of social

responsibility and who challenge demagogues who would gain control of the masses.

Such an individual would earn your respect and attract your attention as a possible

marriage partner.

You are impatient with people who do little more than talk about the future. You

cultivate self-reliance in your own children, so that they can choose their own lifedirections

independently. Because of your concern for them, you also make them

aware of the hazards that life ahead. Your perceptive ability has far more depth than

your contemporaries realise; and they may be surprised when you show a decided

interest in the unknown and the occult.

You should become thoroughly informed about any subject that deeply interests you.

You must know as much as possible about the political, social and religious

philosophies that often serve as catalysts for important social changes. You resent the

fact that people continue to adhere to old attitudes when the reasons for them are no

longer valid. Be prepared for every eventuality by developing all your creative

potentials. You protect your future interests when you can accept the opportunities

that are offered to you.

If you develop your skills adequately, you won't have to accep the bottom line offered

in your career. You will serve yoruself best if your profession requires you to apply

your skills in serving the best interests of society at large. If you work diligently to

give your best, you are less likely to be harassed by the people who are affected by

your decisions. Your awareness of public and individual needs will arouse you to

make your skills available, especially if you know that your efforts will work and be

appreciated. You are concerned about the financial leverage that people in important

positions use to later the destinies of the masses. But you apply similar pressure to

gratify your personal desires.

Though your parents might not agree with your goals and objectives and your driving

commitment to them, they must admit that you have a talent for making the most out

of even ordinary assets. You consider every challenge as an ultimaum, forcing you to

go to extremes to win, if necessary. You can usually make a seemingly worthless

situation appear to have great value. You are most attracted to programs that aim to

provide lasting results for everyone who is affected by them.

(Steven Forrest)

In the tradition... the third house is associated with speaking and listening. That

notion is typically extended to include writing and reading. In the modern world, we

take it a step further and include broadcasting, computer networking, satellite

uplinks and downlinks, radio, video, desktop publishing, you name it. The human

urge to gather data and express it: that's the third house.

But there's another third house process, one that underlies all those avenues of

communication, at least ideally: thinking. This is the house that seems best to reflect

all the microcircuitry of the mind itself: our habitual underlying paradigms of

thought, such as 'thesis + antithesis = sythesis' or 'every truth has two sides'. Planets

and signs connected with your third house will provide sharp insight into those

tectonic structures that are the foundation upon which all your insights rest.

Let's go one step deeper: before thought, there must be perception. It is difficult to

conceive of a mind with absolutely nothing to perceive and digest. Even the embryo

in the womb is flooded with external sensations - light, sound, mother's moody

biochemistry. Could thoughts even form in an eternally silent, isolated mind?

Admittedly, that's a serious philosophical question, but the basic logic of the third

house suggests that perception, thought, and finally communication are a kind of

triadic psychic package. If you want one. you've got to accept the other two.

Data in, data out. That's the third house. What if that data must always be filtered

through Pluto? Let's have a look....

Your high destiny: Most astrologers have had the thoroughly delightful experience

of astounding a sceptic. Astrology works; but almost universally nowadays people are

'educating' into believing that it does not. "So, 1981 was quite a year for you in the

relationships department, huh?" And the sceptic's jaw drops.

How quick we humans are to contruct models of the truth, believe them, and then

blithely ignore our own real experiences. Individuals do it. Cultures do it. Astrology's

foes do it - and so do astrologers.

Your high destiny is that of the paradigm-buster. You were born to shake people out

of their comfortable certainties and render them naked and open to the raw truth

that's pouring in through their senses, denied and unobserved.

Your destiny in this regard is inextricably bound up with communication. Generally

that means language, whether it's spoken in private whispers, broadcast over the

airwaves, printed, rhymed or reasoned. Sometimes people with Pluto in the third

house do their communicating in other ways, using photography or video or

cartooning to get the images across. Whatever form it takes, it's all communication.

And for you it must be distinctly Plutonian communication: which is to say that the

teachings destined to pass through you into the larger community are often initially

shocking in nature. They bother people, unsettle them. But it doesn't end there. It

ends with the listeners - the ones who are willing to hang in there open-mindedly -

being energised and inspired.

Meanwhile, the ones who do not hang in there may be plotting your crucifixion. Part

of the paradigm you are living out is the perilous tale of the bearer of true tidings.

The world will resist our voice. Upon that we can count.

Your distorting wound: Any third house planet functions on a perceptual basis. The

same could be said for any sign connected to your third house, especially the sign on

the cusp of the house. Thus, we all ineviably observe our surroundings through a

system of filters. A suspicious person is more likely to observe dark, secret motives in

someone's behaviour than a trusting person. On the other hand, a trusting soul will

be quicker to see all the angels standing in line in the grocery store.

With Pluto in your third house, you have an innate perceptual bias in the Plutonian

direction - which is to say that ever since you were born, you've been skilled at

picking up unspoken, taboo or denied energies in any situation. I'd like to start with a

trivial illustration. I picture you as a small child sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner

with the family. Granny burps. And nobody misses a beat. Politely, they act as if

nothing has happened. And you were dumbfounded. Not that the burp was any great

offence; what held your attention was the perfection of the collective denial of the

event.

Burps are only the beginning. Far darker realities exist, realities to which you are

perceptually attuned by instinct. Daddy is drinking more and more lately. Sister is

sullen and distant. You take it all in. Are others denying these realities or simply not

seeing them? Often it's the latter. 'Reality' is largely a mythic belief system; and part

of the human heritage is an extraordinary ability to enter the shared myth of family

or community and not see anything else. That's true of most of us, but not you.

Psychologically, you have the eye of a private detective: penetrating, calculating and

suspicious.

When a person knows very well what he or she is seing but no-one else agrees, a

predictable series of wounding events unfolds. Here's your story: First, in innocence,

you spoke out and got clobbered for it. The clobbering may have been literal, or it

may have taken the form of everyone looking at you pityingly as though you were out

of your mind. Then you clammed up... and concentrated silently on the negative

perception.

That's the critical point: the more others denied that dark piece of the truth, the more

you felt compelled to study it, claim it and inwardly insist on its reality. Thus, a

distortion entered your perceptual system: a bias toward emphasising the Plutonian

content of any complex reality.

Your navigational error: Raw Plutonian realities, by their nature, tend to make us

feel either angry or sad. Or both. Your distorting wound, if not addressed and healed,

turns your mind in a suspicious, doubting, negative direction. All perceptions must

pass initially through this house and be filtered there. Since one of Pluto's qualities is

an attunement to frightening, uncomfortable truths, your mind could become

dominated by those perspectives.

Since anything in the third house is wired directly to your tongue, you will then tend

toward bitterness and harshness in your speech, angrily and unconsciously using

psychological insight to hurt people. Misunderstanding and miscommunication will

abound in your life; and your own mind will be filled with paranoid, leery

constructions of reality while people around you complain incomprehensibly about

your 'tone of voice' or your 'attitude'. That... or if the rest of your astrological nature

is very fierce, they may simply fear you and nervously watch their ps and qs whever

you're around.

Your 'paranoid, leery' interpretations of events may at times be 100% valid. The point

here is not so much that there is a proneness on your part toward ungrounded

horror-fantastical perspectives; it is far more linked to a distorting emphasis upon the

Plutonian - an emphasis which can be traced directly back to your early solitude in

facing life's darker dynamics. You were isolated by what you saw; you could cling to

the truth of what was pouring in through your senses, or you could lose your mind.

That was your choice. Both possibilities were very real. The better of the two choices

lay in clinging to the truth of what you were seeing... but even that choice hurt you.

How? By biasing your mind in the Plutonian direction. You could spend your life

seeing the blood and missing the flowers.

The Healing Method: As always, in considering the dark side of the Plutonian

equations, we must underscore that these bleak possibilities are in no way your fate.

Through the Plutonian process of remembering the truth of what actually happened

to you, they can be unrevalled and higher energies come into play. That is pure Pluto,

no matter what house it's in: we liberate ourselves by makiing the unconscious

conscious.For you, that process is utterly bound to speech. The third house

sacrament at the heart of your healing method is conversation.

There is an eternal dance in the proicess of building real intimacy. One person takes

a little risk and shares something a bit more revealing than normal party talk. The

other person responds in a way that unmistakably acknowledges both the information

and the risk. Then it's the second person's turn, and maybe the pair moves a little

deeper together... and moves a little further into each other's confidence. With Pluto

in the third house, in this conversational process, you heal. Specifically, the very

aspects of your character which were driven into silence and isolation by the

unsettling, taboo power of what you perceived are now welcomed back from the

cold.In a nutshell, your healing method lies in putting the more intense aspects of

your inner life into words. That process can occur in profound, conversation-intensive

friendship. It can occur in a deep psychotherapeutic context... although here we must

make cautionary reference to that breed of 'therapist' so wedded to forcing you into

his or her 'positive' or 'negative' belief system that the simple, healing act of telling

one's own story spontaneously and uninhibitedly is stymied.

Writing is another healing method, since writing is also a kind of conversation.

People with Pluto in the third house often recover their true natures through

journalising or soulful correspondence. If the rest of the chart supports it, we might

even find healing here through poetry, story-telling, film-making, or novel-writing.All

the methods come down to one technique: tell your story.

The energising vision: You are a Truth-sayer. Or a Teacher, in the best sense of the

word... which is to say that you are one who shocks us into thinking for ourselves.

That is the destiny with which you were born. Circumstance may have done its best

to beat that quality out of you, but that's still what you are.Snatch that power back

from teh forces that have tried to rob you of it, and you'll find yourself full of fire and

energy. Nothing in this world will better fill you with the heat of life than a chance to

punch through the veil of comforting phoniness and superficial politeness that

threatens to turn us all into stick-figures.There is an element of confrontation

inherent in what you are born to say, but not meanness or pointless destruction. Still,

not everyone will be ready to hear your message: accept that. But you have been

given three extraordinary gifts: a penetrating eye, a nose for sniffing out denial and

collusion, and a hypnotic way with a tale. Use them!In the end, it comes down to this:

with Pluto in the third house, you must relcaim your voice. And you must hold onto it,

even in the face of the forces that would have you silent.

(Jeff Green)

Individuals with Pluto in the Third House have experienced the evolutionary

necessity to project themselves into the physical environment in order to collect

information, facts and data. Thus, this process has led to the evolutionary

development and emphasis upon the mind and intellect.In the Second House,

evolutionary necessity required withdrawal and internalisation in order to discover

the sense of individuality from within; to give it value, meaning, and the ability to

identify one's own unique resources to effect self-reliance and self-sustainment. In so

doing, emotional stability and security could be realised

.In the Third House, the individual necessarily has had to move out from this centre

of subjective isolation - the frog in the well. Those with Pluto in the Third House have

had to project themselves into their immediate physical environment in order to

make broader and larger connections to it, and thus to themselves. These individuals

have gained new experiences through which they have expanded their ideas and

conceptions of who and what they are in relation to their physical environment. They

have been developing their mental powers and intellectual abilities to logically order

their existential existence. In other words, they have needed to give names and

classifications to the objects and forms of the physical environment in order to

understand and know it. By doing so they have also defined themselves by

understanding, or attempting to understand, their relationship within the scheme of

things - or, as the Taoists would say, 'within the ten thousand things'.In the broadest

possible sense, the Third House is the need for the human species to give names and

classifications to what is otherwise a phenomenal world. By naming and classifying,

we have made ourselves intellectually, and therefore emotionally, secure. In the

deepest sense, the Third House relates to our need to know the physical laws of our

world in order to understand how it works.

Thus, individuals with the Third House Pluto have desired to experience many kinds

of circumstances and situations of their own making. Their natural intellectual

curiosity has allowed them to build upon, from their own evolutionary point of view,

the idea of who they thought they were and think they are now.There has been a

desire and need to understand their 'world' in a larger and larger framework. There

has been, and will be, a desire to accumulate a storehouse of facts and information

about their world in order to build a logical framework or superstructure of ideas

that rationally and empirically explain their relationship to the environment. The

desire in the past has not been to understand the deeper meaning of these facts; the

metaphysical or cosmological laws as contrasted with the physical laws of the world.

The focus has been, and will be, upon facts which are verifiable through the

senses.The emotional security of individuals with a Third House Pluto has been linked

with their ability to logically order, and thus 'know', their environment and their

relationship to that environment. By knowing their environment, these individuals

know themselves. This dynamic of emotional security linked to the ability to

intellectually organise reality sets up a unique problem. On the one hand, the

evolutionary desire and need has been to epand upon the intellectual framework. On

the other hand, the desire for emotional security has led to the desire and need to

create a foundation upon which the expansion is built; a specific point of view. The

problem is that the desire to expand, to collect ever more information or facts,

cyclically leads to a situation in which the new information directly undermines the

existing foundation. Being simultaneously attracted and repelled by the desire for

new experiences or information, these individuals have necessarily made choices as

to what information would be taken in and what would be repelled.

From an evolutionary standpoint, these choices have created intellectual limitations

because of the need for intellectual / emotional security. Given the attraction /

repulsion dynamic, these individuals will experience cyclic intellectual implosions or

cataclysms in which the logical structure of intellectual organisation disintegrates.

Emotional security is affected, but they have learned how to adapt because of the

inherent mutable nature of the Third House. The symbol for mutability is an upwardsmoving

spiral. The intellectual / emotional implosion re-organises; and the

metamorphosis produces a new foundation, a more inclusive point of view.

The intensity of the intellectual / emotional implosion is directly proportionate to the

degree to which the individual has taken in the information. If he / she has totally

identitied with the information or idea, then the cataclysm will be total; the

foundation seemingly completely removed. On the other hand, if the new idea is just

being considered, identified with or absorbed in a minimal way, then the intensity of

the implosion will be less. These cyclic implosions are always caused when, through

evolutionary pressure, the intellectual framework has become limited or stagnated to

the extent of preventing further growth or expansion. The degree of resistance

relative to the need for expansion determines the degree of the cataclysm.

To determine the degree of personal identification in any Third House Pluto

birthchart, check for other contributing or mitigating factors connected to Pluto.The

evolutionary pressure of the Third House Pluto to take in new information and to

generate new experiences has created a rather intense degree of perceptual

restlessnewss that resonates within the Souls of these individuals. This restlessness,

linked to boredom and stagnation, has led to the formation of an archive of

experiences and information to which these individuals constnatly refer, to increase

their understanding and to communicate this understadning or knowledge to others.

Ihn other words, restlessness compulsively drives these people onward for ever new

information or experiences.

Third House Pluto individuals have, and will need, relationships with others in order

to process themselves; that is, to release the intellectual / emotional build-up of

mental energy. In extreme cases, some of these people may become compulsive

talkers. They need relationships not only to process themselves, but also to bring in

new information from others. This continual interaction with others brings a constant

need to adjust their ideas, which means that more and more facts are needed to

explain in even greater detail the 'complete picture' of themselves and the world in

which they live. The problem is that these individuals feel that they will never know

enough. Consequently, the 'data banks' run the risk of becoming so large that they

threaten to topple and disintegrate. Disintegration happens by having too many facts

that logically connect in so many ways that there is no one composite or holistic way

in which to relate all the data. Chasing one interest, idea, or desire after another,

these individuals can end up walking down many different roads at the same time in

a compulsive and unconscious effort to find that one fact or piece of information that

will put it all together for them.

On this basis, these people can end up in a land of revolving perspectives with no

centre or foundation through which to create a consistent composite picture. The

individual's inner experience of his or her own 'centre' is one of revolving

perspectives, of a revolving mass of emotions, and the feeling that the centre or

foundation is always moving. Feeling lost and insecure, they can desperately reach

out for one concrete fact to identify with and call their own. And yet, from an

evolutionary point of view, the inner centre of these individuals must move. The

centre or foundation is the movement itself. This spiralling effect can be endless as

the perpetual cycles of contraction and expansion occur. The evolutionary basis for

the constant movement of the centre is to eliminate intellectual limitations that

periodically form in the attempt to stabilise and feel secure. In addition, these cycles

of contraction and expansion occur to progressively lead the individual into the

awareness that there is an intrinsic limitation to what the empirically oriented mind

can know in and of itself.

With Pluto's polarity point in the Ninth House or Sagittarius, the evolutionary intent

for this life is to develop the intuitive faculty as opposed to an intellect that is

primarily concerned with empirical facts. By developing the intuition, these

individuals will progressively understand the deeper meaning or significance of the

facts; the metaphysical or cosmological laws that are the basis of the physical laws

themselves. They will learn how to synthesise all the data into a composite or holistic

understanding of how the parts are related to the whole. Intuition is the faculty in all

of us that becomes aware, or is aware, of knowledge that is not a product of

deductive thinking. Intuition is that part in all of us that knows what it knows without

knowing how it knows it. The necessary development of intuition for Third House

Pluto people demands that they learn how to quiet their constantly busy minds. By

doing this, these individuals can open up and tune in to the intuitive faculty which is

naturally plugged into the 'trith' that exists in our universe.

A primary way in which these individuals can harness and quiet their minds is to

align themselves with one comprehensive philosophical or metaphysical system that

makes the most sense to them on a gut level. By doing so, these individuals can

intuitively align themselves with one holistic principle upon which all the pieces of

information floating around in their heads can be given a bottom line. By their

creating a bottom line, all the facts can be synthesised in order to reflect the 'truth' of

the particular philosophy they have identified with. By aligning themselves with a

comprehensive philosophy that is personally identified with on a gut level, these

individuals can create a consistent interpretation of the facts and the world around

them. A quieting and harnessing of the mind will result.

Relative to the past evolutionary and karmic conditions, some individuals will create

their own bottom line philosophical or metaphysical principles upon which they base

the arguments and 'rightness' of their opinions and facts. These types will not align

themselves with a philosophical system outside themselves. Others will align

themselves with two, three, or more 'systems' outside themselves. In so doing, they

will select the principles in each that agree with some pre-existing point of view that

they refuse to give up. In this way, they will synthesise these systems into their own

brand of philosophy and truth. Others will make a total commitment to one

philosophical system outside themselves that they feel most drawn to in order to

create the necessary bottom line. The voice of personal authority, with respect to

their opinions, will thus be linked to the authority of the system itself. In all cases, the

evolutionary need and pressure to seek out the bottom line cosmological or

metaphysical principles upon which the facts are based is the same. This evolutionary

pressure is teaching all of these people the connection between the physical and

metaphysical, between the mind and intuition, and the limitations implied by the

empirically oriented intellect

Through the polarity point of the Ninth House, the individual must intuitively learn to

realise the truith that explains the basis of what can be empirically observed. In other

words, the archetype of the Ninth House correlates to the laws that are the very basis

of creation, the very basis of why human beings have developed religions, beliefs and

philosophies. Just as belief systems can be limited or sectarian in nature, i.e. one

version being 'more right' than another version, so too do the Third House Pluto

individuals run the risk of limiting themselves to a version of metaphysical truth by

responding or reacting to the evolutionary requirements in the ways mentioned

above. On the one hand, it is necessary to understnad intuitively the bottom line

metaphysical principlesupon which the facts are based. On the other hand, to

consider that those principles are the only ones that are relevant and 'right' will

promote a sectarian attitude. The narrow viewpoint is linked to the need for

emotional security of an intellectual nature, and often implies a need to convince or

convert others to one's own point of view. This implied limitation will thus guarantee,

from an evolutionary point of view, that internal and external confrontation will

continue to occur until the individual realises that his or her version of the truth is

just that: a version. It may be a necessary and relevant version given the individual's

evolutionary and karmic background and requirements. The version is not the

question in and of itself. Considering the version to be the only valid system is the

problem. Once the individual is forced to make this realisation, or intuits the

problem, then two things will happen: A. the individual will not need to defend

personal opinions and philosophies to anyone, nor deny another's - thus, the resulting

metamorphosis will allow the individual to particupate in conversations of all kinds in

a non-defensive way, and to learn how to learn from others as well as others learning

from him or her; and B. to continue the evolutionary journey in the discovery of the

whole truth. This journey will ultimately lead the individual into the awareness,

intuitively realised, that the truth exists in and of itself. It always has, and always

will. In this realisation, the individual will understnad that the empirical mind and the

intellect does not know what is true in and of itself.

In addition, the Ninth House polarity point will be teaching all these individuals the

differences between reactions and responses. Prior to the necessary metamorphosis,

these individuals will be more or less a reactive type. In conversation, for example,

they may not really listen to another, or they may wait for an idea or thought to react

off. By not really listening, these individuals are concerned with impressing

themselves on other people with their own ideas and knowledge. By waiting for a

thought or idea to react to, these individuals are waiting to use another's thought or

idea as a launching pad to assert their own point of view. Of course this dynamic can

lead to conversations that go nowhere, or end up in inverted spirals of clashing

perspectives. It can lead into arguments or intellectual confrontations in which all

parties concerned try to convince or convert each other to their own points of view

without seriously considering or listening to anyone else. In other situations, this

reactive process can lead these individuals into simply walking away from a

conversation wondering if they could have said something else, or said it in a better

or different way. Or the individual could simply shut the person off and just walk

away from a conversation. In all cases, the intent and effect of these people is the

same: to stimulate awareness of their own intellectual traps, games, limitations and

motives, and the needs and dynamics that have created them.

As this evolutionary drama unfolds, these individuals can learn the lesson of response

versus reaction. A response is considered action that translates in this case to

knowing when to talk and when not to, what to say versus rambling or trying to prove

a point, and listening to other people's ideas and knowing what to take in and what to

reject. Rather than buying a load of books that are not read, or are partially read,

these people will learn to buy one book at a time within a certain subject area that

they feel intuitively drawn to. Progressively, from an evolutionary point of view, these

people will come to realise the difference between opinions and that which is true.

The four natural evolutionary conditions determine the kinds of ideas and

philosophies that these individuals gravitate toward. Those in the herd state will

listen to consensus opinions and ideas about any subject and would consider this

point of view their own. They would gravitate to the 'accepted' forms of religious or

philosophical expression.

Those in the individuated state would desire to think for themselves. They would

reject consensus opinion and would explore for themselves the subjects that attract

them. They would tend to reject unquestioning attachment or bonding to any preexisting

formal philosophy, religion, or cosmological system. They would create their

own system, or synthesise concepts from many different systems into a composite

whole. Some individuals in this evolutionary state will select one pre-existing formal

system that they feel intuitively drawn to. This is a sign that these people are moving

rapidly toward the spiritual evoltuionary state because they are beginning to realise

the evolutionary and karmic limitations in creating and relying upon a metaphysical

system of their own making. In other words, truth is to be realised, not created from

an egocentric point of view. By aligning themselves with a system outside themselves

that reflects what they intuit to be true, these individuals are admitting that there are

forces or powers larger than themselves.

Individuals in the spiritual state itself would attempt to understand the timeless basis

for the physical laws of our world, and would use facts to illustrate a spiritual point or

principle. These individuals will align themselves with specific cosmological,

metaphysical, religious and philosophical systems that they feel most drawn to

intuitively. These systems will be based on the intrinsic metaphysical truths and laws

that are the basis of Creation itself. These intrinsic truths and laws are commonly

communicated by these people, and the system itself, through metaphor, analogy,

parables and inference wherein an empircal fact is used to illustrate the principle,

truth, or law. Even within this evolutionary state, limitation can exist when either the

specific system, or the individual, denies another system as 'wrong'. Evolution occurs

in this state by progressively teaching the individual the whole 'truth', and the

essential unity of all paths leading to the realisation of the truth.

Once the necessary evolutionary lessons are developed, the Third House Pluto

individual will have natural communicative skills that can inspire, motivate, enthrall,

hypnotise, and metamorphose other people's intellectual patterns and opinions by

sheer contact with them. Their ability to understand the connection between the

macrocosm and the microcosm, between truth and fact, is unsurpassed. This ability

can translate into takeing any number of facts of a diverse nature and relating them

to one central principle from which the facts emanate. The penetrating intellect can

identify the essence of any question, problem, or issue that is posed by, or to, the

individual. Once the core of any problem, question, or issue is exposed, the solution

can soon follow.

Common characteristics of the Third House Pluto individual include: deep,

penetrating mind; being intelligent; being curious as long as he / she can control the

direction of the curiosity; the ability to recognise the weakest possible link in any

argument; ability to uncover the facts; appearing to be very logical yet intellectually /

emotionally defensive when other peoples' ideas threaten his / her own intellectual

order; and natural power emanating from the hands.

Natal Pluto in 4th House

(Ginger Chalford)

Pluto placements in angular houses are always more obviously intense, because they

are setting the pace for an entire quadrant of the horoscopes; in this case, setting the

tone for the second quadrant's use and display of personal power. In the fourth, a

parental house, Pluto refers to early intimidation by and love of the father (or fourth

house parent. As an infant, the child with this placement senses the amount of power

that the parents have through their use or misuse of anger. The father may appear

aloof or invulnerable to his children; and although he ostensibly controls his anger as

best he can, he still gives vent to violent outbursts at times. He is perceived as a man

under pressure, expecting himself to have his life in perfect order and resenting it

when this doesn't come true. He has difficulties expressing his emotions, and feels

that to do so would be to give the appearance of weakness in some form. He fears

that he may be manipulated emotionally if he lets anything show. Anger held if

festers, however; and the predictable, erratic blow-ups in the family circle are scary

for the young child, who believes that they may end the family relationships at any

moment. The young child's sensitivity tells him or her that the psychic disruption

brought about by repressed, long-term anger may signal not only the end of the

family relationships, but also perhaps the physical death of one of the parents. The

Pluto fourth house child senses cosmic law, in which destructive thoughts bring

about destruction. This fear can create a great deal of insecurity in the child, who

begins to believe more and more than anger destroys. Since he or she is usually not

allowed to express anger, the child learns early in life to suppress it, to deny the self

any channel for that anger. This individual can sincerely believe, albeit

subconsciously, that angry thoughts on his or her part can lead to the destruction of

the household, and therefore tries hard never to let it show. If something bad does

happen to one of the parents, the child may be overcome with guilt and self-reproach,

repressing negative thoughts even more deeply.

However, anger does occur in normal, healthy individuals, and our Pluto child is no

exception. Over time, repressing one's anger can lead to fears of loneliness, of

misdirected power. Children with a fourth house Pluto become willing to sacrifice

their personal creativity and expression for the sake of domestic tranquility and

security. After all, at age five or six, they cannot support and clothe themselves.

Because the pattern with the father is so strong, their natural love for him can turn to

hate, the other extreme. While still trying to make an impression on the father in

order to win his approval, these children will submit to the expectations of adults in

general, and bottle up their inner selves. They become very dependent on their

parents to provide and sustain the home; and they distort the parental images in their

minds. The parents come to be seen as all-powerful, possibly threatening individuals;

and the children feel they have no power.

This power giveaway for the sake of domestic security and parental support is

common; and virtually all of us have done it. However, the fourth house Pluto person

struggles longer in adulthood with the consequences of this childhood pattern. Like

the parents, the growing child assumes a posture and image of aloofness, restraint,

and control of all feelings, resulting in a 'stuffed psyche'. He or she begins to look for

other authority figures to extend the childhood reasonings and logic about life. The

fear of loneliness, coupled with the fear of hurting another person with his or her

anger or other negative attitudes, causes many a fourth house Pluto person to

distrust or avoid relationships. Throughout adult life, this person can carry a chip on

his or her shoulder, possibly blaming the parents for missed opportunities which, had

they been taken, would have resulted in a successful and happy life in the present.

Sometimes the domination of the parents is even more obvious, in that the child

(usually a male in this case) still tries to please father, and overworks himself in the

name of success. "Maybe then father will appreciate me, for now I am powerful and

unfeeling and self-controlled, just as he was or wanted me to be" could be one

expression of this response. Yet, father isn't going to pat the son or daughter on the

head and say, "Now I think you're really great, and I'm so proud of having you as my

child - and I love you". With a Pluto fourth house, it simply would not occur to the

father to make that gesture!The dependent child often grows up into a timid adult,

looking for authority and the meaning of life outside himself or herself. This person is

usually afraid of risks, and will continue to try to live up to someone else's

expectations, whenever he or she can figure out what those might be. Even when

crises come, it is difficult for these individuals to change their modes, so determined

are they (out of love or hate for the father) to maintain his image and expectations

and live by them. Even if the home they had struggled so hard to get was on the line,

it would be difficult to change their attitudes and try something new if there were no

guarantee that the house could be saved. Since personal power is given to others,

these individuals may not be motivated until they get some kind of assurance from

whomeever is currently the stand-in for an authority figure in their lives.

In women's charts, Pluto here often signals a tendency to give up their identity to

their boyfriends or husbands, becoming subservient and sacrificing their own power

as adults in exchange for the security and comfort of a home, a car, etc.. Even though

they may get all the material advantages they want in exchange for this, they have

still sold their souls. A prostitute (another Plutonian type) can be more honest about

her search for money and security than most people, even though she may be

ridiculed or hated by those who fail to see their own dishonesties in the same

department!This Pluto individual tends to have very intense emotions which are an

overload from the past, and for that reason life is seldom comfortable. There is

always a tension driving these people onward. Often of choleric temperament, they

always seem to be in the midst of personal or domestic problems. Within them is a

conflict between their personal identity and the parent's conception of who and what

they are - which conception they have tried to adopt as their own. The strong

influence of the parent continues within the psyche, and works itself out through

subjective crises. Remember that the image of the parent is a subjective, assumed

picture put together by the child. It does not represent the true parent, even though

the child may defiantly defend his or her image of the parents (or a parental

substitute such as a city, country, etc.) throughout life. This loyalty to inner images

may obseure the fact that these natives have given away their personal authority to

outside figures. The only advantage to this placement, in a negative sense, is that

there is always someone else to blame.

Sometimes these negative images can be part and parcel of the individual's life,

relentlessly forcing one identity crisis after another on him or her. Sometimes the

parent dies at an early age, causing not only grief and guilt, but a feeling of awe over

the idea that the individual somehow caused the parent's death. Fears of this type of

event repeating itself can lead to an emotional complex, in which the person fears

that everything he or she touches will ultimately turn out to be cold and hard -

including relationships.

However, despite the intensity of this placement, there is great opportunity for the

individual to open up and express his or her latent psychic powers. There is a natural

ability to link the conscious mind with the subconscious mind, bringing up incredible

personal and 'cosmic' information from the depths of the psyche. Instead of being

born into a quarreling family, this individual may have parents who understand the

use of personal power and encourage the youngster to assume more and more

responsibility for his or her actions when the time is right.

This Pluto individual, whether encouraged or not, will develop for himself or herself a

natural and personal sense of authority, based on the security of knowing that he or

she can handle whatever situations may come up. In that attitude lies the true inner

sense of security, upon which an openness and personal expressiveness can be built.

There is no fear of emotions getting out of control and leading to self-destruction,

because this person lives life at a depth of richness of feeling that simply doesn't

allow emotions to go unexpressed for very long. The ability of the individual to tune

into his or her inner depths may qualify him or her to be a professional medium,

provided she / he is capable of making decisions of an adult calibre. There can be a

passionate love of people here, and a sincere understanding of the frailties of human

nature. Yet, simultaneously, this person needs privacy and a place where emotional

drains can be flushed out and psychic batteries recharged.

With maturity, the Pluto fourth house person begins to reconnect with the parents,

whether on the outer level or in the inner sense. The love-hate polarity has its chance

to become love alone; and mended feelings can lead to the family working together

on financial projects. No longer obsessed with having to earn all the money in the

family, these persons can begin to accept some from other people without cringing at

the possible loss of personal power. Yet, you'll still see that they intend to do the

spending! There's just a sense of authority in them that commands attention, a

presence that is difficult to describe. These people will tend to have their way. They

are masters of their house, and it can be either a benign rulership or a tyrannical

one. These people are extremists, due to their intense psyche. They are loyal to

family and friends, and have a unique way to solve any problems that may come

up.While Pluto transits this house, situations will arise that demand a look at the

inner relationship between the native and his or her father. Situations or event

patterns from childhood may be repeated almost exactly, such as bankruptcy, moving

to a strange town, etc. - and teh emotional content will be very similar. In this house,

Pluto begins its ascent in the chart after having been down for the whole of life until

this point; and the individual is almost forced to begin moving in new directions. In

order for these new directions to work for rather than against the person, the

attitudes and beliefs about what really went on in childhood may have to be recalled

and adjusted. Most of this process can go on subconsciously, but when it is

emphasised on a conscious level, the cleansing of the past will take place much more

easily and quickly.

A person can go through some rather aggravating and repetitive problems

throughout the first few years that Pluto transits across the cusp of the fourth house.

Changes of one kind or another will begin to 'rock the emotional boat', so to speak. If

the individual has given away his or her personal power to some outer authority

figure (such as someone in government, the military, a relationship or a job), then

there is a potential for self-destruction. This is due to the fact that the individual has

given to someone else the power to deal with rebellious, dissenting attitudes, which

consequently are bound to burst out into the open. This releases a surge of emotional

information from the subconscious which he psyche has no choice but to deal with in

some way. If the person's will is underdeveloped, she / he will be literally swamped

with this regurgitative process and overwhelmed by it. The environment will tend to

reflect the state of the psyche, so that there is a potential for personal danger as a

result of such natural forces as floods and hurricanes. This in turn can lead to a loss

or disruption in the individual's life, which may cause a very deep bitterness.

When the person has been growing and learning how to make Plutonian choices, then

the results can be exciting and positive. This may be the time when the individual can

really and truly connect with the power of the inner self, and begin using it to create

a joyful, rich and satisfying life. Although the person may appear to retreat inward

during this process, she / he is simply gathering the inner forces which are destined

top be used for building personal and spiritual success later. Often, the positive Pluto

experience will at this point include an ascent into the metaphysical or spiritual

planes of evolution, due to an increased openness to higher levels of information. If

the person experiencing this Pluto transit can avoid egotism at this time, he or she

will return to society and build a place for the self which will permit the development

of the strength and power needed to satisfy and fulfil personal needs. She / he will be

respected by others, and will continue to grow spiritually and personally.

Occasionally, an elderly person will use this transit to leave the physical plane in the

final transformation known as death. Yet, this death on a Pluto transit is truly a

rebirth on another level, and the soul has chosen this pathway as a vehicle for

pursuing its own best spiritual interests. Frequently, these individuals know about

their physical demise ahead of time, and use this knowledge to put their affairs in

order. Before they leave, they are already in sight of the light on the other side, and

therefore this kind of transition can be a joyful experience. If at a time when Pluto is

transiting your fourth house you should lose a family member to death, consider that

this may reflect his or her soul's decision in a very positive way.Pluto's transit

through the fourth house has a very direct impact on the psyche, which in turn has an

indirect effect on the surrounding reality or environment. Pluto here can also have an

impact on the person's feelings toward legal matters, government employment, social

work or teaching. Working with those who are less fortunate can bring out some of

the positive Plutonian traits and encourage self-confidence and authority. Living by

the water can help encourage the kind of inner 'cleansing' the Pluto person needs.

Changing the negative Plutonian influence into a positive one starts with the

forgiveness principle. In this case, you must forgive your father or fourth house

parent. Whether you are a man or a woman, the chances are that with this placement

you have sacrificed some of your inner identity to maintain your father's. You may

have subconsciously and psychically programmed yourself to BE your father! If you

look within and discover this, you may also find that you probbaly did it out of love

for him. For that intense bond you have with your father, whether it is love or hate,

can never be broken - only resolved. And now is the time to resolve it.

Encourage yourself to visualise, and learn some form of meditation, even if it is

thorugh guided visualisations on tapes or records. When you feel comfortable enough

floating around in your psyche, turn your attention to a visualisation of your father.

See him as a man with both weaknesses and successes, problems and frustrations,

etc.. Don't see him as a parent or an authority figure, even if he is also your boss or

the governor of your state! Forgive him. Tell him in your imagination how sorry you

are that things had to be the way they were, and that you forgive him for not doing all

the right things for you - for not communicating his love for you, for not appearing to

understand you. Let yourself see your father as an image inside yourself, and talk to

him. Tell him about all the things he did to hurt you, and let him know you forgive

him for that.

One of the greatest teachings of the Master Jesus came when he said on the cross,

"Forgive them, for they know not what they do!. If you have a father relationship with

God, ask God to forgive your father also. But remember, it is important that you

definitely take responsibility for forgiving your father yourself. Then tell your father

about some of the good times you had. Think of them! There were some, truly.

Remember how it felt to love him as well as to hate him. Imagine a beautiful purple

bubble appearing and settling down around him; and let your love flow to him inside

that bubble of forgiveness. Forgive the hate within yourself as well as within him. Let

go of grudges. Keep forgiving him until your anger, hate or pain is released from

within you. You'll know what I mean when it happens.

If you have a difficult time forgiving him, and feel yourself insistent on holding onto

your pains and grudges, then return and do this process again later. If you desire

revenge of some sort, acknowledge that. Avoid tearing him down as a person in your

mind, for then you'll need to apply the antidote of saying no to your ego. Your ego is

holding out in order to get some leverage in your life. It often tells you how much you

are suffering. However, your ego thrives on that kind of stuff, and you end up being

miserable. So say 'no' to your ego, and shut up that little voice inside you that tries to

entice you into thinking negative thoughts about someone else. Use your will, and be

forceful about it! Put your ego in its place, and return to the forgiveness visualisation.

Pluto power will take the visualisation and tranform it into reality. When you have

forgiven your father, your reality will soon begin to reflect that, giving you new

freedom to develop yourself outside his shadow, and opening up the possibility of

loving him finally and accepting him at last. With forgiveness, you have an open door

inviting you to enter. It is your new self, your new image, and it extends into your

future, just as the old self reached back into the past. Decide who you want to be, and

walk through that door!(Haydn Paul)This implies a compulsive need to feel physically

and emotionally secure, and is likely to involve a tendency to retreat back into your

physical home and internally within your feeling nature, as an attempt to evade any

'threats' that you feel are confronting you in the external world or wherever you feel

unsure and insecure about life.

Essentially, you try to build your own personal 'castle', wherein you become lord and

master as you hope to have total control over your immediate environment. The need

to create your own private kingdom may stem from your early life, where disruption

and a lack of physical and emotional security may have existed, through perhaps the

loss of a parent, or by family power struggles which affected you.

In your adult life, you will expend much energy on your 'castle' and family; and they

will hold intense meaning and importance for you, representing an emotional and

physical space into which you can retreat and relax, a controlled security. However,

your need to maintain this control and stability can lead to family friction. You may

tend to 'imprison' others, through personal domination, as you build a protective but

restrictive barrier between your 'castle' and the world; certainly you will be very

resistant towards anything new entering the home life which might bring in

disruptive elements, ideas, people, etc.. You are likely to find it difficult to be aware

of this demarcation line that you are drawing for others, of the way you restrict how

they are allowed to experience the world, and of the limits to their personal freedom

that you tend to insist upon. You manage the home environment in a way that makes

others dependent upon you, and subservient to your demands. You need a partner

who basically supports your emphasis on 'home as a castle', and who does not

contradict your needs and values, but acts as a complement to them and is capable of

maintaining an open contact for you and the family with the outer world.

To some degree, everyone expresses this tendency in home and family life, but with

this Pluto placement, the likelihood of it being quite compulsive and obsessive is

greatly emphasised, to the point where it could create problems for yourself and

others. It is likely that in several ways your adult life at home could become quite

disruptive and you could experience upheavals as direct consequence of your

attempts to satisfy your needs for security, particularly if imposed upon your

family.You are likely to be attracted towards exploring beneath the surface of things,

with possibly considerable insight into the emotional depths of others through a

natural attunement to the unconscious mind. Such a link will work both ways though,

and Pluto will try to create conditions that transform your needs for physical /

emotional security in a tangible form, towards greater self-understanding which can

give you an inner sense of security not dependent upon outer supports. You should be

striving to find an inner centre of peace and fulfilment, as ultimately this is more

lasting than one based in the outer world

.(Donna Cunningham)

This is a very Plutonian person, especially when Pluto falls near the fourth house

cusp. One parent, most likely the mother, was powerful, intrusive and controlling.

When one parent was outwardly domineering, however, the other may have been

more subtly manipulative - !It's you and me against that monster". Often there are

great undercurrents of resentment in the home, particularly resentment of the child's

needs, or of the necessity for nurturing. Sometimes a grandmother exerted great

influence, in the manner of a matriarch. There may have been an actual

abandonment, such as a death of a parent figure, or there may have been the

constant threat of abandonment if the child did not behave. Perhaps everyone was

mourning a death near the time of this child's birth, so the mother was in a

melancholic state and had little to give an infant.

When people have Pluto in the fourth, the adult home may become a battleground for

power struggles; or, to avoid repeating past family patterns, these people may decide

to live alone. It can be hard to cope with living with anyone, unless this type has

absolute control of the situation. "My house is my private turf, my secret sanctuary,

and I can't really bear to share it." It is essential that people with this placement

respect their need for privacy and solitude, knowing that even when they live with

others, they still need time alone. As they heal childhood traumas and resentments, it

will become easier for them to live with someone else. The home life then becomes

the wellspring of regeneration, giving them healing energy to take out into the world.

They have the ability to heal themselves of early traumas; and, when they do, they

may share what they learn with others who have been similarly wounded.

(Ulla Palomaki)

The fourth house is closely connected with the deepest self, our psychological roots

and our feelings of protectiveness. At he same time, it is an expression of our family,

family ties, our home where we came from. Intensive, ruthless and demanding Pluto

is not easily compatible with these value, and, unfortunately, often brings the

necessity to experience something rather dramatic in family life.Compatible or not,

strong emotions and grief are part of the psyche of the individual. Nevertheless, bad

planetary positions do not exist. There is always a significatioon and a learning

experience inherent in them

.Many individuals with this planetary position were born with strong feelings of

separateness and insecurity. Childhood experiecnes often correspiond to that; for

example, one parent is missing and that causes insecurity. Yet, most of all, planetary

positions show themselves in the psychological structure of the individual. So these

people experience childhood experiences more traumatic than, for example, other

siblings who don't have a storng psychological attitude to experience grief. The

fourth house is so sensitive that these people may tell a different kind of story about

their childhood from other siblings of the same family. The same environment for

those siblings may not seem at all so threatening or imbalanced.

In reality, there is something Plutonian in childhood conditions. One of the parents

may have been domineering or the kind of person who sows the seeds of fear in his

close environment. The fear of rejection is often real.Pluto has a well-known strength

in causing deep fear; and in this house it is related to childhood and family. Fear is

not easy to deal with; and it has a tendency to show itself in close relationships. The

emotional life of the individual goes hand in hand with the fear of rejection. The more

he has feelings towards someone, the more he is afraid of losing the other person's

affection or fears that in one way or another the relationship will break up.Often the

biggest problem for the individual is that he is looking for the security that should

have been given to him in childhood. It may not be apparent that he is looking for a

mother or a father figure for partner. With that kind of figure beside him, his biggest

fears don't come up so easily. Something is undermining the relationship if it is not

based on equal sharing, givinb and caring between two adults.

Perosnal rebirth is possible, but it doesn't happen without going through and working

with childhood experiences and the fear related to them. He may become uprooted in

a positive way. Pluto in the fourth house is not compatible with close and warm ties

with the natal place (sometimes with the natal country!). Often life forces bring one

to other horizons. Pluto also means transformation related to the birth place (fourth

house).Because of the watery nature of the fourth house, Pluto can bring emotional

explosiveness - a regrettable tendency if it is not worked out. Also, the individual's

desire for control easily shows up in the family sphere. In the worst case he abuses,

dictates and controls everything. Others may have to walk on tiptoes in his home. If

the individual desires to develop, he should channel his Plutonian energy into the

forces of change and transformation in his home: renovations in the home,

challenging places to live in, transformation of the home life into something deeper

and more meaningful. Superficial, routine home life is not for him.Pluto's tendency to

secrecy and revelation may lead to scandals concerning home and family.

One of the best outlets for this kind of Plutonian energy is in the ability to dig up

hidden matters in a Plutonian exhaustive way. Old family secrets and prehistory may

offer good outlets, as well as archaeology and ancient architecture. Pluto can, no

doubt, be very fertile in giving new dimensions to home furnishing.French astrologer

Jean-Pierre Nicolas noticed that this planetary position is common in the charts of

those who research caves; they go deep instead of being caught with strong

emotions, and probably make better use of the energy. The fourth house at its best

may represent a deep and mysterious relationship with nature.This Pluto's position is

reminiscent of archetypal Poseidon.

(Howard Sasportas)

Complexes, traumas and unresolved issues from early childhood often seethe below

the level of conscious awareness if Pluto is in the 4th house. These people may try to

cut off their deeper feelings altogether, exerting rigid control over themselves as a

way of defending themselves against these raw emotions. And yet there is always the

sense of something dangerous lurking underneath which could overwhelm them in

the end. For some, their whole life is built around suppressing what's down there;

and in this respect they are dominated by those very things they are trying to keep at

bay. Finding the self is like peeling an onion - layer upon layer has to be removed to

reach the core. More than any other placement, this is the deep-sea diver who must

plunge into the depths of the personal unconscious, bringing hidden complexes to

light so that they can be examined, worked on and (it is to be hoped)

transmuted.These complexes probably stem from their experiences in the early home

environment (the family of origin), and may resurface later on in their private and

domestic lives. Since the home sphere is where they feel most vulnerable, they may

attempt to manipulate and control those around them so that nobody slips up and

detonates their inner time-bomb. Obviously, this does not lend itself to the most

relaxed of home atmospheres, in which there are probably many unwritten rules

about what is or isn't allowed to be said or done. Wherever Pluto is in the chart is

where we fear our own destruction. In the 4th, the bogeyman lurks under the bed, or

in the wardrobe, or stares at us from across the breakfast table. It is like living by the

side of Mount Vesuvius.Those with Pluto in the 4th might experience major

reorientations in their lives through upheavals in the domestic sphere or the collapse

of the family structure altogether. Although this is hardly likely to be easy, they have

the capacity to rise out of the rubble reborn, it is to be hoped wiser and with greater

self-understanding. On the positive side, Pluto in the 4th is a good indication of

strong regenerative powers and the ability to rebuild the self after any kind of

breakdown. The survival instinct runs deep; and resources they didn't know they had

come to the fore at the time of crisis.

If we take the fourth house to represent the father, he could have been experienced

as exceptionally powerful, dark or threatening. Children with this placement may be

keenly aware of the father's passion, sexuality, frustrations and pent-up rage.

Sometimes it is the death, disappearance or psychological distance of the father

which affects them strongly. more positively, he could represent someone with great

courage, fortitude and creative potency.

The 4th house describes how we end things; and with Pluto or Scorpio there, endings

are often final and irrevocable. There may be the need to dramatically finish certain

phases of life, or cut themselves off from people or places to which they have

previously been tied.

Those with Pluto in the 4th may have a love and reverence of nature, an almost

primeval tie with the earth and its mysteries. Attempting to fathom the secrets of

nature, there may be an interest in oceanography and deep-sea diving, archaeology,

psychology, or metaphysics.

Some will be able to transmute their inner struggles and emotional churnings into

creative expression. Through psychological exploration, deep inner reflection and

meditation, and the nurturance of seeds of self-knowledge, those with this placement

may mature into extremely wise and radiant sources of strength, inspiration and

guidance for others. The Greek God Pluto was in charge of buried treasure; and those

with this planet in the 4th just need to dig for it.

(Stephanie Camilleri)

This placement of Pluto endangers the home of the happiness of the home life in

some way. If Pluto is in a fire sign, there is danger from fire; in air or water signs,

from storms; in earth signs, from bankruptcy or other money troubles.

This is also one indication of an early or violent death. There may be violence or

danger in early life. There may be disputes within the family that erupt into violence,

or threaten to. The father or another relative in the home may be violent,

revolutionary, or in trouble with the law. The life of the father may be threatened. He

may be imprisoned or exiled, be in hiding, suffer racial discrimination or social

ostracism, or be connected with the underworld.

The family may be broken up, lose its home, suffer bankruptcy, etc.. Without several

bad aspects to Pluto in the chart, it is probable that nothing of the sort will actually

happen, but the threat of such things may add stress to the early life that affects the

adult life to a great extent. It can cause them to be fearful of putting down roots, of

establishing a traditional home and family of their own, or of being held prisoner by

family responsibilities.

Those with this position are usually revolutionary, in their thinking if not in actual

activity, and if not openly, then quietly, striving in some way to reform civilisation

from the ground up. Pluto in the fourth is deeply philosophical; early life difficulties

start them thinking over the great imponderables of existence at an early age. They

are students of life, and see more clearly than others how individuals are parts of a

whole and how each one is related to the rest through a vast network of cause and

effect. They may see this in a dark light - the individual crushed in the machinery of

social existence - or it may strike them as funny. Some will choose to fight the

system; some to back away from it, to create a safe existence as far as possible from

the mainstream.

This position tends to make a person shy, not eager to jump into the limelight. If

these people do rise to prominence due to other factors, they will alwayas carry

Plutonian vibes with them that can never be completely hidden. Although, in reality,

they may be the sweetest and mildest of humans, with a stress aspect or two, their

public image will cast the shadow of the revolutionary, or the lone wolf, or one who is

prone to violence or madnes, or a denizen of prisons, brothels, or mental institutions;

as one who will not hesitate to use force, one who will cause permanent change, or

who threatens to do so by his / her very presence.

(Bill Herbst)

Microcosm: Your inner sanctum is a dark and mysterious place. It may be

foreboding or comforting, but in either case it involves contact with the unknown.

Your private self is an enigma existing in a region of psychological turbulence, an

oven of transformation rather than a secure haven. The pitfall is the possibility that

your conscious self will be devoured by this unknown space, while the challenge is to

use the inner sanctum as a caterpillar uses its chrysalis: to promote fundamental

changes of consciousness.

Personal security: Personal security emanates from deep within the self. Home as a

physical place has no natural meaning; but home as a psychological construct is allencompassing.

You are often blind to your own complexity around family issues,

protesting that you need no security even as you dog deeper and deeper to find a safe

place. The family is an event of confrontation with great power, the power of the

unconscious; and the pitfall lies in being consumed or dominated by this power. The

challenge is to rebirth a more loving and self-respectful form of family security, one

without the compulsive need to control others or subjugate the self.

Emotional imprints: Your imprints are of a most profound nature. There was no

distinguishing between events and emotions, for everything blended together in a

deep, pressurised chamber, locked within the self below the level of awareness.

Though you may have always possessed an almost absolute sense of belonging in

your family, it's more likely that you didn't know why you were there, what your

function was, or how you were linked to your family members. No other planet

indicates so strong a need to unearth one's early imprints. This is the stuff of classical

psychotherapy, where culminating realisations achieved after great effort and long

periods of time can completely transform your understanding of your background.

'Inner-link' parent: Pluto indicates even more deeply than Mars the presence of

power conflicts existing between mother and child. These may form an unshakeable

inner bond; but curiously, the depth of the connection is often unseen or denied. It's

possible that you felt dominated or driven by the powerful love of a mother who

sought fulfilment through you, but any resentments that may exist are often buried

beneath a sugar coating of feigned love and respect. Even in the best childhood,

there is here a presence, a compulsion surrounding the care. If you eventually reach

the bottom of your feelings about her (and hers about you), you will discover

profound evidence of the sacred relationship of all mothers to all children.

Private intuition: There is a source of infinite power and knowledge buried

somewhere within you, existing like a secret weapon to be used only in times of

profound significance or great peril. The catch is that it's ordinarily invisible to the

conscious mind: you must hunt for it until it decides to be found; you chase it until it

catches you. The function of private intuitions here is to destroy outmoded life

games, to utterly change your emotional perspective from the inside out. Access to

your guides is allowed rarely, but when it happens, you'll know. They are like psychic

surgeons with very sharp scalpels; and they don't mess around with superficialities.

Instead, they cut right to the heart of the matter.

(Robert Pelletier)

Your early circumstances conditioned you to feel strongly obligated to your family.

Pressures from those in authority over you produced deep-seated tensions that will

be relieved only when you can stand on your own. You know that one day you will

have to do this, but you are inclined to let the situation ride until a crisis forces your

hand. You have a strong desire to be useful to others, but you aren't sure you can

express yourself within the narrow confines of family life. You would like to prove

your effectiveness in dealing with the problems of the larger society. You know you

have the creative imagination to improve social conditions, so you apply yourself in

developing your talents on your own. Subconsciously you know that when the time is

right you will move to fulfil your destiny. The delays you encounter until then only

deepen your commitment and give you the courage to withstand the demands of

those who are close to you. You know that eventually your contribution will be

appreciated.

Knowing that you need to be financially secure, you will take advantage of your

imaginative ideas to achieve independence. You know how to communicate your

ideas to those who have the resources to promote them. you are able to apply

yourself to improve your skills; and hard work is no deterrent. Success will follow

from self-development, because you know your ideas have the potential to provide

long-term yields. You are not afraid to knock on doors, because you know that in time

your persistence will be rewarded. But mainly you need to know that you've made the

only decision possible - to alert others to your talents and skills.

Coping with your responsibilities to yourself will bde delayed if you let yourself be

intimidated by your family. Alienating conditions in the home will force you to assert

your independence as you establish your position in a competitive society. You will

grow increasingly confident as you learn to meet challenges successfully; and you

will build a strong foundation for your life. It will be satisfying to know that you have

risen above your early difficult circumstances and that you have demonstrated the

importance of doing it in your own way.

Some painful sacrifices are necessary if you want to fulfil your ambitions. But having

to live in obscurity is more painful to you than the necessary investment in time and

energy to become financially independent. You don't want to always be at the beck

and call of more successful people. You know that eventually you will serve your

fellow man, but you want to decide for yourself how to do it. Getting an education will

expand your options. When you have the right training, you will become spiritually

committed to solving the problems of others. You will feel content with yourself for

this service.

Being uninformed is your greatest liability, and will keep you from accomplishing as

much as you can. You must be willing to apply your talents; but you have to ask

yourself if you are ready to be the best in your field. Learn to listen to others, if only

to realise that you are as talented and as capable as they are. You need to dramatise

your creative potentials and communicate with people outside your family to be

assured of your gifts. You may have to postpone making close ties with others until

you can build independence without losing your identity.

(Steven Forrest)

In the tradition, the fourth house is the 'House of the Home'. In most modern

astrological texts, it is interpreted in more psychological terms, as the house of the

inner self, the feelings, one's deepest archetypal roots.

Both perspectives are valid; and certainly 'home' and 'psychology' are intimately

related notions. Ask any psychologist what he or she spends the day discussing.

Generally, the answer will reflect the eternal concern with one's early family

dynamics, their bearing on one's present home life in its horrors, rewards, or in its

absence.

Sleep with someone in a spirit of love and revelation for ten years, and you might

really begin to get to know the person - which is to say, to penetrate his or her fourth

house. We all have a profound inwardness, shrouded in secrecy and mystery. The

obscurity of the fourth house is not necessarily intentional. Rather, it is built into the

fundamental realities of human nature.

Here's an image guaranteed to make any adult smile: a teenage boy rapturously

describing the profundity of his relationship with his girlfriend of six weeks. "We

know everything about each other", he exclaims, "I mean, there are absolutely no

secrets."

We humans open slowly to each other, like flowers. And the innermost petals are the

shy ones, revealing themselves only over years... if at all.

Revealing those innermost petals requires levels of interpersonal trust that simply

cannot be forced... or plausibly guaranteed in the heat of passion. A relationship must

feel proven, solid, and radically safe before we take such a risk. The heart of the

matter here is not so much psychological intensity as it is a simple vow, perhaps

unspoken, that we are in it together, forever. That's the ture meaning of Hearth and

Home - a mythic fourth house paradigm almost lost in this age of transitory,

disposable relationships.

Pluto in your fourth house? Let's delve into it....

Your high destiny: The human story is a long one, but as individuals we are like

gnats watching the shoreline erode. Our lives are too brief for us to have much

intuitive sense of the big picture. Fortunately, we all have two kinds of memory. The

first, the gnat's memory, is short and filled with the details of biography and

education. The second is the archetypal memory: the entire human legacy as it

breathes inside you. There, your recollections go back a lot further.

With Pluto in the fourth, you were born understanding something most of us forget:

clan, hearth, family. Bonded, unbreakable relationships.

Collectively, we could use a little reminding in those departments. Every human who

has ever lived possesses a fourth house. Translated, we all to some degree have a

need for 'family' - a word we must use broadly to mean a set of unquestionably secure

social relationships. Loyalty and lifetime commitment are the critical notions here,

not blood kinship. Depth, often unspoken depth, may possibly develop in these bonds,

but it is less central. Roots, a safe haven, a place to let one's hair down - these are the

crucial concepts.

One of the great unarticulated sorrows of our present age is our collective loss of

recognition of the psychological necessity of such roots. Families break up. People

leave their friends and communities to take jobs in distant states. Your high destiny,

while it can manifest in many different directions, involves an expression of your

wisdom, experience, and instincts regarding this most basic and intimate human

drive. You have sight here, where most of us are blind.

(Jeff Green) (contd.)

All of these factors contribute to the continuing evolutionary lesson of inner security.

These individuals are learning to know and trust themselves so that they can know

and trust others. Until they trust and know themselves, they cannot really know and

trust another. In fact, many of these individuals will come into this life naturally

mistrustful and suspicious of others and their motives. This lack of trust is based

upon having been dumped on in situations or with people in whom they had become

overly dependent. For many of these people, this lack of trust is also based on

unconscious memories of experiencing emotional rejection or non-responsiveness by

one or both parents in the most recent prior lives. And many will have similar

experiences again in this life. the only real antidote for this condition in this life is for

these individuals to get to know and trust themselves, i.e. the nature and basis of

their emotions and self-image, and to stop looking for security through external

situations or other people.

Some individuals with the Fourth House Pluto wil be exceptions to the above

situations. through prior-life efforts these individuals will have already learned the

lessons of inner security, the minimisation of external dependencies and the

acceptance of their own unique self-image. Generally, about twenty percent of Fourth

House Pluto individuals have made real efforts to learn these lessons before. Such

individuals will be born into a family in which one or both parents contribute

positively to these ongoing lessons. These will be parents who promote a positive selfimage,

encourage the individual to stand on his or her own two feet, and do not

permit excesisve dependency.

In some instances, the Fourth House Pluto individual will be born into a family that

does not supply this support, yet the individual is not negatively impacted. These

indiviudals will simply use that kind of family and envuronmental situation to further

their evolutionary needs. Even in these cases, however, the emotions, moods and

feelings described earlier will occur in varying degrees of intensity and frequency. In

such individuals these emotions, moods, and feelings will occur for two reasons: 1.

when the nature and structure of their reality become stagnated, and 2. when

internal or external environmental circumstances manifest in such a way as to trigger

an unconscious memory based on other lives.

The polarity point is the Tenth House. The evolutionary intent is one of selfdetermination,

learning how to accept responsibility for one's own actions leading to

emotional maturity, learning how to walk on one's own two feet, and learning how to

integrate or establish one's own personal authority or individuality in the context of

society or culture. These lessons can, and must, ocur through the individual's work or

career.

When the Fourth House Pluto person acts upon these evolutionary intentions the

'child' becomes an adult. These people will learn that the responsibility for their life

situation rests within themselves. By developing inner security and minimising

dependencies ('somebody make it happen for me'), these individuals will learn how to

trust themselves, know themselves, and ultimately know others. They will also learn

how to be healthy adult children (we all have a child in us) who are able to be

vulnerable and sensitive in a positive way.

By learning how to accept the responsibility for their own actions, these individuals

will stop blaming others for their self-created 'problems' or life conditions. In this

way, they can even learn to understnad the role that their parents played in creating

the necessary evolutionary lessons. Perhaps they will learn to see their parents as

just people who have various strengths and weaknesses; that they are just people

who happen to be their parents. Those in an individuated and spiritual state can

realise the karmic conditions and issues involved, and resolve to correct the situation

in whatever ways necessary.

By making a self-determined effort to actualise the right work or career, they will

create a counter-point vehicle through which the work environment allows for a

natural reflection upon the sources, origins, and causes of the feelings. Through this

process, the individual gains personal knowledge and progressively develops control

over his or her emotions, moods, and feelings. As the causes become known through

reflection, these individuals will progressively be less inclined to be swept away, thus

out of control, with their shifting emotional states.

The degree of emotional empathy that Fourth House Pluto individuals can feel for

others will allow them to help others understand their own natures. They can

encourage self-determination for others, and can help others accept the responsibility

for their own actions. In addition, they can help others understand the nature of their

own emotional blocks, and help or encourage them to minimise their own

dependencies. In advanced evolutionary conditions, these individuals can achieve a

total and equal integration of their masculine and feminine components - the anima /

animus dynamic. This evolutionary metamorphosis will produce individuals who are

able to identify their goals and, via self-determination, actualise them through their

own efforts.

Common characteristics of the Fourth House Pluto include: being emotionally intense

and demanding (overtly or covertly expressed); cycles of depression and optimism;

ability to be emotionally manipulative, insecure, defensive, easily threatened,

potentially cruel, mean, or vindictive if deeply wounded; but also ability to be

empathetic, sympathetic, nurturing in positive cycles; being intensely loyal to those

close to them; needing to control their personal environment or space.

Natal Pluto in 5th House

(Ginger Chalford)

With Pluto in the fifth house, we find an emphasis on the heart or feeling centre of

teh person. This is the house of creativity and self-expression, and it's a natural

chanel for the intensely emotional fire of Pluto. Yet, as a young child, the fifth house

Pluto person is initially overwhelmed by his or her creative passion. Since he or she is

too immature to handle it, the creativity goes instead into establishing intimacy with

another person, usually the mother. The original identification of the child with the

mother is the bond represented by this house. This deep feeling is intensified,

bringing with it an intimate commitment, although the expression of this at such an

early age is definitely limited. This sets up a desire to always have the same intensity

of feeling within relationships all through adolescence and on into adulthood,

because the inner self knows that it is possible

.However, at some point in early childhood, there is a separation between the

growing person and his or her mother or other parent. Personal independence lures

him or her to explore the environment, leaving the protective and nurturing arms of

the mother, who can now concentrate on other things besides the baby. This

experience is at the same time both pleasurable and painful. There can be the feeling

that the desire for independence leads to a loss of imtimacy, or even to outright

rejection (particularly if the parent must be away at work a great deal). For Pluto

fifth house natives, this experience creates a powerful need to close off any intimacy

with the parents, until such a time as they believe (or hope to believe) that the

mother or parent will truly belong to them without question, and that the possibility

of feeling this rejection will not exist.

At the same time period, or a little later, these Pluto fifth house children learn that

there are definite ways of relating in order to get a positive response from others.

They notice how adults relate to one another, and assume that they are happy and

enjoying the wonderful bond the child so recently lost. So children begin to parrot the

actions of the adults, particularly those of their own sex, and find that they get social

rewards for doing so. This works so well that there is hope for the bond to be revived

with others, and the children take on the sexual patterning of their same sex role

models. They consider the affection between adults to be just friendship or love

bonds, until they reach adolescence, when these Plutonian individuals plunge full

force into their own sex drive. Then they discover the basis of a lot of this adult

activity! So Pluto fifth house people can develop into the idea image of their sex,

cultivating all the most admired social games and attitudes that go with their

particular gender.As these children grow into adolescents, they discover the passion

of this Pluto placement. The heart centre cries out for expression, for love, for sex,

for a creative explosion; for a dynamic bond somewhere, with some special person.

Relationships at this time are filled with love and / or hate; as if when one polarity

doesn't work, then one must go immediately to the opposite extreme. It is exciting to

be playing these role games with other people, rather than just watching older people

do it, as had been the case only a few years earlier. Yet, just as the little child felt

rejected when he or she took the initiative to be independent, the adolescent feel

easily humiliated or rejected. The ego suffers and complains.

This leads many adolescents with Pluto in the fifth house to become obsessive and

proud in their dealings with others. They begin to expect their special someone to

love them unconditionally, which means that they can go around exploring all they

want (even into other relationships) and still have that individual bonded and

committed to them. THis way, no rejection or humiliation is possible. Unfortunately,

this infantile expectation leads to the very upsets these individuals so desperately

wish to avoid!When an adolescent or young adult feels that he or she has someone to

play this role of devotion (often a disguised substitute parent role), then she / he can

strut around with this person who enhances his / her sense of value. In this

manipulative situation, the Pluto person gets reward and status, as well as control or

domination over the pace and direction of the relationship. The victimised party gets

to bask in the charming radiance of someone who has mastered his or her sexual

patterning, and gets the occasional intensity of the heart centre when it is directed

towards him or her. Relationships in this phase of development echo a strong need

for social and emotional security, and often don't have the maturity of a relationship

built upon other, inherently stronger foundations. The expression of these games

shows up in the form of possessiveness and a desire for being the centree of

attention. Plays of sexual and emotional domination are frequent, creating a

demanding relationship both ways.When the Pluto person runs into a significant

resistance to his or her plans and desires, the relationship may end suddenly. This

abruptness can cover the fear of exposure - of exposing insecurity, frustration,

inadequacies as a love, manipulativeness, coldness, and the impact that the other

person has on the Plutonian individual. Others are attracted to him or her

nonetheless, because life is always somehow more exciting in the presence of a Pluto

fifth house individual. These people somehow fit their roles well, being natural

leaders, very colorful and theatrical. By serving these Plutonians, others are in a

position to pick up the exciting crumbs that drop from the banquet table, so to speak.

However, the Pluto person is often inflexible, insisting on his or her favourite and

preferred methodologies and beliefs. Few would suspect that this person is low on

self-love, and is only putting on such a convincing display of the opposite! Pluto fifth

house people often feel that one must always be in control, having it 'all together',

and winning respect from others. Of course, these Pluto people soon find out that not

everyone wants to play into their prideful games or humour their infantile (albeit

cleverly disguised) behaviour. Appearing nonplussed, the Pluto person will simply

find some basis for rejecting those who oppose him or her, so as to preserve his or

her sense of self-justification. This power play can best be seen even later in life,

when couples fight over who gets the children in a divorce settlement. This

possessive domination extends to the children as well, as Pluto fifth house people

attempt to set up the same bond they lost so long ago - perhaps in the hope that

they'll get it right this time. (By golly, the children aren't going to reject

them!)Fortunately, Pluto in the fifth house can mean a positive use of the heart

power. The individuals who are so fortunate as to realise the nature of bonding can

find spiritual recognition through loving others. Although they are not sacrificial

lambs, they are willing to explore the feelings sincerely and deeply within the

framework of a relationship whether it is with adults or with children. They feel

karmic ties or spiritual bonds with certain people; and although they love intensely,

they don't hate as powerfully. Unlike the negative use of Pluto, which encourages

revenge or spite when rejected, these people will forgive and therefore will find love

elsewhere. They know there is no limit to love, and that it can be found everywhere,

especially within themselves. Generally, they have developed a sense of self-esteem

and so are not as insecure within relationships. They are more willing to take the

risks that come with caring for others.

Even though the focus of Pluto in the fifth house is on love and relationships, there

are other special attributes that are highlighted here as well. These Pluto people

have great creative gifts; and their children will have these gifts too. They are able to

throw themselves passionately into whatever they are doing, making life an affair of

the heart. They fascinate others who take the cool, sophisticated approach to life,

therefore missing out on the power of living in some respects. These people have the

capacity for great loves, whether for other people or in the career. And they aren't

happy unless their career is fun and intense, and has room to explore and build selflove

and self-esteem. They naturally become the centre of attention in whatever field

or area they devote themselves to - which they do, heart and soul!Theatrics are a

natural chanel for the expression of their emotions. In whatver career they choose,

they entertain. Others watch them, for they have a certain charisma, an electricity

that stimulates others to reach into their hearts and find love there, too. These Pluto

natives can make great salespeople, for they can channel their emotions so much that

the prospective client cannot help being moved. These people have the power of the

heart; and when they don't sell out their love for a secure relationship, there is

nothing in this world they cannot achieve if they really want to.Pluto in this house can

bring certain difficulties into the lifestream. Either natally or by transit, there can be

an influence which lends itself to personal violation through misuse or abuse of the

natural life energy. Sexual violation is possible, as well as abortion, miscarriage or

stillbirth. Well-loved creative projects can soar or crash depending on the market or

on forces of nature. Sexual abuse within marriage, or even child abuse, is possible.

And when the heart centre closes off, there is a physical counterpart. Circulation is

restricted. Over a long period of personal emotional abuse, or repressed love or

creativity, the individual with this placement may develop circulatory problems, high

blood pressure, and ultimately heart disease. Prevention of this is both easy and

difficult.The people who have this Pluto placement must learn to be vulnerable to

loved ones, to avoid the pretence of knowing it all or having it all under control. They

must learn to express their feelings of love comfortably. With true loving intimacy

and trust, the patterns underlying heart problems can be dissipated. Even if rejected,

it is best to honestly admit and express the pain, hurt and anger one feels, for

trapping it inside will only lead to health and relationship problems later. Beacuse

they have a tendency to look at emotional bonds very seriously, those with this

placement natally or by transit will need to 'lighten up'. They will need to allow

themselves the flexibility to become more spontaneous, thereby opening up their

creativity.

When Pluto transits through here, the person affected will experience a readjustment

of his or her social and sexual role. Those patterns we took for granted as valuable in

the first twenty years of our life do not work much beyond that time. With Pluto here,

one must find a new meaning within the concepts of masculinity and femininity,

beyond the stereotypes. Once we are aware of the rigid rules of the man / woman

game, we can allow ourselves to express ourselves more fully, more richly, more

deeply. And then, relationships will grow into the spiritual bonds we felt to be our

protected birthright when we were still children. Then the individuals involved in the

relationship can become themselves, filled with the joy of disvovering who they really

are. No longer will the woman be attempting to play 'superwoman' or 'supermom', or

reflect the depth and intensity of two people loving each other to the fullest. What

better experience could there be?During this transit, there will be pressure in the

form of crises that require the individual to change negatives into positives. After all,

Pluto power doesn't know how to do anything gently - this is the heavy planet of

power! Relationships can end if people aren't wiling to change their attitudes or

overhaul the way they relate to others. The children of fifth house Plutonians can

undergo suffering at this time, whether from their own need to rebel (and the Pluto

parent's resistance to it), or from health problems related to difficulties in giving and

receiving love. Whatever form the crisis takes, it can be unpleasant, for it forces any

lazy people who haven't done their homework in the self-love department to get up

off the floor and make some sweeping changes in their approach to love and life!If

you have this position natally or by tranist, then you may want to avoid the kick in the

rear that Pluto has been or will be giving you. What do you expect out of love, and

what do you expect to give in return? Write down any attitudes and beliefs you had as

an adolescent, andy ideas your parents may have given you about love and sex. Is sex

all men want? Is money all women are after? Are love and sex the same thing? Is love

hard to get? Is a relationship easy to get, but hard to keep? Does love die after

marriage? What beliefs were prominent in your adolescene, and which ones can you

find still rattling around in your brain now?Let your imagination flow! Be creative

about this, if possible. Relax. No-one else is going to see this paper. Now consider:

who has rejected you in your life? Write down another list of the people who have left

you, either for their own reasons or to be with someone else. Now forgive those

people. Read the instructions for forgiveness at the end of the Pluto in the fourth

house section, and apply it to the people who have rejected you.Now you're clear to

start afresh. Look at the people you love right now. These people may or may not

include your spouse, children, co-workers, etc.. What are you getting out of these

relationships? What are you giving to them? To what extent are you afraid of being

seen as less than perfect in someone else's eyes? How far are you willing to open

yourself up and explore your deepest feelings with your special someone? Watch

these important people in your life. How much impact do they have on you? See if, for

a moment or two, you can identify with them so much as to know what they'd love to

have or to do. What would you enjoy?Next, within the coming week, figure out

silently what your loved ones would like to experience from you, and give it to them

willingly. Is what they want something possibly humiliating or even hurtful? If so,

start with something small or relatively insignificant. Do they like flowers?

Gimmicks? Toys? What? Now give them something, at least one thing for each loved

one, and don't let them know in advance what you are giving them. It's a secret!

You'll get no visible reward for doing this. You probably won't even see their surprise

when they discover your gift. Make sure they cannot trace it to you! If you can think

of more than one thing to do, do it! Don't spend a great deal of time and money on

this, because it isn't an exercise in personal struggle and sacrifice. After you give

your gifts, note how you feel within yourself. Good? Bad? Indifferent? Why do you feel

the way you do? Would you ever want to do it again? In this technique, you are

exploring giving as a means of opening you up to your own loving nature, with no

expectation of any ego-stroking in return. This is a self-love builder!

(Haydn Paul)

You are likely to express the compulsion to feel important, to be in the public eye,

and to be a known, recognised character. In short, you gain a strong feeling of self

from the acknowledgement of others.In many ways, this emerges as a compensatory

factor for an inner sense of insecurity and personal inadequacy, a lack of selfconfidence

and understanding. You believe that if you are capable of projecting out

into the world an image of yourself which is recognised by others, them somehow you

become more important than you truly feel inside. Public recognition is a heady

brew.As this need to be important can be frustrated, and circumstances can conspire

to divest it of its glamour by showing you the more negative aspects of public frame,

you will need to undergo a thorough re-evaluation of this compulsion to be a

'somebody'. This may involve a process of self-examination, a coming to terms with

your own nature and capabilities. Above all else, it may be advisable for you to

achieve something of actual value which others can recognise as an expression of a

personal skill or talent. This is preferable to the frustration of desiring to be a name

and a face in the public eye, and yet being unable to 'deserve' such fame in any

way.You will have a certain creative talent, possibly an artistic one; and if you

succeed in directing this energy towards practical expression, then you may begin to

explore undiscovered areas and 'make your name' as a pioneer.You will be attracted

towards love affairs and children, as part of your need to enjoy the pleasures of life

that you feel you should have as a result of fame. Sexual love will be extremely

important and intense for you; and you will need a regular partner to help reflect

back to you an impression of your self in relationship. Such closer emotional

experiences with lovers and children will help you to learn how to redefine your

understanding of self, so that (it is to be hoped) you become more inwardly settled

and content. You will have to be careful to avoid domination in your relationships,

either being dominated by others, or dominating them.

(Donna Cunningham)

With Pluto in the fifth house, at least in older generations, there is often a situation of

being forced into marriage because of a pregnancy. Even within marriage, pregnancy

might be used as a means to gain control of the relationship, for instance to ensure

that the mate doesn't leave. Since this is not a very successful way to control, these

people often wind up resenting or spoiling the children in an attempt to make up for

not wanting them in the first place. Brats are very often unwanted children who've

been raised this way; the parent has given excess power to the children and overindulged

them because of guilt. Such children resent how they are being used,

learning early to manipulate and manoeuvre both parents. The children can also be

seen as a means to power, or can be one parent's ticket to never being alone, so the

ties become symbiotic.On the other hand, people with this placement may refuse to

have children at all. When the 'inner child' has been denied by a parent, these

children grow up to fear or resent the demands that their own children would make.

They fear parenthood would take over their lives and leave nothing for themselves.

There is also the unwelcome issue of power that parenthood would bring.

Childlessness can also be a form of revenge toward either the mate or the parents, a

refusal to confer them immortality.With Pluto in the fifth, one parent may have been

overawed by the child's creativity and have seen it as a means to wealth and power.

Like pushy stage mothers, they have have gone too far, and talent became the focus

of power struggles. Talent can become the focus of many power struggles, especially

with lovers who think love is power that will transform and bring out budding genius.

Romance and transformation are all mixed together for people with this combination.

"Let me love you so I can make you over in my own image." Or vice versa. For more

insight into the romantic functioning of this placemnet, read Pluto in the seventh and

eighth, are they are similar.

(Ulla Palomaki)

The fifth house is related to Leo, so it represents values like specialisation and

individuality. The individual has a strong feeling that he has a special destiny, an

important mission to accomplish. It may be an authentic feeling of being a human

being among other human beings, but egocentrism is likely to be quite welldeveloped

with this house position. It is the opposite house of the eleventh house,

which concerns larger humanity and the whole. the fifth house concerns the

personality of the individual and his personal needs and desires.The special mission

is probably based on very personal needs and on the need to draw attention to the

self or to be considered someone exceptional. His special mission or task in life my

directly derive from personal charisma or an exceptional outlook or style. He is able

to conquer with his charisma, which is always of a mysterious nature. This planetary

position is not suitable for politics (if other planets do not contradict), because

collective power is not easily used by him. The concept of power (Pluto) is tightly

connected to his personal charisma nd not to the collective whole, so he could be

lured by corruption. If he is found in politics, he could advocate a cause with too

much emotion.The power of the individual is often in his mysterious, animalistic

magnetism.Pluto in the fifth house is apt to make a personality that is a channel for

strength and power to other people. The depth and demanding nature of Pluto finds

the best outlets in fifth house matters like show business, entertainment and arts.

The individual has the cosmic right to influence others with the strength of his being,

with a special style and with charisma, to draw people to movie theatres and concert

halls. Influence must be dissociated from abuse.The relationship with children (fifth

house) may be very strong and powerful. Power is probably connected to children so

that there is a tendency to control them too much. Children may constitute a turning

point in the life of the individual. Sometimes it is a difficulty or fear related to

conception. Children may contribute strongly to the spiritual development of the

individual. One woman, for example, joined a meditation group after her son had

discovered it.Love life and free time have a deeper meaning with this position.

Sometimes the individual has an irresistible need to intensify experience. Deep inside

he knows hat these experiences given him transformation and a possibility to grow

spiritually. At worst, passion leads to fruitless destruction.The fifth house symbolism

includes games and gambling. So, anything is possible in these matters with Pluto.

(Pluto = riches.)One of the most impressive outlets for Pluto in the fifth house is in

connecting arts with psychology.

(Howard Sasportas)

The key to working with Pluto in the 5th is the development of a healthy sense of

one's own power and worth. Everyone has the need to feel important and special in

some area of life; but with Pluto in Leo's natural domain, this could become an

obsession. Excessive pride and an inflated self-opinion could bring many problems to

those with this placement. However, too weak an ego, or too little a sense of their

importance, value and effectiveness can also be the source of difficulties. In either

case, they may resort to extreme gestures to prove their potency.As children, we feel

that we are more likely to be protected by our parents if they find us enchanting and

captivating. Therefore being somebody special is linked in our minds with warding off

doom and disaster. For those with Pluto in the 5th, the need for love, approval and

power may still be mixed up with the survival instinct. Obviously, this dynamic may

spur some people on to high achievements. For others, it could mean bitter

disappointment at the lack of their recognition and worth and angry resentment

towards those who appear more successful. However, failing to win the status they

seek may provide the impetus for further self-evaluation and self-knowledge.For

children with Pluto in the 5th, the sandbox could be the place where they scale new

heights, or the scene for traumatic experiences. It just can't be any old castle, but

must somehow express from the depths of their feelings who they really are,

complete with moat and secret chambers. Mars threw sand in the face of his friend

who did a better castle; Pluto might go a step further - accidentally on purpose

kicking over the rival's castle, provoking a fight and breaking the friendship. It may

be days or weeks later before Pluto returns to the sandbox at all.Later in life, creative

self-expression may still entain working through traumas, blocks and difficulties.

However, the problems encountered serve to bring unconscious patterns and

unfinished issues from early life to the surface where there is more chance of

resolving them. Some with this placement will be able to give expression to creative

works of great power which can awaken and transform others.For both men and

women, this position of Pluto suggests that bringing children into the world could

have a life-changing effect. Although this is generally the case for anyone who has

children, the issues of parenting are somehow more far-reaching with Pluto in this

house. For many men with this placement, becoming a father for the first time

heralds a traumatic awakening to the fact that they are no longer the 'eternal youth'

themselves. For a woman, it could indicate difficulty with child-bearing; and she is

wise to look after herself with extra care during the pregnancy. Issues around

abortion and miscarriages are not uncommon with Pluto in the 5th. Even when an

interrupted pregnancy cannot be helped, there is still the need to grieve and mourn

for what is lost. As with Neptune in the 5th, the anguish incurred in such

circumstances is more productively utilised if some meaning or purpose can be

attached to the experience.Parents with this placement may meet their own dark and

subterranean sides through the behaviour of their children. The parent with Pluto in

the 5th may over-control or try to dominate a child not purely out of a desire to love

and protect, but because the parent is frightened that the child, if left to its own

devices, might do something which is untoward or personally threatening. If this is

the case, the children may have to break radically with the parent in order to

establish more freely their own identities. In the long run, it is far better that the

parent examine his or her own fears and complexes and what has given rise to them,

rather than attempt to control life as a way of avoiding confronting these. Having

said all this, I have seen many instances of Pluto in the 5th where the parent-child

relationship is handled with strength and dignity.With Pluto in the 5th, romantic

pursuits may become entangled with the power drive and some degree of sexual

compulsiveness. Those with this placement may fear the intensity of their sexual

drive and try to inhibit it altogether or find ways to transmute libidinal expression

into channels which they deem more acceptable. Others may derive a sense of

potency through sexual conquest and attract love affairs which involve power

conflicts, dramas and intrigues. Carried to extremes, they could use other people too

much to prove their own worth - a form of psychological rape. True mutuality,

sharing and respect for another person's integrity are the lessons to be learned if

Pluto is in the 5th.

(Stephanie Camilleri)

This is a fairly good place for Pluto, especially when it is trine the Ascendant. These

people are intensely creative. They must have healthy outlets for their creative

impulses or they will go bananas. It is an excellent position for painting, writing, or

for any field that provides a creative outlet. The imagination is fertile, constantly

responding to external stimuli. They will not be able to buckled down for long to a

routine job that leaves them little latitude for creativity, and will willingly undergo all

kinds of struggles to maintain their creative independence. They rarely can accept

anything the way it is; they will work to make cahnges of some sort. Generally handy

with tools, they will continually be making changes to their environment. They are

always ready to do their part to make positive alterations to the social and economic

structures of their community, experimenting readily with new methods.They have

extremely sensual and passionate love natures which they become very adept at

keeping on ice, so that even those closest to them may not realise this about them,

thinking them cool, dispassionate, even cold. Indeed, they may not even realise it

about themselves until circumstances trigger an outburst. They are attracted to

Plutonian types and will have at least one painful or even traumatic romantic / sexual

episode with such a one that makes them cautious from them on. They are capable of

burning with desire for someone for years without showing any sign of their passion.

It is rare that they do not marry; and they often marry quite early. Marriage is always

the culmination of a passionate soap opera-type romance; but marriage is not the

end, for if romance dies out of the marriage, they will become involved with another.

This is in spite of the fact that they may do their best to fight it, as romantic intrigue

frightens them as much as it attracts them. Sexual attractions can become obsessive;

and they must learn to steer clear of hopeless involvements as the power of Pluto, if

damned, will bring terrible emotional anguish.They are good teachers. Due to their

innate understanding of subliminal emotional levels and their ability to communicate

non-verbally on these levels, they have a talent for dealing with difficult, unhappy, or

disturbed individuals and are often able to assist them in achieving breakthroughs

and releasing their own intellectual / creative powers.They are strongly attracted to

children, and will usually have their own. If for some reason they can't, they will find

a way to be with them. Being in the presence of children increases their subliminal

creative energies.This placement is a partial testimony to unconventional sexual

attractions of all kinds which, if repressed, will cause a variety of psychological

problems.They may seek power as a wider range for their creative energies to graze

on, but they often have such a struggle maintaining control over themselves that

their lives never reach that point.They are inclined to be perfectionists in all they do

and, whenever they are hard on those they love, it us usually their perfectionism at

work. They may learn through loss not to be as demanding of others as they are of

themselves.

(Bill Herbst)

Conscious persona: With Pluto in the 5th, normal conscious persona with its

heightened appreciation for an audience is unconscious with no audience-awareness.

This is method acting at its apex; upi don't 'perform' a role, you 'become' the role,

totally immersing yourself into it. You don't so much take on a character as become

your natural self at a much more intense level than usual. Every trait is intensified

and concentrated, so that the self pours out onto the stage with profound impact.

Curiously, the audience assumes that you're acting, but you won't be. The 'act' here

is a direct reflection of what's going on in your subconscious. The pitfall is complete

loss of personal ego control, while the challenge is to transform both yourself and the

audience with ego power, but to do so in ways that respect everyone's

dignity.Romance, giving love: You're motivated toward courtship from deep within

the emotional caverns of the subconscious realm. Romance is a compulsive eruption

of the need to love so totally that self and beloved fuse, forged into a new metal by

the heat of passion. For you, it hardly matters how this is accomplished; and the main

pitfall lies in misuse of power through dominance or submission. Total romantic love

pulls you up by the roots; and the experience can be excruciating. Love and hate

often intertwine. Your challenge is to allow love to arise in its own time and place,

then to banish all emotions of negativity, imbalance or hatred, purging them in love's

fire. Do not attempt to transform love. Rather, let love transform you.

Sexual performance: The physical act of making love is paradoxical. At times it's like

kissing your sister. You wonder where the passion went. But look out. It can also be

ravenous, insatiable, a tidal wave of feelings erupting from God-knows-where. At

either level, it is more compulsive than conscious. You could veer between

charismatic impact and cruel insensitivity. Seual success comes from the power of

your emotional radiance, not from the skills of technique. The pitfall surrounds

emotional blindness, while the challenge is to provoke fundamental change. But if

transformation occurs only within the beloved, it has failed; you must also be

receptive to the 'death and rebirth' inherent in your intense sexuality. Otherwise, it's

simply unconscious lust for power and control.

Personal creativity: Despite your magnificent potential, you may at times fail to live

up to your billing. This is due to the largely unconscious nature of the creative drive.

At times you may not feel it at all, thinking yourself barren; at other times you may be

compulsively driven by the urge to create. The pitfall is extreme reactions: you could

agonise over occasional blockage, or you might equally blot out every other

consideration when the flow moves through your ego. The challenge is to create

something that touches everyone

.Competition: You are more competitive than you may realise. You hurdle headlong

into personal risk, or you sit glumly on the sidelines, not understanding the game.

There are no rules here, no road maps. Instead, you surprise even yourself by rising

to the occasion, bursting open to reveal uncharted depth, ingenuity, and sheer,

competitive fire. Hold back nothing in those exquisite moments when you really go

for it. The challenge is to let your brilliance come forth in its own time, its own way,

without your ego pretending it is in control. Create something out of nothing, and

share the credit with the Gods.

(Robert Pelletier)

You exercise your will at every turn, because you have an exaggerated sense of your

importance. You enjoy having power over others; and you don't meet much

resistance, because you are clever in winning support by capitalising on other

people's weaknesses. You are aggressive in romantic relationships and easily

offended when you are rejected, perhaps even resorting to violence. Although you

want to spend all your time satisfying self-indulgent needs, you have the creative

imagination to earn public respect for your contribution to social causes. You show

some talent for politics, in which you could succeed with training in government and

law. Other areas that might interest you are investment, insurance or medicine. You

could work effectively with young people, who would admire your strength and

dedication to their needs. You can teach young people to have self-confidence to

make a life for themselves. It would be satisfying to know that your efforts were

productive.

You have a gift for making your point effectively; and people usually don't realise that

they've been mesmerised by your dramatic showmanship. you always find ways to

satisfy your desires; and few people can resist your charm. You know what you want,

and you don't beat around the bush. You will even use flattery when someone seems

to resist you. Not a flighty person, you are deeply concerned about finding solutions

to social problems. You do not sit idly by and tell others how to remedy the situation.

You want a partner who will share your dedication to your goals. You are not really

compromising, although you give that impression. You try to make others submit to

your will, but you are generally fair, and you will defend your children when their

well-being is threatened.

You may not enjoy looking to the future, because you are so preoccupied with present

pleasures. You must plan ahead, so that your financial affairs will be in good order. If

you plan now for security in your later years, you will not have to be dependent on

anyone. It is very embarrassing to you to be without sufficient funds, because you

realise you have no-one to blame but yourself. If you want returns and security, you

will have to make a contribution for that purpose. You're a better manager with other

people's money than with your own.You will be more of an asset to society if you

accept your obligations dutifully and not mind working behind the scenes where the

problems are. Your healing ability could help mitigate the unacceptable social

conditions that diminish man's dignity.Your demands are usually met; and you expect

favours from others, but this has not diminished your enthusiasm for making a life of

your own. You know how to use your talents productively to assure your security.

Although you may be a wheeler-dealer by temperament, you know that your

exaggerated self-image can't carry you through life. You know you must work at

developing your skills to achieve the highest possible level of competence. This is the

only way to be sure that you can successfully meet competition. The worst thing you

could do is coast to your objectives by being a parasite on those who are making on

honest effort.

(Steven Forrest)

In the tradition... the fifth house is often named 'The House of Children' and taken

literally and narrowly as astrolgoy's way of referring to kids. That notion is not so

much wrong as it is limited. Certainly people with the fifth house strong in their

charts commonly find themselves much involved with children. Maybe they have kids

of their own. Maybe they're grammar school teachers or toy designers or social

workers helping children who've been abused or abandoned. But fifth house

emphasis also appears commonly in the charts of people involved with creative work -

musicians, actors, painters. Or very active, engaged hobbyists. Or simply in the

charts of people whom we might view as particularly colorful or entertaining.The

common denominator is not children in the outward, concrete sense. It is the 'inner

child' - that playful, expressive, self-indulgent, often self-centred part of every human

being regardless of his or her age. Something inside us all is noisy, innocent, and

hungry for attention. It wants to have a peak experience and to have it immediately.

And if we try to ignore it too utterly, we grow either dispiritingly flat or dangerously

explosive

.Traditionally, the fifth house has a cautionary side as well. It's recognised as a House

of Debauchery. The human need to have pleasure and emotional release is like a

mighty river that can overflood its banks, leading to obsession and addiction. The old

astrologers recognised the pattern: people with powerful fifth house emphasis in

their charts were over-represented among the compulsive gamblers, the drunkards

and the gluttons. Needless to say, the wilder aspects of human sexual expression are

evident here too.So, we need to have some fun... but what's so much fun about Pluto?

Let's unravel it....Your high destiny: What makes humans different from the rest of

the animals? Not a heck of a lot. Fundamentalists like to put 'Man' in another

category entirely, but increasingly we see both science and eco-conscious popular

culture are moving toward a realisation that the gulf between ourselves and the rest

of life isn't as wide as our ancestors imagined. We used to say, "Humans use tools" -

but more and more we are recognising tool use among other creatures. And

language: but chimps are learning sign language at an alarming rate, and anyone

with a cat or dog can tell you it has got a large and expressive vocabulary. What

about a shared culture transmitted down the generations? Check out the tribal

'songs' of the whale cultures. A cynic might play a trump card: we humans are unique

in that we are the only species that has ever threatened to wipe out life entirely.

Compelling - but wrong again. About a billion years ago, green planets began

pumping huge volumes of a grossly toxic chemical into earth's atmosphere,

destroying almost all existing life on the planet. The 'chemical' was oxygen.Are

humans truly distinct in any way at all? Maybe not, but if I had to defend our

uniqueness in a debate, I'd forget all the old claims and rest my argument on art. We

are creative creatures. And even those of us who are not actively creative still

respond to art... and make 'creative' choices regarding what colour shirt to wear,

what sofa to buy, which automobile most pleases our eye.Art, as I am using the term

here, is very broad. Essentially, it is any attempt to represent experience, and

through that representation to interpret it. Thus, a woman telling a joke at a party is

in the same boat with Georgia O'Keefe: she's expressing herself creatively.Virtually

everyone enjoys art in some form. ninety-two percent of us spend a lot of our lives in

front of the television, for example. Most of us listen to music or go to the movies

sometimes. And the enjoyment itself renews us. Some art is legitimately there simply

to make us laugh - and wouldn't life be hard without any laughter? Even 'silly' art

serves a serious purpose. And of course there is 'serious' art - films and novels, for

example, that deal with complex, emotionally volatile topics. Could we be fully human

without them? Without the artists who represent these aspects of life to us, we would

all be terribly alone - as alone as the mourning dove staring blankly at the body of her

mate.With Pluto in the fifth house, your high destiny involves developing your

capacity for dramatisation, representation, and self-expression. It is 'creative' in the

broadest sense... but I want to emphasise that creativity isn't alwayas 'artistic' in the

narrow, obvious way. It boils down to a vigorous, striking exhibition of some inner

state or heart-held value. Your high destiny entails channelling ego-energy colorfully

and unself-consciously in a way that encourages others to forget themselves

momentarily and lose themselves in an identification with you. One way or another, it

puts you on centre stage.And what is your message? We cannot know precisely

because above all it is highly individual - that's really the point with creative selfexpression.

But we do know that the message is Plutonian: your destiny lies in

symbolising the dark for us, and ideally, representing for us a path through the dark.

Your distorting wound: Grandpa is dying of cancer. He's emaciated. Chemotherapy

has stripped him of all his hair. He's as pale as blotchy snow. Little Billy is brought to

teh hospital to say good-bye to his dying grandfather. It's a very dramatic moment for

the child. Everyone is gentle with Billy; and in a few minutes he's allowed to leave the

room. A few days later, grandpa exits the flesh.A month later, there happens to be a

family get-together. Life is back to normal and the adults are in the living room

talking, drinking, and laughing.In walks Billy. He's got a stocking pulled over his

head, reproducing his grandfather's pale, hairless visage. He's applied powder and

lurid rouge to his face. His cheeks are sucked in. Zombie-like, he walks into the living

room and speaks his grandfather's name.And you can imagine the reviews his

performance receives.Billy is following the deepest impulse of his fifth house Pluto:

the impulse to represent the dark. But people have mixed feelings about that kind of

performance. In this case, Billy in his innocence hit everyone a little too hard and a

little too unexpectedly. Mom rushes him out of the living room, leaving his relatives

shocked and stunned... until nervous giggles release the tension.This story is

dramatic; yours may not be so extreme. But in your youth you had a fascination with

what the world would call the 'morbid' or the 'macabre' - in fact it was simply a

fascination with those aspects of life which make us all uncomfortable or

embarrassed. You were very likely to have been punished for it either directly or

through the withholding of love or approval. You were told to keep a lid on it. And

that hurt you. It hurt your inner child - specifically it hurt your childlike spontaneity,

your guileless urge to share yourself. And less directly that repression impacted your

innocent, wanton desire for fun.Your navigational error can take a lot of different

forms, depending in partr upon the nature of the rest of your birth chart. But if they

break down into two clear categories. The first is an inappropriate expression of the

drive for creative pleasure. The second is an unnautral suppression of that drive.In

the first category we recognise forms of 'fun' that prove destructive either to yourself

or to other people. In all the examples that follow, we observe one common

denominator: the unconscious urge to represent, in one's own bodily life, the dark.

Down that road we may see a person who consistently gets herself or himself

involved in hurtful, unseemly, or empty sexual affairs. We may see the addict or the

drunk. We may observe a person who is morbidly obese. Or one in constant, selfcreated

financial dilemmas. The point is that all these behaviours become part of the

individual's public 'act'; unwittingly, he or she is symbolising the darker, more taboo

aspects of life for the community: the natural human hunger for pleasure run

amuck.Such a person may feel out of control and ashamed by these circumstances, or

may take an arrogant 'in your face' attitude. Either way, we notice the same critical

features marking the behaviour as unconscious. The pleasure-seeking behaviour

doesn't work very well: such a person is not actually having much fun. There is an

apparent drive, owned or unowned, to make the dysfunction visible to the

community. And the individual may inevitably be cited as 'a bad example' by

others.All ths is the shadow expression of the high destiny, which would turn the

Plutonian juice into art in some form, to be shared with the community in a vastly

more healing - and more pleasurable - way

The second Plutonian fifth house navigational error lies in an unnatural suppresion or

'demonising' of the same creative, pleasure-seeking drives. There is a wildness in all

pleasurable activity, a shadow dimension in everything that fills us with few and life.

A person might become so inordinately and unnecessarily frightened of that loss of

self-control that he or she withers into a judgemental wet blanket. Then, quite

unconsciously, there arises a simultaneous compulsion to limit the pleasure and selfexpression

in the lives of everyone else. He or she delights in the words 'Thou shalt

not', and applies them liberally and equally to self and others.And in the cellar, down

in the ashes, behind both that repressive behaviour and the wild, injurious behaviour

we explored earlier, is a sad child who heard the word 'No' to many times.The healing

method: Many years ago I attended a concert given by the virtuoso jazz guitarist

Mahavishnu John McLauglin. I had good seats, and my eyes were bugging out. I play

some guitar myself; and while my skills are not within a hundred light-years of

McLaughlin's, I knew enough to know that I was in the presence of extraordinary

talent. One images remains impressed on my memory: his face contorted in extreme

concentration. McLaughlin dazzled me with the fastest guitar lick I'd ever heard.

Then his face relaxed; he looked heavenward with an expression of transcendent bliss

- and played the same like twice as fast.Creativity has an ecstatic component. While

one must certainly make substantial effort to master the techniques, tools, and crafts

connected with one's chosen form, there is a place where magic enters the equations.

John McLaughlin demonstrated it in his concert that night. The skater who

transcends herself and delivers a sublime performance does it too. Or the actor who

utterly loses himslef and becomes the role he's playing.

Your Healing Method lies in tapping into your latent capacity for that kind of

Dionysian creative ecstasy. Maybe you join a drumming circle and find yourself in

communion with your pagan ancestors, lost in rhythm trance. Or maybe you quietly

take up watercolours and stay up until four in the morning painting a flower

arrangement. The shape of the creativity doesn't matter. What matters is that you

lose yourself in it, surrender to it, go willingly and intentionally toward that edge

beyond which lies madness.Something in you must abandon inhibition and selfconsciousness,

and learn to roar.The energising vision: In old Welsh culture there

was a proverb: 'Three equals: a poet, a harper, and a king'. This seems to me a

splendid attitude, and one that is also sound psychologically. Human culture needs

inspired leadership - 'kings' - but just as fundamentally we need our 'poets' and our

'harpers': our artists. They uplift us and inspire us. They comfort us in our pain and

grief; and sometimes they temper our laughter with wisdom

.You are a Plutonian bard; your message may not always be easy for us to hear, but

we need to hear it anyway. So convey it to us skilfully and gracefully, with beauty,

craft, and patience. And if lightness and laughter enter the message, there's much

good to be said about that too. Your art need not be 'heavy' all the time; many times

we hear the truth more clearly from a comedian than from a minister.But what if you

don't feel like a creative person? In writing these words I am confident that there are

readers with fifth house Plutos who will find these ideas foreign. If you're one of

them, I have two things to say to you:First, remember that Plutonian creative selfexpression

must be defined as broadly as possible. Sometimes it comes down to

volunteering personal anecdotes that start conversations about sensitive topics: a

'performance' in every sense. Reveal enough of yourself in the tale, and others are

encouraged to do the same... even if they do so only inwardly. That's high creativity

and healing theatre, just as much as anything that might be more readily identified as

'art'.Second, if you don't feel creative, remember the nature of your Plutonian wound.

Earlier experiences of the Big No may have damaged your capacity to abandon

yourself fully to your creative energies. You may, in other words, be a lot more

creative than you think. If you uncover that creative force in yourself, you'll reap the

classic Plutonian benefit: a wealth of wanton, profligate, vital Energy. And you can do

with it as you please.

(Jeff Green)Individuals who have Pluto in the Fifth House have been learning the

evolutionary lesson of creative self-actualisation. The Fifth House is naturally a fireoriented

archetype. As such, these people will feel as though they have a special

destiny to fulfil, just as those with Pluto in the First House do.Individuals with Pluto

in the First House needed to maintain freedom and independence in order to discover

their specialness through experiences they felt instinctively drawn into. They were in

a condition of perpetual discovery on a moment to moment basis. Individuals with

Pluto in the Fifth House have needed, and will need, to actualise this special destiny.

They will need to establish and project this creative purpose upon the environment.

This creative purpose is no longer a matter of discovery, but is already formed, in the

Fifth House Pluto - it is inherent and complete. As a result, these individuals will

deeply sense this special purpose in the depths of their Souls. The evolutionary desire

and need has been, and will be, to fulfil this purpose from within. On this basis, these

individuals have also been learning to take charge of their lives, and to seize destiny

and shape it out of the strength of their wills. In other words, these people have

needed to direct their own plays.

Because Fifth House Pluto individuals emerge from the womb with this deep feeling

of specialness, they have desires and needs to be recognised and treated as special

and unique. These feelings are so intense that they can create a virtually bottomless

pit in terms of the need for love, attention and flattery. Whatever is received is never

really enough. Although the needs can be temporarily satsified, the compulsive

emotional craving for attention, love and adulation drives the individual ever forward

for more.Children with Pluto in the Fifth House can create unique tests for their

parents because they can go to any length to get recognition, love, and attention,

even if it is negative attention. These children can unconsciously manipulate

situations, parents and others in order to receive the required attention. They can

feel highly threatened or defensive when another child or person is given attention or

love, or when the parents themselves show affection toward one another. Of course,

this type of emotional behaviour follows the person into adulthood.

People with Pluto in the Fifth House can be highly self-centred and self-focused. They

can feel as though the universe revolves around them. Just as the Sun is the centre of

our solar system, individuals with Pluto in teh Fifth House (the Sun naturally rules

the Fifth House) can expect to have all things revolve around them. Yet these

individuals must learn to understand that this condition has been the evolutionary

intention, desire and need from the past: to creatively actualise and be in charge of

their own unique and special purpose. We must strive to understand that Fifth House

Pluto individual in this light, and resist the temptation to harshly judge this kind of

emotional behaviour in the earlier years of their lives.

Even though this orientation will be the theme in all Fifth House Pluto individuals,

the variety of mitigating factors that condition and qualify the behavioural

manifestation of this orientation will lead to many different kinds of expression. In

different examples, the evolutionary theme and necessity are the same. Yet the

mitigating factors have conditioned the application and ways to fulfil those

evolutionary requirements. With Pluto in the Fifth House, the focus has been, and will

be, upon the creative principle. Creativity can be expressed in any dimension of life.

It can be expressed through whatever unique and special capabilities the individual

has. Because the evolutionary desire and intent from the past has been to actualise

and establish the special creative purpose, these individuals have necessarily

required an intense inner focus and determination to shape their destinies wirh the

strength of their own wills. The mode of operation as symbolised by the South Node,

and the vehicles to facilitate the mode of operation symbolised by the planet ruling

the South Node, will show how this has been shaped in the past. All Fifth House Pluto

individuals will have this need and desire regardless of the evolutionary condition or

state. However, the evolutionary state will correlate to and qualify what is and is not

possible for them to do with their creative needs. It will also correlate to the areas or

external life conditions that it will operate through.

One of the karmic and evolutionary problems of this dynamic is that many of these

people will consider themselves as the source of their own creativity because

individualised (subjective) power is at maximum development or expression with

Pluto in the Fifth House. Thus, many will feel that they, and they only, are the

directors of their own plays. From a universal point of view, this orientation obviously

implies a limitation. All the mitigating factors, and the observed evolutionary

conditions, must be assessed to determine to what degree an individual has identified

with the creative principle in this way. In the worst scenarios, some of these

individuals will consider themselves to be miniature gods who are able to create and

destroy reality at will.In all cases, whatever the mitigating factors and karmic

conditions, these Fifth House Pluto pwople have been, and will be, learning to take

charge of their lives in order to creatively actualise their own special purpose and

destinies. The need to emotionally unite with teh creative principle is the same in all

conditions so that this evolutionary need can manifest. How this is done, and the

reasons and ways that are kamically determined, will be different in all cases.

Because the bottom line in all cases is the Fifth House Pluto, all will feel a sense of

special destiny at a core level. All will feel the need to be recognised as special in

some way. All will feel the need to express and actualise their creativity, and will feel

that they must be in charge of their lives in order to actualise their destinies. When

the individual does not receive enough recognition according to his or her specific

requirements, then a variety of emotional problems can result. When the individual is

either overly identified with the creative principle from an egocentric point of view or

experiencing a false sense of powerlessness to actualise the creative principle, then

the individual will create or draw conditions that have the effect of counteracting the

problem of false identification either way. Of course, varying shades of these two

extremes can manifest. The specific pattern or arrangement relative to how the

person has identified, applied, and responded to the creative self-actualisation

principle will determine the specific kinds of life conditions that are drawn or created

to further the development of this evolutionary need in this life.

Many of these individuals with Pluto in the Fifth House have had prior lifetimes in

which they were recognised as special in some way. As a result, many of these

individuals will have unconscious memories of being treated as special by others. In

this life, these unconscious memories can lead into a situation wherein they simply

expect to be treated and acknowledged in the same way again. They expect that

others will cater to their needs, that doors will open before them, that the red carpet

will unfurl as they emerge upon the scene of life. These memories can condition and

dictate what these individuals think and feel they need in this life. Again, some will

manipulate situations and people to receive the desired attention and recognition.

This can be done in a variety of ways relative to the specific way that the individual

has responded to this evolutionary impulse.

As a result of this prioer evolutionary intent, and the associated memories, it is not

uncommon for many of these individuals to create what I call the pyramid reality

structure in which they place themselves at the very top. Every other factor in their

reality structure revolves around and serves them; every other factor is subordinate

or secondary to the fulfilment of their own purposes. Again, this can be done in a

variety of ways. Because the need for recognition, acknowledgement, and attention

can be so compulsive, many Fifth House Pluto individuals are not beyond taking

emotional gambles or risks to get the needed attention. With respect to the pyramid

reality structure, if the individual is not getting the needed attention or recognition

from the point of view of his or her inner reality references, then he or she can

threaten to topple his or her existing external reality structures in order to get the

required attention. Thus, for example, if an individual is already married and is not

receiving the required love and attention that he or she feels is his or her due, then

he or she may involve him- or herself in a love affair to get this type of emotional

feedback. Such emotional risk-taking can take many forms; but the need for power

and recognition will alawys be the underlying theme. In the case of an affair, the

individual, of course, runs the risk of being discovered. If the individual is discovered,

then the possibility of having the existing reality (the marriage) destroyed would

exist. This kind of emotional shock, and the different forms that this shock can

assume, will serve to create the necessary blow. This blow will enforce upon the

individual the necessary realisations as to where he or she was coming from, and for

what reasons.With reference to the pyramid reality structure, many of these

individuals will unconsciously manipulate others in order to have their emotional

needs fulfilled. In the example where the individual could seek out an affair, he or she

could cater to the desires of the potential lover in order to fulfil his or her selfcentred

desires and needs. As soon as the need is fulfilled, then the person will

terminate the emotional risk situation.

As an example, a woman who came to see me for astrological counselling was the

unwitting victim of such a Fifth House Pluto individual. The man was a very

prominent individual, married, and had children. Apparently he was feeling less than

satisfied in his marriage. He 'needed' a love affair. My client was a photographer. The

Fifth House Pluto man was getting ready to publish a book - which mirrored my

client's own wishes linked to her career. He led he on by promising that she could

produce the cover for the book; by catering to and manipulating her in this way, he

had his own desires met. When the affair ended, he asked someone else to do the

cover of the book. My client, of course, felt used.

Fifth House Pluto people can also be quite given to shaping and controlling the lives

of those around them, including their children. This can occur because they have

been learning how to identify their own special purposes and actualising them

through the strengths of their own wills. Thus, it is only natural that they will project

this developed inner capacity onto others, since their own Souls resoonate to this

vibration. Keep in mind that this process will work in all Fifth House Pluto individuals

in some way. Even in certain negative cases, the individual could attempt to shape

and control the lives of others in this way: to suggest to others that they have their

own self-centred needs and desires met in the very same way that the Fifth House

Pluto individual does, i.e. feigning victimisation. This need to shape and control the

lives of others can be overtly or covertly stated; and it will manifest in varying

degrees of compulsion and intensity. In the worst cases, the individual will

subconsciously play God as he or she attempts to direct the lives of others according

to what he or she feels or thinks another should or could do. In positive cases, the

Fifth House Pluto person will encourage the individual development of those around

him or her, because he or she values this need in him- or herself. Yet, even in positive

cases, it can be very difficult for the individual to resist the desire to encourage this

development according to what he or she thinks is right for the individual

.Fifth House Pluto people can be very giving and generous. And yet this giving and

apparent generosity is commonly extended only when it suits some personal need.

Because there is such a high degree of self-focus, the giving is commonly not related

to the actual needs of another, but to what these people thinke the other needs. This

emotional complex, of course, is relative to all the other mitigating factors in terms of

its degree of fixity and the different lenses - the position of the Nodes and so forth -

through which it will be expressed. This dynamic can be difficult for many Fifth

House Pluto individuals to understand, because they are giving within their own

reality references. However, that is exactly where the probelm lies. In other words,

the giving is occurring from within their own reality references, and not others. This

orientation can set the stage for emotional scenes and confrontations when others

manifest negative feedback in relation to what is being given by the Fifth House Pluto

individual. These scenes, when they occur, are necessary because they can serve to

undermine the pyramid reality structure of the Fifth House Pluto individual. In their

so doing, the individual will begin to experience the effect of the Fifth House polarity

point: the Eleventh House

.The evolutionary intent described in the Eleventh House polarity is one of developing

an objective rather than a subjective consciousness and focus. The individual must

learn to link his or her special destiny and creative purpose to a socially useful or

relevant function. In order for this evolutionary lesson to be realised, many of these

individuals will be blocked or denied in fulfilling their unique purpose. The blocking

force will be the social structure itself. This situation can lead to tremendous

emotional frustration and anger. Frustration is heightened because society

apparently is not acknowledging or recognising the Fifth Hous Pluto individual as

special. These people sense within that they have a special destiny to fulfil, yet are

blocked in a variety of ways from being able to realise it. Even if they can succeed in

some way of actualising some aspect of their creative purpose, they may still

experience the lack of enough recognition according to their own estimations of how

much they should have. Accepting their lot in life can be very tough as a result. The

royal red carpet seems to remain furled, the remembered acclaim but distant

memories. By being relatively relegated to the sidelines, these individuals are forced

to learn the lessons of objectivity. In addition, they are learning how to become

detached from the pyramid structure of their inner reality. Asa result, these

individuals may come to realise how to link their purpose to the needs of the whole of

society. In so doing, they can contribute to the relevant needs of the whole; and their

unique and special gifts can be their function as individuals who will learn that others

are just as special as themelves. They can give to society or another in teh ways that

are needed as a result of this evolutionary intent. These individuals are learning to be

a member of the play, not the director of it.As this process unfolds, the evolutionary

metamorphosis will produce people who can now recognise the individuality and

needs of their children. This metamorphosis will allow them to guide their lives

objectively, rather than wilfully creating their children's identities out of their own

self-centred images. it is not uncommon for Fifth House Pluto people to have children

who are very strong-willed, self-centred, and resistant to the dictates of their parents.

The resulting collision of wills produces the emotional confrontation necessary to

induce the lesson of objectivity and detachment. The children can serve as mirrors

who reflect the deepest inner dynamics of one or both of the parents. This mirror

effect can be quite stark for one or both of the parents, especially if they are

emotionally resistant to accepting, admitting, or seeing these similar dynamics in

themselves. The evolutionary lessons of the Fifth House Pluto individua must also be

passed on and taught to the child.

By learning the necessary lessons of objectivity and detachment, Fifth House Pluto

individuals can also realise that they are not the source of creativity; they are a

channel for the expression of the creative principle in the universe. This fundamental

lesson is very important. Until it is fully realised, the creative flow can cyclically dry

up or be blocked in order to induve the progressive realisation of the true source of

creativity. In this way, these individuals learn how to acknowledge creativty and

specialness in others without feeling threatened.Once these evolutionary lessons are

put in motion with conscious intent, these individuals can create something new and

unique in whatever field of endeavour they are destined to fulfil. That which they

create can have uncommon depth and power of a transformative nature. Sometimes

this creation may be ahead of its time - the dead artist syndrome. Yet, eventually that

which was created will become accepted. These individuals can achieve a degree of

fame or acclaim with respect to what they do apply themselves to. They can act as

natural leaders and pioneers, and objectively understand how to guide the individual

development and actualisation of those that they touch. In some, the natural

leadership abilities are a sight to behold. The other day I was watching several

children play. They were all four- and five-year-olds. At one point an eighteen monthold

baby wandered by tjhese children. This little girl had a tremendously powerful

aura. All the four- and five-year-old children stopped what they were doing and began

to follow her. Mesmerised, they simply fell into line behind this child. The baby was

undaunted, and simply kept walking. After watching this scene, I asked the mother of

teh baby if she would give me the birth data for her child. She humoured me and

obliged. As it turned out, the little one had Pluto in the Fifth House. This intrinsic

leaderhsip capacity created an almost Pied Piper -like effect upon the four- and fiveyear-

olds even though she was only eighteen months old!Common characteristics of

Pluto in the Fifth House people include: having tremendous strength of will, being

dignified, being creative, needing attention and acknowledgement, being loving,

being giving, can issue attention and love upon others, being magnetic, being

generally narcissistic, having a king or queen complex, being powerful and intense at

a core level, can be quite demanding in overt or covert ways, being suspicious of yet

needing flattery, and being very protective of those close to them.

Natal Pluto in 6th House

(Ginger Chalford)

The sixth house is the house of he adolescent, of the values learned throughout the

teens, which values are applied to life's goals then and later. However, the

preparation for the adolescent period takes place much earlier in childhood. The

parents of the Pluto sixth house person were hard workers, perhaps struggling to

make ends meet. They were dedicated in their own way to their own special work and

ideals. They had very definite attitudes about how and why they should or should not

succeed, as well as how little children should behave. The atmosphere was one of

'Let's all pull together in a family effort!' This quality is certainly good when a family

member needs inner strength to overcome an obstacle, but it isn't useful when each

member is trying to discover his or her own individuality.So the little sixth house

Pluto child was expected to help out in the family. Although that develops a certain

competence in doing everyday chores and routine maintenance of the family home or

business, it can cancel out some of the natural inquisitiveness of the child, whose

vision of what lies beyond the family ends up being limited. Indeed, the message for

survival to this child is to be unselfish, to help out and serve the common cause; to

compromise and work together in order to get a common goal accomplished, etc..

The little Pluto children will therefore tend to sacrifice their personal power of action

to the common cause, and give up all forms of selfishness - even the positive

selfishness of having a personal sense of vision and individual aspiration.Being a

mutable or changeable house, the sixth reflects the easy kind of adaptation that the

child has until adolescence. Then the power is transferred from parental dictums to

the messages of the peer group. Pluto people totally plunge in, seldom seeing any

alternative modes of behaviour or thought. They cease to think for themselves,

accepting whatever is told them as the truth about reality - the reality of living in a

society with other people. This conformity is not only desired, but actively sought

after, for it gives a sense of security. These individuals do not want to stand out or

look different, so they struggle hard to belong, to become the perfected symbols of

adolescent glory. Mercilessly they criticise their self-image - the clothing, the

behaviour, the values, etc.. They are willing to go to any extreme to be accepted, to

feel secure.This behaviour, naturally, carries itself into adulthood, and colours all

relationships with other people, whether work or personal. When mistakes are made,

the sixth house Pluto people may have a hard time forgiving themselves, and will

push onward, striving to be better and better. This can become an obsession,

released only through hard work or submission to some ideal. There is a need to

prove that they are either better than everyone else ("Look how hard I've tried!") or

simply an awful person, worse than everyone else ("I've tried so hard to be a good

person, but it just isn't in me!").

This struggle to establish where they sit on the social, spiritual or evolutionary scale

can reflect itself in religion ("I'm such a sinner!"), work ("I work so hard but I just

don't get paid as much as other people!"), or relationships ("I can't have a good

relationship because I'm so selfish and critical!"). It is definitely a tricky task to grow

beyond the alluring, simplistic, adolescent personality, which can make sense of the

world only in terms of absolute black and white judgements.The person who can't use

Pluto positively tends often to become a doormat to other people, and then complains

about everyone who walks all over him or her. These people hav ea terrible fear of

being aggressive, different, selfish or rebellious. It is much safer to be victimised,

underpaid, used, sick and therefore excused; a workaholic and self-denied (while

being contemptuous of the self who is being dominated). Some young makes will

become violent, hostile and rebellious with this placement, but they are rare unless

the group they hang out with is violent. In that case, they will do what they need to

do in order to belong. The rebellious desire is there for everyone with this placement,

but it is seldom expressed as openly as in 'Society, go to hell!'Often the Plutonian

adolescents and young adults will become obsessed with perfection, to the point that

their bodies will be treated like a laboratory specimen. Excessive grooming or

explorations into diets and strange forms of exercise are not uncommon. The

fascination with the new control over the body that a diet or exercise regimen gives

can lead to virtual starvation or excessive musculature, depending on the sex and / or

the desired body image. Throughout life, there will be a strong, intense involvement

with food and health, and auxiliary struggles with guilt and contempt for what has or

has not been eaten or done properly. If the drive for perfection is carried too far,

these people may rebel against their very own self-imposed criticisms, and become ill

as a result. Illness is a grand excuse for not living up to the expectations of the peer

group or the self. Throughout this, the attitude of 'I know what I'm doing!' gives

others the impression that this person needs no help. In fact, if the Pluto in the sixth

house individual is helped, it's because someone else pushes him or her to seek and

accept it. This doesn't lessen the motivation to complain later that 'No-one wants to

help, or is ever there for me!'Unfortunately, a lot of this suffering and struggle covers

the true potential and beauty of the sixth house Pluto placement.

Health obsessions can be channelled more gracefully into the helping and healing

professions. There is an inherent sensitivity to the body and what it needs, which can

be of immeasurable service to others - while the Plutonian individual is getting paid

for it, to boot! They understand social motives, having been so intensely involved in

them, and are therefore well suited to the psychological and counselling professions.

They have an instinctive understnading of the ways and means to regenerate the self,

whether through therapies such as massage, body work, etc., or even through such

businesses as building and wrecking or salvage enterprises.In the work arena, there

can be a willingness to work extra hours for the common good of the company. Yet,

they are also capable of making meaningful and creative contributions to the

compnay, whether they own it or are just employed there. They have a powerful

understanding of time, and are skilled at finding ways of improving existing work

methods so as to enhance efficiency and quality of output. They are often good with

their hands, and can be creative craftspeople, willing to put that extra touch of

quality into everything they create. The sixth house Pluto person can see many

connections between the munadne / physical and the spiritual; and this higher quality

will shine through in whatever career or work area this individual becomes involved

in. In all areas of life, there is a strong capacity for problem-solving, whether ir be in

the home arena or as a systems analyst in a large contemporary office building.With

Pluto in this house, the individual may find some familiar patterns showing up in his

or her environment. The spouse or lover may be demanding, arrogant and selfish,

causing a lot of trauma and heartache. Often, whatever is assumed to be true will be

severely tested in one form or another. There can be times of rejection by the peer

group, due to Pluto natives always criticising or having an axe to grind about a key

issue. There can be illness when the body isn't balanced and the psyche is overloaded

with concerns and frustrations. Problems are continuously coming up, since this

individual is an expert at them and often attracts them to himself or herself.At work,

power struggles may ensye. There may be involvement with unions, fighting

unfairness while at the same time being victimised in some way by the company

you're working for or even by the union itself. Arguments and problems with

supervisors could encourage poor attitudes or rebelliousness at work, affecting

performance in a negative way. This person needs to feel special; and often others

won't support that because they think of him or her as unco-operative. Then the Pluto

person rationalises the situation in his or her own inimitable way, and continues

making demands on co-workers either consciously or unconsciously.When Pluto

transits this house, upsets in health could occur.

Overhauls in diet and lifestyle are common, for now these individuals may feel

threatened by their own body in some way. Yet, the key to health problems here is

the mind. All mutable houses take in the mental qualities of the planet which rules

them; and the sixth house is no exception. As the natural ruler of the sixth house,

Mercury indicates a deep loyalty to certain attitudes and beliefs. Criticisms of the

body, during adolescence, although they may be forgotten in adulthood, still leave

their mark. The negativity of the mind directed against the self goes underground

into the psyche; and health complications arise as a result.During this transit, any

negative personal attitudes that aren't dealt with on a conscious level will be felt in

the body. Resistance to change can manifest as internal toxicity or elimination

problems (either too much or too little, such as constipation). In the work area, the

individual can become too sensitive to chemicals in the air or to the mental

environment on the job. This may mean the end of the job and the beginning of a new

one.At this time, measures need to be taken to improve the attitudes that have been

ingrained since late childhood and early adolescence. During the transit, the

individual may change residence or in some other way lose his or her circle of

friends, and may therefore have to spend a lot of time alone. This may be good for the

personality, as the Pluto person can then start revamping the mental attitudes that

created problems in the first place. Relationships can fall apart under this transit if

the individual, in his or her obsession about the self and its problems, makes the

other party in the relationship feel left out. Unable to help, the other person is bound

to feel frustrated. Old styles of interaction may not work any more; and the supposed

selflessness of the Pluto transit individual may be discovered as an ego cover that

serves to hide the vulnerability he or she would feel if he or she freely accepted himor

herself.If you are affected by Pluto transiting this house, you will need to revamp

your attitudes. Positive thinking will get you anywhere, even though it may not work

for anyone else. (So don't plan to organise everyone you know into a positive

thinker's program.) You will need to move out of a small range of activity into a larger

one which can give you greater scope to explore broad perspectives beyond social

theories and beliefs. If you are changing your job, ask yourself why. If the answer

puts the blame on anything other than your own attitudes, you haven't found the real

answer yet. It's in your head, not out in the environment! You need to begin to take

power back from your environment to yourself. You will want to heal yourself,

whether the problem is manifesting physically (as in a health problem) or spiritually

(discontent with your life).

To avoid the pitfalls of a negative Pluto here, you can use forgiveness: you need to

forgive the adolescent you, that teen within you, who feels that she / he cannot make

a move or have his or her own vision, independent of anyone else.Imagine yourself in

the room where you lived as a teenager. If there were several places you lived during

that time, then let one of them show up; or use a composite of one or more. There is

no right or wrong room to use here. Let your subconscious supply you with the

image. Next, imagine your adolescent self sitting on the bed engaging in his or her

usual activitgy within the room. Since you have a memory of adolescent times, you

probably have a good idea what that is. Don't become him or her. Remain yourself,

the adult that you are now, and watch for a moment as the teenage you does his or

her thing. Now, begin to carry on a conversation with him or her: 'Hello, how are you;

are things going okay; is there anything I can do to help you with your problems?'

Relax, and watch your adolescent self respond. Let him or her talk. Allow the

adolescent to tell you about the way life is, what's wrong, what the problems are,

etc.. If you can imagine it, hold / hug your teen self. Send love and understanding to

him or her. Once you have established inner communication with your teen self, then

you can begin to fulfil his or her fantasies. If his / her ears stick out too much, correct

them with an imaginary magical operation. If your teen has pimples, apply an

imaginary magical solution and clear them all aup. Find him / her a lover, a special

car, a beautiful home, whatever it is that she / he wants. When you feel your

concentration beginning to fade, and you can't solve any more of your teen self's

problems, tell him or her that you are going to leave now, but that you will come back

and do some more later if she / he wants. (Your adolescent will generally want

this.)Then tell your adolescent self that she / he is forgiven, that there's nothing

wrong with him or her any more. Let the teen know that you are going to change

your attitudes and think more positively, and that she / he can think whatever she /

he wants, but that she / he is not allowed to interfere with your adult life in any way.

The teen may object, but that is the nature of adolescence. She / he wants no

restrictions, yet she / he knows that they are very much needed.After this inner

session, you can go visit your teen from time to time, and forgive him or her while

you fulfil his or her desires. This begins to clear out the adolescent influences you

have in your daily life, enabling you to plan and activate powerful, adult behaviour.

Enroll in a personal growth class, prayer group or meditation class. Learn how to

create and activate positive mental thoughts. As you learn these, you will begin to

heal yourself; and your Plutonian problems will stop creating nasty crises in your

life.Yet, now you must begin to take your power. Pay attention to your thoguhts

during the day, and take a mental note of how many negative or critical thoughts you

have. Begin consciously reducing the number of them by stopping whnever you find

them coming up into your conscious mind - then make yourself think something

positive instead. Sceptical, critical thoughts and sarcastic attitudes are common

during adolescence, but your adult self has little use for them, beyond causing you

grief and trouble. As you gain more and more control of your thoughts, you will find

that you and your environment are both more peaceful. You come in touch with the

creative, healing wellspring within you. More love for yourself and others will then

come out, but in a natural way rather than the forced way so typical of the

adolescent. Rather, you will truly love being of service to those for whom you care

deeply, and you will find the world supporting and serving you in return. And that's

okay!

 

 

Natal Pluto in 7th House

(Ginger Chalford)

This house initially belongs to the child; and very often when people exhibit

childish behaviour one can find planets which represent that behaviour

pattern in the natal seventh house. As the young child begins to grow socially,

she / he discovers that by imitating the adults in his or her environment, she /

he is learning about personality patterns and growth-oriented interactions

with others. This gives the child a sense of security. After all, there's no need

to figure out how to act and what to do, for models of behaviour abound all

around.Children with Pluto in the seventh house learn their lesssons well, and

can become accomplished mimics of adults. As they practise their new

behaviours, they receive responses from parents, adults, and older children,

which tell them whether the actions are pleasing or not. Children do want to

please, for that assures them that the world is moving along smoothly, that

they will have plenty to eat and other children to play with, etc..This original

sellout is necessary, since children cannot truly fend for themselves. The

personal power is, as commonly happens with Pluto, exchanged for security.

With this placement however, it is often more difficult to tke that power back

once adulthood is reached. It is here in the seventh house that social

experiments are made, that the learning cycle on how to get along and fit in is

begun. It is here that children establish their limits, the boundaries that

demarcate what they can and cannot do.

With Pluto here, these boundaries can be very confining, which sets up a

repression of energy that could either explode later or else seem to disappear

entirely ino the personality.Since children are rewarded for imitating adults

and older children around them, the behaviour is reinforced and there is a

tendency to continue it. These children look for validation of their self-image

from others, hoping that they look right, act normally, dress within the mode

(or code), and generally fit in with society. This process of learning is a

seemingly long one, taking all of the early life to accomplish. Yet, the

behavioural tools necessary to deal with unforseen situations remain limited,

even into adulthood. When disaster strikes, it is usually because of the

environmental situation or someone else, rather than the Pluto native. This

seeming passivity is a logical result of thought processes that set up other

people as the source of power in life. (If others can give the self value, they

can destroy it as well.)This child gets in touch with the emotional content of

relationships very early in life. He or she may have been picked on by older

children or siblings, or victimised by them in some way. One such case was a

boy who was encouraged to participate in some naughty activities by an older

brother. When the child was caught he was punished, but his older brother

was not. (He had sworn to secrecy as part of the deal.) His lotalty to his word

kept the parents in the dark as to why their younger son was such a

troublesome case, unil years and years later. Yet, such experiences can leave

emotional scars on young children, and they may try to avoid any intimacy or

close involvement with another person as much as possible. They may

withdraw and spend more time watching than actually participating in

relationships, even though to have a friend or closer relationship is the one

thing they desire most in life.Unfortunately, the hild assumes that others have

all the answers, and transfers the awe of parents and adult authority figures

to other individuals who are older and / or seem stronger and more powerful.

If someone else becomes angry with them, the impact on these Pluto people

will be very strong. They will either meekly submit, while fuming secretly

within; or they will become an aggressive, rebellious underdog and resist

openly. Power plays in relationships seem to occur frequently, but that is the

natural attempt of the Pluto individual to find the limits of his or her own

power. Over time however, those with this placement may still not have

discovered their own personal power, and may still be waiting for an okay

from someone else before proceeding with their own life. All this activity can

be subconscious, for the original feelings associated with the early

adaptations have been lost. They have floated out of sight, only to run the

show from a booth on the side rather than taking their place on centre

stage.These patterns have a nasty habit of sliding by unnoticed through

adolescence and into adulthood very easily, as they are strongly reinforced by

the peer group (which is an adolescent replacement for the parental authority

figures).

The person still has a tendency to expect someone outside himself or herself

to know all the answers - a mentor, a teacher, a spouse or an angel from God.

She / he may remain a passive resister of the first rank, leaving to someone

else the repsonsibility for any messers that may occur in life. She / he will

even move out of the familiar neighbourhood to be with somoene who gives

him or her that special feeling. Instead of adolescent games, the seventh

house Pluto individual will have discovered a broader spectrum of games in

the marketplace with other (apparent) adultrs. Just as this person was

inadvertently abused as a child, now his / her business opponents give him /

her a rough time. This can manifest as getting in trouble with his boss, a loved

one or the bank!In order to appear as successful and 'together' as others,

these Pluto people will try to have all the answers themselves. The

unfortunate aspect of it all is that, due to their limited self-expansion and

experimentation as children, they don't have that many answers. Somehow,

somewhere, they will foul up and someone else will get the cake - the raise,

the relationship, etc.. This can set up a pattern of frustration and anger at

certain other manipulating individuals, which can fester over long periods of

time. Whether they treat others nicely or not doesn't mean that the lesson of

this placement has been learned. Being rebellious, treating others like dirt (a

possible extreme manifestation) is still a reaction to the belief that the desires

of others must always come first.

What these people have to learn is that by becoming the very opposite of what

they were trained to be, they are not really rebelling. Instead, they are only

confirming that their training was valid, that the parents and other adult

authority figures were right. These negative actions are merely saying that the

Plutonian is angry about it and wants to punish others for having more

important desires and activities than he or she does.

The other mode of response is that of the quiet, introverted, passive resister.

THese Pluto individuals can explore the opposite extreme of their unruly

brothers and sisters, by trying to appease everyone they meet, cringing with

anger and / or sacrificing the self for the hope of a harmonious relationship.

These people will do anything to stay at home with someone in order to keep

the game going, to keep the relationship alive. There can be a terrible fear

that the relationship could end (generally when the other party walks out) -

and then they will be alone, without someone of power around them to assure

them that they are all right, etc.. They will also refuse to see the major impact

they have on the partner's life, thinking themselves somehow invisible and

unobtrusive. That's hard to be when you have this Pluto placement! Not

trusting themselves, they look for someone else on whom they can rely.

Fortunately, many people with this Pluto placement do grow up and begin to

make choices for themselves. This can create profound relationships, from

exciting and synergistic business partnerships to soulmates. Even though the

partner is usually a strong-willed person, there is an appreciation of his or her

spunkiness and strength, and a willingness to make the relationship a special

or evcen magical one. The two heads, like rams, may butt each other every

once in a while, but he relationship definitely won't suffer from boredom!To

others, these people may appear to have nasty fights, butg instead it is a

healthy way for them to let off steam, and the anger is quickly forgiven and

forgotten. Both partners will acknowledge he power aned impactg they have

on each other, and will be willing to commit themselves to working ou

solutions that don't hurt the other one or break his or her trust. These

Plutonian natives have learned to balance heir own desires with the other

person's. hey neither consistently demand to have their own way, nor do they

give in to the wishes of the partner all the time. They have learned a great

deal about life through relationships, and they have a healthy self-image.This

placement is very good for those in the legal profession, including judges,

because therse people are very fair. They are also good psychologists, having

come into that subject with an intense curiosity about what was happening in

their own life and relationships. These Plutonians make many conscious

choices during the day, without needing the advice of others. And they can

keep up their positive energy, because they are confident in their public

image.

THose with Pluto here can also do well in mass communications, should the

rest of the chart favour that, because the public image can be powerful and

their message can move multitudes. They take responsibility for their lives,

and they have indeed grown up.

Situations that seem to accompany this placement can include disaster on the

home front; separations, domination by partners and spouses, bitter ending of

relationships, fighting futilely, vengeful partners, sudden disappearance of

important people in their lives, and persistent difficulty in getting and keepin

a mate. Generally, as was said earlier, events with this placement seem to

come ou of the individual environment, and this can feel scary and evoke deep

feelings of insecurity about possible future heavy events also catching them

off guard.

When Pluto transit individuals realise they have a choice in he matter, the

tables turn. But hen they will have to accept responsibility for the tremendous

power they have chosen. THe partner is often the most significant person in

this individual's life - particularly the romantic partner. Heavy karmic tie-ins

to the past are possible if Pluto rules house ten or house four. In that case, the

individual with this placement may be looking for a replacement parent. If you

have this Pluto position, beware of falling into that trap!While Pluto transits

this house, relationships will have to be overhauled. At the very least, the way

the individual looks at the relationships will have to be transformed. Often,

this can manifest as the disruption of a personal relaitonship or business

partnership. It doesn't have to end however, if both parties can go through

this transformation together. But the repsonsibility for communicating to the

partner about needs and changes still lies with the Pluto person.

Legal hassles and tendencies to evade the law can come up at this time also.

But generally, most of the results of this transit will directly or indirectly

reflect the powerful impact of the person's overhaul on his or her

environment. If seen that way, then something can be done about it. The

crises must ease up, and this process must start with the individual who is

affected by the seventh house Pluto, either natally or by transit.To change the

negative impact of Pluto in the seventh house, one mus stop being a martyr or

victim. Forgive others (partners, ex-spouses) for what they've done to you, and

clear that emotional debris from the past. See the fourth house for forgiveness

techniques. Then look at your current life. Monitor a few days of your life, and

note how many times you conceded or compromised your views for those of

another person. Start paying attention to how you feel at those times. In many

instances there are fine, practical reasons why you take the other person's

ideas or activities so seriously. But in some instances, you will find that you

have a nagging doubtg, a resentment or a moment of indecision. It's this kind

of situation you will need to focus on and change. Changing doesn't mean that

you mus now insist on doing something different from what the people around

you are doing. That would only indicate that you have still failed to make a

clear decision on your own, and are simply reacting to others in a negative

way. What you really need to do is to regain conscious control over your

thoughts and actions

.Every time you fail to clarify your preference, your own inner sense of

security and trust suffers a bit. It's far better to say 'Wait, let me think about

it' than to go along with someone else merely because that person seems to

have stronger, more pronounced views and motivations than you. Don't

submit to pressure from others through intimidation, anger, guilt, etc.. If

someone is manipulating you, put them on hold until you have discovered

what it is that you really want to do. Go off by yourself if necessary, and make

them wait. If the situation is a crisis that can't wait, then let your instinct take

over. But there will be very few real crises coming your way once you begin

tuning into how you deny your own choices.

If you are the type of person who is blustery, and you don't feel well-liked or

appreciated, then it may be that you have been playing the rebellious but

passive resister all these years. Monitor yourself for a few days, and you'll

discover that you may believe one thing but act just the opposite way. If this

happens, you know that your assertion of independence and identity is not

real. You still haven't discovered what you want from yourself.

When you disagree with someone, check within yourself to see whether it's an

automatic negative reaction or not. Is it a habit? If so, remember incidents in

which you disagreed with others, but eventually went along with them. Replay

the scenes and rewrite the endings in your imagination, and then ask yourself

how you could have handled the situation differently, so as to get the results

you wanted. Learn the contemporary methods of personal assertion; how to

get what you want while the other fellow is not manipulating or being

manipulated. I's a wonderful new frontier! Now is the time to explore it, and

discover the depth and vibrancy of your relationships.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The evolutionary intent is teaching these individuals to develop more fully the

lesson of giving to another so that the individual's own needs can be met

tenfold. In this way, the balance of relationship will be realised.As these

evolutionary lessons are developed, the Seventh House Pluto individual will be

one of the most giving of all people. He or she will be able to identify the

reality as it exists for anyone with whom he or she interrelates. In so doing,

these individuals can give to others exactly what they need. In addition, they

will learn when to give, and when not to give. By developing these lessons,

they will learn how to participate in relationships in a non-dependent way, and

will encourage independence in any partner or mate. Because of these

lessons, these individuals will learn how to be inwardly balanced in any

external situation in which they find themselves. They will no longer run the

risk of losing themselve s by trying on differing values, ideas, and beliefs that

others represent. These individuals will learn to appreciate the diversity of

human nature, and recognise their own individuality because of it. This

realisation can translate into the gift that they give others: the courage to

discover and be themselves.

Common characteristics of Pluto in the Seventh House: compulsive need to be

in relationships or to relate with others in order to feel complete, the need to

dominate or be dominated by another, the need to be needed by others, the

need to be liked by others, having a hypnotic effect on people, and the need to

solicit advice or to give advice to others.

Natal Pluto in 8th House

(Ginger Chalford)

The child with this placement is in touch with his or her inner psychic forces early in

life. The inner attunement often runs counter to what is expected of him or her, or

what the child is expected to believe and accept in life. On the one hand, there are

philosophies about success which suggest that one has to work very hard over a long

period of time before one is rewarded. This is also known as 'paying your dues'. Yet,

the Pluto eighth house child knows that whatever is desired intensely and singlemindedly

can manifest in a flash, as if by magic. This manifestation of occult power is

seldom noticed by the parents, and is generally extinguished by the age of five or so.

Yet this inherent quality of the individual who has Pluto in the eighth has led psychics

to speculate that such a person may have been a magician in previous lifetimes.

Children with this placement often experience a conflict between their world view

and what they assume to be the world view of their parents. The intensity of these

children can inspire in the parents a need to control the fire which they sense exists

in the children; to tame the wild spirit, as it were. They know that children cannot yet

support themselves, so they use things (home, school supplies, clothes, food, etc.) as

a simple means of keeping the child aware of where its resources are coming from,

thus maintaining a sense of control over the child.

Often they want to protect the child from the dreariness of life as they see it, little

knowing that they are draining the colour from the child's inner imaginative life. Of

course, none of this is intentional. Parents usually do not wish harm or unhappiness

on their children. In this case the eighth house Pluto child seems to want everything,

because the desire nature is so strong. And that is what disturbs the parents, who

have visions of pregnant teenage daughters and wild gang-prowling sons. They feel a

need to cool the temperament of this intense child.

The impact of this Pluto placement occurs mainly in childhood, as opposed to

adolescence. The child, in exchange for a secure and comfortable environment

(whatever that means to the child), will sacrifice the power to manifest his or her

resources magically, in exchange for the knowledge and social understanding of the

much older and larger parents who 'know the score'. In a nutshell, power is sacrificed

for the security of the parents' resources. This sets up a pattern in which others will

have the resource power, and the child will defer to them because of that leverage

factor. Of course, despite the initial success of this sacrifice, the child soon begins to

resent the choice, feels frustrated, and is often unwilling to be grateful for what he or

she is receiving.

Also during childhood, there is a sense of having to discover how the world is put

together. This search for knowledge is not unique to the eighth house Pluto person,

but it is intensified, especially in the area of physics and metaphysics. As might be

expected, death and other endings carry a great significance to the eighth house

Pluto children, who ponder its whys and wherefores. They search for the cosmic

bottom line, the ultimate meaning of life. However, since these children are often

denying their psychic powers, there is also little or no access to the mental regions

that would make this higher understanding possible. Consequently, they will then

wander about in search of the things in life that make it meaningful. And this search

can mean that they will be loners as children, and as adults they may brood about the

nature of things.

The final issue, and one that carries over into the adult personality, is learning how to

deal with trust. Desire, a major component of Pluto energy and hte eighth house, is

storng. Pluto natives want their emotional desire energies to be intense and pure.

Yet, when their trust is abused, psychic confusion can result. Then they will close off

their avenues of receptivity towards others, and withdraw. Trust can become an issue

throughout life if it is not worked with and understood, for trusting others is an

extension of trusting the self.

When inner knowledge is traded for food and rent, the self with its wilpd imagination

and magical reality must be sacrificed too. Then what intuition can these people rely

on? They have lost the security that comes from trusting their inner senses. This is

covered over with a veneer of bravado, showing everyone that 'I can do it the hard

way', or 'I have all the answers' (the most common early expression of this Pluto

energy). Yes, they do have all the answers - but they aren't in touch with them! They

separate these answers from mundane reality, so they remain in limbo until freed by

conscious thought later in life.

Other personality patterns which show up with this placement include refusing to

accept help from others, sexual intensity, extremism or abusiveness, taking the self

much too seriously, a tendency to go through periodic personality overhauls,

manipulativeness in order to gain money or other desired items, secretiveness about

what he or she is doing, and a morbid curiosity. Most of these traits come as a result

of inner emotional wrangling over the lack of his or her own resources, and the

frustration of seeing others in possession of desirable things.

This can become a crisis; and the individuals with this placement may resort to illegal

means to obtain what they want, whether it be money, drugs (for a 'spiritual' high),

information, power over someone else, sex, prestige, etc.. The rest of the chart will

indicate whether this extreme will be manifested as petty crime or something worse.

A terrible fear of compromising often comes with this Pluto placement. People born

with Pluto in the eighth may refuse any gift that is offered to them if there is the

slightest suspicion of any strings being attached. These individuals will most often

feel that they have to do everything themselves, without any help. That means

making all the money, doing all the errands, completing all the projects. What a tall

order! At the same time, these Pluto people will probably resent anyone who has had

the good fortune of being helped by others. They will rationalise it, and hold a grudge

to the effect that their talents are somehow overlooked.

These Plutonians are progressive but at the same time conventional people, and are

seldom noticed as bright lights by the public. They think in terms of what other

people have, rather than in terms of what they themselves can create. They are

impatient with trivialities, and can have a do-or-die attitude. After having been

manipulated by the patents' money, they may spend a great deal of their life doing

the same with others, not being aware that this merely limits their own access to

power and continues their unnecessary struggle for things. The struggle for personal

and financial success can be a long one; and results may be slow to appear. The main

way these people can get in touch with themselves is to create a crisis in which their

inner resources are almost forced out of them, overcoming the blockages formed in

early childhood.

Fortunately, Pluto in the eighth is in its own house, its most magical location and

truest placement. Positive aspects to this Pluto placement will manifest after a great

deal of turbulence and thrashing around in the psyche, so to speak. By the thirties, a

new self-understanding generally begins to unfold. (Fortunately for some, it happens

earlier.) These people find that their desire to understand the 'cosmic bottom line' is

bearing fruit. Higher levels of understanding bring strength and resourcefulness to

the surface of the personality, where it can be used even without a crisis.

They are in touch with the higher or larger social evolutionary levels. They have an

innate understanding of how metaphysics works, and they begin to use it. This turns

them into scientists in the true sense of the word, questioning and observing reality.

They magnetise and bring what they want to themselves, which may include another

person who can fulfil their many desires. They don't resent other people who have

great resources, but are usually curious about how those resources are gathered,

because they figure it's something they need to know for themselves. They will want

to replace the magical skills they once traded for security, which have gotten rusty

from years of disuse.

They can then get financial backing from others, for they don't manipulate people

with guilt or other types of social pressure any more. They accept separations and

endings with relative equanimity, as they have great control over their focus of

attention in life, and can shift it from one thing to another whenever they desire.

They are unwilling to cry about the past, for they are busy programming and

rearranging the future, as if it were plastic and malleable - which it truly is!

Their desire to know the answers to life's mysteries draws them deeper and deeper

into the inner temples of the self, creating a pathway of meaning for them. They

passionately develop their intuition, which they are learning to trust. They deal with

emotional issues as they come up, no longer needing the spur of a crisis to discover

the stuff of which they are made. And with that step, they are becoming more

vulnerable to those who love them. When they accept intimacy, they will show more

tenderness than they do when they are acting out of the lusty sentimentality with

which they originally begin a relationship. They allow themselves to be nurtured by

someone, without having to resist it in order to demonstrate personal independence.

Sturbbornness is being replaced with flexibility and selectivity.

Being a deep and mysterious house, the eighth doesn't yield its secrets quickly. With

Pluto here, few people seem to experience those outer situations that characterise

Pluto in the other houses. The crises associated with Pluto here are underground;

and any effects in the environment or life result from significant shifts of power in the

deepest levels and recesses of the psyche. Sexuality can be expressed in extreme

fashion. These people can be extremely poor or very, very wealthy. Frequently, those

with this placement seem to disappear from public view, hiding in the woods or in the

anonymity of a large city. Problems with resources may arise in the traditional eighth

house areas of credit ratings, insurance penalties, taxes, inheritances, etc.. The

deaths of people around them can create major changes in their lifestyle.

Because of these individuals' intense self-absorption, they may appear not to hear

anyone else. Don't be fooled! Generally, these people hear everything, but their outer

response can be slwo or nonexistent. Yet, in a few days, months or even years, they

may present something they have heard as their own concept, albeit in a new

package. These people are good at assimilating the views of others into thier own

perspective, and do not consider it stealing. They are natural brokers, functioning

well as middlemen between people, tying together the rich tapestry of ideas and

making sense out of it.

With Pluto transiting this house, you may not see much activity. The most intense

think that could happen would be for a family member to die, or a friend to be lost

somehow - but that is very rare. Generally, an overhaul of the attitudes about money,

wealth, society, etc. begins to take place. New ideas on love and sex will show up, as

these individuals sort out their love lives. At this stage, the people affected are

learning to become more consciously receptive to their inner workings and messages.

The lesson of this transit is to learn how to let go of old blockages that keep the self

from being successful in getting and being what it wants. No compromises this time!

If you have negative eighth house Pluto problems, you will find a need to get in touch

with your inner resources and intuition. Let go, forgive yourself for holding onto old

attitudes about money, love and success. If you are having physical problems related

to Pluto's rulership areas (elimination and sex organs), your kundalini power has

been misplaced, chopped up and detoured in your body. A psychic healer could

undoubtedly help you visualise an appropriate meditation for the healing you need, as

well as assist you with his or her energy. Be sure, if you take this path, that you allow

yourself to receive this energy from outside yourself, and that you listen without

defensiveness to what your advisors have to say.

If you are having difficulty obtaining as much money or love as you'd like, visualise

what you want as clearly as possible. In your inner movie, see yoruself enjoying what

you want. See other people enjoying your having it, too. See your entire

neighbourhood enjoying your enjoyment, and supporting your pleasure. Then imagine

your suburb or town enjoying your enjoyment, then your county, your state, your

country, your continent, and the whole world... everyone pausing to enjoy your

pleasure with you, glad that you have what you want. Sometimes this visualisation, as

simple as it is, can break down invisible barriers of attitudes you may have had, in

which other people resent or envy your success, making you feel guilty or afraid of it.

When you feel an opening in your chest, a sense of a semi-physical, partly emotional

'shift' in your body, then you know that you have done your programming well. When

that is felt (you'll know it when it happens), turn your attention immediately to

something else that is pleasant to think about. Take your heavy brooding off this

subject for a day or two. Then come back and repeat the visualisation. Good times for

this are when you are in bed just before going to sleep, or when you first arise in the

morning. At those times, you are closest to your inner psychic channels, more

receptive to the subconscious mental powers that order your entire life experience.

Know that your goal is to make your subconscious conscious. As you work towards

that goal, you will discover all the magic you will ever need or want to fulfil your

heart's desires.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In this kind of relationship, the idea or phenomenon of Soul-mates could be realised.

However, strictly speaking, Soul-mates must have a spiritual foundation upon which

their relationship is based and to which all that is inwardly and outwardly

experienced is referred. The essence of a Soul-mate relationship is to promote the

spiritual development of each person because of the relationship. The confrontations

and growth pains occur, of course, yet they promote growth rather than degenerating

into recriminations or vindictive, cruel or mean behaviour toward one another.

Until this third course of actions is adopted by the Eighth House Pluto person, the

other two courses of action will promote negativity. Because one or both partners

may feel that they have invested themselves totally in the other, when unexpected

problems or confrontations arise, or when one person leaves, negative behaviour can

result. Remember that these individuals can have unconscious memories of this kind

of activity from other lives together, which conditions their behaviour in this life. All

that the Eighth House Pluto individual can act upon is a desire for revenge: an eye for

an eye. In varying degrees of intensity, this one motive and desire can create the

basis for the karmic connection which can exist between this person and others.

Every intimate relationship that an Eighth House Pluto individual has with another

will be based on a prior life connection. This will apply to all evolutionary conditions

and all possible karmic patterns and requirements.

Many Eighth House Pluto individuals have had a series of prior lives in which the rug

has been pulled out from under their feet. This has occurred either through karmic

retribution, or because they have overly invested themselves in, and become too

dependent upon, a situation or person in their lives. The degree of over-investment or

dependency will determine the degree of emotional shock associated with the

experience. If the individual has a karmic signature wherein he or she has used his or

her sexuality to get what he or she needed, or to control others, then the individual

may experience this type of retribution in his or her own life. The worst cases might

include the possibility of being rape, for example. The prior-life memory of having the

rug pulled out from under their feet is responsible for most of these people coming

into this life with a conditioned defensiveness, and a conditioned suspicion as to the

motives and intentions of those who desire to be involved with them in some way.

This dynamic creates emotional retention or withholding for fear of having the rug

pulled once again. It can take an abnormally long time for the individual to really

trust another or a situation in which he or she is involved, as a result.

The polarity point is the Second House. The evolutionary intent is one of utter selfreliance

and learning how to identify one's own internal values and resources in

order to sustain oneself. On this basis, these individuals are learning how to minimise

compulsive dependence on anything outside of themselves. They are learning how to

look within and use themselves as the symbol for their own personal transformation.

The evolutionary intent demands that they progressively learn to simplify their lives -

do make it more basic. Thus, it is important for these individuals to effect relative

isolation from the impact of the external environment to look within and examine the

whys and wherefores of their own existence. In this way, they will learn how to

identify who they essentially are versus the pieces of themselves that are actually

other people with whom they have been karmically linked through relationships in

this or other lives. This karmic linkage is associated with the osmosis effect of

sexuality, and the uniting of themselves with others on an emotional, intellectual and

spiritual level. In this way, they can discover the core of themselves, and will learn

how to sustain themselves by identifying their own personal resources. By so doing

they will become emotionally, intellectually, spiritually, physically and sexually selfsufficient.

They will learn how to participate in a committed, growth-oriented

relationship in a non-dependent, non-compulsive way. In this way, they will naturally

attract another who is self-sustaining by nature. They will transmute the karma of

manipulation because the need for growth will not be linked to or dependent upon

external situations or persons. These individuals will learn how to make consistently

correct choices as to what to involve and not involve themselves with. In addition, all

personal misuses of power and sexuality will be completely eliminated. Walking upon

the road of self-reliance, they will dance to their own tune, and not someone

else's.This evolutionary intent will allow these individuals to face the limitations

implied in the totality of their natures, and make the necessary adjustments to allow

for additional growth. This intent will either be desired and consciously developed, or

it will be enforced through the necessary karmic blows or shocks.

As the Eighth House Pluto individual evolves into the Second House polarity, the

transformation produces individuals who are self-motivated. They will be able to

encourage and motivate the growth concerns of others with whom they come into

contact in an utterly non-manipulative way, and will not allow for others to become

dependent upon them. They will encourage others to strip away all the layers of

conditioning that have dictated their behaviour and orientation to life. In so doing,

they will encourage others to realise their own individual essence and to sustain and

apply themselves on that basis. Their intrinsic capacity to identify the essence of

whatever issues or areas of life they focus upon can now be used to penetrate,

discover and solve the 'mysteries' of life for the betterment of themselves and for

others in general.Common characteristics of Pluto in the Eighth House include:

intensity on all levels, a deep radiating ocre of power, can be very fixed and stubborn,

dislike of all superficial relationships, can be vindictive when taken advantage of by

others, strong likes and dislikes, magnetic, transforming those (for better or worse)

who are involved with them, being black and white without shades of gray until the

necessary transformation takes place, ability to motivate others, being a

'why'-oriented person, can be emotionally manipulative, cycles of emotional

withdrawal, and being secretive.

Natal Pluto in 9th House

(Ginger Chalford)

Very often, this PLuto child is brought up in an environment of strong-willed parents.

Often the mother feels she knows all the answers or has at least to look as though she

does, and the child is fooled by the grand show put on by his / her superparent.

However, what the child feels and intuits about the nature of life is often disregarded

by the parents as being charmingly meaningless. This child, who so easily tunes into

perceptions that go beyond space and time, is puzzled at the firm faith and belief

others have in limited philosophical doctrines.The mother of a child with this

placement is often either strongly religious or anti-religious. Whatever her beliefs,

she takes a very exacting and definite position, as if to say "My child will learn what's

right!" This can create a crisis for the child, who finds she / he can't integrate his /

her magical perceptions of life comfortably within the framework of parental

beliefs.In order to preserve inner mental peace, a choice is necessary. The obvious

winner will be the beliefs which he child sees in his / her parents. This sets up the

tendency to take everything the mother says as being absolutely true. Mother knows

it all! Of course, after a few years the child is exposed to alternate ideas and ways of

thinking, and can make attitude adjustments. However, the early imprint remains so

strong that the child will often attempt to assume that other people have the same

capacity for absolute knowledge as the mother. Sometimes with this placement, the

child has a reverent devotion to the tenth house parent, whether it be mother or

father or any adult guardian. When this child has questions, and she / he certainly

has a lot of them, they are presented to the mother for the explanation that the child

assumes mother or father will always have.

Answers come easily and readily in the early formative years, but when the time

comes (as it must) that mother or father can't answer all the questions any more,

panic strikes the heart of the ninth house Pluto child. Although still loyally affirming

the world view of his or her parents, and believing them to be virtually infallible, the

child or adolescent looks inward and sees that his / her own self doesn't know all the

answers. Consequently, he / she turns to the social world outside in search of them.

With the powerful urge to know that is so characteristic of this placement, he or she

is not content to sit back and let the answers reveal themselves. There is an

aggressive mental search for the truth; and the answers must be known as soon as

possible!This causes many young people to turn to other young people for answers.

The ninth house Pluto person waits and watches, learning constantly, even when his

or her questions are not asked out loud. Many questions reflect his or her nature, and

are asked inwardly, non-verbally. They can only be answered by experience, which

unfortunately doesn't come until later in life. The young person usually doesn't find

the answers he or she is seeking in other young people, and therefore searches for

them in the larger mainstream of society. This search and learning process can

include excessive television watching, as well as early involvement in cult groups or

gangs. This child or adolescent is not attracted to timidly expressed ideas - they must

have impact, they must be important and meaningful, and they must be infalible and

cover every possible situation. On the one hand, this can lead to a spiritual search;

and on the other hand, it can result in extreme narrow-mindedness and intellectual

arrogance.

For those who continue searching outside themselves for a solution to life's

mysteries, meanings and purposes, advertising can be hypnotically effective - it can

even brainwash them. These are the people who, even though they are adults, will

still use a particular brand of toothpaste beacuse the advertisement impressed them.

They will buy the correct and best dishwasher detergent, wine, or pain reliever,

because they believe the ad.Women with this placement could become obsessed with

their appearance, attempting vainly to look like an Eileen Ford model, feeling that

something in life is tragically missing because of their lack of physical beauty. Men

may become excessively defensive over their masculinity, and befriend others who

have the same political or business axes to grind. One never discusses politics,

religion or morality with this type of man, because he will always quote the ultimate

authority, whether it be the Bible, the Bhagavad Gita, the government, scientific

documents, etc.

Neither of these types of men and women can function well and happily; and they will

seldom move beyond a close group of associates who constantly reinforce the same

beliefs. This clannishness gives these people a sense of spiritual, philosophical or

political security. In a sense, they have sold their soul to the devil, to the mental

expressions of others. They have little to say on their own authority - after all,

everything has been figured out for them, starting with mother.This pattern is

reflected in those who blindly follow leaders, religious or political gurus that do their

thinking for them. They can be intolerant of other beliefs, and may feel 'called' to

preach, discovering a sense of personal destiny in the service of social, religious or

governmental institutions. Originally manipulated by advertising, they have no

qualms about brainwashing others when given the chance. This quality can even be

seen in mundane everyday affairs, when several individuals who are supposedly

sharing a conversation are actually vying for the attention of the group, trying to

persuade others what is right and wrong, that they know what is best for humanity.

A real danger of this placement can be that individuals feel they have found the

answers, so there's no need to search any farther. They may also be those who are so

insecure in their own ability to think that they will believe virtually anything in print

or in the news. By their own unwillingness to think for themselves, they have lost

their power to transform themselves and the world, even though such a

transformation is a goal to which they aspire longingly. They may even create for

themselves a situation of exile, as their learned beliefs conflict with the environment

and society around them.

However, the fanatical extremes of belief are relatively rare in these people; and

although they bark loudly, few of them have any real 'bite'. Although their

philosophical narrowness can continue for a while, it is often dramatically shifted at

someo point during the lifetime. The world view changes as they begin questioning

their parents' philosophies and attitudes. Often this change is expressed initially in a

rebelliousness against learned attitudes, even to the extent of refusing to read the

papers, watch television or go to church or synagogue. Then a dramatic restructuring

of their views occurs, which can initiate changes that bring upheavals over a period

of several years.They begin to get in touch with their inner visceral comprehension of

the world. They begin to expand their mental horizons so much that they will observe

other cultures in order to provide grist for the mental mill. They will study a great

variety of philosophical ideas in order to get a grand perspective on life, and may

express this mental expansion with statements that tie opposites together by way of

their commomn denominators. For example, such a person may find the common

thread between various religions or political systems. As controversial as this usually

is, the individual is merely trying to find what makes a polarity a polarity. The

commonality is enthusiastically pursued, and when found, it gives access to a

perspective that is beyond either extreme.

Pluto ninth house people, whether they go through a philosophical overhaul or not

(they usually do at some time in their life), can achieve recognition through higher

education, governmental service, or religious institutions. They are intolerant of

hypocrisy, and evoke inspiration in others. This is a calling which can be used on any

level; physical (in relationships), mental (as in the ability to skilfully reach the masses

through advertising), or emotional (by creating and maintaining movements for

spiritual or social change and service). These people are definitely capable of having

a mystical experience, as their world view transcends time and space, and they have

the potential to tap into perceptions far beyond the capacities of the normal or

average individual.Their broadened perspective brings wisdom eventually, and with it

comes a desire to positively change society - not through violence, but through

education. These people find their answers through spirit; but even though answers

do come, the creativity of this placement inspires more and higher questions. The

eternal search may never bring total peace; but those with this placement are thrilled

with the search itself, and find pleasure in the constant expansion of their personal

horizons. They become natural guidance counsellors, or psychics who understand the

insecurities and foibles of human nature with a perspective that just may help those

who are reaching out to them. They understand its spirit as well.

Dramatic crises in life come as a result of changing belief systems. Sudden

understandings of a larger scope, or even the glimpse of another possible reality

beyond the mundane everyday one, can bring this about. As a result, careers may be

changed. Students may suddenly drop out of school, wondering why the motivation to

do what they had been doing is no longer there. A period of questioning may create

rifts in familiar or traditionally based relationships. The affected individuals may

retreat into the country, hoping to get back in touch with some peaceful dream lost

from another era.Or, people under this influence may just seem to withdraw from

society in some kind of alienated protest. Fortunately, this protest seldom lasts very

long. These rebellious individuals will soon discover that broader perspectives could

bring about a rebellion against the very things they have recently embraced! And on

and on it goes, as the perspective expands. Some people join organisations at this

time, in the hope of finding security within a group. Again, few in this type of crisis

are destined to stay in narrow confines for very long.

Pluto transiting this house can bring about any or all of the above-mentioned crises.

Yet, with this transit often comes an emphasis on challenging the beliefs and social

attitudes of the mother or adult female guardian. Remember, these beliefs or world

views are assumed on the part of the Pluto person, and may not objectively describe

the mother. Other children in the same family could have another Pluto house

placement, and might feel that the mother represents something totally different. So

the person hit by Pluto in this house will have to deal with these concepts within

himself or herself, by re-evaluating who and what the mother represents specifically,

and what attitudes must stay or go.

This is a scary time, philosophically, because any and all things suddenly have the

possibility of being absolutely true, even though they may contradict each other!

Although not everyone can be an astronaut, imaginings like this could crop up during

this transit. The natural tools of fantasy and imagination run rampant, as the

individual attempts to hastily put together a new belief package that can work in his

or her daily life. This can be an extremely difficult transit to have during adolescence,

for then there is a mad dash to keep up and grow up, with a tendency to defer

thinking until some later date. This backfires sometimes, later in adulthood, when the

challenge to think for himself or herself once again arises, creating disillusionment

and panic.

A good way to go about developing the positive potential of this aspect is to question

everything. Be willing to have what you believe to be true thrown out of the window if

it's shown to be false. And how do you know if something is false? An idea is false for

you if the choice to believe it is based on fear, rather than on self-esteem and love. A

child would rather believe the world view of the parents because it cratesa a sense of

security. Disagreeing with or moving away from the parents' beliefs can create

anxieties, fears that what you are doing is not quite right.You do not want to have

your current crop of beliefs and attitudes based on insecurity and anxiety. If you are

willing to examine some possibly scary alternatives, you may find out that what you

were originally taught really is correct. In that case, you can now make a positive

choice to keep that belief - because you want to, not because you are afraid not to.

And the same goes for a belief based on childhood anxiety, which you don't want any

more. Throw it out - you are the one who decides now what you wish to believe, feel

and know!Take a belief that causes you a lot of trouble, such as 'People can't have

both love and money at the same time'. Admit that you have it! Then acknowledge the

ramifications of that belief in your daily life. Writing down examples of how you

express the belief over a period of a couple of days is very helpful in identifying the

impact that the idea has on your daily life. Then forgive yourself for having held onto

that belief for so long, and forgive your mother or father who taught it to you. (See

the fourth house Pluto for a description of forgiveness.)Now decide what idea you

want to put in its place. Ask yourself why you haven't let yourself activate this new

idea already. What are your resistances? Acknowledge them, and then decide to

change. Gradually increase the amount of time each day you spend in the new mental

framework. You'll begin to see the difference in your life!(Haydn Paul)You will feel

the need to have a strong ideological support structure guiding your life, to give it a

definition, clarify your choices and offer a clear direction to follow. In many ways,

your beliefs help to create your sense of personal identity, as they act as a centering

energy giving a sense of solidarity and permanence.

The areas which will interest you, and from which the ideological base will emerge,

are those of morals, ethics, politics, education, law and religion. Your social

conscience and sense of responsibility will be awakened; and you may become

involved with the attempt to alleviate causes of social and world problems. Certainly

you will want to help in these directions, to add your contribution towards healing the

ills of the world, and to oppose social hypocrisy and injustice.Once you have adopted

and established your chosen platform, you will feel a need to express it to others; and

this can lead to excessive dogmatism and self-righteousness, especially in the first

flush of your enthusiasm for the particular ideology. All those who possess 'the truth'

or 'the right answers' suffer from this tendency to convert, convince others that

theirs is the only right way. It may well be for them and an associated group, but it is

most unlikely to be for everyone; not everyone accepts or believes astrology for

instance.

(Haydn Paul)

Your intuitive abilities will lead you in a generally harmonious direction which should

benefit others; and you will be ambitious to achieve success in all your endeavours,

possibly becoming a spokesperson for your beliefs. Much will depend upon the nature

of the ideology that you adopt. Some are more inclusive than others; some can be too

restrictive and limit personal freedoms; whichever you chooose, it will mould your

personality, so be very careful which you get involved with. At an extreme, you could

become a religious fanatic, or a political revolutionary attempting to impose your

perception of life upon others, expressing basically divisive attitudes into the world,

as do many religious and political leaders.

The transformation which Pluto requires is for you to develop your own unique

ideological approach to life, not one which relies upon following a group belief

structure, and to have the strength to stand on your own feet and have the courage to

follow your own path and convictions. This implies an eventual sharing with others of

the individual freedoms to search and discover, not merely an attempt to convert; and

an encouraging of each to find his own unique path by releasing the need to feel

secure by reflecting group beliefs uncritically and without question.Such a new

approach to the underlying tendency will act as a liberating force, potentially leading

to more personal experience of the reality and validity of your essential beliefs, or to

their unsuitability and failings. Pluto will act to undermine your compulsive need to

adopt a structure to guide your life, by stimulating conditions that cause it to fall

apart and erode your confidence in the beliefs. However, this is only because it wants

to lead you towards new horizons, which are more fully expressive of your unique

individuality and through which your own light can shine in freedom.

(Donna Cunnigham)

This shows a deep, analytical mind; yet this person may balk at completing a higher

education. This type resents having to get a degree to succeed, as getting one would

mean his or her parents won. Many such people go all the way through school, then

somehow fail to complete the last semester, the last course, or even the last paper.

This is a great revenge, maddening to parents who so much wanted their child to

have an education, which was seen as a magical key to getting somewhere.This may

be seen as a fail for spite ploy, because these people also believe that education is

powerful and life-transforming, and that without it they won't get anywhere. Where

Pluto is, one tends to give over power, so one is stuck there - 'damned if you do and

damned if you don't'. Resentments can be displaced onto society. One highly

intelligent man with this placement who had just one course to go to complete a

badly needed degree expressed his resentment toward society. I should him by

saying, 'You know what? Society doesn't care whether you finish your education or

not! Society doesn't even know you exist! The education is only for you!'. Startled into

clarity by this deliberate shock therapy, he went on to finish his degree. (Similar

resentments and self-spiting patterns may exist toward The Law or The

Church.)When these people work through the resentments that are getting in their

way, Pluto here can be an excellent placement. These people are actually born

scholars and researchers, and would get great satisfaction from studying on their

own. They could also be powerful teachers who could get to the heart of abstract

issues, using the power of the mind to release others from the bondage of ignorance.

Knowledge IS power, and the right use of knowledge could transform the world.

(Ulla Palomaki)

Through the ninth house we acquire the sense of belonging to society, its order and

hierarchy. The ninth house often determines the nature of this belonging and

eventual difficulties and challenges inherent in it. The ninth house also has storng

connections with traditions and cultural background. Thus, Pluto is not necessarily

very comfortable in the house. The individual is easily estranged from his domestic,

religious and cultural background. That sort of hierarchy and values are not naturally

adopted by him. Sometimes fate has determined that the individual has a family

whose traditions and way of life differ far from those prevailing in society at

large.Pluto's position in the ninth house brings feelings of rootlessness so that the

view of life or religion has to be looked for in other horizons, perhaps far away. Other

countries and cultures may be sources of inspiration for new spiritual concepts. This

kind of 'wandering instinct' often results in a lot of spiritual wisdom (Nostradamus),

and may lead to a continuous spiritual search for higher truths. Instead of wandering

physically, some wander in their minds. This individual is apt to live a solitary life is

he so desires.The search for vision and beliefs may become obsessive, so that the

views are defended strongly and considered as absolutely right. This attitude may

lead to intolerance. The zeal to convert other people to follow the individual's own

views is sometimes very strong. Jeff Green calls this a 'Billy Graham archetype'. In a

positive way, the individual is able to get near the truth after a long search, and

transmit his knowledge to others. Important is to remember that the truth is never

held by a human being. In a positive way, he can also contribute to questioning old

religious systems. He has an inner capacity to see their flaws, and thus can

contribute to their transformation. Pluto in the ninth house symbolises

transformation (Pluto) of religion (ninth house, analogical to Sagittarius).This house

position allows the mind to develop because the ninth house has to do with higher

thinking and non-trivial matters. The mind is usually very sharp and performing,

especially if Mercury is also strong and not disturbed. It may lead to erudition,

theoretical work and studies in different kinds of fields. Many have a deep-rooted

view that knowledge is power, and thus are keen on studying and not letting their

minds languor in disuse. According to the French astrologer Jean-Pierre Nicolas, a lot

of time, studies and experiences are needed before life starts to express itself.One of

the best means to channel this planetary position is to participate in changes in social

life, hierarchy and politics, all of which represent the ninth house.

(Howard Sasportas)

I have observed that, in general, people approach the house in which Pluto is placed

in two very broad but different ways. Some plunge into the affairs of the house,

grappling with the deeper issues and implications of that realm, and inveitably are

changed and tranformed through what they experience there. Others, trying to

preserve their already existing sense of self and fearing what this planet might do to

them, close the door and try to shut Pluto out of the house altogether. They forget

that he has an uncanny ability to break locks.This same dynamic applies to Pluto in

the 9th. On one level, the challenge for those with this placement is to join Pluto in a

quest for a deeper awareness of the ultimate concerns in life. With Pluto here,

religious and philosophical issues are often approached with a seriousness and

reverence, as if their survival depended on coming to grips with the nature of God or

existence. The spiritual drive can be obsessive and fanatical: they are often voracious

to find answers and to discover the basic, irrefutable laws and patterns which govern

life. In search of the truth, they reach for the bright heavens or plumb the dark

undercurrents and depths of the psyche. And what they are really looking for is the

ground under their own feet. How can life be faved unless there is something to

stand on? Even if the ground is slippery and treacherous, it is still better than no

ground at all.Even if it should turn out that life has no givens, and there is no preordained

design or structure to existence, those with Pluto in the ninth still

desperately need to find or create meaning. But Pluto is a destroyer as well; and

sooner or later their philosophies may be subjected to some sort of purgatory, or be

torn down and structured anew. In this sense, they are sometimes betrayed or let

down by their cherished religion or beliefs. The collapse of a belief system may be an

almost overwhelming experience, throwing them into deep despair and depression,

until they are reborn again through another one.

Their dogmatism and self-righteousness could stem from the fear that if another

person's philosophy contradicts their own, then what they believe in may have to be

questioned. Rather than endangering the sanctity of what they worship and adore,

they may try to control what everyone else believes in or convert all others to their

side.The image of God is often coloured by what planet is in the 9th. For those with

Pluto here, God may not be all justice, beauty and light. He may have a dark side to

His nature and occasionally decide He doesn't like them. He could delight in leading

them to the edge of a precipice, dangling them there, or destroying them altogether

no matter how 'good' they were. It is no wonder many of the people I have met with

Pluto in the 9th have difficulty conceiving of a rosy future. As dire as this may sound,

some real benefits arise out of their dilemmas. Firstly, they are forced to take a stand

on suffering and find some meaning through it, even if it is a fate they can do nothing

about. Secondly, they will try to derive as much as they can from every experience,

engaging themselves in each and every moment far more completely than others who

have a less harrowing concept of God.I said earlier that some may not welcome Pluto

in the house at all, although he invariably finds a way of sneaking in. Along these

lines, I have met people with this placement who, afraid or thwarted by the search for

truth, turn nihilistic. Diametrically opposite to those who use Pluto's constructive

probing, these people are aimless and apathetic, and don't see the value in anything.

Why bother if it all ends in death anyway? But this is exactly why they should bother.

Death is probably the most important event in life; and we can't die well unless we

have lived well. Cicero said: 'To philosophise is to prepare for death'. Unlike those

with Pluto in the 8th, these people are not necessarily suffering from the repression

or malfunctioning of sexual or aggressive instincts, but from the repression or

frustration of an equally important and particularly human drive - the will to find

meaning in life.

While the 8th house represents drives which push us from within, the 9th represents

strivings or goals which pull us from without. For those with Pluto in this house,

there is a strong pull to follow Pluto's lead, and yet much anxiety and trepidation

about what they might encounter in the process. This dynamic applies to the pursuit

of higher education and long journeys as well.Experiences which evoke profound

transformations can occur through higher education. Pluto is met within the halls of

academia, either in the guise of an important professor who profoundly arouses them,

or though conflicts and challenges which any particular course or educational system

presents. In certain cases, they may drastically alter their major focus of study at

some point during the education. A few people with Pluto in the 9th might make

discoveries which require the rewriting of history, the revising of any discipline, and

the elimination of that which is old and false in some system of thought.

Long journeys represent another area in which a 9th house Pluto is activated. They

can be transformed through travelling or through encountering and assimilating the

knowledge and traditions of cultures other than their own. There is a possibility that

some people with Pluto in the 9th may project the unacceptable parts of their own

psyches onto another race, religion or culture - persecuting and blaming something

outside themselves for what is dark or eveil in the world.The relationship with in-laws

might also be the sphere where Pluto is felt. For instance, if in difficult aspect to the

Moon, the mother-in-law or sister-in-law might be seen as threatening or

manipulative. The death of an in-law may have a profound effect on the life

.(Stephanie Camilleri)

For those with Pluto in the ninth, politics is their Achilles heel. Either they are afraid

of it and shy away from any dealings that smack of political manoeuvring, or they go

into it with the idea of changing things and get hurt in the process. They generally

exhibit a cynical attitude toward politics or any kind of political dealings, yet they

themselves are among the most instinctively adept when it comes to manipulating

others to get what they want or to get out of what they don't want. Even so, they have

a tendency to get caught in political dilemmas and lose thereby. They have a broad

streak of righteousness that can surface under stress, causing them to say and do

things that can make enemies, often silent ones, that work against them behind the

scenes. They have a genuine desire to do good and accomplish good works, but must

be careful how they go about it and not offend broad-based interest groups of long

standing until their own structure is sound and can withstand a siege. They have a

tendency to fly in the face of authority over some immediate issue, which brings

about nothing but their own loss of face.They have a great thirst for freedom, and

bitterly resent any encroachment upon it, real or imagined. They are generally fearful

of getting involved in any group endeavours involving the signing of papers, lawyers,

etc., fearing that someone may be pulling a fast one on them. This paranoia can put

them at a disadvantage; it can make them hold back from worthwhile opportunities

and cause them to put their trust in those who are clever at manipulating their fears

to their own advantage.Part of their nature craves the limelight and feels a great

urge to step forth and proclaim the truth as they see it; and part of it is terrified of

exposure and all the dangerous or embarrassing situations it might bring about. The

tension of this ambiguity can cause them to behave very oddly when and if they do

step forward. It also makes it hard for them to fight for an issue, because they will

surge forward at one moment, then hold back at the next.

(Robert Pelletier)

You are tuned in to current social and political problems and disturbed by the failure

of those who are largely responsible for dealing with them. Your reading includes

philosophy, religion, metaphysics and psychology. You feel that government officials

must have a more comprehensive understanding of the great social problems that cut

across the barriers of race, creed and national origin. By developing your own skills,

you could make a substantial contribution through political or social activity. You

obviously care enough to make this effort; but you need training to accomplish your

objectives. Finding a suitable career should come first on your list of priorities.

Serving the public's needs would exert a positive influence where it's most needed,

and would give you a feeling of spiritual enrichment as well.

People often seek your counsel, because you listen attentively to their problems, and

they know you can offer them valuable advice. You generally hear more than is being

said, as if you were reading between the lines of their conversation. This gives you

keen insight into people's problems and an understanding of what motivates them.

Your partner must share your interest in social issues and should be similarly

concerned about finding solutions to them. It is not likely that you will ever retire,

because you consider it a waste of time when you can still accomplish so much.

Though you may not require it, you can always turn to your friends for help.Be

prepared to revise your past opinions as you gain new information. This will assure

that your views are always current and will allow you to withstand those who try to

intimidate or gain control over you. If you are troubled by conditions that you observe

in yoru environment, the only answer is to learn whatever skills are required to do

something about them. You can be instrumental in guiding people to greater freedom

by helping them find solutions to their problems. You should incorporate this

objective into the duties of your career. You are deeply sensitive to human suffering,

whether the cause is physical, social, political or economic; and you can do much to

relieve these anxieties.

Don't depend on getting a lot of help from your family in your endeavours. They may

be sympathetic to your aims, but they may not provide you with the financial

resources you need to get the education and training for achieving your goals.

Resolve to go after what you want with determination that you will succeed. There

may be sacrifices in preparing for the life you want; but the rewards will more than

compensate for what you have to do without in the meantime.

In general, people trust implicitly in your judgement because you give the impression

that you are intimately concerned about them, and you are. They derive many

benefits when they capitalise on your suggestions about using their resources more

effectively to achieve their goals. Pay some attention to your motivation, though, for

if you are primarily interested in winning public attention, your achievements might

boomerang. People pick up that kind of vibration, and may resent you for using them

to satisfy your personal desires. If publicity comes with accomplishment, fine. But

even if it doesn't, do the very best you can.

(Bill Herbst)

Conceptual frameworks: Your higher mind undergoes periodic purges. At certain

points in life, you discover a new philosophy, and it hits with unbelievable conviction.

All previous ethical understanding is swept away, obliterated by the new clarity. Your

entire approach to living changes overnight as the new allegiance galvalises your

mind. Then you stabilise until the next mental housecleaning. Each plateau of mind

has immense power. It can be a surgical scalpel, cutting to the essence of life, or it

can be a weapon, bludgeoning others into submission. The challenge is to choose the

former and avoid the latter.

Cultural perspective: Where cultural diversity is concerned, you're either open or

closed. You can be incredibly presumptuous in believing that your particular

experience of the world is natural for everyone. In that state, you can't see any

farther than your own nose. During these periods, travel is irrelevant; your

personality remains unaltered. At other times, your subconscious mind is sufficiently

'cooked' to release its contents into awareness. Then travel can have a profound

effect as you open. You become insatiably curious about alternate ways of living; and

your pursuit of change through cultural relativity becomes a whirlwind of insights.

Higher education: Education is used as a tool to support intense emotional beliefs.

You look for principles to justify your passions. Whatever you're currently studying

becomes the whole of your understanding, as if nothing you ever knew before had

any relevance. Although it's natural that your quest for understanding will

necessitate abandonment of some old ways of thinking, be very careful about what

you destroy. The challenge is to promote enlarged awareness, not just to trade one

inflexible orientation for another equally fanatical philosophy.The search for truth:

Revelation is profound for you, since, unlike some people, you change your life to fit

what you understand as true. But truth is not simple; it hides between the lines. So

be careful. Lies often masquerade as truth, like wolves in sheep's clothing. Be honest,

but do not bludgeon people with your truth - they may hit back with truth of their

own. Let others find their own paths. Relativity is what you must develop, the ability

to integrate new truth into your life without completely forgetting everything you've

unearthed in the past. Remember that all great truths can and do coexist; and don't

use the truth destructively. It may come back to haunt you later. Truth is powerful

and dangerous, awesome and ultimate.

Ideal society: You would certainly change society, giving it more power, until it

surged with volcanic intensity, pregnant with possibility. Wherever outmoded social

structures inhibited growth, they would be destroyed. Emotional power would rule -

pure, pulsing, primal energy. For others, it might end up being heaven or hell, Utopia

or 1984. As Ruler of the World, you would be an absolute authority. Your word would

be law, but everyone would agree with you anyway, so there would be no need for

dissent.

(Steven Forrest)

In the tradition... the ninth house bore a rather romantic name. It was the 'House of

Long Journeys'. The implication was that of a mythic Quest, a journey into strange

and perilous places, a journey from which one would return, if at all, a changed

person.The ninth house was also associated with religion... and that is not as much of

a leap from journeys as it might at first seem. Religion is a human attempt to impart

meaning to life, or to discover life's meaning. And we learn about life by living it - by

fully accepting and undertaking the 'journey'. it is this 'religious' dimension of the

ninth house that is really the heart of the matter, as we shall see.

Furthermore, nothing will so challenge and focus our own beliefs as an encounter

with their passionately held alternatives. Generally throughout human history, such

encounters have been hard to come by. 'Multiculturalism' has been a rare

phenomenon; cultures have tended to be monolithic, with a particular set of

commonly held values, morals, and mythologies binding them into unity. To

experience the full-blown reality of alternative perspectives, one didn't have a long

list of options. And travel was high on the list. Just leaving town. Going among the

foreigners, the 'heathens', the 'infidels'. It would provide an 'education' unavailable

elsewhere......At least until 'education' became widely available - and that is yet

another traditional meaning of the ninth house: universities, learning, scholarship.

Closely linked to those notions was the idea of the dissemination of knowledge.

Hence, the association of the ninth house with the publishing industry... and who

hasn't ever been taken on a 'Long Journey' by a book?But it all comes back to the

endless search for meaning, pattern and significance in our lives: our 'religious'

needs

.What does it mean when Pluto lies here?Your High Destiny: Life hardly feels

meaningful automatically. Much of the time we are merely struggling with our

responsibilities and wrestling with our circumstances. What honest, reflective person

has not occasionally been plagued by that eternal question, 'Why bother?'? Jodie and

I saw a cartoon once in which the Almighty appeared to a harried fellow in a vision.

His message was, "The Universe exists to annoy you!". I don't think that cartoon

made it onto our refrigerator. I guess it cut a little too close to the bone.

In the face of the seeming meaninglessness of life, we turn naturally to religion - and

by that word, I don't simply mean Catholicism or Islam. I mean any of the Things To

Believe In that humanity has devised. Science serves the purpose for some of us. Art

does it for others. Humanitarianism may fit the bill for one person, while making a

million dollars may do it for another. And every one of these 'religions' has not only

its adherents, but also its spokespeople. Call them Teachers, Exemplars, Preachers...

whatever. We humans instinctively seek them out. We want a man or a woman to

embody the ideal for us, to speak to us authoritatively and confidently about the

moral or metaphysical framework of life.

Your High Destiny is to be such a figure. The responsibility here is enormous.

Whenever you speak of Right or Wrong, or the Meaning of Life, people will naturally

listen to you. It is as though something radiates from you, a kind of message from

God saying, 'Take what this person says seriously'. And if you put out the notion that

life is a hopeless mess unfolding in a random universe, people will be mightily

influenced by that viewpoint.You can do a lot better than that, but first you must

face...Your Distorting Wound: We humans are pretty brilliant as monkeys go. I

suspect that perspective is not terribly far from the way the angels look at us. We are

inventive, cunning, and creative, but our knowledge of this vast, multidimensional

universe is exceedingly limited. When the preacher ascends the pulpit on Sunday

morning and begins fulminating about the nature and purpose of life in the cosmos,

imagine the angels having a good laught. Even if the preacher's heart is in the right

place, his head is still stuck in the three-dimensional, time-bound world

.But preaching is his job, and he prides himself in it. And when he was a young

seminarian, he was deeply inspired by a teacher no older or wiser than he himself is

now. What doubts he had in his inherited belief-system were dispelled by that

teacher.On top of that, the congregation isn't paying him for his doubts; they want

certainty, clarity, and confidence - 'faith', they call it.It's a commonplace observation

that religion has caused more bloodshed and unfeeling, self-righteous sadism in this

world than money, sex, and the territorial imperative combined. People will do things

for 'faith' that they couldn't stomach for any other reason. And their 'preachers' egg

them on with 'messages from God'.With Pluto in the ninth house, you instinctively see

all that. You have a sceptic's capacity to ask the right, embarrassing questions.

Reflexively, you question the assumptions underlying whatever metaphysical cardcastle

you are presented with. You have an especially wary eye when it comes ot

observing the 'preachers', sniffing out the subtle traps their own egos lay for them,

and places where their Shadows leak out into behaviour.

When you were young, you were presented with a reliigon and strongly encouraged

to accept it. This religion may not have been a conventional one - it could have been

liberal or conservative politics, education, money, almost anything. And you smelled

something rotten, and doubted... or believed deeply at first, and thereby set yourself

up for a harder fall.Synchronistic principles here often suggest early contact with

especially virulent examples of religious or moral hypocrisy, or other similarly

disillusioning experiences. The paedophile priest. The philandering guru. If we add

such outward biographical events to the stew, your Plutonian education in religion's

dark side was that much more intense

.However we read the story, your Distorting Wound is a learned response of doubt,

cynicism, and hesitancy to believe.Your Navigational Error: Those of us raised in the

Christian tradition know the story of Christ's encounter with the Roman governor,

Pontius Pilate. The gospel accounts give an impression of Pilate not so much as a bad

man but as a weak one. He seems motivated to afford Jesus a way out of the

crucifixion, if only Jesus would plea-bargain a little. But of course Jesus won't. Near

the end of their dialogue, Pilate despairingly asks "What is truth?". In Sunday school,

we are encouraged to view this as an example of Pilate's perfidious character, but in

fact it's a pretty good question.What is truth? The world is full of people, nefarious or

merely gullible, making large sums out of claiming to provide the answer. You figured

that out before you were very far into your adulthood; and such parasites make your

blood boil.In your compulsion not to get fooled again yourself, and to roust out the

tricksters into the bargain, you might make any of several fundamental errors.

The first error lies in adopting doubt and cynicism as your 'religion', and doing so

without realising that they are as narrow and limited as any other doctrine. And not

nearly as uplifting, we might add. A person under the spell of that dogma will live a

life full of fear, hesitant to reap the real joys of love, charity, and fellowship. He or

she might withdraw from real sources of inspiration, and recoil from the pleasures

and advantages of simple faith.The second error involves reacting unconsciously to

the 'religion' of one's childhood - and moving fanatically into another doctrine as far

removed from the birth-religion as one can find: a classic 'out of the frying pan, into

the fire' move. Daddy was a right-wing entrepreneurial capitalist; daughter is a leftwing

Marxist saboteur. Joe was rasised Pentecostal, but then he found

Zoroastrianism. Wherever we wind up, if we are in teh grips of this error, one

eventuality is sure: the preachers of the new religion will prove just as fallible or

morally culpable as the preachers with whom we grew up.

A third possible error lies in becoming an Inquisitor regarding either all religions or

the religion of one's childhood. Down this road, one zealously, fanatically seeks to

discredit belief at every opportunity. The attacks may very well be cogent; our

concerns about them lie more in a consideration of their motivations and their

benefits to the attacker. Typically, there is a big element of unconscious anger in

such attacks, and they accomplish little that enhances anyone's life.A fourth error is

an attempt to escape the whole issue, and in fact to shork one's high destiny. It can

eb amde to sound pretty good, though: "Everybody has to figure it out for him- /

herself. Who am I to judge? We should all just trust our inner guidance". These are

certainly laudable ideas in many ways. But the miss something. We all wear shoes,

but not everyone is cut out to be shoemaker. Most of us drive a car, but only a few of

us can rebuild the brakes or the ignition system. Similarly, not everyone is wired to

distill the chaos of daily life down to a few reliable moral principles. That's as much

an inborn, unique skill as the shoemaker's or the mechanic's. And not everyone

possesses it.You are mentally wired to be a philosopher. You carry those instincts and

reflexes. And you are not the only one who knows that - anyone sizing you up is going

to come to the same conclusion. That's how it works with Pluto. Like it or not, you're

set up for that kind of destiny, and people are going to see through that kind of filter.

They'll take moral cues from you no matter what you do.

The Healing Method: The first part of your healing method is simple to say, but

absolutely essential to the recovery of your high destiny. You must physically leave

the land of your birth.This leaving is not necessarily permanent, although it often is.

Nor does it necessitate crossing international boundaries; cultural lines count for

more here than political ones. If you're a native Californian, moving to New

Hampshire might do it.The point is that there is something liberating and refreshing

for you about culture shock. Your ninth house wounds are tied up with the 'religion of

your people' - your church or temple in youth, or the collective attitude of your ethnic

group, your neighbourhood, or your extended family... or any combination plate of

such factors you might assemble. Just getting away from that environment clears the

air. And in that clear air, you will naturally begin to think more freshly.

A second part of your healing depends utterly upon your committing yourself to an

educational journey. This may very well involve matriculating in a formal degree

programme, complete with the diploma to hang on your wall. It may just as easily

take a less official form, as, for example, when a person sets out to master the

practice of astrology and commits zealously to the formidable intellectual exercise

that entails. Again, what is at stake here is a stretching of the boundaries, an

extension of consciousness beyond the narrow framework of one's early

life.Synchronistic principles declare that in the course of travelling far from home

and acquiring an education, you will encounter a religion that works for you. That is

part fo teh shape of your destiny. The third step in the healing lies in accepting it. By

'religion' we refer to a world view or a moral perspective; a set of values to live by. It

may or may not be a religion in the customary sense.

The religion that works best for you will be Plutonian, of course - that's what suits

your nature. How do we recognise such a belief system? For starters, a Plutonian

religion is one that isn't quick to view doubt as a sin; it will encourage questioning,

scrutiny, and testing. It is a religion that makes some satisfactory account of the

problem of evil in the world; no greeting-card philosophies will work. It is a religion

that encourages and supports introspective psychological self-analysis, and ties it

inextricably to the notion of the spiritual quest. Typically, it will deal energetically

and at length with the realities of death and the dying process, and be willing to

embrace positive views on the spiritual potentials inherent in consciously directed

sexuality.All these notions are simply Plutonian; a Plutonian religion, which is natural

to you, will embrace them all to some degree.

The Energising Vision: What are we if we believe nothing? What would life be if

everything came down to meaninglessness? What would be left? Only appetite....'Man

shall not live by bread alone', Jesus said. And it is a simple truth. We need more than

mere appetite. We need purpose and meaning. But if, as some tired modern

intellectual theologians say, purpose and meaning are purely human creations, it all

rings a little hollow. Why bother?Here's the essence: in your guts, you know that life

has purpose. You were born with that certainty. Some early experiences of

disillusionment nearly knocked that faith out of you, but it only went underground.

Employ your healing methods and the faith is resurrected. And it radiates from you.

And that faith is given an integrity and a legitimacy by your own fierce commitment

to doubt.How strange that phrase wounds from a conventional relgious pesepctive!

But your willingness to question yourself and everyone else, always to go deeper,

always to let the truth be more than what you already know, thos qualities lift you out

of the morass that so often captures the evangelist and amateur guru.You are called

upon to speak as one of the moral voices of your community. And as long as you are

willing to stay in communion with your own Plutonian shadow, you'll not slip into

mere moralising. Need renewal? Then go questing again! Journeys will punctuate the

conscious life for you, and each one will stretch your spiritual frontiers a little wider.

(Jeff Green)

Individuals who have Pluto in the Ninth House have had the desire and evolutionary

need to understand life and themselves in a cosmological, metaphysical, philosophical

or religious context. In the broadest possible sense, the Ninth House and Sagittarius

are the archetypes through which humanity has a need to explain its connection to

the phenomenological nature of the universe and the world in which we live.The

Eighth House and Scorpio generated the awareness of 'larger forces' in the universe

and the world, forces that were sensed as originating outside the individual.

Consequently, there was a need to form some kind of relationship to these forces in

order to become identified and united with them. In effect, the relationship allowed

the individual to experience these forces directly, and thus to undergo a

metamorphosis of his or her personal limitations. The individual became that to

which he or she formed a relationship through the osmosis effect. Beacuse of teh

direct need to experience these larger forces, people and cultures have developed

rituals, methods and techniques to harness, possess, control and know them. As a

result, this desire and need has led into an understanding and explanation of occult

or hidden knowledge. It has also led into internal psychoanalysis or psychological

investigations of the inner dynamics or laws that explain who and what we are and

how we work.In the Ninth House, the desire and need has been, and is, to explain

one's relationship or connection to larger forces. Whereas the person with Pluto in

the Eighth House sensed this connection, in the Ninth House the connection is

known. As a result, individuals with this placement have needed freedom to pursue

whatever experiences are necessary to discover the knowledge that explains those

larger forces.As with Pluto in all natural Fire houses, the Ninth House placeent gives

the individual the feeling that he or she has a special destiny or identity. In the Ninth

House, the special identity is directly linked tot he individual's relationship to the

cosmological, philosophical, metaphysical or religious principles that explain their

connection to the universe and the world. These people recognise the

phenomenological nature of the universe at large, and in contrast to those with Pluto

in the Third House, are not as focused on the immediate physical environment. They

understand that, in a phenomenological sense, the world or universe simply exists;

that it exists of itself beyond labels or classifications. Yet, because it exists, Ninth

House Pluto individuals have desires to understand the fundamental truths that

explain the existence of the world and the universe. Truth implies natural laws or

principles that govern the totality of life as well as the individual's life.

On this basis, these individuals desire to be free in order to generate whatever

experiences are necessary to discover the truth of their existence. They need to

understand and explain their relationship to the universe via the principles founded

on cosmological, metaphysical, philosophical or religious terms. As a result, many of

these individuals come into this life as natural loners. Many of these individuals have

travelled far and wide throughout many lifetimes in the pursuit of truth and

knowledge. Many have incarnated into diverse cultures all over the planet. It is also

common for many to leave a culture, society, or nation in which they felt inhibitied or

stifled in their pursuit of truth and knowledge. Consequently, many Ninth House

Pluto individuals have experienced and will experience a fundamental alienation from

their own culture and society. Alienation occurs because most cultures, soecities or

nations are based on a specific religious or philosophical system, arrived at by

general consensus, that serves as the framework for understanding or explaining its

relationship to the world and the universe. Because the desire and drive of the Ninth

House Pluto person is to search for and discover truth in an unrestricted way,

alienation arises from the limitations of society. These limitations lead to external,

and therefore internal, confrontations for these individuals

.The confrontations reinforce the sense of alienation from the culture or belief system

into which they have been born. Given a prior-life history of incarnating into diverse

cultures, many of these individuals will experience alienation because each new

culture or society will be different from the one that they have just experienced. The

unconscious 'memories' of the most previous life experience will induce the alienation

relative to the 'new' culture. This produces a cultural, emotional and philosophical

shock that threatens the unconscious security needs of the individual. The experience

of restriction, alienation, confrontation and shock reflects the evolutionary impulse to

discover the comprehensive truths, principles or laws that underlie the diverse

expressions of phenomenological truth as defined by any culture, at any

time.Alienation is a necessary experience because it fosters an elimnation of any

barriers, be they individual or cultural, that are preventing a direct understanding of

the fundamental laws and principles that govern this comprehensive and total truth

of existence. Because of this evolutionary impulse, many Ninth House Pluto

individuals will feel rootless; rather than identifying with any specific nation, they will

consider themselves citizens of the world.On the other hand, many of these

individuals will naturally gravitate to certain philosophical or cultural expressions

that reflect their own inner intuitive sense of how life should be explained or

understood. For some this natural gravitation to a specific philosophical or cultural

expression of truth is at odds with the society or culture that they were born into in

this life. The memories of the past often create a desire or need to rediscover or align

themselves with a religious or philosophical tradition from another time and another

place. For others the culture that they are born into will mirror perfectly the

philosophical or religious tradition necessary to continue their evolutionary journey

and to fulfil their karmic requirements. For these individuals the experience of

alienation will be minimised or eliminated altogether.

Because Ninth House Pluto individuals desire to understand themselves in these

ways, there is a concentrated development of the inner intuitive faculty. Because

these individuals know that they are connected to larger forces beyond themselves,

and because of the desire to discover the natural laws that explain this connection,

they have necessarily had to develop an intuitive faculty - a 'sixth sense'.Intuition is

the inherent ability in each of us to 'know' something without conscious reasoning.

This knowing or understanding occurs without any effort on the part of the

ecocentric and subjective mind. Because these individuals know that they are

connected to larger forces in the universe, they have 'tapped in' to those forces. By

intensely focusing upon those forces, they become aware of their nature and,

therefore, of the laws and principles behind those forces. Laws and principles

translate into concepts or conceptualisation of those forces. Concepts and

conceptutalisations translate into beliefs. A composite of concepts, laws, principles

and beliefs translates into a comprehensive philosophical, metaphysical, cosmological

or religious system.The specific nature of mankind's belief systems is determined by

individual and collective evolutionary development and geographic locality. In other

words, the fundamental laws or principles are the same for all individuals or cultures,

but are conceived, conceptualised and expressed in a diversity of cultural and

individual ways. This becomes clear when we observe the world's amazing array of

religious and philosophical systems. Even though the basic laws and principles are

the same for all peoples and cultures, the individual and cultural interpretation of

those principles reflects not only diversity but individual and cultural necessity.

Individuals with Pluto in the Ninth House will interpret these intrinsic laws and

principles according to their own natural evolutionary condition and karmic

necessities.

The evolutionary need to focus upon and develop the intuitive faculty in order to

know the truth of reality creates many problems for the individual and for society.

These problems are rooted in the two co-existing desires within the Soul. The desire

for separateness results in an egocentric overidentification with a specific

philosophical or religious system that reflects the needs of the society or the

individual. This overidentification is based on the need for emotional, physical,

spiritual and intellectual security and stability. This need for security and stability

gives rise to the need for the society or the individual to defend against the intrusion

of other interpretations of the same intrinsic laws and principles by other cultures or

individuals. In this state of delusion and separateness, the individual or culture will

either attempt to impose its system upon another or will withdraw from the threat

posed by another individual or culture. The history of human experience on the

planet abundantly demonstrates this fact. The recent turmoil in Ireland, the Middle

East, and South Africa, China's imposition on Tibet, and so forth are only the latest

manifestations of this sad evolutionary development.

Natal Pluto in 10th House

(Ginger Chalford)

With Pluto in the house of the more obviously dominant parent (usually the mother in

childhood), the early patterns involve extremes in the parent-child relationship. This

Pluto child sees his / her mother as overbearing, possibly impatient, smouldering with

anger at him / her; an exceptionally special person who inspires extremes of love and

hate. To be included in the special grace of her magnetic energy is what this child

desires most, and therefore the child is willing to follow the mother's dictums and do

whatever is necessary to receive that powerful blessing.Of course, as these Pluto

tenth house individuals grow into middle and late childhood, the inner psychic touch

and intense love-hate bond with the mother will prove to be a threat to the growth of

personal independence. A crisis occues in which these children must choose between

the security of getting along with her by obedience to her social training and

expectations, and the insecurity of rebellion, knowing nothing of what might come

next. Most children will opt for the security, for they fear that if they are rebellious

then mother will get angry, and the relationship will end. And this particular

relationship is a powerful one, for these Pluto children will never at any time be able

to ignore their mother. The connection is just too magnetic and intense! The only way

to get out of the aura of such a strong parent is to be physically separated from her

over great distances. Even though there may be no communication between the adult

Pluto tenth house people and their mothers, the impact of this parent lives with them,

creating profound attitudes about personal fulfilment, status and success.It is in the

tenth house that people are able to get the rewards for their own essential lovability;

and it is usually the mother who originally makes the child aware of this factor. She

indicates through her actions whether her children are lovable or not, giving them an

idea of what being loved means, or what not being loved can do to one's life. This

factor can show up later in calamitous business and personal decisions that are based

on the low levels lof self-love and lovability that Pluto people believe they possess and

deserve.Insecurity over this factor can cause children and later adults to toe the line,

giving up the need to be free agents, to think and feel for themselves. THis is

reflected by children who grow through adolesecence without the usual rebellion or

clash of wills that is so common in that stage of development - only to have it happen

later, much later! A few rare individuals never break with this position of

powerlessness before the parent, authority or society. Most who don't make the

break in adolescence, however, will experience it in their thirties, at the latest.Some

children or adolescents rebel earlier; and the clash of wills with the mother is a daily

struggle. These people often believe that she is standing in their way, preventing

them from loving themselves; or that because of her their life is not as fun and lively

as they think they deserve. They become resistant to any form of suggestion or

command, and decide that they know much more than the teachers they encounter at

school.Expressions of personal anger can be scary with these individuals, for it was

never allowed in childhood (although mother and father both seem to have given

themselves ample room for this disruptive emotion). Because people with this Pluto

placement are insecure in expressing their anger, they may become self-righteous,

and refuse to listen to what anyone else says - particularly a teacher or any other

authority figure - for fear that anger could erupt through open disagreement and

become destructive, destroying relationships around them.The early confrontation

with personal will, and the decision whether to develop or deny it, leads to career

extremes in adulthood. Often these people can be found in low income or bottom of

the ladder-type jobs, because they have allowed their parents and then society to

assume the power over their lives. Their bosses are people to be feared, drawing out

the same responses that mother did years before. They quietly do their job,

smouldering with resentment, in anguish because their uniqueness or special destiny

is not being fulfilled. They may be considered poor employees, because their

temperament generates clashes with their fellow workers. They may suddenly quit,

or get injured on the job and receive disability payments. Or they may just up and

disappear without notice. They may continue in some unfulfilling work to punish

themselves for their independent thoughts, sacrificing their career to prove mother

wrong (or possibly out of misguided love for her).Others with undeveloped Plutonian

energy decide to have the best revenge on their mother, by making themselves more

important than she was to them. These people become bosses, and treat their

employees with a punishing attitude originally developed in childhood as a response

to the mother (or father). They can drive themselves unrelentingly, and deal harshly

with any sign of weakness on the part of an employee. They have a had time

delegating responsibility, and wish to have power over other people's lives. They can

be very possessive toward their employees, who seldom go beyond the call of duty

beacuse their extra efforts are neither rewarded nor even remembered.Seldom will

those with this Pluto placement ever ask for help or admit that anything is beyond

their competence. Fiascos can result from too much posturing and too little

knowledge; and strange circumstances mabefall these people. They have a desire to

move beyond their current status, whatever rhat is, and expand it to include more

and more of society - and more power too, of course. In fact, they'd like to change

society, and they're sure they know just how it should be done.If they don't get some

kind of public power, they'll certainly use whatever power they have on the people

who are available to them. Playing 'top dog' can take many a nasty turn - extreme

egotism is ultimately self-defeating. They demand attention; whether negative or

positive makes no difference. Whatever helps to fill that void within them which

makes them feel so unloved and powerless.Some Plutonians do manage to take their

own power and lovability back from outside themselves. This usually occurs in the

late twenties, when there is time to develop a feeling of self-sufficiency. Despite their

intense relationship with the mother, they still realise that they create their own

reality, even if it is still very limited in scope.A desire for public power comes with

this placement, but it doesn't necessarily have to take a destructive path. The sense

of purpose and personal destiny that this placement portends can be fully realised,

but only if the Pluto person invests less energy in confrontations with the mother or

other authority figures, and applies it to a passion for work and life. This passion is

then channeled into the career, making work a personally fulfilling activity,

reinforcing the feelings of self-esteem and self-love that are already there. There

must be a gut-level desire to do whatever it is they're doing, for these people to be at

all satisfied with themselves. Whenever they get involved in something, they will

move to the top of it and understand it in a way that few others could. They are

entrepreneurs, successful executives, or fulfilled parents.This placement is found in

the horoscopes of all kinds of leaders, because it emphasises reaching large numbers

of people, expanding awareness on a large scale, and utilising the most advanced

technology of the day. These people are born scientists (physicists in particular), but

they are fully capable of being great teachers, healers or mystics if they want. They

do not have to demand respect and authority, for they magnetically attract these

things. Those who come in contact with them don't have to be convinced of that!Once

these individuals learn to deal with the mother (authority figure) without and the

mother (internalised parent) within, they have learned the essence of self-nurturing,

and this brings them a great feeling of inner security. They know they will always

survive and prosper. They know too that they will always be able to magnetise

significant improvements into their life, as if by magic. (And incidentally, this magic

will work in the business sphere too. It would come as no surprise to find one of these

people lighting ceremonial candles at home over a big business deal planned for the

next day.)The outer results of the positive or negative use of Pluto in the tenth house

are obvious. Either these individuals are successful in some way, or they are not.

Success in this case is measured by the amount of personal satisfaction they get out

of the life work they have chosen to do. This satisfaction is the result of personal

passion, a love of the self that is expressed through being as well as doing. With the

development of self-love comes the willingness to forgive and let go of the past,

which includes surrendering the habit of blaming others for personal failures. Letting

go of the past also means that mother in particular is forgiven, and the seemingly

countless disagreeable things she did during the person's childhod are for the most

part forgotten. The new, mature relationship with the mother re-establishes itself in

these Pluto children's maturity, bringing out the loving quality of that powerful inner

bond which has been untapped for so long.When Pluto transits this house, however,

major changes in the way people think about themselves are bound to take place. A

crisis of self-image or self-love can create upsets in love, home and career. Powerful

career interests from the past no longer hold the same sway in the psyche. There

needs to be a new expression through career or love fulfilment that reflects the

change in self-image which is taking place.During this time, difficulties with mother

or any other powerful authoritarian figure in the life can take on the intense love-hate

polarity developed in childhood. Transformation of relationships requires much

attention, and a lot of struggle too. The reason for all this overhaul is that Pluto,

planet of perspective, has just reached the very zenith of the chart, and is expanding

the individual's perception on a very deep and personal level. Old inner psychic

programs from the past are regurgitated into the conscious mind at this time, and

must be dealt with and discarded. Failure to do this willingly results in many an

unpleasant crisis.Extreme resistance to dealing with the crises at this time can create

death - death of the self or of someone significantly close to the individual affected. If

a close death occurs, the person will have to re-evaluate life; and therein lies the

hope that a new perspective may make life more meaningful and fulfilling in the

future. This crisis of self-love will bring out the individual's capacity for self-healing,

to let go of things and people that don't work any longer, and thereby to create selflove

and passion.If there are no obvious visible effects when Pluto transits across the

cusp of the tenth house, then often the birthtime used for the chart is incorrect. If the

time is truly correct and the individual still experiences little or nothing, then simply

wait. It sometimes happens that Pluto energy, although shifting at this time, is in the

process of building up 'from the bottom', so to speak, into a major shift later on. It

will deal with issues from the initial hit (the time period coinciding with the transit

across the tenth house cusp). Know that deep changes are still being made, and that

the outer appearance of these chnages, even though it may be delayed, will still be

significant. Also, any work done on personal growth at this time could result in much

greater success in all areas of life, which could forestall the need for a crisis-style

awakening.If you are experiencing the negative effects of Pluto in your tenth house,

whether by transit or natally, you can only overcome them by forgiving your mother

or other tenth house parent figure. Become aware of how you project your mother's

image onto other people who aren't your mother, who don't look like her, and who

are unique in their own right. Refer to the visualisation instructions at the end of the

fourth house Pluto section for a parental forgiveness technique.What you must do at

this time is to let go of the emotional image of your mother as a parent. Let her

become a real person, with failings, weaknesses, strengths and a unique personality

all her own. Don't make generalisations about her any more. Even if you would never

choose her as a personal acquaintance had she not been your mtoher, now is teh time

to let her become your equal, and you hers. Give her the freedom to be herself, and in

the process you will invariably begin freeing yourself also. When you forgive her,

don't expect any response from her now that your image of her is different from what

it has always been. Even if she is still alive and playing the same old mind games with

you, don't concern yourself with her attitudes about you. You need only be concerned

with your attitudes about her!You see, when you change your own attitudes, the

reality around you changes. This is seldom as apparent as when Pluto is in th tenth

house. When you change, then your mother will change also, whether she is alive or

not. The inner image of your mother, that person within your memory, will change.

Your attitude about her changes, and so does your past with her. You are literally

giving yourself the change to rewrite your past, creating in it a successful motherchild

relationshipI'm not making any guarantees here, but I have often observed that

people who truly forgive their mother are able to transcend many old emotional

barriers and hang-ups. Despite your having a seemingly resistant and manipulative

mother, the relationship actually changes! You could be giving yourself the greatest

gift possible; a new and positive relationship with your mother, and therefore a

renewed, inspired love for your inner self. You will have succeeded in the Plutonian

challenge of transformation, and you're bound to find your own personal fulfilment as

an outgrowth of this change

Natal Pluto in 10th House

(Haydn Paul)

The compulsive nature of the Pluto energy mediated through the 10th house focuses

on the nature and expression of authority. You are likely to aspire to positions of

power and authority, with the recognition that this implies. You will try to develop

your natural will-power and harness it to your drive to be a success, enabling you to

rise to prominence in some social or career area that you are aiming towards.

This search for authority is partially derived from a search to define your own sense

of separate identity, to be known as 'someone', rather than to be an anonymous

'nobody'. You also tend to believe that those at the top are there because of right and

suitability, that essentially they are superior to others, and that support of the status

quo and an élitist establishment is necessary for social stability. You will be able to

understand the ways of authority, and have the ability to work successfully with

people in positions of power; this can aid a possible career in politics, government

and local affairs involving hierarchies and bureaucracies.

If you find that you cannot personally rise to heights of social and public prestige,

then you will attempt to maintain contact with those who have, so that power by

association can be experienced.Other ways to express this compulsion are either to

oppose the Establishment, by having extreme revolutionary or libertarian views, or to

use any influence and power that you have in order to reform existing structures of

authority. The way of direct confrontation is likely to be merely a replacement of an

existing system which is disliked, by a new one which is just another personal or

group preference. Either is usually an imposition on the majority by a powerful

minority, and historically never works as well in real life as it does in theory; and in

general the new régime becomes as dictatorial as the previous one, stamping out all

dissent.Any attempt by you to initiate chnage will creat controversy, and polarise

your supporters and opponents; and you could often feel quite misunderstood. Much

will depend upon how you deal with people, because that is likely to sow your seeds

of future success or failure.You will need to evaluate your personal motives and

values in the light of any public fame or success, to free yourself of any glamour and

illusions concerning authority and power, and from the need to tie your sense of

identity in so strongly with your ambitions. Pluto, acting as a transformative and

subverting energy, will use such aspects of your life to force you to discover new

ways of understanding. If your personal identity is supported by being in a position of

power, then be ready for Pluto to erode your influence and reputation, perhaps

stripping you of it altogether. You need to have a deeper perception of the social

responsibilities of authority, and how to use it correctly and in a socially beneficient

manner; even if the immediate sphere of influence is limited to your immediate

family, the same applies.

The abuse of authority is seen throughout history; the self-creation of leaders and

those who follow is a common picture. To enter any 'New Age', each individual has to

release his own inner light, and learn to follow his own path in co-operation with

others who have achieved the same, in a unanimity of purpose and freedom - not as

leaders and followers, and by the imposition of a self-serving authoritarian élite.

(Donna Cunningham)

These placements show very difficult conditions with authority figures and most

probably a parent who was oppressive, controlling, and perhaps even abusive. The

result is deep-seated resentment toward people in power (maybe toward the whole

world) and a determination never to be under the control of someone else. The bind

is that these people are also very success-oriented, and it is difficult to succeed if

they are forever setting up battles with the powers that be. The scorpion's sting

means that they are usually the ones who wind up getting hurt. They may be playing

with the Big Guys, who are born strategists, while their own resentments lead them

to make ill-considered moves.

Parents with this position who are not able to be poewrful in teh world may act out

power needs on their children, repeating, in fact, what was done to them. Pluto in the

tenth shows a critical, highly ambitious parent who respected nothing but BIG

success and was never pleased with child-sized successes. The parental curse 'You'll

never amount to anything' may have been frequently heard; and this Plutonian may

go through repeated humiliating public failures in order to get even. This depth and

degree of the fail for spite game is not fun!These people may be stubbornly resistant

to healing, because all healing in some way represents being under someone else's

power. Possibly it is best taken alone. Working through exercises on resentment

could be very important. A healing career is quite possible - and they will have to heal

themselves in the course of their studies! People who are freed form the negative

manifestations of this placement, who are able to work with power in a clean way,

can have a strong impact on the world, bringing about healing and reform.

(Howard Sasportas)

If we take the tenth house to represent the mother, then those with Pluto here may

see her as dark, threatening and possessing the ability to destroy them. She can be

experienced as a witch, or someone who is primeval, ruthless and manipulative. They

may sense a seething anger and pent-up frustration or sexuality emanating from her.

They feel as if she is always there, somehow watching them, even if she is not

physically present. In short, she is felt to be dangerous and untrustworthy. However,

in reality, she may not be this sort of person at all, but the child with Pluto here, in

certain cases, may experience her predominantly this way. Or sometimes the early

death or loss of the mother is the root of later problems in life.As covered in the

general discussion of the 10th house, our earlier experiences of the mother (our first

container) will contribute to the way in which we relate to teh larger container of

society. If the image associated with a negative Plutonic mother is projected onto the

world, then these people will fear that the world is a dangerous place intent on

destroying them. Some with this placement may react to this by withdrawing from

society and having as little to do with the world as possible. Others may compensate

for their dread of being devoured with an obsessional need for power and control

over others. Attempting to regain a lost sense of infantile omnipotence, they strive to

extend their territory of influence to include as much of the world as they can. If they

are in control, if they are the ones in authority, then they feel safe. Their need for

power can be so consuming that any means will justify achieving those ends. Also,

there is a distrust of anyone who has authority over them, a desire to dethrone or

destroy those in charge before it's too late. For all these reasons, those with Pluto in

the 10th need to re-evaluate and come to a deeper understanding of their underlying

psychological motives for ambition, power or worldly success.

Of course, the above description is a one-sided explanation of Pluto projected in a

negative light. It is possible that the mother may carry a positive Pluto association.

She could be viewed as the great bestower of life, and experienced as an

exceptionally capable source of comfort and support through all the contingencies of

daily life. Some people I know with this placement have watched the mother struggle

successfully with a personal crisis or a severe life trauma, and were most impressed

with her ability to manage hard times and come out the other side renewed and

regenerated. She then become a positive prototype for later challenging experiences

with which they had to contend. In this way, as adults with Pluto in the 10th they

model qualities of strength, will and endurance to other people.Pluto's placement in

the chart is where we periodically tear down, destroy or alter existing circumstances

in order to create new ones. It is where we may be reduced to nothing in order to rise

again. In some cases, Pluto here may indicate the loss or leaving behind of an

established career and the necessity to embark on a new vocation of an altogether

different nature.

Those with Pluto in the 10th ultimately require a career which is deeply engaging,

meaningful, and exciting. Either the work is of a 'Plutonian' nature or they approach

the whole area of work with the kind of intensity and complexity associated with this

planet. Some may be responsible for reforming existing institutions of society which

are outworn or outdated. Other fields related to Pluto are those of medicine,

psychology, and occult or psychic work, investigative sceince and journalism, politics,

mining, atomic research, etc.. I have done charts for two people with Pluto in the

10th who were in jobs in which they were not allowed to reveal the exact nature of

their work. Some may engage in careers which reflect socieity's shadowy side - such

as prostitution, crime or underworld involvement.Occasionally, I have come across

people with Pluto in the 10th who tell me that they have no ambition. After my

talking with them for a while, it becomes clear that they still see themselves as 'small'

compared to the big, powerful world (mother) out there. Usually, on some level, they

are frustrated by the lack of influence they wield, or the unchallenging job they are

already in. In certain cases, it strikes me that some people with Pluto in the 10th may

not find their true vocation until they are more capable of using their power wisely

and for the good of the larger whole, rather than for purely personal ends.

(Robert Pelletier)

You are disturbed by your knowledge of what's wrong with society, and you know

who must be held accountable for the problems. If you had the chance, you know you

could help reverse those conditions. In fact, it is part of your destiny to pursue that

goal in addition to satisfying your personal ambitions. Your career will give you

sufficient leverage to help determine how society will evolve. You know how to solve

problems, especially those of large groups of people. You exert the right pressure to

achieve your objectives; and no-one is better at applying creative skills for that

purpose. You naturally attract the attention of important people. By effectively using

your financial resources, you can influence the right people to help create a better

world. This talent assures that you will have the financial security you need so you

can indulge yourself in this important pursuit.

You are deeply sensitive to the problems of society and to people who are victims of

political, social or economic injustice. Because you understand people's individual

difficulties and problems, you are better able to cope with larger social issues. You

use any tool you need to help those who cannot help themselves. Privately you feel

that you are destined to serve society by fulfilling this obligation and that in the

future you must be dedicated to serving others.

Relations between you and your parents were probably strained; but you resolved to

succeed in spite of that fact. You may have sublimated some of your resentment and

decided to prove that you could succeed without their support. This is probably why

you want to improve the quality of life for others while improving your own life. You

are impatient with people who lack the courage of their convictions or who have no

convictions. You are happy to help those who are willing to help themselves. Your

mate must share your enthusiasm for your goals and support you, even though your

career may cause problems between you at times. You realise that your gains will be

overcome by losses if you aren't ready to accept all the responsibilities that go with

an important position of trust.

With knowledge comes power as well as the responsibility for upholding the highest

standards of using that power. You have an opportunity to satisfy the most pressing

needs of society, because of your talent for getting people interested in the programs

you start for their benefit. You have the power to do whatever is necessary to have

them accepted. Because you are devoted to the task, you will win the support you

need to achieve your goals and help others achieve theirs. Yuo are demanding of your

children, and you expect them to take full advantage of the benefits you have

provided to succeed in their own lives. The demands of your career may intrude on

your romantic interests, but that is how you established your priorities.You have the

power to accomplish your objectives and to decide how abundant or austere life will

be for those who are under your care.

You have the great privilege and awesome responsibility of helping to determine how

social conditions will evolve. Don't forget those who helped you when you needed it.

One good turn deserves another; and you will have many opportunities to repay the

favours you received when you needed them.

(Stephanie Camilleri)

Extremely single-minded in doing what they want to do, those with Pluto in the tenth

will let nothing stand in their way once they have decided what htey want to do and

be. Sometimes this shows as a firm determination not to do what others want them to

do, particularly in youth, before they know what it is they want. It is hard for them to

know what they want in youth because it is often something very unique that rises

out of the socio-economic-psychological nature of the times. No failures, however

crushing; no sidetracks, however tortuous and time-consuming; no handicaps,

however, cripping, can deter them from their ultimate goal once they have

determined what it is. Their will grips onto the image of themselves in a certain role;

and nothing, not even their own good sense, can change it. Their imagination builds

castles in the air that they must drive themselves to make real.

They are far-seeing, both back into the past and ahead into the future; and this can

set them apart from their fellows and make them appear peculiar to others with more

ordinary or immediate goals. There is apt to be quite a bit of lonelineess aloing the

way until they find others who understand; and even when they do, the demands of

their fate often require that they part company.

This often testifies to a difficult start in life; the early loss of one or both parents, or

similar external circumstances that shatter the peace and calm of the family and set

them on their own, psychologically if not physically, at an early age. They are rarely

seekers of power for its own sake, tending to be shy and constrained in front of

groups; but they may seek it as a means to their own personal ends. They are capable

of disregarding any and all ordinary demands placed on them by society, but are also

capable of working nonstop around the clock for years toward their own personal

goals, putting up with situations that would deter most others, if they feel that it will

ultimately lead to their destiny.

It is a partial testimony to a long, healthy life, particularly when their goal is one that

cannot be reached in one lifetime, as though they can't take time out for sickness or

death. If fate or fortune allows them to achieve their goal fairly early, they may die

young. If there are oppositions to Pluto from the fourth, from the Sun, Mars, or

Pluto's dispositor, they may die before their goal has been reached, or before they

have found out what it is; but this is usually more due to the psychological stress of

being so unique and lonely than to frustration over barriers in their path.They have

magnificent imagination, almost a sixth sense about the nature of reality, that

enables them to grasp the possibilities inherent in whatever it is that interests

them.They have passionate love natures. Their lives may be filled with unique love

affairs which may be long and drawn out. They may have to overcome barriers to

possess their beloved; and this may go into old age, or happen more than once.

(Bill Herbst)

Collective responsibility: Collective responsibility is like the water around the fish,

everpresent but never seen. Much of your life may be spent searching for ways to

make it visible, to find a successful form for your longing to grow up. On occasion,

you'll find yourself in a situation where all your power is called forth. When this

happens, let it come. Allow ego concerns to be washed away in a flood of communion

with larger issues. You are the troops held in reserve, to be used only when the battle

reaches its peak and the outcome is in doubt. Then you're called forth to save the

day, hurled into the fray, a cavalry change, a secret weapon, an ace up the sleeve.

Your challenge is to be prepared.

Professional ambition: Ambition is powerful but complex. You may wander about for

long periods, aware of intense ambition but unable to find suitable expression. Or you

may be thrust into a position of authority in a profession for which you did not

consciously prepare. Also, you may abruptly change professions at critical points in

your life. It can appear that you've burned your bridges behind you. You'll know,

however, that you are still being faithful to an inner calling, that you simply had to

destroy old forms in search of better avenues of expression. Negatively, you can be

ruthless, secretive, and underhanded in ambition, and you must guard against the

tendency to become despotic. These tactics may bring you great power, but they sow

the seeds for destruction of your reputation, something you could overlook. Your

challenge is to use power rather than abuse it.

Missions and messages: Your life shows that there are deeper energies coursing

through our personalities, deeper than we know or can control. We learn from your

life about being driven by an emotion, obsessed by an image, compelled by an idea.

We see the power latent in every human being, and we remember the importance of

releasing that power in ways that transform us for the better. We see the presence of

profound goodness and horrible evil, and we learn about the necessity of making

conscious choices to consecrate our lives to the good in ourselves, even as we must

acknowledge and occasionally succumb to the dark. Finally, we see in you evidence

that life can change totally. We remember that we can rid ourselves of what is no

logner vital to begin again, fresh and new.'Outer-link' parent: Your father may have

been a powerful force in the community. He may have ruled with an iron hand,

brooking no challenges to his authority. Or he might have been distant, driven by

work and professional responsibilities. In any event, you didn't know him well, and

possibly not at all. He could have changed in a fundamental way, becoming a

different person as you moved through your childhood. Your imprints with him are a

mystery to you. There are huge chunks of your background still buried. You need to

unearth your father once you reach adulthood, to excavate your memories, and even

late in life you may still have major realisations about the man and his effect on you.

Authority: You're very sensitive to the issue of control over others, and their control

over you. Your personal authority has great emotional depth; and others are

polarised: either drawn hypnotically to obey completely or likely to resist with their

full power. Either way, your effect is potent. Understand that this power is real, even

if it's invisble to you. Unconscious power can indeed corrupt the best of us, so work

diligently to purify your motives, open your emotions, and monitor your behaviour.

(Steven Forrest)

In the tradition... ...the tenth house is often named 'The House of Honour'. An

astrologer of five hundred years ago might receive an enquiry, "Am I in good odour

with the Duke of Burgundy?" That mediaeval astrologer would then rightly consult

the condition of the client's tenth house and provide an answer: "Nay, he aims to

behead ye, and your firstborn besides".The specifics of the foregoing dialogue are

marked indelibly with the spirit of a bygone culture, but let's translate it into modern

terms. At a cocktail party, two people meet and begin the eternal process of sizing

each other up. Here's one question almost guaranteed to appear: "By the way, what

do you do for a living?" Read: 'what is your status?'. Translate back into the

mediaeval lexicon: 'are you in good odour with the Duke?'. Translate again: 'where

are you in the tribal hierarchy?'.We humans are intensely social creatures. And

society is always structured and hierarchical to some degree. From the 'ruling élite'

down to the 'cool kids at school', we observe the tendency of our species to establish

pecking orders. There is much that is emotionally and philosophically difficult about

this reality; and my purpose here is not to condemn or defend it, merely to say that

concern with status is part of the human picture and that astrology describes it

through tenth house symbolism.

But astrology goes further. While status and reputation are inextricably bound to the

tenth house, and 'career' is one of the central ways in which we establish those

valuations for ourselves, much more is at stake here. Doing something for the human

community, publicly representing some principle or ideal, are also tenth house

concerns. Navigated consciously, this house provides a sense of mission or destiny in

one's life. Personally, I encode the tenth house as one's 'Cosmic Job Description' -

your 'job' as the Great Spirit would define it. If the IRS agrees, so much the better.

Then you've accomplished one of the great coups of conscious tenth house work:

you've figured how to get paid for doing your spiritual work.What if you were born

with Pluto here?Your High Destiny: Truth hurts: the reality of that notion is hard to

escape. Certainly, we human beings are fond of rationalisation and denial. But there's

another observation to sit next to the first one: avoiding the truth hurts even worse.

That pair of ideas summarises much of what we need to understand about Pluto in

general.

Truth-avoidance is a popular sport not only on the level of individual psychology.

Communities and nations practise it blithely as well. In cynical moments I sometimes

think our electoral process boils down to a talent contest in that regard. We might

say the same for what often happens in churches.

Lies catch up with us sooner or later, whether we're individuals or countries. And

then we go down in flames reading inspirational literature, or we deal bravely with

what is actually real. For a community or a nation to follow the higher road, it

requires leadership. It requires a courageous man or woman to speak out clearly

about popular lies and their costs - and to define a better way. Such a person may or

may not be 'charismatic'; he or she may or may not radiate self-confidence and

authority. The message matters more than the messenger at such times. And the

community that perosn addresses may be a town or a nation, or more commonly a

segment of the population. basically, the tenth house terrain begins where your

personal relationships end, and extends from there out toward the horizons of the

global village: it may or may not, in other words, involve what we commonly call

'fame'. But it always involves touching the lives of people whom we do not really

know on a personal level.And for you, your high destiny involves touching that larger

community in a Plutonian way: representing some fierce truth, and fighting the

trench wars for its communal realisation.

Your Distorting Wound: Since you were small, you have felt (correctly!) that you were

born 'to do something big and important'. Pluto, at its best, is concerned only with

those activities which are capable of imparting a palpable sense of meaning and

purpose to life, and which fill us with fiery intensity. Anything less is boring and

empty. It is this pattern of motive and ideal that shapes your healthiest perspective

on career.How well-supported was ambition at that scale when you were small? Your

wound lies in this region. As always, life's dark side can touch us a multitude of ways,

and not everyone with the same configuration will have the same story - or at least

the symmetry will not always be immediately apparent. Let's consider some

wounding scenarios:Maybe one or both of your parents suffered deadening kinds of

work, and could not imagine any alternatives. Their attitudes conveyed to you,

unconsciously or overtly, an image of the 'Big World' as a jungle in whic mere

survival was the best for which one could hope.

A variation: maybe parents or other significant role models in your youth were truly

limited in their ability to find rewarding, spirit-charging careers due to social

prejudice, political dislocations, or economic troubles. Still, the same attitude of

limitation and impossibility would be transmitted to you.Perhaps you were born

female in a culture displaying a distinct shortage of imagination regarding 'a

woman's place'. Built into that reality is an unconscious, systematic disempowering of

a girl-child's self-confidence regarding career. After a generation of feminist activism,

these are familiar thoughts, but they still sometimes wield considerable potency in

shaping women's images of their place in the big world.Perhaps you were born male

in a culture displaying a distinct shortage of imagination regarding 'a man's place'.

This is discussed less than the feminists' perspective, but it's every bit as powerful -

and limiting - a force. The pressure on men blindly to achieve conventional status is

enormous. We are taught to experience pride or shame in proportion to our accrual

of power and / or money. To what extent could such concerns have robbed you of

space for the fuller expression of individuality and creativity in terms of your

work?Underlying all these wounding scenarios is a dark Plutonian image of the

Community as an inhospitable place, resistant to the expression of anything truly

exciting or individual, and affording at best a struggle to remain alive.

Let's carry our analysis of the Wound a step further. Kids in general don't know much

about the realities of the world. When we ask children what they want to be when

they grow up, we take their answers with a grain of salt. What child would say, 'An

insurance salesman'? (But the real world has more than a few contented insurance

salespeople, I suspect.) While there are sometimes fascinating exception, a pretty

good rule of thumb is that a child's answer will at best provide a kind of veiled

metaphor - the little boy, for example, who will become an aeronautical engineer may

say 'Astronaut!'. His nose is pointing in the right direction, and his soul guides him by

offering grandiose exaggerations of the life he will actually create. It's a delicate

mechanism, even a sacred one.WIth your Plutonian tenth house, you truly do have a

high destiny... and in youth the unconscious mind would tend to produce exaggerated

metaphors of even that. Thus: 'When I grow up I will be a famous movie star'. Or

even: 'When I grow up I will save the world'.Loving adults may have felt that they

needed to 'help' you adjust to the real world by 'grounding' you. Unwittingly they

sabotaged the grand mechanism by which your deep Self was preparing foundations

in your imagination for the realisation of what you were actually born to do. What is

at stake here is simple to say: for the realisation of certain adult destinies, a degree

of ungrounded grandiosity in youth is a psychological prerequisite.

Your Navigational Error: Would you stroll across a sunlit meadow for a million

dollars? Not to put thoughts in your head, but I feel a high degree of confidence in

my ability to predict your answer.What if the meadow contained nine deadly buried

land mines? Now your answer enters more distinctly into the realm of individuality.

My guess is that osme of you would abruptly change your minds about the stroll,

while others would start balancing the joyful prospect of the cash against the

probabilities of more cataclysmic eventualities.Let's add a third condition: there is a

hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex pursuing you. Across the meadow lies your only escape.

Suddenly taking your chances with those land mines has more appeal.Before we add

a fourth condition, let's sit with the image for a moment. There you are, nervously

light-footing it across the sunny grass, torn between the scrutiny of each footfall and

juttery over-the-shoulder considerations of our Jurassic friend. Are you appreciating

the sheer beauty of the meadow? Are you mentally designing the dream-home you

might build there with the million bucks? (Do you even remember the million bucks?)

Probably not. Under that kind of pressure, more aesethetic, creative interests recede

into the background.Our fourth condition: the dinosaur is a fake, one of Spielberg's

clever illusions. There are no buried land mines; it was a lie.Your behaviour in the

meadow makes sense, but only on the basis of the information you believe. If we

stopped you and said, 'You know, when you get that money, I'm seeing a Frank Lloyd

Wright design up there on that rise-', you'd look at us as though we were utterly mad.

You would be perfectly convinced that you were behaving in the only possible way,

given the threatening realities.The illusory realities.

Your Navigational Error lies in imagining too many land mines and hungry dinosaurs.

You could fear the world too much, and thereby rob yourself - and the community - of

the fruits of your destiny. For the community, those fruits mean some kind of healing,

leadership, or inspiration. And for you, they mean Plutonian heat, intensity, and

vision in your life.The human world is inherently dangerous and negative in many

ways; what you might leave out of the equations is the full realisation of your own

power to cope with those obstacles. And that distorts your sense of the scope of your

possibilities here. If you succumb, you may find yourself in a career or social opsition

you find shamefully out-of-kilter with your own values. The bleaker Plutonian

possibility here lies in still finding yourself wielding the social power we associate

with this planet, but swept along in a current of events that leave you working for the

'bad guys', perhpas in a glitzy role. If you are brave enough to admit that to yourself,

you feel cynicism, shame, and helplessness. If you're not brave enough to admit it,

you'll become a tyrant in that role as you unconsciously attempt to justify your own

poor choice with the sheer volume of your voice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Jeff Green) (contd.)

Some individuals who have had such prior-life experiences will go through cycles of

pessimism, depression, bitterness, spitefulness and jealousy of those who are in

positions of authority int this life. They may be unabel to define or accept the limits of

their social capacity and be unable to follow the prescribed ways and means of

actualising what capacity they do have. Guilt can occur through the inner awareness

of their failure to utilise their potential; or guilt can be projected outward if they

blame the stifled conditions of their lives on society or on others in general.

In truth, the repsonsibility for such conditions is their own. Often, the parents

reinforce their guilt because they judge their children's shortocmings against their

own standards of conduct.On a more positive level, those who have mastered the

lessons of self-determination, self-discipline and the ways and means that a society

prescribes to realise ambition, capacity and social function have held meaningful

social positions in other lives. Because they have learned these lessons before, these

individuals can actualise the social function for which they are evolutionarily and

karmically destined with little effort. The roles that they have played and can play,

large or small, commonly have a positive and transformative impact either within

their specific area of work or within society as a whole. Those who have learned to

conduct themselves in relation to transcultural and timeless standards of conduct, or

have at least determined to attempt to conduct themselves in this way, can play roles

that inspire others to improve their own lives. This impact can be small or large

depending on the evolutionary and karmic signature of the individual. In certain

cases, this impact has transcended the borders of the individual's native country and

touched others in other lands.

Those individuals who have made an effort to learn the required evolutionary and

karmic lessons in the past will express natural leadership qualities at whatever

evolutionary level they have evolved to. They will be the embodiment of selfdetermination,

and can act as role-models for tohers who wish to motivate

themselves in teh same way. These individuals will understand that they are

responsible for their own actions, and will not use devious means of achieving their

ambitions. Commonly, they will feel an intense contempt and dislike for those who

resort to devious ways of realising their goals, and are not afraid to confront those

who do use these tactics. The Tenth House Pluto person thus exposes others to their

motivations that make them operate as they do. In so doing, he or she has the

potential to influence others toward a higher standard of conduct.

These individuals have commonly had a parent or parents who support, encourage

and understand what they must do with their lives. Sometimes one parent is

supportive and the other is not. Sometimes the one that isn't eventually comes

around to see that the path that the individual must travel is right for him or her,

even if it does not conform to the parent's wishes.In addition, the Tenth House and

Capricorn are the archetypes through which we all come face to face with our own

mortality, and with time and space itself. These archetypes produce the awareness

that we have a certain time span in which to fulfil our destinies. Consequently, Tenth

House Pluto individuals feel this awareness more acutely than those who do not have

Pluto in this house or sign.

This awareness enforces lessons of social and emotional maturity; to grow up and get

on with it. It must occur to enforce the awareness of timing in our lives, and that the

structural organisation of reality at whatever level or application changes or evolves

over and through time. The rise and fall of nations, seasonal change, and the evolving

nature and structure of an individual's reality all reflect this fact. This awareness,

with the necessary reflection, allows for structural change. This change will occur

with respect to that which is outmoded or crystallised so that growth at any level of

reality can occur. If negatively expressed in an individual, this awareness produces a

sense of futility and pessimism: 'What's the point?'. Positively, it produces the

motivations required to accomplish what the individual is here to do.

As with the Fourth House, Tenth House Pluto individuals, in almost all cases, have

switched gender in their most recent prior lives; sometimes the current life is the

first experience in the opposite gender in many lifetimes. This usually signals that a

state of imbalance has been reached and further evolutionary growth could not occur

through the gender that came before. Thus, for evolutionary purposes, they have

switched genders to promote balance and further growth. The resulting hormonal

shift of the gender switch can createa variety of emotional moods and feelings that

are difficult for the individual to relate to, let alone control. These meotions seem to

have a life of their own. The evolutionary need is to become aware of the source or

trigger producing the moods and emotions rather than being a victim of them. In this

way self-knowledge will grow - what are these feelings telling me about myself?The

polarity point is the Fourth House. The evolutionary intent is that the individual learn

to develop internal security, identity completion and a personal fultilment that is not

bound up or linked to the need for success or social position. These individuals are

learning how to see themselves without the trappings and security that their social

function or career provides.

Beyond this, they are learning emotional lessons. One avenue through which these

emotional lessons will occur is in family situations. This can involve either one or

both parents, the marriage partner or children or both. The Tenth House Pluto

individuals commonly experience emotional shocks delivered to them by one or both

parents, their children or a spouse. These shocks force deep self-examination. The

loss of a parent can produce this effect, for example. Judgemental parents who do not

understand the child's individuality can force the person in upon him- or herself. The

karmic reason for these conditions in the individual's life is to force self-examination

on an inner emotional basis. This process must occur so that they can understand the

nature and basis of their emotions and to create a sense of internal security that is

not linked to external conditions. In addition, it requires that the individual discover

the inner dynamics that create this karmic necessity. If the individual can accept the

responsibility for these life conditions, self-knowledge will result.

The family difficulties that these individuals may experience through their own

children can force them to examine themselves as never before. They may have

'problem' children, or very aware children who produce internal confrontations that

force the individual to look at what he or she does and why he or she does it.

Under other evolutionary and karmic circumstances, the Tenth House Pluto

individual as a parent may neglect his or her children because of career obligations,

and may never really get to know them. Consequently, the children never really know

the parent. The resulting gulf produces guilt that again forces self-examination. In all

cases, such emotional shocks and confrontations compel these individuals to examine

who and what they are and to examine the reasons and dynamics that have

determined their emotional, intellectual, spiritual or physical behaviour. They must

reflect on how they have identified themselves and what constitutes their security on

an emotional level.

Often, the 'right' career or social position for the Tenth House Pluto individual is

denied or karmically blocked in this life to enforce these same lessons. In other cases,

this denial will occur because of prior abuses of power. Being held down in this way

enforces the same lessons. Or the individual may be born into a special class or

inherited social position. Others, because of prior-life efforts, will succeed in

obtaining a position of relative prominence early on in this life. Yet many will lose the

position in some way or fall from grace. Some simply will tire of their social position

and break away from it.The evolutionary intent fosters examination in order to

discover how identification with career or social position has created an emotional

security base. These individuals will necessarily reflect upon their internal dynamics

in such a way as to become aware of how they determine their reality, self-image and

security. This reflection provides the opportunity to change outmoded or crystallised

patterns in identity association. In this way, these individuals will learn how to

reorganise themselves and create a new self-image that is not dependent upon career

or social function. They will learn to accept responsibility for their own actions and

the conditions of their lives and reality. In this way they can progressively learn to

interalise thier security needs and eventually develop an attitude that if everything is

taken from them, they will still be okay. The more these lessons are realised, the

faster potential blocks to a meaningful career will be removed. Their need for social

recognition and power can then be met effortlessly through whatever social function

their evolutionary and karmic capacity requires.

As these lessons are put in motion, these individuals can achieve a balance wherein

their 'down' or private time meshes with their external duties and responsibilities.

They will learn that the values and beliefs that condition their ideas about what lfe is

and how it should be lived are purely subjective; their judgements apply only to

themselves in relation to their own standards of conduct. Consequently, they will

learn not to judge negatively the values and beliefs of others. They will learn to

accept responsibility of their own lives, and the duties and obligations that

accompany them. In so doing, they can motivate and inspire others in the same way.

Through self-determination they will be able to realise their goals and ambitions in

honest and non-manipulative ways and encourage others to do the same. If they have

children, they will learn to become responsible parents who are intensely productive

and giving, even if the child is a 'problem' child.

Common characteristics of Pluto in the Tenth House include: cycles of emotional

withdrawal, need for social recognition and power, good organisers unless interfered

with by other factors, natural leaders, deep and penetrating understanding of how

'systems' work, being ambitious, being serious, being pragmatic, being anxiety-prone,

being given to cyles of depression, being autocratic, and being hypocritical.

(Ulla Palomaki)

Pluto's position on the highest point of the birth chart signifies that its transformative

power is directed mostly to work, career and social position.Because of Pluto's

demanding nature, career expectations may be very high, even megalomaniac. The

individual expects that he will reach some exceptional goals, and often does realise

them. Parental expectations about the career of the child may be in a central

position. Perhaps they demand too much of the child, possibly to realise something

they themselves didn't do. Parentlay ambitions may be a heavy burden on the child,

who feels pressured to do something grandiose in the eyes of the parents. Parental

ambitions are felt in the unconscious of the child as: "I must be somebody", "I must

have power or a high social position", "Life depends on social position". Sometimes

the attitude is much more negative: "I oppose all authorities", or "I fear people in

power".Regarding social position there is often a love-hate relatioonship with

emotional involvement. Questions of authoirty and control are strong, and influence

the destiny of the individual. Hatred toward controlling individuals inherited from

childhood may lead to a powerful desire for control so that nobody will be able to

control him any more.The power complex is related to this aspect. The individual may

not relaise its mechanism and how it influences his choices and directions in life. He

may admit that he has a peculiar attitude toward people who are in positions of

authority. This power complex and all the causes underneath should be examined to

avoid career complications. A subconscious power complex may lead to avoidance of

all contact with authorities, so that professional self-realisation becomes

difficult.Because Pluto leads easily to extremes, the individual often feels that social

position is hard to get. He blames everybody else and society for that. It may seem

that fate denies social position and status. Drastic changes happen sometimes. To

improve the situation, it is important to find the roots of the problem and to find a

personal motivation for work.Usually Pluto's position on the Midheaven signifies

strong ambition and the ability to build a successful career. In fact, the attitude

toward career may be rather obsessive. The individual has a tendency to identify

himself with his career or social image. (Pluto is sometimes very symbiotic.)The

collective nature of Pluto indicates that some individuals will have a large sphere of

influence - a large audience with or without a transformative impact. Surprisingly,

their role may be rather superficial. In show business there are many influential

people with this aspect. One of the most famous television show hosts in France has

it, and he has kept his position for years. An influential position in show business

today means a lot of power. That's why it is so appealing to many Pluto in the tenth

house people.At best, professional life is related to secrets, revealing or digging up

the unconscious. Working with nuclear energy is Plutonian but questionable.

According to a French astrologer, Jean-Pierre Nicholas, the person may be

'hierophnant of the unexplained'. This is a suitable planetary position for healers,

therapists and thos who function as channels for change.The individual's fate may

include scandals and revelations, sometimes caused by evil practices, immoral

actions and manipulation; but sometimes the person is not at fault.

Natal Pluto in 11th House

(Ginger Chalford)

As infants, we humans are extremely self-centred, truly believing that the world

revolves around us. Mother is considered to be a part of us who nourishes us, rather

than a separate entity who has accepted the responsibility of caring for baby.

Initially, witht his mother-child bond, we as infants can get whatever we went or need

from her. All our wishes are fulfilled. However as we grow older, we have an urge to

find out for ourselves what is in our environment, and this bond begins to rupture.

Not only does this exploration cost us the bond we've had with mother, but also it

costs the power and control that we have over her. No longer can we scream

helplessly, at five or six years of age, over something that no longer represents any

threat to us. Mother doesn't need to protect us from our infantile fears any longer,

and we cannot honestly demand that she do this any more.

The temptation that children have at this age is to become manipulative in a

charming way, which is guaranteed to keep mother (or father) on a string, ready to

fulfil every whim. At the same time, the child who is running the show feels able to

pursue independence. Unfortunately, resentment can build up in the child, who after

all still has to defer to the parents and other authority figures. Pluto in shis house

emphasises this resentment over giving up the power of independence.Yet, children

with this Pluto placement often search for the spotlight early in life. The responses of

others, particularly the favorable responses, verify that the children are indeed

independent and brilliant, which is something the inner self desires. These children

learn early that they must weave their own magic, that they must learn the strategies

of survival and know the right people. Often their parents set good examples of

individuals struggling for personal freedom and self-sufficiency; although with Pluto

in this house, the exact opposite may be true instead. Whatever the parents' level of

accomplishment in this regard, the children learn the social techniques of survival in

order to have a sense of security; a sense that no matter how awful a situation they

may find themselves in, they will survive it if they are capable enough.

Given this Pluto house position, independence and survival can result in separation

from love, especially the love of the parents. This gives a distorted image of what it

means to love and be loved, and the child may then set up a lifetime pattern of

searching for the sense of self-sufficiency with parental love and justification that was

missing in childhood. This can even incline these people to nurture others by trying

to improve the conditions in their lives. The child begins to imagine the grand scheme

of things, desiring to take part in it and become a leader in it as well.As people with

this Pluto placement move into their teenage years, they seem to aspire to even more

grandiose fantasies about themselves. Yet, Plutonian extremes can manifest here too.

These teens have a choice between establishing their stardom by rising through the

rank and file of an organisation (projected parental support), or forgoing any

organisation or system other than their own (the alienated lone wolf). This potential

split in attitutes creates crises in the self-image that may take years to resolve. There

can be Cinderella-like dreams and fantasies with this placement.

As these Pluto individuals reach adulthood, they may have intense emotional

encounters with others. Friendship, that vital link to self-love, can have an undue

influence on these people, because of their fear of rejection. Feelings of rejection can

lead to alienation and periods of terrible loneliness. They can also lead to the sumple

expedient of rejecting the other person 'before she / he rejects me'. This intense need

to cover inner insecurities can earn the resentment of others, who will simply dismiss

the individual as immature and selfish, and go on.

Selfishness does feel good to this person, for it temporarily enhances his or her selfconcept.

To get the positive feedback desired from others, this person will spend

energy or money extravagantly on them, only to stop being so generous once the

others are regarded as safely loyal. These people appear to refuse any compromises,

earning them envy and creating intense love-hate relationships with their peers. In

adolescence, the life goals and personal ideals change; and to identify them with a

peer group can give them a sense of having a special destiny.

These people resent being helped by others, even though they may at times cry "Why

did so-and-so get helped, when I didn't?". Help is seen as a form of love; and there is

an extreme sense of vulnerability in being helped by someone else. It's better, these

people believe, to be the one helping, rather than the one being helped. That way,

they can stay in charge of all the acceptance and rejection that is going on. They may

go so far as to feel that society owes them something, since society isn't currently

recognising them! An obvious example of this extreme are the able-bodied individuals

living on welfare while complaining about the policies of the government which is

currently feeding them.

This placement of Pluto is one of the most subtle, and one of the most difficult to deal

with. These people are hidden egotists, trying to help humanity in order to win praise

and status rewards. They work within the framework of a group which espouses a

cause, and can grow into a leadership role when it is apparent to them that fewer

people will call them on their egotistic façades or expose their social

manipulativeness.They do want to help others; or more accurately, they wish to be

seen helping others.

 

 

 

Natal Pluto in 11th House (5)(Jeff Green) (contd.)

Even though these archetypes allow for growth opportunities, individually and

collectively, many individuals fear change and fear being or feeling different. Other

individuals with Pluto in the Eleventh House have reacted to the prior evolutionary by

rejecting or rebelling against the need to be different. They will repress the inner

impulse to throw off the past. The feeling of disconnectedness that this impulse

produces promotes this reaction. Remember that Saturn, as well as Uranus, rules

Aquarius.

All Eleventh House Pluto individuals will come into this life with a deep inner sense of

being different from most people around them. This is because of the prior

evolutionary intent to throw off the past, to disengage from it. This detachment is

projected or linked to the external environment. For those who have rejected or

rebelled against this inner need and feeling, the overwhelming need and compulsive

desire to belong to a group of people will motivate them to the ends of the earth. In

effect, this desire acts as emotional and psychological compensation to block or

thwart the inner feeling of differentness and disengagement. These people attempt to

align themselves with the prevailing social norms and laws of society. As long as

everyone else is doing it, whatever 'it' is, they will do it too in order to belong to the

group. Any social group creates 'norms' of behaviour, and the overt or covert

pressure to conform to those norms. Individuals reacting in this way have become

compulsively and utterly dependent upon their peer group for a sense of personal

fulfilment and meaning. Their individuality, their purpose, their values and beliefs are

simple extensions of the 'norms' of their peer group. Nevertheless, despite this

compensation, these individuals still feel different. It is this feeling that to some

extent promotes the necessary objectivity and detachment. No matter what the

individual does in order to feel 'normal', to belong, he or she will still feel different.

This feeling will promote the typical Plutonian question 'why?'. Relative to the free

will that we all have, these individuals have been learning to make choices of whether

to pursue that which is different in themselves regardless of where it may lead, or to

deny or suppress that which is different regardless of the consequences. Some have

taken a few tentative steps to break free, only to retract and try again. Others have

taken quite a few steps and are finally under way towards pursuing and developing

their socialised individuality in some way. Others remain completely locked into peer

group control.

The third segment of individuals with Pluto in the Eleventh House have reacted to the

prior life evolutionary impulse by rabidly defending the traditions of the past. These

individuals have feared being different; have feared experimentation, new visions,

new models, and new ways of doing things. Instead of disengaging and detaching

from the past, these people have manifested a fixated death grip upon the past - a

totally Saturnian reaction. The first segment of people manifested a Uranian

response to this prior evolutionary intent. The second segment of people manifested

both Uranian and Saturnian responses. This last group is Saturnian. Yet, even people

who respond in this way will feel diffrent because they will sense that 'time' is

passing them by. These people are social dinosaurs. Individual and collective life is

always growing, always in a state of becoming, of evolving. It is exactly this obvious

process that these people fear because almost any change, any departure from

tradition, is perceived as undermining or threatening the old order and stability of

the way it used to be.

These individuals use the old order as a panacea to correct the perceived ills of the

moment, and to project into the future 'the way' that it should be. Rather than

allowing themselves to develop a new vision to apply to a changing world, they

project an old, tired vision upon the future as the cure for the problems of today. This

orientation reflects the fact that these individuals are inwardly suppressing, in a

desperate way, the inner impulses to 'shed skins' from their own prior lives and the

patterns of identity association that are based on them. They too will form social

bonds or friendships with others of like mind. As individuals, and as a group, they can

develop objectivity and detachment through the isolation of their subculture within

the context of society. These individuals, and the subgroup, are different when

compared to others who do not respond to their sociological ideas and identities.

Differing or interacting combinations of these distinct ways of responding to the

Eleventh House or Aquarius archetypes give rise to all the possible subcultures

within a society. In a negative expression of the Eleventh House archetype, one group

or a combination of groups may attempt to influence, control, or eliminate another

group for reasons of security and power. This effort reflects the egocentric desire for

separateness and can promote narrow-mindedness and attachment rather than

objectivity and detachment. An individual can react to another person in the same

way for the same reasons. Positively expressed, group and individual differences will

be tolerated, accepted and encouraged. Combinations of positive and negative

reactions occur when the extreme fringe groups, whether ultra-liberal or ultraconservative,

are perceived to threaten the stability and security of the entire group.

Clues found in the birth chart indicate which way an Eleventh House Pluto individual

is likely to gravitate regarding group identification. If the weight of the whole chart

suggests conformity and emphasis upon tradition, the individual will probably

identify with the mainstream of society. If the chart suggests nonconformity, the

individual will be likely to have few friends, and no particular group association; he

or she may possibly be a group of one.In addition, we also need to consider the

evolutionary condition of the individual. Those in the herd state will belong to more

independent-minded groups. Spiritual state individuals will associate with spiritual

groups. Linking evolutionary condition to the energy balance of the chart, i.e.

introverted, conformity and so forth, will give a fairly good understanding of which

subgroups within a society the individual will feel a kinship with. Some examples to

illustrate this point would be: an introverted / spiritual person would probably

withdraw from any group interaction; an introverted / conformity type would be a

silent follower of the mainstream peer group; an extroverted / individuated type may

be a leader for a splinter group, and so forth.

Pluto's sign will give us additional clues. For example, a person with Pluto in Virgo

may feel intensely shy and intimidated by social groups. He or she may feel critical of

the group he or she is connected with; and the group may be critical of him or her.

This individual may succeed in finding another group that reflects his or her own

ideas, and from the bunker of that group may hurl critical hand grenades at all other

groups that are different. As an example, many people who belong to the punk rock

group prevalent in society today have Pluto in Virgo. As a group, and as individuals,

they tend to react in the way described.

In whatever condition we find Eleventh House Pluto individuals, all have had the

evolutionary need to develop objectivity and detachment, to sever attachments that

are preventing further growth, and to form group bondings with like-minded souls. In

general, all have needed to deflect the impact of other groups or individuals in order

to deepen the awareness of their own individuality. All have needed to link their

individual purpose to a socialised purpose, a group purpose, and a socialised reason

for being. Depending on evolutionary development and karmic dynamics, some

Eleventh House Pluto individuals have had, and will have, the capacity to lead a

group of people or an entire nation. Pluto's natural magnetism can attract others who

perceive that the Eleventh House Pluto person had and has something powerful to

offer.

Many of these people, based on prior development, possess an inherent ability to

understand group needs, and to uncover the basics of group dynamics in order to

understand all the indiviudal roles and functions that constitute a group. Those who

have leadership capacity and are 'future-oriented' can develop comprehensive social

visions as to how a group of people or a society should change in order to progress

and grow. They will experiment, try new ideas, and adjust as necessary. In certain

cases, they will experiment with new ideas but then resist changing the blueprint

even in the face of intense confrontation, thus bringing about their own downfall, or

the downfall of their ideas. Others may attempt to affix old visions upon new

situations. Such a leader may attract followers for a time, but because the ideas are

old, a downfall is usually guaranteed. On another level, Pluto's natural repulsion can

also create total isolation for some individuals with Pluto in the Eleventh House by an

entire group or subgroup. We must look to the total nature of the individual's karmic

signature and background in order to determine the evolutionary and karmic

necessity for this situation.

The polarity point is the Fifth House. The evolutionary intent is one wherein the

individual must learn how to take charge of his or her own destiny. These people

must learn how to implement their ideas about themselves, that which they see as

possible for their lives, the goals they want to accomplish, and the ideas pertaining to

future possibilities. One of the most common symptoms that individuals with Pluto in

te Eleventh House experience is thinking about the possibilities pertaining to their

future which go unacted upon. Thus, the current evolutionary intent is teaching these

people to translate these ideas into action through taking charge of their own destiny

and shaping it along the lines that these thoughts are suggesting to them. In order to

accomplish this, they must learn to minimise their security needs and patterns of

depending on others to tell them that it is okay to do whatever it is that they want to

do. They must also learn not to wait around until everyone else acts first, and not to

wait for others to support their ideas regarding strategies for themselves and others.

Those who have been repelled by others or society, who have been forced to stand on

the sidelines, must learn to develop their own individual purpose and link it to a

socially relevant need. They cannot remain standing on the sidelines, hurling stones

and insults ata a system that is not behaving according to their desires.In general,

these individuals must learn that their power lies in the fact that they are different,

and that it is okay to be different. By learning how to act and implement, they can

become effective leaders in any area in which they are evolutionarily and karmically

destined to play. All individuals with Pluto in the Eleventh House have the inherent

power to act as instruments of innovative and creative change in whatever area of life

they choose. Even the rabid defenders of the past can exert a positive influence as

stabilising agents if changes are happening too quickly or are obviously off-course.

All of these individuals must learn how to detach, objectify, and sever their most

cherished visions as to how things should be, when those ideas or visions are not

appropriate to the situation at hand. Through environmental challenges or

confrontations they must learn to objectify and impersonally change what must be

changed. The potential trap is to remain detached in stoic defiance against those who

do not agree with them - not to change.

All of these individuals can experience emotional shocks, disappointments, leavings

and rejections through friendships. Having the rug pulled out from under their feet in

this way occurs to enforce the lesson of taking charge of their own destinies. The

severing of dependencies on others cannot help but to enforce this lesson. In

addition, this kind of event will enforce the lesson as to what really constitutes a

friend and what does not. In general, these people will only have, or be allowed, a few

close friends at any one time in this life. In certain cycles, they may experience a total

lack of friends.By learning these lessons, Eleventh House Pluto individuals can play a

variety of socially meaningful roles. Their natural inventiveness and creativity can

shine. The resulting metamorphosis will produce self-confident individuals who

possess the power to understand objectively who and what they are, why they are the

way that they are, and how best to actualise their own creative purpose within the

context of a social need. In this understanding, these individuals can assume socially

relevant and meaningful roles, roles that have the power and potential to transform

the existing barriers that are restricting further growth and evolution in the area of

life to which they have applied themselves. In the same way, these individuals can

promote this understanding in other people, even in whole nations.

Common characteristics of those with Pluto in the Eleventh House include: behaviour

ranging from being extremely anti-social to following the crowd to rabidly defending

tradition; an intrinsic feeling of being different; obsessive and compulsive thought

patterns; being innovative, unique, creative, a good friend; cycles of utter

detachment within cycles of intense focus upon themselves; potential for sudden and

erratic behaviour; being iconoclastic; being hard to really know or define correctly,

aloof.

Pluto in 12th House

(Ginger Chalford)

Here we find the infant truly in touch with his or her magical powers. The intensity of

experience is a delight and a passion. As the child grows, crawls, and then begins to

walk and explore the environment, she / he has already discovered the ability to

control things with thought or desire. Children with this Pluto placement can

fantasise something and have it happen, without putting any physical effort into it.

Pretty soon, however, the demands of socialisation are made on these young mystics.

They are encouraged to embarce the world view of their parents, an image in which

they as children are helpless, powerless to do anything about their situation.

The intensity of these children's life experience is internal, and not seen by the

parents for what it is, although they will undoubtedly feel it. This intensity makes the

parents realise that controlling their children could very well be a difficult job. For

this reason, they will often confront the power of the child with power of their own,

on a psychic level. The child knows that she / he has a strong will, but must begin to

accept the parental world view. Survival comes first, delaying the use of real power

until later.

Unfortunately, later is when the power is needed again; but by then it's forgotten.

These Plutonian children have sacrificed their power to the world view or attitudes

and beliefs of the parents out of love for them, and for the sake of physical survival

(such as food, warmth, etc.). The parents do not intend to sacrifice their child. They

often have no idea what they are doing, except that they feel a need to train the child

so that it can function well and coherently in society.The parents mean well, and

assume their responsibilities with a sense of duty. As is often the case with Pluto

twelfth house children's parents, they do the best they feel they can, despite their

lack of inner vision. The children in turn realise their parents are only trying to help

them learn practical things, and the child is willing to trust the parents' intention.

When an individual is in touch with his or her magicality, it is obvious that the

universe is made out of love and thoguhts of love or desire. For the child to sacrifice

its inner psyche will seem a fair exchange for the love and companionship of these

two large and supportive people, the parents. The Pluto twelfth house child has

traded his or her inner will and experience for the security of parental support, and

has thus become dependent.

As these children grow up, they discover that other children have already given away

their magicality too. They soon learn not to mention their astral flights or previous

lifetimes to their fellow students or their parents. They become afraid that they will

betray themselves by their actions, so they begin to repress this power of magical

action. They will retreat from view as they attempt to push that inner intensity of life

further and further from their conscious mind. They begin to repress any idea or

feeling that is not compatible with prevailing views - which they have adopted by

now. They look upon their own psyche as a dangerous beast that could get out of

control, overwhelming them in that intensity of life and feeling they revelled in only a

few years earlier.

This attempt to submerge the true nature of the self can continue into adulthood.

With this comes a feeling that their inner selves are imprisoned, but they are afraid

that if they were to release this self, they would not be able to function... that they

would be physically weak and incapable of normal action. This can lead in some cases

to an almost morbid preoccupation with their own inner problems, which often

include poor health. The body is the victim in the conflict between the spiritual and

the psychic, between the material and the spiritual. It is very difficult initially to see

how the two can fit together.Yet, these individuals will often try to establish some

connection for the sake of personal balance, between the left and right brain,

between the logical / physical / linear and the irrational / magical / organic. This

could involve the Pluto individuals in cults or other groups of people with strange,

counter-culture attitudes. They could move between the extremes of drug-taking

madmen and totally obsessed churchgoers.

What they are looking for, and are frequently unable to find, is a format or structure

that can allow them to safely re-examine their inner selves. Unfortunately, society in

general has no place for this connection between inner and outer, and dooms those

who search for it to the 'fringe' of our culture. These people may then become

psychics, astrologers, Tarot readers, I Ching readers, or simply bums and winos,

often as a way of rebelling against the world view which they forgot they had adopted

so many years ago.Others may maintain the world view at any price; and for them the

price can be very heavy indeed. Mental and emotional disturbance may not be

obvious in someone who does his or her social duty every day - work, sleep, eat, etc. -

but this normal exterior may hide a fanatic. This type of fanatic can be religious or

political, or anything else with a particular view that classifies him or her as right and

everyone else as wrong.

The people who have this particular disposition are seldom the leaders of the

conflicts that occur over these major differences of opinion. They are followers,

hoping that by being one of a large group, their world view is safe. They find security

in belonging to a category with many people in it, even if they don't actively

participate in a specific or named group. They tend to have unexplained health

problems having no obvious connection to the mental warps which their inner

conflicts have given them.They make extreme attempts to acoid fear, by whatever

escape routes they can find. Even though being ill is a sad situation, there may be a

feeling of security or safety in being ill and having someone else to take care of them.

Or they may try to escape through drugs, and become paranoid in the process, for

their fear pursues them wherever they go to escape it.

Anxieties may be relegated to a worldwide scale, where they can see conspiracies

behind all problems and imminent world disasters. They can often feel that they are

the ultimate victims of soecity, that it does not want to hear about their revelations

and is in fact trying to repress and subvert whatever they attempt to do or think.

They imagine they have enemies everywhere, although they don't really know who

they are. The antagonistic forces are simply referred to as 'they' or 'insiders' or

'secret intelligence', or whatever suits the mind's creative fantasy.They may try to

postpone the confrontation they feel is coming in the world, but which is actually

within their own consciousness. They may spend days on end reading escapist fiction,

delaying the crisis of that awareness. When they superimpose their own reality on the

world, they have lost their world view or their belief structures; and this compromise

between the inner self's powers and the pragmatic nature of the world is destructive -

so destructive that it can lead to the extreme and final option, suicide.

Obvious problems related to Pluto's presence in the twelfth house are, as already

mentioned, chronic and unexplained health problems, drug or alcohol addiction,

excessive escapism, unrealistic fantasies, self-destructive emotional attitudes such as

paranoia that alienate the person, and an unwillingness to see any weaknesses or

wrongs in themselves. They are often victims of society's rules, spending time in

prison or being personally affected by social upheavals. With this placement, these

individuals may organise small groups to protest threats to human rights, expressing

individual and mass frustration in the process.

When the Pluto individuals realise that this inner versus outer conflict is getting them

nowhere, they will begin to search for themselves with diligence. As they tune in

more and more within themselves, they begin to find that the early repressions of

inner feelings are no logner necessary, and they turn their attention towards the

spiritual realm. As they begin to realise that they have created essentially their own

reality, and start taking responsibility for it, their health and other problems begin to

clear, and their anxieties about survival begin to wane.#

Initially, they tend to hold onto or remember early childhood experiences as a key to

finding their inner soul power. But as they search more deeply, they find that they

can once again get in touch with that magicality through living in society as an adult.

They then see the uselessness of destructive or paranoid attitudes, as well as the

inebriating effect of them. At this time, the individual begins to balance and work

toward eliminating the use of drugs or other mental / emotional escapes. There is

simply no need to escape any longer, since there is only the present, the here and

now.

Information about the inner self takes on more importance at this time; and these

Pluto people will search through such mystic systems as astrology for answers, rather

than out of rebelliousness or as a way to express inner conflict. Although the inner

arts do not have the true, ultimate answers, they are at least guides to the expansion

of the self, which is the highest potential of this Pluto placement. Finally, the desire

and passion for discovering the true inner self has been manifested!With a little

patience, these people are able to tune into their own subconscious; and the inner

psyche then begins to emerge into the light of day as it reaches the realm of the

conscious mind. The self is rebuilt with self-love and a desire to find the true inner

destiny. No longer will these individuals search beyond themselves for a look at the

universe, for now they know that it is all within them!This concept is perhaps the

greatest discovery possible with this placement. With it comes the power to vanquish

the enemies within - fear, anger, self-destruction, guilt and inner conflict. The

pathway becomes clear; and in order to make a decision, these people tap into the

true inner self and therefore find the highest and best answers. (In fact, when an

answer is needed, it will often appear as an inspirational flash.)At this point, these

people are no longer afraid of losing control within themselves. Patiently they open

up door after inner door, releasing their pent-up power a little at a time. They

develop a timeless understanding of the higher nature of things, and operate from

that perspective in their daily lives. They understand the struggles of the less

fortunate, and are often willing to reach out and help them in some way. They are not

afraid to see the ugly, mean and bitter side to themselves; and this enables them to

forgive and release these negative qualities. Their discovery of themselves leads

them back into the universal love principle that truly motivates them, helping them

reach extraordinary levels of personal success.

When Pluto transits through the twelfth house, the people affected will have to

examine their world view, as it is likely to come crashing down upon them if it doesn't

supply the necessary inner connections, motivations and purpose. Old emotional

garbage, old attitudes from childhood, are likely to re-emerge at this time and require

work. The psyche will need restructuring, at the very least. Whatever is useless or

interferes with one's capacity for strength and power must be ditched, must be

abandoned

.Any karmic 'interest' will have to be paid at this time. That is, situations which

required power and action, but which were postponed or ignored, will build up an

emotional charge over time. The longer one ignores these feelings, the more the

suppressed emotions grow in power, until finally they explode on the scene as a

crisis. And that is just what happens, for the emotional backlog has been

compounding itself daily. This is the interest accrued, and it must be dealt with at

this time. For some people, this may manifest as an intense and sudden

preoccupation with personal difficulties, and a feeling of loss of control. For others, it

is a culmination of personal study and growth; and the searching becomes fruitful, as

the subconscious begins to express itself directly through the controlling

consciousness.

It is possible at this time for the motivations of the self to move from the inner to the

outer plane, resulting in some kind of success for the person. More than that,

personal understanding can lead to enlightenment. It's not a comfortable experience

however, as the old blockages standing in the way of self-fulfilment rise up from the

inner depths to emerge into consciousness. Yet, with every release, these individuals

can feel lighter, freer to be themselfves and find their true home within their true

self. This is a very high psychic placement, with a magnificent underlying motivation

to acquire knowledge. (Besides the eighth house, Pluto feels most at home in the

twelfth.) Turning negatives into positives is a joyful, deliberate choice and process. If

it seems to be a drag, then you really haven't touched your magical inner self yet.

With Pluto in the tweflth house natally or by transit, you must avoid the trap of

spiritual egotism, of believing that you have a special mission to the world. No, you

don't! What you do have is a very profound mission to yourself. The world won't be

interested in what you have to say until you have completed this search and discovery

mission into your own inner self.

Since the process of inner learning can and usually does take at least a whole

lifetime, realise right here and now that your ability to serve the world at large

depends on how you serve your inner self, and most probably will not take on the

grand scale you might imagine or hope for. Leave society out of your work, until you

are solidly comfortable within yourself. Then you will begin to reach out a loving

hand; and anyone who is magnetically attracted to the inner self that shines through

you will come to bask in your presence. Do not, at any time, sacrifice yourself on the

altar of universal service, until you actually have some enlightenment you can afford

to give without depleting yourself.You are a channel, and any technique can work for

you, once you have the right attitude. Before telling others to meditate, you have to

gain mastery yourself - or else you're a fake! Once you understand this, you can

develop greater and greater aspects of yourself, and thus get in touch with your inner

realities. Read the negatives-to-positives listed at teh end of each Pluto house

description. Choose the ones that appeal to you and work with them, but touch upon

them all. For your calling is to become complete, integrating all twelve aspects of the

self within a whole that is larger than the sum of its parts. Only then will you have

accomplished your personal and spiritual synergy.

Natal Pluto in 12th House

(Haydn Paul)

The position of Pluto in the 12th house can be a difficult one to handle

correctly; this is because areas of the personlity are hidden in the unconscious

mind, and yet have a potent influence creating motivations and desires which

condition your life and choices.Obviously, this applies to all Pluto placings to

some extent, where the underlying impulses leading towards compulsive and

repetitive action can be located in the sphere of the unconscious; but this 12th

house position emphasises such influences to teh point wher they can almost

swamp the conscious personalilty. The possiility of this has to be guarded

against by attempts to regenerate these impulses in the unconscious, by

bringing them to the surface and integrating them into the conscious mind

and personality.You will be internally preoccupied with your own mind and

emotions, as though you are fascinated by the inner processes continually in

motion; you can become morbidly obsessed with your own problems, and

repeatedly circle above them, yet rarely facing them in an attempt to resolve

and release such repetitive blockages.

Traditionaly, the 12th house is associated with endings and the concept of

karma (the law of cause and effect, action and reaction); and you are likely to

suffer from feelings of guilt and patterns of self-persecution. In some ways,

you will prefer to suffer as a form of expiation for unknown sins that you feel

you have committed.

Certainly, you will find it difficult to come to terms fully with yourself, and to

feel an inner harmony. This is made harder by the fact that you possess a

psychic sensitivity to the hidden lives of others, registering their thoughts and

feelings through your links with the unconscious mind. This may manifest as

confusing and conflicting thoughts, feelings and impulses arising in yourself,

which may well not be yours to begin with, but someone else's being received

through your sensitivity. Responding to the inner suffering of others, together

with a personal sense of insecurity, can lead you to prefer more privacy and

seclusion, to be free of the imposition of the social psychic atmosphere. If this

process becomes understood, then a form of psychic protection could be used

to minimise such intrusions; and you may find that a form of inner intuitive

guidance could begin to guide your life and actions.

You may need to follow some form of path or spiritual belief which can bring

some clarity into your conflicting emotional patterns; a transformation on that

emotional level is essential for you, to become free of those neurotic and

negative emotional guilt feelings. If that could be achieved, then your inner

balance would correspondingly improve. Until such time, you will maintain a

distance between yourself and others, and you may find difficulty in being

able to co-operate with such a variety of personalities as you can find in the

workplace. Within any intimate personal relationship, try to be as honest as

possible, because in such a potentially supportive atmosphere, you may have

the opportunity to allow aspects of yourself to arise from the unconscious and

to deal with them through the transformatory filter of the relationship.

(Donna Cunningham)

Repression of emotions can cause either self-destructive behaviour or phyiscal

illness, since this is one of the health houses. Here illness can serve the

purpose of allowing these people to stay secluded from a world that seems too

powerful, too dangerous and untrustworthy. Illness can be a way to control

others; and thus is also true of the emotional illnesses of the twelfth house.

Have you ever had to tiptoe around someone who was severely depressed all

the time, and felt controlled by his or her seeming fragility? Addiction, a

twelfth-house ploy, can also be used to control emotions and keep others

safely at bay.

These people may repress an urge-to-power and yet control in round-about

ways they little understand. For instance, being the seemingly helpless victim

also serves to conceal the power urge - have you ever 'rescued' some poor

helpless soul who later took over your total life and all your energy? No doubt

you learned that victimhood is powerful! (Please understand that there are

legitimate victims, but here we are talking about the illegimitate ones, the

ones who are forever drawn to these situations thinking that their suffering is

some sort of moral victory.) Unconscious fascination with power can also lead

to contacts with underground characters, negative psychism, and various

unsavoury scenes where power is used in a murky way. Healing submerged

resentment can go a long way toward lifting this position out of its negative

manifestations into the constructive. In the house of secrets, the deep, dark

secret is ever the possibility; and revealing it in the right therapeutic places

can release you from its power.

The constructive use of this placement is in its capacity to delve into the

unconscious and heal deep-seated emotional problems. Thus, it is a frequent

placement for those working in the field of mental health. Likewise, people

who have suffered from an addiction and been able to stop have the most

power to help other addicts. This is also a mediumistic or psychic position,

and one where the study of dreams can be very useful. Spiritual healing is

another strong possibility.

(Ulla Palomaki)

In the twelfth house, Piscean values are brought to light; that is to say, values

of fusion, of the wave coming back to the ocean. The values of belonging to

the whole are essential to this house. It is also a transcendental house.

The twelfth house demands a lot of understanding of the forces inherent in

life, the invisible forces that are related to the wholeness of life. Extreme

egoism and self-centeredness are especially harmful for the individual, even

though we can say that they are harmful to anyone.The nature of the twelfth

house is somewhat secretive; and the individual may thrive for spirituality and

silent secrets of life, perhaps revealed in a monastry. This trhiving may be

unconscious, with the individual fusing himself with the larger whole by using

alcohol or drugs as a means to reach this state. People who have problems

with alcohol often have a strong twelfth house or strong Neptunian influence.

The wrong attitude with the twelfth house leads the individual to run away

from the world and its conscious manifestations, and from worldly

responsibilities. At times he may feel lonely and isolated; and partly this is

very useful for him because in that way he may find a connection with the

larger whole, with God. He digs up new things in solitude. This may be

exaggerated. According to Jeff Green, these people exhaust themselves by

isolating themselves and by escaping so that they feel themselves extremely

weary. The feelings of meaninglessness are not uncommon.One of the best

means of realisation of the possibilities of this house is to h

ave spiritual practices. The search for meaning in spirituality, in meditation

and merging with the whole, gives important purpose for the individual.

Meaningful service is equally important.Pluto's position in the twelfth house

may bring connections between the unconscious and obsession. In general,

this position increases the power of the unconscious.

(Howard Sasportas)

With Pluto in the 12th, there is a pressing need to bring what's weak, hidden

or undeveloped in the psyche into clearer focus. As with Pluto in the 8th,

some people might be so frightened of being overwhelmed by the nature or

intensity of their deeper drives and complexes that they exercise a tight

control over these. However, very often it is not only 'neurotic' urges which

are suppressed, but healthy, positive drives as well. The psychologist Andrew

Maslow pointed out that many people not only evade what they deem is

negative in themselves, but also block what is 'god-like' and laudable. He

called this 'the Jonah Complex', the fear of our own greatness. From my

experience, certain individuals with Pluto in the 12th defend themselves not

just against the so-called 'lower' or carnal drives, but also against such

positive impulses as the desire to develop their 'higher' possibilities more

fully, or to realise more of thier innate potentials. To paraphrase Maslow, they

are afraid to become that which they glimpse in their most perfect moments.

Why?The answer, in a nutshell, is death-anxiety. All chnage makes them

highly anxious because it means the dissolution of what they already know

themselves to be. Growth inevitably requires the breaking down of existing

patterns or the letting go of what is familiar; and on some deep level they

eqyate these kinds of changes with death itself. Part of them desperately

yearns for growth and development, and yet another part mounts every

campaign possible to ward off what they unconsciously feel is trying to kill

them. Until they locate and make peace with their deep existential dread of

non-being, they will keep displacing their fear onto whatever comes along

which threatens to change them. Until they know they are afraid to die, they

cannot fully live.

A basic tenet of Psychosynthesis reflects the meaning of a 12th house Pluto:

that all the elements of the psyche - both dark and light - can be consciously

recognised, experienced, accepted and integrated into awareness. Through

dream analysis, introspection, therapy and various exercises and techniques,

those with Pluto in the 12th can release the energy trapped in unconscious

complexes and redirect it towards strengthening and building the whole of the

personality, including their 'higher' intuitive and emotional faculties. Provided

they can track down and deal with their death-anxiety, people with Pluto in

the 12th are well equipped to search out what is weak, blocked, hidden or

missing in the psyche. Indeed, what more appropriate place for them to

exercise the innate investigative nature of Pluto than in the house of 'secret

enemies' and 'behind-the-scenes activity'? And rather than waiting for angry

and neglected parts of their own psyches to chase after them, they are well

advised to go hunting for these first.In the 12th, the destructive energy

associated with Pluto can be used to remove that which is obsolete and

detrimental to new growth. Or destructive energy can be improperly

displaced and unleashed outwardly in a treacherous way or dangerously

turned against the self. The difficulty for those with Pluto in the 12th,

however, is that they are not simply dealing with the personal unconscious,

but dealing with the collective unconscious as well.

A contemporary medical model theorises that noxious bacteria and viruses are

always present in the physical system, but the healthy or strong person is able

to defend himself or herself from these taking over. Similarly, stress is

everywhere in society; but some people have a better ability than others to

prevent it from getting into their systems. Those with Pluto in the 12th are

more sensitive to what is dark, destructive or overwhelming in the

atmosphere than someone with, let's say, a well-aspected Venus in the 12th.

While Venus there may feel that 'love is in the air', what might Pluto sniff?

Some of them may unconsciously be 'taken over' by what other people have

repressed - sexual drives, anger, hostility, etc.. It is not unlikely for a child

with this placement, for instance, to take on the role of family scapegoat or

'identified patient'. When tensions run too high at home, he is the one who

gets sick or burns down the school. Starting a conflagration serves two

purposes: it gives a concrete expression to the emotions he feels around him,

and it serves to divert the parental unit from its own interpersonal problems.

Those with Pluto in the 12th can make better sense of their actions and

behaviour if they view what they do and feel in relation to a larger scheme of

things.

The 12th house represents the greater whole out of which we come and into

which we are born. Pluto there has to contend with the less pleasant aspects

of this inheritance - the collective shadow, that which society as a whole finds

ugly or unacceptable. These people may be required to acknowledge,

integrate, and, if possible, transmute the anger, hate, destructiveness and

rage accumulated over centuries. In this sense, they are in charge of society's

waste disposal unit. They either act out the collective's shadow and thereby

release this pent-up energy, or gather it inside themselves and find some way

to creatively transform and redirect it.Some people with Pluto in the 12th may

work to transform outmoded institutions or campaign to change laws which

are no longer funcitoning as they should. Often, and sometimes in mysterious

and obscure ways, they facilitate changes on the level of the

collective.Periodic withdrawals from life may be necessary in order to grapple

with emotional complexes which have been awakened through social

interactions. These people might be significantly affected through brushes

with institutions, such as confinements in hospitals or prisons.

Pluto here gives the capacity to transform a crisis into something productive

and useful, or make the most of even limited or restricted circumstances.

Even if those with Pluto in the 12th cannot change an unfortunate situation,

they can still choose what attitude they are going to hold towards it. They

have the ability to learn from failure and defeat and to understand the

necessity of one cycle or phase of existence ending in order that another can

begin. In this respect, a 12th house Pluto recalls one of Nietzsche's sayings:

'That which does not kill me makes me stronger'. Even suffering and pain can

have meaning if tehy make a person more whole.

(Stephanie Camilleri)

This is a good place for Pluto, out of the way where it won't attract trouble,

and above the horizon so it won't build up too much internal pressure. It

brings the same single-minded devotion to the inner voice as it brings in the

first house, but not the obstructions or the difficulties with making contact

with the outer world. There is the same inability to follow the herd; but they

are usually able to find an opening so that they can continue to pursue their

own path, even from the beginning, frequently due to the assistance of a

sympathetic parent or family.This position gives the ability to maintain a strict

regimen of daily work or training without assistance, if necessary, though

usually an appropriate coach, teacher, or mentor is found who can give

instructions, guidance, or even just occasional advice. These people generally

don't enjoy taking instruction, preferring to figure things out for themselves,

though tey are capable of taking orders if convinced that it's necessary. There

is a soldier-like ability to maintain a rigorous or even painful schedule for long

periods of time in order to accomplish some goal. Sometimes a means of

livelihood will be chosen partly because it demands an ascetic lfiestyle.

Natal Pluto in 12th House (5)(Jeff Green) (contd.)

These reactive compulsions are not only desperate, but doomed to failure. They may

work for a time, but in the end will dissolve into meaninglessness. Wandering in

confusion, many of these individuals will magically experience a metamorphosis in

which a new thought, realisation, dimension of themselves, or a new way of relating

to themselves and life emerges from the Soul. This process seems to occur of itself,

and is not a product of the individual's egocentric mental process.

These new patterns and thoughts that emerge out of the Soul are actually 'inspired'

by divine sources, althoguh many of these people would not consciously acknowledge

or identify it as such. The new situation is simply born of itself. Now clarity exists

where there was confusion, integration where there was disintegration, belief where

there was disbelief, relatedness where there was alienation.This process occurs to

teach these individuals not only belief, but also the awareness that they are

connected to a much larger living whole; the universal. They have been learning how

to experience themselves as an individualised wave upon the sea. This process is, and

has been, teaching them about the areas or dimensions within that are preventing

and limiting their personal identification with the cosmic whole; to shift their centre

of consciousness from the wave to the sea. This process is teaching these individuals,

willingly or unwillingly, to plunge into the abyss of infinity, rather than remaining

paralysed upon the precipice, or turning backward to the light of the past.

In plunging into the abyss of infinity, Twelfth House Pluto individuals are learning the

lesson of faith; that the fear of individual dissolution, or surrender to a higher power

than themselves, is only a delusion of separating desires reflected through the ego.

They have been learning faith by willingly or unwillingly plunging into the abyss of

the cosmic sea and experiencing, on a cyclic basis, disintegration of whatever

personal limitation needed to be dissoved because it was promoting a non-growth

situation. Coming out of this plunge into the abyss, a metamorphosis will have

occurred. This metamorphosis will produce a new realisation, the discovery of a

latent dynamic within the individual, or a parting of the mists of confusion that reveal

the answers and new directions that he or she was seeking. The cycles of dissolving

that lead to cycles of clarity symbolised by the plunges into and out of the abyss

occur of themselves. The individual cannot control them with respect to his or her

ego. These cycles occur through the direction of the person's Soul with respect to the

intrinsic intent of the Twelfth House Pluto 'life lessons'. In this way, these individuals

are learning faith. Faith is linked to the experiential awareness that somehow, or in

some way, 'something' has made, and will make, the past and current difficulties all

right. By experiencing revelations and realisations that seem to arrive spontaneously

in their consciousness, these individuals will be experiencing, in their own ways,

'divine communion' or guidance.

Many individuals with Twelfth House Plutos have succeeded in repelling or denying

the evolutionary impulse to merge or identify with the Source. Through denial, these

individuals will create one fantasy or illusion after another in order to find the

meaning that they are seeking. It is as if the dream or fantasy symbolises the

Ultimate Meaning. The denial force reflects the desire to separate from the Source.

The actual nature of the dreams or fantasies is conditioned by the specific kinds of

separating desires that these individuals have. Because all Twelfth House Pluto

individuals are seeking a sense of ultimate meaning in their lives, these dreams and

fantasies are given tremendous power. They are glamorised and distorted out of

proportion. They become very real to these individuals, and are focused upon in a

singular kind of way. They become potential experiences through which the

individual will seek to discover him- or herself. These fantasies and dreams can

become potential experiences for two reasons:

1. The desires inherent in Pluto translate into a personal will to actualise those

desires. In the context of the Twelfth House, this process teaches the individual that

he or she is a co-creator of relaity in relationship to the Ultimate Source. The power

to actualise these dreams and fantasies is thus linked to visualisation and belief. If

the individual believes in the dream or fantasy enough, the power of visualisation and

affirmation intrinsic to Pluto in the Twelfth House, it will come true.

2. The fantasies can teach the indiviudal about the nature of his or her dream

illusions and delusions. An important point to remember is that these dreams and

fantasies can seem very real to these individuals either as they are creating them in

their consciousness, or as they are actually being lived out. Even to an outside

observer, the actualisation of these separating-type dreams and fantasies that the

Twelfth House Pluto individual creates will seem very real. An observer would be

hard-pressed to see or understand that these 'realities' are actually based on illusions

and dreams because the individual has succeeded in actualising them: he or she is

living them out. As such, they constitute the basis of the person's actual or concrete

reality. They seem so real.

Most Twelfth House Pluto individuals have a difficult time recognising the actual

basis of their 'dream realities' because they are living them. They are hard to

recognise because the motives and fears that create these desires and realities are

quite unconscious. Yet, because these desires are separating by nature, and are not

the result of a conscious direction that is based on an inner relationship with the

Source, the realities that are created are destined to fail in some way. The dream

balloon will pop, and reality will strike. These individuals then confront the fact that

this 'reality' was only a dream, the fantasy only a fantasy, and that, in the end, they

are left standing on the precipice alone, without meaning, contentment or inner

peace.

The need in all Twelfth House Pluto individuals is to align their personal wills and

desires with the will and desires of the Source. When this does not occur, then that

which is created through separating and egocentric desires will collapse at some

point. This emotional shock intends for the individual to realise the nature and basis

of his or her dreams, illusions and fantasies.

The compulsive chasing of the dream can last many lifetimes, because the dreams

and fantasies are limited only by the power of the individual's own imagination. At

some point in the evolutionary process, however, these people will exhaust their

separating and avoidance-oriented desires, and an ultimate weariness will descend

upon them. Disillusioned, they will finally turn to the Srouce to face the abyss of

infinity and seek a relationship to the Cosmic Whole. In this exhaustion of separating

fantasies and desires that issue from a deluded imagination, all Twelfth House Pluto

individuals will one day realise the old spiritual axiom that 'life is but a dream'. As the

wave upon the sea must return to its source, the ocean, so too must all of us return to

our Source. Once these individuals come to this realisation, they will become divinely

inspired as to the nature of their real identity, and can also become divinely inspired

to fulfil some type of 'mission' on behalf of us all. This realisation will occur as soon

as the individual develops a conscious relationship with the Source so that his or her

actions and desires are in direct conformity with how the Source wants to express

itself through them.

Resistance and denial to merging with the Source can be manifested as other

'symptoms' including denial that anything is wrong with themselves, and their lives.

Compulsively they pretend that everything is OK. Even though their 'reality' may not

be waht it seems, with the blind strength of their Twelfth House Plutonian wills they

try and make it OK whether it is or not. At some evolutionary and karmic point, the

proverbial rose-coloured glasses will break. Cracks in the tint now allow the glaring

white light of truth to illuminate their actual reality and their life-situation. The

cracks are induced through unconscious self-undermining activity, or through

environmental confrontations in which the self-created reality undermines what they

believed in. The shock of experiencing reality creates the necessary disbelief,

disassociation, confusion, and alienation that enforces the awareness as to how the

person was 'hung up'; of that which was actually unreal. These kinds of shocks

enforce the awareness of why the individual was blocking, denying, being excessively

naive, seeing what he or she wanted to see, or refusing to acknowledge that anything

was amiss. This awareness usually occurs after a necessary amount of time is spent

in not knowing why. One day, of itself, the necessary knowledge illuminates the

individual's consciousness. When the magic of this clarity and understanding occurs,

the individual is forced to consider that some other Power is operating in his or her

life.

All Twelfth House Pluto people will come into this life with an ultimate, timeless

sense of right and wrong. This ultimate sense of right and wrong is reflected in a

standard of idealised conduct. This standard of idealised conduct manifests itself in

varying states of conscious development within these individuals, depending on their

evolutionary state. In most, it is sensed as a deep inner feeling of how things should

or could be. This inner sense has developed because of the prior evolutionary intent

to seek identification with a transcendental truth or reality. As a result of this prior

evolutionary intent, all these individuals judge themselves, others, and life in general

in reference to this idealised standard of conduct. When their own actions or the

actions of others, or humanity's actions, do not reflect this standard, they will

commonly judge themselves, others, or humanity in a negative way as measured

against the ideal. Because of the dual desires in the Soul, the desire to return to the

Source competes with all the separating desires that are manifested as dreams and

fantasies of an escape or avoidance nature with respect to merging with the Source.

Thus these individuals will, on a cyclic basis, judge themselves in relation to what

they should have done, or should be doing. As a result, many exhibit an intense selfinduced

persecution because of their perceived inability to do the 'right' thing; to

conform to the idealised standard of conduct whose ultimate root is based in the

evolutionary need to merge with the Source

.Consequently, many will also persecute or judge others relative to their own

weaknesses or shortcomings. Many have drawn lifetimes of persecution upon

themselves in order to atone for their guilt for not doing the right thing. This

condition serves as the basis of projection wherein they can judge and persecute

others for not doing the right thing according to the Twelfth House Pluto individual's

standard of idealised conduct. Some who have drawn lifetimes of persecution upon

themselves will come into this life with an ultimate sense of victimisation or

martyrdom. They will feel that life is beyond control, or that they are at the mercy of

forces beyond their control. Some of these 'victims' will compulsively avoid or escape

reality through drugs, alcohol, or any avoidance-oriented activity. This prior life

karmic condition usually reflects the fact that these individuals have desired to

undermine and erode the illusion of power from an egocentric point of view. Many

will have abused power from an egocentric point of view before - the 'god complex'.

Thus the necessity for a few lifetimes of persecution and containment wherein their

lives were at the mercy of roces apparently beyond their control. Those who have

failed to realise the intent for these conditions, to align one's will with a Higher Will,

have compulsively blamed or will compulsively blame everything and everyone to

justify their negative and avoidance-oriented behaviour. Some will remain locked in

their own self-imposed prisons, quietly wasting away. Still others will be compulsive

'Florence Nightingales' who attempt to help everyone, whether they want this help or

not. These types will shower indiscriminate mercy upon all, judging nothing, as if

judging itself were to be avoided: to be treated as a 'wrong'. In reality, Pluto Twelfth

House individuals have needed to learn what judgement really means, what it is,

what it is not, and hwo to exercise proper judgement upon any aspect of life.

The lesson here has been and is to learn that 'ultimate' judgement is based upon

intentions. Intentions reflect desires. Thus these individuals must learn to focus upon

their desires in order to understand the connection to their intentions. If the desires

for right behaviour as related to their idealised standard of conduct are consistent

and strong enough, the intention to act in that way will follow.

Similarly, Twelfth House Pluto individuals must learn to judge others according to

their intentions. The inner judgement, which is based in their own actions, and how

this judgement is projected on others in relation to their actions, is the important

issue here. As Jesus said when the prostitute stood before the avenging crowd, 'Let

the one who is without sin cast the first stone'. Of course, nobody could throw the

stone. The crowd based their anger on an idealised standard of conduct. Yet, as Jesus

pointed out, even though all of them had the desire conform to these standards

themselves, none of them had perfectly done so. However, it was appropriate to

inwardly judge the error in the prostitute's ways, as it was appropriate to judge teh

errors in their own ways against the standard of right conduct. It was not appropriate

to hurl stones at the prostitute because of her error. It was not right because they

were not free of error or sin themselves.

The inner judgement was necessary because the judgement itself promotes the

vehicle to become more perfect in relation to the standard of right conduct. The key

in this necessary judgement is to forgive oneself for the shortcomings or failings that

occur, because very few of us are perfect. The intention and resolve to become

perfect, to improve, is the ultimate standard upon which all of us must be judged by

ourselves, others, and the Source. It is important to exercise this kind of judgement

on ourselves. In the same way, Twelfth House Pluto individuals must utilise an

ultimate standard of conduct in order to recognise the incorrect desires and

behaviour of others so they do not reflect, assume, or manifest the 'wrong' behaviour

of others through lack of necessary judgement and discrimination. Concerning

others, these individuals must learn not to express judgements upon others unless

asked. Unless asked, the best strategy is to mentally affirm change for them.

Some who have been karmically destined to play the role of a martyr or victim in

order to realise their own lessons in judgement have left us with inspiring testimony

to this kind of Twelfth House truth concerning judgement and forgiveness.

The evolutionary lesson in proper judgement is extremely important in another

respect. Many Twelfth House Pluto individuals will have an irrational and abject fear

of the unknown. Many will not be able to face themselves alone. The Soul for all

Twelfth House Plutos is anchored in the universal or cosmic whole. While this is true

for all of us, Twelfth House Pluto individuals are pulled into the Universal Source

much more intensely than those with any other house position of Pluto: it is their

emphasised and intensified 'bottom line'. Consequently, many will experience this

pull as a deep inner vortex, like a black hole in the universe, that threatens to

consume them in the abyss. Fearing dissolution and loss of control, they can manifest

all forms of aberrant behaviour. Acute paranoia, neurosis, schizophrenia and phobias

are extreme manifestations. Less acute 'symptoms' are intense nightmares, sleepwalking,

fear of closing their eyes, feeling unable to be alone, always talking, intense

escape or avoidance patterns (always having to be doing something until physical

exhaustion overcomes them), and refusal or denial of anything they don't want to

hear, touch, feel, experience, taste or smell.

Some with Ppluto in the twelfth House can be the recipients of 'visitations' by other

entities or energies. Or, they can experience feelings, emotions, moods, thoughts, or

desires of 'unknown' origins. SOmetimes the origins are inner repressions that

suddenly erupt to the surface; sometimes the origin is psychic absorption of the

thoughts and emotions of others, and sometimes the origin is derived from

'promptings' of other-worldly forces or entities.All of these behavioural symptoms

reflect the same evolutionary intent: to dissolve all the old barriers preventing a

direct contact or relationship with the Universal Source, and to align with a

transcendental belief system in order to foster this relationship. In worst case

scenarios, the resistance to this process will produce insanity, possession, or total

disintegration and fragmentation. In a few, it will manifest as the Jesus syndrome:

individuals who are totally deluded and intoxicated by their own egos, and who

consider themselves God.Judgement and discrimination are necessary so that these

individuals learn to understand what is happening inside of them. This understanding

can only occur through the desire to align with a transcendental belief system or

structure in order to realise, and place in proper perspective, the cause behind the

manifestation of any or all of these symptoms. In this way, they will learn how to sort

out delusions, illusions and fictions versus revelation, truth and divine inspiration.

The fear of the unknown will be replaced with the faith and trust to plunge into the

abyss of the unknown, and to become resurrected or metamorphosed. In so doing,

the fear that some of these individuals have of being dissolved into nothingness or

nonexistence will evaporate.

With the bottom line anchored in the universal, some who have positively responded

to the prior evolutionary intent will come into this life as natural psychics, channels

or mediums. Others wil plunge totally into the abyss of infinity with faith, and will

have an almost exclusive focus upon the Source. A few in this group will have

experienced absolute revelations as to the nature of creation. They will experience

themselves as Cosmic Beings. Some have realised or felt that 'nothing else works' to

such an extent that they have denied or will deny other aspects of themselves that

need to be acknowledged and developed - not suppressed. Each individual is unique.

Each chart will reveal the prior evolutionary and karmic background that has led to

any or all of these conditions.

Others with Twelfth House Plutos will come into this life not understanding why they

are here, the Earth being sensed as a foreign environment. These individuals have

either spent many other lives elsewhere (other planets), or have spent a great deal of

time out of body. A common problem of these types is a frustration at being unable to

express to others how they feel and experience themselves.Some Twelfth House Pluto

individuals have had a series of lifetimes of utter withdrawal from the world itself.

This withdrawal could have occurred in monasteries, prisons, in the wilderness, and

so forth. The prior intent was one of self-contemplation within the universal whole.

Sometimes this withdrawal was enforced against the person's will through

confinement, in order to enforce the same lesson. In cases of forced confinement, the

element of karmic retribution must be considered and evaluated as to the reasons

why

.All Twelfth House Pluto individuals will have a highly stimulated pineal gland. As

Manly Hall points out in The Occult Anatomy of Man, this gland was called the 'occult

gland' in other cultures and times. Located above the spinal column, in the middle of

the brain, this gland secretes a naturally transcendant chemical substance called

melatonin. Just as the ingestion of LSD, for example, will alter the state of

consciousness, so too does the pineal gland through the secretion of melatonin. The

pineal gland is stimulated by light entering the retina of the eyes. Because this gland

is highly stimulated or active in these individuals, they can experience, on a cyclic

basis, altered states of consciousness. This process is a naturally spiritualising one.

Yet for those who have not consciously desires to pursue and develop their

spirituality, this process can produce the negative psychological symptoms

mentioned above.

From a physiological point of view, melatonin produced from the pineal gland

sensitises the entire organism. By its sensitising the brain (consciousness), the

individual's neurological (electrical) impulses are sensitised or attuned to 'higher

vibrations', impulses, or knowledge of a transcendental nature. This substance

sensitises through sharpening all our natural anatomical sensors to any stimulus:

touch, taste, hearing, smell, and seeing. For example, a person may become more

sensitive to impurities in food. If such individuals do not exercise caution, they can

suffer problems in their pancreas (enzyme, insulin production), gall bladder, stomach,

duodenum, liver, digestive tract, ncessary levels of bacteria in the colon and

intestines, endocrine system, and the strength of the astral or etheric body.

Emotional, psychic, intellectual or physical stress can produce physiological and

psychological problems, as can resistance to the evolutionary pull. If the individual is

extremely denial-oriented or suppressed, the worst case scenarios promote cancer,

tumours, boils, or abscesses.

From a prior-life point of view, all of these individuals have been learning how to

balance their need for down-time with their need for external activity. This balance is

critical. Too much of either can promote emotional distortions of all kinds, loss of

perspective, loss of a centre of gravity, and psychic distortions. Because it has been

so very easy for these individuals to lose touch with themselves, it has also been easy

to lose awareness of the need for this balance; of when to retreat or seclude

themselves and when not to.

Losting touch reflects the dissolution process, the over-identification with an aspect

of themselves, or the chasing of one fantasy or dream temptation after another. The

balance point or rhythm is ever-shifting, and never the same. This shifting occurs

because these individuals have also been attempting to live in the eternal now, the

moment, as it reflects the past and the future simultaneously. Thus, it has been and is

important to develop an ongoing inner attunement or awareness as to the shifting

nature of this rhythm for inner and outer activity, and to act accordingly. If these

individuals try to follow this need as it occurs, then they have developed or will

developed a consistent clarity or understanding at all levels of themselves, and their

worldly activities, because they are in harmony with themselves and the universe.

The Chinese philosophy of Taoism reflects this necessity in the concept called wuwei.

Simply translated, it means non-action. If the individual develops a conscious

awareness as to the need of any moment and acts accordingly, then his or her actions

are in harmony with what is required in that moment. Thus, there is no action,

because action implies acting upon the moment from an egocentric point of view.

The three most common reactions to this prior evolutionary intent, and the related

karmic conditions that occur because of these reactions, can be simply stated as

follows:

1. Some Twelfth House Pluto individuals will have rejected or repelled the

evolutionary desire through the strength of their egos. Thus, turning their backs to

the abyss, they have retreated to the light of the known world; the past. Latching

onto something familiar, to tradition, they deny any larger force or source beyond

themselves. They become intoxicated with their own egos. Karmically, this reaction

will produce, on an ongoing or progressive basis, life situations or conditions of

increasing powerlessness. Possible manifestations include physical disabilities,

situations of confinement, or life circumstances wherein they are karmically blocked

from being able to exercise any power at all.

2. Other individuals stand poised on the precipice, unable to move forward or

backward more than a few steps either way. They commonly sense that there is a

universe and Source to which they are connected, yet still are bound by compulsions

and the fear of going too far into it. There usually is a subconscious resistance to

submitting to a higher power than themselves. They are simultaneously attracted to

and repulsed from developing a conscious relationship to this Power. Thus, they

practise their own kind of nebulous spirituality. In some, the need to develop their

spirituality is only acknowledged in moments of extreme crisis when all else fails. As

soon as the crisis passes, so too does the need and focus upon their spiritual side.

Commonly, these types of individuals will align themselves with work of a human

service nature. Karmically, they will experience alienation, emotional difficulties or

disruptions, work-related problems, psychic disturbances, cycles of utter

meaninglessness, emptiness or futility, disillusionment, and divine discontent, in oder

to induce a more active development of the evolutionary intent. Some of these

individuals will be highly creative icons who can transform our own vision as to the

nature of the world. An amazing number of the world's most gifted actors, writers,

and composers have had Pluto in the Twelfth House.

3. These individuals have faced the abyss and, with faith, taken the plunge. In this

way they have allowed themselves to be dissolved from all the old barriers and

egocentric limitations, and to be totally unconditioned from cultural or societal

identifications. They have been reborn as an individuals through whom the Source

was, and is, expressing itself. In other words, the centre of the individual's

consciousness has shifted from the wave to the ocean. Becoming at one with the

Source, these individuals simply do the tasks and duties that they are asked or

destined to do. Some will have very specialised 'missions' to perform on the behalf of

all of us. Karmically, they are rapidly becoming freed from any further necessity to be

on the Earth plane. At some point, they will not return to this plane unless they so

desire, or are asked to do so by the direction of the Source and its agents.

Reactions one and three are not common. Reaction two is by far the most common.

Of course, these three distinct reactions can intertwine as an individual ebbs and

flows with the inner and outer conditions of life. Individual evolutionary and karmic

conditions will help aid our comprehensive understanding as to how and why each

individual has reacted, and is reacting, to this prior evolutionary intent.In general,

then, all Twelfth House Pluto individuals have been attempting to learn how to

expand the centre of their awareness to encompass the universal whole: to become

Cosmic Wholeness, to see themselves and all others as extensions or reflections of

the Source of Creation itself. In the Tenth House, the individual learned to be a

cultural person with a national identity. In the Eleventh House, he or she learned to

break free from this limitation and become an international or planetary individual. In

the Twelfth House, he or she is learning to become a Universal or Cosmic

individual.This process required of these individuals redefining themselves relative to

time and space, culture, groups of like-minded Souls, or anything that conditioned

their sense of separate and personal identity that did not accommodate their timeless

and immortal identity in the Source, the Cosmic Sea. The need was to understand the

individual part they were meant to play in their various lives, and to allow the Source

to express Itself through that part.In this way, the individual must learn how to let go

of everything that pertains to his or her past in order to prepare, once again, for a

brand new evolutionary cycle. This new cycle will be represented by Pluto in the First

House. All of us keep going around and around until the Twelfth House archetypal

intent is fully realised. It is a process of refinement and progressive elimination of our

separating desires, and the karma that these desires generate.The polarity point is

the Sixth House. The general evolutionary intent is for these individuals to develop

specific and practical mental methods or techniques through which they learn how to

analyse themselves. By developing these mental techniques, they will be able to

understand how and why they work the way they work, and are the way that they

are. In addition, they will progressively learn to see, experience, or witness how one

part is linked or connected to another part, and how one part or condition influences

the expression of every other part.

Relative to their need to connect themselves to a transcendental belief system, this

polarity point now demands that they harness their natural meditational state

through specific meditative techniques that will allow them to bring into a sharper

and more experiential focus their living connection to the Source. Through these

techniques and methods, they can examine with their conscious and rational mind

the dynamics within their totality that need to be adjusted, changed, eliminated, or

purified because of the blockage that these dynamics are creating.

In addition, the polarity point demands that these individuals commit themselves to

some form of work of a practical and useful nature to others. The main theme that

must be actualised is one of human service. In other words, they cannot remain in

isolated and self-centred pursuits. The form that this work takes does not matter. As

long as the theme of human service is met, the form is irrelevant. On the other hand,

the type of work whould reflect what the individual is here to do; it should not be just

'any' work. The individual's right work can be determined by his or her natural

evolutionary and karmic condition

.In the East the concept of karma yoga reflects this evolutionary need. Karma yoga

means that the individual must identify his or her 'right' work relative to his or her

natural capacities and tendencies, karmic actions, and attunement to Divine Will. An

individual who identifies his or her work in this way simply co-operates and fulfils

that work requirement, allowing the Divine or Source to express itself through the

work.

In this way, the work itself becomes a vehicle through which personal knowledge,

self-realisation, self-purification, devotion and humility are obtained. Work expressed

in this way would also benefit all those who were affected by the work itself. What is

important is the attitude towards one's work, no matter how grand or insignificant it

may be from external standards of judgement. The specific form or kind of work is

always in response to the needs of the whole at any point in time.Work is necessary

because, of itself, it is a dynamic that promotes a focus through which these

individuals can harness and channel the undefined energies of their Twelfth House

Plutos. When one is working, one is involved in an activity that promotes processing

or focusing of oneself through that activity. Thus work serves as a mirror or lens in

which these individuals can experience, witness, see or analyse all the emotions,

moods, feelings, images, states of being, inner dynamics and component parts that

surface into their consciousness because of the activity of work. In this way, these

individuals can adjust, change, eliminate, or purify components or dynamics that are

creating blockage, that are being misapplied or misunderstood, or that are delusive

by nature.In addition, these individuals are learning lessons about reality as it is: not

what they want to see, not what they blindly want to pretend is happening, not what

they want to make reality into based on fantasy, delusions, or naiveté. The

development of this current evolutionary intent usually demands that these

individuals experience cycles of crisis. Crisis brings situations to a head, into sharp

relief. The nature and function of crisis is to force these individuals to deal with

reality as it is: to see things just as they are, and the actual reasons that it is that

way. Crisis can come to these people through the emotional, physical, intellectual, or

spiritual bodies. Many will come into this life with subconscious desires or intentions

to create crises for themselves. Sometimes this need for crises can be quite

compulsive and unconscious. In many cases, these individuals are not aware of this

pattern, and do not understand why crises seem to be occurring. Some will assume

the attitude of the victim. Others will resign themselves to their 'fate'. Some will

compulsively create crises in the lives of others as they undermine the relationships

that connect them to others. They undermine by subconsciously desiring to the

foundation that binds them to others, or they undermine by criticism because they

feel others should be punished just as they punish themselves for their own errors. Of

course, this type of activity only attracts criticism from those upon whom they project

this behaviour.

Individuals who have abused power in the past, who have been overly intoxicated

with their own egos, or who denied the prior evolutionary intent, will experience

extreme limitations in relation to finding meaningful work that reflects their

capacities. These people will experience reality as it is through the crisis of

subservient and mundane work. They will feel as though a big hand is forcefully

holding them back. This karmic effect will occur to induce humility, to enforce the

awareness of forces greater than themselves. Some of these people will also

experience physical problems or disabilities. This form of crisis also enforces analysis

as to why this condition exists. Even in such a situation, these individuals are meant

to assume some form of service-oriented work.

Some Twelfth House Pluto individuals will produce works of lasting value. These are

individuals who have been and are 'divinely inspired' in some way, and will serve as

examples for others to experience, in order to be helped or transformed in some way

by the very nature of the work itself. Many of these types, however, need to learn

when to take time off for themselves, as many become so dedicated to the work, so

self-sacrificing, that they have no time for a life and identity outside their work. By

ignoring the intrinsic Twelfth House Pluto need to balance work with rest and

withdrawal, they can deplete or waste themselves. Some crisis will usually intervene

to make these individuals pay attention to this need.

As these evolutionary lessons are put in motion, all Twelfth House Pluto individuals

will metamorphose into the essence of humility. This will occur through the inverted

pyramid effect wherein the totality of cosmic forces pours through the individual.

These forces will reflect an inner illumination that can light the way for others. This

effect can occur in all natural evolutionary conditions, and through any role that the

individual is destined to play within the cosmic scheme of things. In its highest

manifestations, these individuals can be the living embodiment of the Taoist principle

of wu-wei; their actions will be in precise harmony with whatever is required of them

at any moment in time.

Common characteristics of Pluto in the Twelfth House include: being deeply private,

not what they seem to be as interpreted in others' eyes, deeply sensitive; taking

things to heart; being amazingly shy at a core level; being ultra-emotional; although

you may not know it, they can be extrmeely giving in a silent kind of way; having

many deep and unresolved fears, an aura of dreaminess, and powerful dreams or

never any dreams because of exhaustion; being naturally psychic.

Natal Pluto aspecting Moon's Nodes

(Frances Sakoian and Louis Acker)

Pluto conjunct North Node: The conjunction gives the native a special knack for

seeing through prevailing social trends and provides the necessary drive and

willpower to take advantage of them. As is the case with Neptune conjunct North

Node, there is an intuitive ability to understand the forces shaping present trends.

However, in the case of Pluto, the native is much more deliberate and calculated in

taking advantage of this ability. Whether it is used for selfish or for altruistic

purposes depends upon the aspects of Pluto and the overall tenor of the horoscope.

On the negative side, this conjunction gives a dangerous tendency to try to

manipulate social forces too large to be handled with safety. The natives may become

entrapped or crushed by the weight of circumstances in which they have involved

themselves. The affairs of their lives can get out of hand, with subsequent danger of

collapse. (This is the tiger-by-the-tail aspect.) In what department of life this

condition arises depends on the house position and house rulership of Pluto.

Pluto sextile North Node: This configuration gives the ability to exert a

transforming influence on social trends, customs, events, and institutions. There is a

penetrating awareness of the motivating forces behind social institutions and cultural

attitudes. For someone involved in politics, this is a favorable aspect to have. The

natives know how to manipulate the hopes and fears of their societies. Whether this

skill is used selfishly or altruistically depends on the rest of the horoscope.

Pluto trine North Node: This configuration gives the natives the ability to be

leaders in transforming social and political institutions and in helping them attain a

higher level of expression. The natives know how to indluence mass thought. The

configuration favors people in public life, politicians, and social reformers.

Pluto square North Node: This square indicates a tendency to want to reform

social and cultural philosophies and institutions. Thus, the natives will be at odds

with the established order and will incur its disfavor. Depending on other factors in

the horoscope, this can be either mild disapproval or a matter of life and death, in

which the natives are regarded as dangerous revolutiojnaries by their society.

Pluto opposition North Node: This conjunction (to the South Node) creates a

condition in which the native's will is out of harmony with prevailing social trends.

The tendency to initiate things at the wrong time and place generates resentment

and misunderstanding. The natives are forced to regenerate their lives without the

help of others. Very often, large social events which are beyond their personal control

endanger or destroy their work and personal security. On the positive side, this

conjunction fosters self-reliance, resourcefulness, and the ability to survive under

hardships. According to some astrological philosophers, this conjunction indicates a

past life condition in which the natives initiated large-scale changes without regard

to their effect on others' lives. Now they must learn how it feels to be the victim of

circumstances beyond their control.

(Reinhold Ebertin)

Pluto conjunct North Node: The common destiny of a large mass of people. Unions

or associations brought about by the particular circumstances of one's destiny, a

karmic link. Sociological correspondence: Crowds or large groups of people, mass

meetings. Large business concerns.

Pluto trine or sextile North Node: The urge to seek contacts or associations with

many people, the wish to become a public figure or to exercise an influence upon

other people. The beginning of new associations which may possibly be important

with regard to one's future.

Pluto square or opposition North Node: The state of feeling one's association

with other people as a burden, the feeling of being cramped in one's style through

the influence of others, with subsequent suffering from this. A common and tragic

destiny shared with other persons.

(Bernice Grebner)

Pluto conjunct, square or opposition North Node: This will give sex problems of

some kind, or problems concerning a partner's money. He seems forced to project

himself into a separative action. This, all too often, seems to indicate a confrontation

with death, or problems dealing with the occult.

Pltuo trine or sextile North Node: Even the good aspects to Pluto can be

separative, but the separation is for the good of the nodal axis growth, and this can

be interpreted by sign and house. It denotes force and depth. There can be great

success in the occult and in delving into the mysteries of life after death. Here, too, is

the person who has a great awareness of the rejuvenating power of sex; one who can

deal with the beauty of sex in a positive way.

(Mohan Koparkar)

Pluto conjunct North Node: In this aspect, large scale changes are utilized or the

person chooses to utilize destructive means to convey his message. The idea is to

transform and revive the society or surroundings utilizing the past-life energies or

counter-acting the previous life's functions. This is often done as a total destruction

and then rebuilding the dream all over again. Basically, it is a karmic lesson, reward

or punishment, utilizing the Plutonian means. Depending upon the house location of

this conjunction, you can get more details of the focused area in life.

Pluto trine North Node: Strong authority of power is associated with this individual

or at least bestowed upon him in this aspect. They often have excellent connections

to get things done, and others are aware of their favors. Barter or exchange on a

larger scale always happens throughout their life as a result of this combination.

They often become an instigator in projects to be done or fulfilled. Balancing of

temperaments and aggression is needed by these people. Their temper, when not in

control, is quite destructive, not only to them, but to their surroundings as well.

Pluto square North Node: In this aspect, strong destructive and disruptive

tendencies quiet down as the individual grows older. A lot of unused energy or stored

energy causes intermittent explosions within the framework of that individual. This is

in the form of wild ideas or strong initiative plans. This energy forces the person to

do something, no matter what the consequences can be. In this aspect, the life is full

of action and suppression of action without any significant events. Deep inside, the

motives are very much bubbling, but they have no real outlets. Thus, the large-scale

ideas get crushed in, building up a considerable inferiority complex or a complex of

inaction in that individual. If preplanned, and properly executed, ideas of these

people have a substantially great influence over mankind.

Pluto opposition North Node: This aspect brings about a generation which is antianti-

establishment. Keeping the peace and harmony will be their motto. They will not

hesitate to use destruction for the sake of construction, but only as a last resort.

Basically, their ideality is to put a curb on destruction or regeneration in order to

elevate the individual soul. Some of their significant work consists of redistribution of

Karma by taking the esoteric law in their hands.

(Donna van Toen)

Pluto conjunct North Node: The person often seems to be forced to take some sort

of separative or eliminative action in order to grow. Relationships with groups or

individuals seem to play a major role in the growth process. Leadership qualities

enhance growth.

Pluto sextile North Node: Here there's ability to make tremendous efforts towards

growth and ability to perform very difficult tasks by using all available discipline. Yet

opportunities for growth may not be taken, and these abilities may lie dormant. Often

the person participates in group or mass goal achievement to the detriment of

personal growth.

Pluto trine North Node: This person generally feels a need to seek people or

experiences that will aid growth. Sometimes there's a desire to be a public figure of

some sort; this can spur the person onwards towards growth. Again relationships

seem to play a major role in growth. Often the person instinctively knows which

relationship will provide growth opportunities and which will offer stagnation.

Pluto square North Node: Depending on how this is being used, it takes on the

nature of one of the Pluto-Node conjunctions. The person often complains that

relationships are a burden or feels that individuals or society as a whole are

cramping his or her style. Tensions caused by the nodal imbalance can contribute to

fanaticism or lead to pursuit of unwise goals. In extreme cases, there may be a

compulsion to exploit others or rid them of some attitudes that the individual sees as

unhealthy or abnormal. A craving for power may lead to problems or feelings of

frustration.

Pluto opposition North Node: This person is often affected by violence, which

hinders growth. Mass destiny, upheavals, destructive or self-destructive behavior can

be stumbling blocks. Separation of some sort, violence, and, less frequently, escapism

may impede growth. Circumstances beyond control or perhaps karma could make it

necessary to constantly fight against stagnation.

(Bruno and Louise Huber)

Pluto conjunct North Node: The conjunction with Pluto will activate the Node and

initiate the first step in personal development. Everything with which it comes in

contact is intensified. The natives strive for personal and spiritual growth. Many

(according to the sign and house involved) put all their eggs in one basket, develop

an inflated idea of their own importance, and have an inner urge to achieve

something exceptional. With Pluto, there seems to be an inner calling, and a powerful

motivation towards self-improvement and growth in maturity. However, power is also

desired for its own sake, and further development may be sought in order to gain

more influence over others. In the opposition, the will-power is employed selfishly

and often roughly too. The ego-transformation which should be produced by Pluto

stagnates, and then erupts with a breaking of old rules, a bringing of repressions into

the open, and a sweeping aside of obstacles.

Pluto opposition North Node: With Pluto at the point of Saturn, the native can

insist on old rights, and can lay arrogant and aggressive claims to authority.

Vandalism and acts of violence perpetrated with a show of legality are other

manifestations.

Natal Pluto conjunct Ascendant

(Robert Pelletier)

The conjunction of Pluto to the Ascendant means that you have the power to

determine the kind of world that can be constructed from its available resources. You

know how difficult it is to function and develop under environmental conditions and

economic pressures that frustrate you at every turn, but it is in your grasp to arouse

the people to make public officials yield to their demands. You can play an important

role in urging the public to eliminate the parasites who cause decaying social

conditions and the depraved human qualities that lead to them. Because you speak

and conduct yourself with authority, no-one dares dismiss you as a troublesome

critic. You are not easily aroused to taking action unless the situation is serious. If it

is, you will use every trick you can devise to compel those responsible to take the

actions that are necessary to restore order from chaos. You won't be satisfied until a

system is working effectively.

You don't tolerate abuse in your personal affairs either. In general you know what

you want out of life, and are ready to make any investment in talent and effort to

realize your goals. You defend those entrusted to your care, and the people you love

know that you will protect their interests at all costs. You must guard against driving

yourself or others to excess. Choose your adversaries with care, or you could

antagonize someone who would deal violently with you. You tend to bring out the

worst qualities in people.

(Karen Hamaker-Zondag)

Pluto, the compulsive and powerful urge to achieve power and recognition, and the

mechanism in us that drives us to get to the bottom of everything, will, when

conjunct the Ascendant, impart an air of fierceness and forcefulness. Pluto is not a

relaxed planet, and we radiate a certain intensity that some of our acquaintances may

even find fascinating. With Pluto on the Ascendant, we have 'somehting': there is

something unfathomably powerful in our look that can be very intruiguing.

Because Pluto gives a longing for power, we are not averse to being manipulative.

With this planet at such a main outlet, we desperately need to play an important part,

to gain control of our circumstances - and thus of our immediate surroundings. But

we are unable to hold Pluto's influence in check, and can express ourselves much

more forcefully than we suppose. If we fail to have our own way by direct methods,

we employ indirect methods, since we are determined to have it at all costs.

Therefore people with Pluto on the Ascendant are often to be found engaged in a

sharp struggle for superiority with those around them. However, the hostilities are

not necessarily open. Many people are afraid of a head-on clash with such strength,

and have an uneasy feeling that the person possessing it might go to extremes;

therefore they attempt an outflanking manoeuver. But someone with Pluto on the

Ascendant is also a master tactician, knowing to perfection how and when to launch a

surreptitious counterattack, and never relenting until the initiative has been

regained.

Therefore we are not able to pass through life unnoticed, even though seldom

revealing our inner thoughts. We make stringent demands of ourselves and others -

who have to pass muster before they are allowed proper access to us. They must be

able to match our strength.

The taboo-breaking character of Pluto means that, with the planet on the Ascendant,

we can try really hard to bring about all sorts of improvements and changes.

However, there is a danger that we might go to excess, which could be very

destructive to ourselves and to our environment. This danger exists because Pluto

stands for an all-or-nothing attitude. The community will have a hard fight on its

hands if it tries to block our pet schemes.

The characteristics represented by Pluto the transformer are not easily governed by

the conscious will; however, it is possible to learn to integrate them better. As the

personality matures, the initially unmanageable desire for power can be redirected to

control the factors causing inner uncertainty and outer insecurity. Given this

improved handling of Pluto's influence, we should acquire the ability to uncover

material repressed and buried in the unconscious minds of ourselves and others.

Digging and rooting in other psyches is one of the many possible forms of expression

of this aspect, and can lead to a great knowledge of people. In holding our own, we

are inclined to use such knowledge as leverage. here is a further illustration of the

power needs of this combination, and a warning of its danger in certain respects.

(Betty Lundsted)

When Pluto conjuncts the Ascendant, the qualities of unconscious motivation are

added to every new beginning. Either the energy of the archetypal or mythic images

can be added to each new endeavor, or the need to control each new event in life will

take place. The controlled personality, the person who approaches life very carefully,

can be indicated by this conjunction, as can the person who has great healing

abilities, or one who has wonderful ideas that can benefit society.

(Sue Tompkins)

I think anyone with Pluto conjunct any of the angles has a strong urge to power, but

also tends to insist upon privacy. Pluto rising people usually approach the world

being very concerned with survival. Rather like Saturn rising, those with Pluto

conjunct the Ascendant do not seem to expect the world to be a particularly safe

place; they expect the world 'out there' to be something of a minefield, a place where

the mines are not only hidden but potentially fatal. Intensely self-aware, the

individual also seems especially aware of and sensitive to the murkier sides of life

and the uglier aspects of human nature.

Pluto rising people seem to go out into the world wanting to hide. This is particularly

noticeable with the Ascendant in Leo. We are used to thinking of Leo as being rather

attention-seeking, but Pluto rising in Leo people seem to feel as if they are the centre

of attention, as if everyone is watching them. THe person often wears dark glasses

and blushes when spoken to. In early life they may have had a great deal of attention

but found that level of attention, that level of being 'watched', crippling to the

development of their own personal identity. Thus there is a feeling that they want to

hide.

Sometimes, Pluto contacting the Ascendant axis describes a very early life which

involved the child in a family secret, something that the youngster would be unable to

understand, process and even perhaps remember in later life. The 'secret' might

involve almost any family skeleton; but issues around sex, death, madness and rage

are all implied. I have known cases where the 'secret' was merely that the person was

adopted. In any event, for whatever reason, those with Pluto rising often cultivate

what might be described as a 'concealing persona', an outer face that gives little

away and often tightly controls each and every situation so that others, too, do not

reveal too much.

Sometimes, the birth itself involved trauma, perhaps the near-death of mother or

child. And sometimes there is a brush with the possibility of death to self or others in

childhood, which explains the subsequent fearfulness. In any event, there often

lingers a feeling that one might be violated in some way if appropriate steps are not

taken.

I have long felt that Pluto may be significator of the grandmother, and largely came

to this conclusion after noticing how frequently she was a dominant figure in the

early lives of those with Pluto rising or in the first house. People with this placement

often have lived with a grandmother in the family and often established a stronger

bond with her than with other family members - and this in a culture where the

extended family is increasingly a thing of the past. I have also seen cases where

Granny herself was not present but another strong female, such as a nanny in the

professional sense, was. What this might mean is not clear to me. However, those

with Pluto rising where Grandmother was dominant usually have nothing negative to

say about her, but it is usually the case that she was a very powerful matriarchal

figure who sometimes controlled the entire household with her sickness, money or

the sheer force of her personality. Not infrequently she acted as an 'agent

provocateur' between the parents; but again, the results of this on the individual with

Pluto rising are not clear to me, although there can be a great fear of intimacy with

this placement, almost as if forming a real relationship was prevented when the child

was young. Possibly the child unconsciously picked up and absorbed from the rest of

the family some of the negative emotions intended for Granny; and perhaps on some

level the family may have wished the older woman dead. The young child has then

stood between these negative energies and the grandparent.

In any event, those with Pluto contacting either side of the Ascendant axis by

conjunction or hard aspect often find it difficult to achieve intimacy; difficult to let

others in. This is more likely to be the case if the axis is also receiving hard aspects

from other planets, especially Saturn.

Classically, those with Pluto rising approach the world wanting to control and

manipulate it and bend others to the hidden but nevertheless iron will that lurks

beneath their exterior. If the Ascendant is descriptive of one's 'vehicle' then Pluto

rising, especially when found in fixed signs, is rather like a tank - massively protected

and defended; impenetrable and unyielding.

Pluto rising people themselves often live out some sort of taboo in their lives; and by

taboo I mean something that society en masse might consider to be deviant in some

way. It is as if one must get past the person's secret before one is allowed to relate to

the rest of the person.

Natal Pluto trine / sextile Ascendant

Pluto trine Ascendant (Robert Pelletier)

Pluto trine the Ascendant shows that you have an enormous source of energy to draw

on in using your creative abilities. There is literally nothing you can't do if you set

your mind to it. You have the strength and self-confidence to project your ideas and

win the full support you need. Tolerating the past only for the lessons it teaches, you

look eagerly to a future made more secure from the lessons you have learned. You

are eager to communicate what you know to others; but you will not force it on them,

preferring to wait for an indication that your suggestions are welcome. Lack of funds

is no excuse for inaction in your view, for you feel that there is always a way if one

wants something desperately enough. You are clever in converting all your resources

into the tangible assets you need to implement your projects.

Knowing your failings, you work hard to transform your negative qualities so they do

not limit you. Even more important, you understand your capabilities and emphasize

them in seeking your goals. The task of making the future secure challenges you to

use every resource you have. You know what you're worth, and you expect to be fully

rewarded for the contributions you make in your career. You admire people who seek

an education, if they are motivated by a desire to be the best in what they do.

Ignorance is no defence for a lack of accomplishment, you believe, because you know

that being well-informed is as accessible as the nearest library.

You know how to get along both with competitors and with associates; and you strive

especially to be worthy of the people you deal with. You want to know that you have

made an important contribution in stimulating them to reach their goals. But don't

assume that without you these people would not be able to succeed. You must realize

that many people are quite capable of transforming their own lives, and may not need

your self-righteous assistance. Be available when they need you, but don't be a

nuisance when they don't.

Pluto sextile Ascendant (Robert Pelletier)

Pluto sextile the Ascendant shows that you have a deep understanding of the

important role you play in the lives of the people you deal with. You know you can

influence them to do what you want. Some people may be wary of you because of this

power. You willingly accept challenges, especially from adversaries who demonstrate

their competence. You are direct and blunt in expressing yourself, and you win many

admirers for your courage when you are right. When you are wrong, however, you

defend your position argumentatively. You are not as sure of yourself as you appear.

Knowing that you can be overcome if competitors learn of your weakness, you always

try to make the first move and put them on the defensive.

You have big ideas about the future you want to carve out for yoursef, and you are

willing to work hard to realize your desires. Your deep concern about social, religious

and political upheavals that might interfere with your goals motivates you to do what

you can to ensure competent leadership in these areas. You might express your

thoughtful opinions in order to arouse public interest in sound social programs and

genuine concern for effective political leadership. In any case, you are not content to

sit idly by and see your future dreams shattered by self-seeking officials.

In a crisis situation, you are dependable and will go to the assistance of anyone

needing it. You respect those with the courage to stand firm in their convictions, and

you are exasperated with those who are too indolent to defend themselves against

oppressors. You are almost obsessed with the idea that unless you challenge those

who try to deprive you of your individual rights, you will lose your freedom. You

consider any such public servant as a parasite who must be exterminated for the

public good.

Pluto trine or sextile Ascendant (Karen Hamaker-Zondag)

The easy aspects between Pluto and the Ascendant possess the same intensity as the

conjuntion. As in the conjunction, we give the impression of being purposeful and

filled with an unfathomable sort of strength. We do not open up to others readily, but

probe deeply in their psychological make-up and motivations in order to discover

what is going on.

We have a great craving for power, and give others a taste of our strong will. Quite

often we are able to take the reins in our own hands without having to fight for them.

There is something compelling about our personality; and, since these aspects are

harmonious, we know how to avoid stirring up opposition. In any case, people with

Pluto / Ascendant aspects are often born leaders.

Because outwardly we appear to be so forceful, self-assertive and independent

(although inwardly we may not be feeling any of these things), but do not show the

'real us', others may regard us as more open and friendly than we are. For this

reason, we often attract individuals who look for some advantage from us, or whom

we can mother or father in some way. But this state of affairs is quite different from

that brought when it is the Moon that is on the Ascendant. The caring of Pluto is

more impersonal and all-embracing, and is like that of a possessive, heavy-handed

mother from whom one is unable to escape.

So, with these Pluto / Ascendant aspects, we have a hold on people that is firmer than

we may imagine. Others will frequently pour out their troubles to us, ask advice, seek

protection, or just tag along. In dealing with them, we acquire a fair knowledge of

psychology. Nor are we averse to delving into human relationships and so on, as long

as we ourselves are out of range and untouchable. This attitude stops us from making

ordinary, simple emotional contacts with peers. First, we invite everybody to put us

on a pedestal, and if they hesitate we put ourselves on one; second, we do not wish to

be known intimately; third, we make big emotional demands on those we allow to

come near us. Sooner or later, therefore, even with harmonious aspects of Pluto and

the Ascendant, we shall be brought face to face with these problems. Once we see

where we have been going wrong, we are quite capable of making a radical

improvement.

Pluto trine or sextile Ascendant (Betty Lundsted)

The sextile or trine between Pluto and the Ascendant relects a childhood environment

that was encouraging of group participation and co-operation. It sometimes indicates

an individual who may be totally involved in the needs of the generation; an

individual who strives for the peer group goals without questioning why the goals are

important.

Natal Pluto square / opposition Ascendant

Pluto square Ascendant (Robert Pelletier)

Pluto square the Ascendant shows that you feel you are destined to have a powerful

influence on the lives of the people you contact. Overly impressed with your

righteousness, you feel that you alone can properly control their affairs. Nothing you

observe is ever to your satisfaction, so you want to make alterations to suit yourself.

Apparently your early training led you to assume that the world was waiting for you

to grow up and restore order to it. With such an incredible belief in your own

omnipotence, you are sure to run into major problems with those who have authority

over you.

A major issue in your life will be learning to accept traditional chains of command,

especially in organizations. You make an arrogant display of showmanship by

assuming command that doesn't belong to you. This quality is extremely irritating to

those who have to deal with you. Your behavior is probably a direct reaction to your

feeling that your parents or guardians had supreme authority over you. Because of

this, you became insensitive to the way people react when you assert yourself. You

often show bad judgement in making decisions, but because you are convinced that

no-one should question what you do, you persist even when your error is quite

obvious. You have a lot to learn about how much pressure people will tolerate from

you.

Once you learn how to exercise good judgemen, you can truly achieve greatness with

your skillful ability to organize others to achieve your objectives. You are gifted in

maintaining composure under trying conditions, and you never back down when

challenged, even by the most competent adversaries.

You may have trouble in personal relationships because your demands are sometimes

oppressive. Your lust for power and recognition seeps into all your affairs, so that

compromise is nearly impossible.

Pluto opposition Ascendant (Robert Pelletier)

Pluto opposition the Ascendant shows that you attract people with powerful egos and

strong temperaments. You have a strong desire for close, intimate contact with many

of the persons you associate with, and this alone should be a warning to you. When

you discover that someone is trying to make you over to satisfy his own desires, make

a fast exit. But this is also a sure sign that you try to do the same thing to those you

are attracted to. You make extensive demands of the people you deal with, but you

resent it when similar demands are made of you. This is essentially the meaning of

the old saying 'Birds of a feather flock together'. Such problems can ruin otherwise

fascinating relationships.

Your talents lie in your ability to mold people, so public relations is a field to which

you should apply yourself. Political, social and financial activities are other areas in

which you could find a great deal of satisfaction. You express yourself with dramatic

flair, and people are impressed with your ability to command attention.

You generally get what you want when you want it, and you don't tolerate refusal of

your demands. If you are motivated to change people's attitudes about their social

obligations, you can accomplish miracles. You will be able to gain the support of your

friends in seeking to improve intolerable social conditions. However, elected officials

will try to discredit you and turn public opinion against you. But you aren't afraid of

such tactics, because you have information about such officials that could be equally

embarrassing to them.

In personal relationships you may have difficulty in achieving the success you enjoy

in public conquests. When you relate to people at close range, you can become

burdensome and make others feel uncomfortable. You understand how people think,

and may even be psychically tuned to them. This ability helps you deal with people.

Pluto square or opposition Ascendant (Karen Hamaker-Zondag)

The hunger for power common to Pluto / Ascendant aspecsts is greater still when the

aspects happen to be hard. Although we may feel insecure, we refuse to admit it. We

are full of fight, are more ruthless than we intend, and can frighten people with a

look. Our very presence is intimidating. We may not realize the force being generated

by Pluto, but others feel its intensity and our readiness to go to extremes. We give the

impression, without necessarily intending to do so, that the slightest opposition could

lead to angry words and possibly to physical violence. For, with hard aspects of Pluto

and the Ascendant, we can crush people with cruel remarks; and since Pluto

encourages an eager interest in human motives and in anything suppressed or

hidden, we have an unerring ability to find out the weak spots of others, and we do

not hesitate to make them the butts of our poisoned verbal barbs. Obviously, with this

ability we are more feared than loved. Yet it is a weapon in the power struggle that

we would not lay aside for any price; and if it makes us disliked, well, Pluto gives

plenty of resilience.

There is something provocative about our behavior, although not in the impulsive and

cross-grained style of Uranus: Pluto causes us to act with more subtlety and more

discretion, but invariably gives us the need to do our own thing regardless of whether

this is socially acceptable or not. We do our own research, make our own discoveries,

come to our own conclusions and formulate our own goals, and are not to be deterred

from them. Therefore, this is an outstanding position for reforms; although initially

we have to go through a (sometimes) not inconsiderable number of confrontations

before being able to use the hard aspect rather more constructively. Our powers of

penetration then enable us to see through people and their intentions, to build up a

great knowledge of men and women, and to expand our view of ourselves and our

surroundings by the addition of much that is new and of much that was formerly

hidden. We unearth a great deal in our restless search. Pluto, wanting more, refuses

to let us rest until we have got to the bottom of things. This can be very trying,

because we feel compelled to see our own depths mirrored in our surroundings. But

if we make some radical changes in our life, we should be able to get in touch with

these deep values.

Pluto square or opposition Ascendant (Betty Lundsted)

When Pluto squares or opposes the Ascendant, the life takes on a different meaning,

for the hard aspect indicates individuals who were raised in a strongly manipulative

atmosphere. How the manipulation works and who was doing it will be revealed by

the other aspects involved with Pluto.

When the square occurs there seems to be an excessive need to be in control of the

environment, and of the circumstances of life; new starts will be hampered by some

unconscious motivation that is reflective of the early childhood experience. The less

productive end of the square might even mean that these individuals want to control

and manipulate others before new ventures can be started. When the energy is

turned into a productive phase, the need to control the environment has been let go,

and the inner motivation becomes joined with approvable action; they cease to view

life as something that must be planned, and the energy can flow.

When Pluto opposes the Ascendant, another dilemma begins to show itself. It may

look as though these individuals have chosen a controlling partner, but more

probably some kind of internal battle is going on concerning a desire to control both

new activities and partnerships. Giving may be a response to love that ends up being

'smother love', for the early childhood environment was strongly colored with

controls.

Before one can eliminate unconscious needs to control, an understanding of the need

to manipulate must take place. We are a species of imitators; if our parents play

manipulation and control games, we will too, because we only have one childhood

experience upon which to draw our concepts of normal behavior. In order to let go of

old patterns, we must first recognize that they exist. Then each individual can

consciously examine the need to continue. Unconscious patterns are the most

difficult to break, for the patterns were formed many years ago and are not easy to

recall.

In order to get the most out of the Ascendant qualities, the Pluto opposition needs to

be understood, for it will cause a compromise to take place that ends up

compromising every new endeavor. Once consciousness is applied to this aspect, it

becomes a strong one indeed, and can be used in the transformation process.

Pluto opposition Ascendant (Sue Tompkins)

People with Pluto conjunct Descendant often tend to give their power away. They

also often see other people (as opposed to themselves) as powerful, controlling,

ruthless, manipulative or impenetrable. It is through one-to-one encounters that the

individual is offered the opportunity of discovering the darker side of him- / herself.

Power struggles are inevitable with all aspects to this axis, and these are usually

particularly obvious with Pluto setting in the chart. It is through one-to-one

relationship and sometimes struggle that the individual is able to transform his / her

self-image and way of relating to other people. Those with Pluto on the Descendant

are often forced to grapple with many of the relationship issues that confront Venus-

Pluto people. This is a useful placement for work which involves holding others

through crisis and steering them through transformative situations.

Natal Pluto trine / sextile Midheaven

Pluto trine Midheaven (Robert Hand)

This aspect indicates that you will always want to use your resources and talents to

the best of your ability in order to get ahead in life. Even while you are young, long

before most people are considering a career, you will begin to learn the best ways of

using your talents to get where you want to go. However, some problems may arise in

the course of your development that you should be aware of.

For example, although later you will be concerned with resources, in youth you may

simply be interested in owning things, which may result in your having a lot of

useless clutter. Also, you should not be so possesive that you are unwilling to share at

all.

On another level, this aspect can signify that you get very involved in learning various

skills. This can be very useful if you concentrate on useful skills and if you do not get

so wrapped up in them that you lose track of relationships with others. Do not

become too self-incolved. Any situation in which you feel compelled to act by some

inner compulsion can be bad for you because you are not aware of yourself and what

you are doing at the time. As a result, your activities might have totally unexpected

consequences. Make sure you understand your reasons for doing whatever you do.

Nevertheless, you have a strong drive to get ahead and to succeed, which should be

very advantageous in competition with others. Your objectives in life may change

several times, and as an adult you may change careers, but your work and your

outside interests should be enormously satisfying to you.

Pluto sextile Midheaven (Robert Hand)

This aspect denotes that you are ambitious to succeed and to be a person of some

significance in later life. But it also suggests that you have certain talents that will be

especially useful in this regard. In particular, you enjoy getting to the heart of any

mystery and finding out what is really going on. You are very fond of puzzles, and

solving puzzles of some kind may be the basis of your profession when you are older.

This aspect also indicates a natural ability in psychology, an understanding of

people's inner motivations, which will be useful no matter what you do.

On the positive side, you will discover as you get older that you enjoy helping people

who need advice or guidance. This will become more pronounced mwhen you are an

adult and keep encountering people whose lives need to be reconstructed in some

way. You will derive great satisfaction from assisting in this process. While you are

young, you will very much enjoy salvaging discarded objects and making something

useful out of them, demonstrating the potential of what others regard as waste.

Because of this, you may be surrounded by a great deal of clutter, but the results can

be quite spectacular.

However, as you get older and begin focusing this pattern on people rather than on

objects, a great danger can arise. You gain a great deal of power when you help

others - power to influence and to make others live up to what you want. In trying to

help someone, always be careful that your main concern is the other person's benefit.

Do not manipulate others' lives for trivial reasons.

Pluto trine or sextile Midheaven (Karen Hamaker-Zondag)

With one of the easy aspects of Pluto to the Midheaven, we shall strike others as

forceful or even ambitious. It is obvious that we are not going to let anybody get the

better of us if we can help it; and we try in whatever way possible to acquire a certain

amount of authority. In situations that are important, either we take charge or else

we look for an opportunity to throw our weight about. The desire for recognition,

perseverancea and a strong will, not to mention a desire for power, figure largely in

social relationships. We can be very patient in pursuing the goals we set for

ourselves.

Even in these more mellow aspects, we are liable to suffer from an inflated self-image

- in fact, because the aspects rouse relatively little opposition, there is plenty of room

for the self-image to expand. We know how to present claims in such a way that the

world will accept them as quite natural or, at least, will not openly contest them. And

so our aspirations are confirmed, and there is a risk of gradually becoming so

addicted to attention and applause that we always try to push ourselves to the front

and elbow everybody else out of the way.

Pluto / Midheaven aspects give a deeply penetrating mind, which does not desist until

it has discovered the core of things; a mind that leaves no stone unturned, and

investigates all that is hidden, suppressed, veiled, mysterious, magical or otherwise

strange and obscure. We are notably fascinated by the human psyche, with all its

mechanisms and motivations, and sooner or later become excellent judges of

character. Therefore the aspects are good for psychiatrists, (para)psychologists and

similar specialists.

With these aspects, we often attract individuals who, on seeing us, think they have

found a strong shoulder to cry on - even though we ourselves may be feeling weak. It

is not surprising perhaps that they should see strength rather than weakness,

because weakness is something that the person with a Pluto / Midheaven aspect

never admits. We are very good at advising people and at helping anyone in need.

Yet, when we ourselves are in need, nobody knows about it to help, since we are

stupid enough not to tell them. We always want to control the situation. Therefore,

even those with so-called 'harmonious' aspects between Pluto and the Midheaven can

become involved in confrontations; and sometimes they are assailed by feelings of

loneliness.

Pluto trine Midheaven (Frances Sakoian and Louis Acker)

This configuration indicates driving ambition toward professional success and

leadership status. The natives keep improving thier work techniques. They

understand power and know how to deal with people in positions of power. To

executives, this configuration gives strength, farsightedness and initiative. There is,

in short, the will to succeed.

The professional success gained makes possible a regeneration of domestic

conditions. The home and profession may be a based for occult or scientific endeavor.

The configuration favors those who work in science, politics and metaphysics.

Pluto sextile Midheaven (Frances Sakoian and Louis Acker)

This configuration indicates considerable professional skill and ambition. They are

always looking for ways to improve their chosen careers. They are able to gain the

co-operation and support of people in positions of authority.

They have firm concepts of how to organize their domestic affairs. They wield a

harmonious yet transforming influence on the domestic situation, which they are

continually trying to improve.

Natal Pluto square / opposition Midheaven

Pluto square Midheaven (Robert Hand)

This aspect indicates that you will have to make a special effort to get along with

people. You must make it clear that you not try to fulfill your goals in life at their

expense, and that you will not allow them to take advantage of you either. A very

ambitious person, in youth you probably picture yourself as being quite important

when you are older. This can be a very constructive attitude, but it will be difficult to

achieve your ambition unless you are able to get along with others, to give them a

constructive part in your goals. Also it is very important that you play the game of life

honorably and adhere to high ethical standards. You don't need to worry that doing

so will be dull, because whatever you get involved in, you make it exciting and

powerful.

You have a strong desire to bring about change in your world, and you may want to

be a reformer and rebuilder. However, you should not try to get power simply for its

own sake. You have to use the energies of Pluto for a purpose higher than yourself. It

is perfectly permissible to be personally rewarded by your work - you do not have to

be totally self-denying - but personal gain should not be your principal motivation.

A born psychologist, you should be able to gain great insight into human behavior.

But again, you must not use this knowledge for personal gain or to manipulate others.

Eventually you may choose a profession that will use this knowledge.

Pluto opposition Midheaven (Robert Hand)

Your early childhood experiences will have an unusually strong effect upon your

whole life. One parent in particular will be very important to you, and it is essential

that that parent's influence be for the good. The problem is that the energies

resulting from your early childhood experiences operate at a very deep inner level,

probably unconsciously, so that they affect your life in ways that are difficult to

understand. Negative experiences in childhood may give rise to fears, which bring

about compulsive behavior patterns and bad habits. You might not even be aware of

these fears, but if you understood them consciously they would be less difficult.

On the other hand, attitudes that you pick up from your elders may seriously limit

your ability to make judgements on the basis of your experiences. Be very wary about

acquiring any prejudices, and always question your beliefs so that you know they are

helpig your life rather than hindering it.

One of your parents may try to exert too great an influence over you, even when you

have outgrown the need for it. That parent must recognize each new stage of your

life and let go of you a bit at each stage. If he or she tries to control you too much for

too long, your psychological development will be seriously retarded. Of course, good

influences from that parent will also have a very powerful positive effect on your

whole life. It is simply that the bond with that parent is very strong, which can have

both good and bad long-term effects upon your development.

Pluto square or opposition Midheaven (Karen Hamaker-Zondag)

The tense aspects between Pluto and the Midheaven are particularly powerful in

their effects. Friendly though we may otherwise be, there is something about us that

warns others off trying to take advantage of us. Whenever we give vent to irritation,

we should bear in mind that the Plutonian energy we radiate will make us sound

much harder than we suppose, and that we can really upset people or drive them into

such a tight corner that they feel compelled to strike back.

With the disharmonious aspects, we have an enormous need to prove ourselves and

to keep a grip on ourselves and our surroundings come what may. If we are not

careful, we shall turn into slave drivers. Obviously, this will lead to power struggles,

especially over social and business status. The tense aspects make us pugnacious and

we are likely, sooner or later, to attack the things that displease us. Once again,

caution is advisable. Pluto always goes hand in hand with tremendous intensity; and,

in the hard aspects, it is difficult to adjust this intensity to the desired effect.

Consequently, it may prove to be destructive rather than constructive.

Inquisitiveness is well-developed, but we do not always know how to control it. Thus

we can catch someone on the hop with a completely tactless question, and surprise

him into blurting out the answer. But, very often, this method leads to confrontations,

although, with Pluto / Midheaven conflicts, we generally ferret out what we want to

know. Also, it is quite common for us to use knowledge indiscreetly or at the wrong

moment; and, given certain other indications in the horoscope, we could divert

knowledge to bad ends by being manipulative.

When we begin any task, it is with complete dedication - maybe too much dedication.

We might even undermine our efforts by an all-or-nothing attitude. Others do not

always understand this lack of give-and-take, even when we are obviously being wellintentioned,

because they simply cannot see why we should get so het up about

things.

Nevertheless, we have great perseverance combined with enormous energy and love

of action - all flowing from a need for power and recognition. If we learned to channel

energy a little better, we could relaly move mountains. Then it would take an

exceptional opponent to stop us.

Pluto opposition Midheaven (Sue Tompkins)

Pluto conjunct IC suggests some sort of violation at one's roots. I have known

examples where the individual has discovered that he or she is the product of rape.

Sometimes there is literal or metaphorical death or banishment of a parent. On other

occasions, the person may have been transposed to a completely different culture or

a completely different family from the one of his / her forebears.

Sometimes individuals with this placement attempt to purge themselves of their

history. In attempting to eradicate their past, it is as if they sit on a time bomb,

waiting for it to resurface suddenly and wreak havoc on their newly built foundations.

Still others with Pluto conjunct IC want to dig and dig to see where they came from:

this must surely be a very positive manifestation of this combination.

Pluto square Midheaven (Frances Sakoian and Louis Acker)

This square indicates a situation in which the desire to transform existing conditions

can cause conflict with employers, immediate superiors, parents and families,

constituted government authority, or landlords.

When the natives are at odds with their employers it is probably because they feel

they know a better way of doing the job or because they want more power in the

decision-making provess. When their revolutionary tendencies are directed against

the government and social institutions, they can incur official disfavor.

If they are in positions of domestic or professional authority, they may display

autocratic or dictatorial traits, which will usually cause disharmony.

Pluto opposition Midheaven (Frances Sakoian and Louis Acker)

This conjunction indicates a need for regeneration in the domestic life. How it should

take place is designated by the houses where Scorpio, Aries and Leo are found, plus

other aspects made to the conjunction. Thus regeneration applies especially to family

relationships and, even more specifically, to relationships with parents. Conditions at

the end of the native's life will indicate whether the Plutonian energy has been

correctly used, as the flowering of higher spiritual faculties will take place in the

later years.

In this conjuntion (to the Nadir), as with Neptune conjunct Nadir, the home can be a

place of occult activity or have peculiar conditions connected with it. There is often

an occult attunement to nature and to the resources found in the bowels of the earth.

Persons who mine Uranium ore will undoubtedly have Pluto in the fourth house. The

conjunction favors those whose profession is geology. Many dowsers have this

aspect.