PLUTO
TRANSITS...
DRAMATIC NEW PERSPECTIVES
We are
all on this roller coaster ride called LIFE where there are many twists and
turns; some anticipated and some unexpected. Just when we get settled on
a particular path, along comes an evolutionary push, begrudgingly taking us out
of our comfort zones. This may come as a surprise and challenge us under
difficult circumstances. If we are co-creators of our lives, we eventually
raise our conscious awareness to a higher, more refined level. We may
look back years later and actually feel gratitude and appreciation for the
wounding (Chiron), whereby we "cross the bridge" to our higher
intuition. Our lives may start to flow and become deeply fulfilling on a
soulful level.
When and why do these evolutionary leaps of dramatic change and growth
occur? Why do some individuals live a relatively peaceful and uneventful
life for thirty years, while others die a thousand deaths (psychologically) in
the same span of time? Is it the luck of the draw or is there something
far more sacred at work here? One answer to this question is
revealed when we take the natal birthchart and study
how the current planetary patterns synthesize with our natal planetary
patterns.
TRANSITS are the movement of planets in their regular cycles. They form
aspects which are geometric relationships with the planets in the natal
chart. The planets in our universe are not static,
rather they are living, energetic forms which continue upon their journey
rotating around the Sun. As they make "contact" with our natal
planets symbolized in our birthcharts, they resonate
with our divinely unique planetary frequency. They subsequently manifest
this energy on several potential levels: physically, emotionally,
intellectually, psychologically, spiritually or
psychically. They may manifest as an actual event seemingly out of our
control or as an inner state of feeling which prompts us to reevaluate our life
goals.
Because the outer planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto move so slowly, not all of
us will experience the planetary archetypes in the same manner during our
lifetime. This is what makes each our lives unique and special. We
ALL have divine lessons to learn. For example, some of us have lessons to
do with authority and right use of will, yet others have poignant lessons about
marriage and relating in partnership.
Let's use the planet PLUTO as an example. Pluto is the archetype of
power, transformation, death and rebirth, catharthis,
purification and transmutation. In mythology, we can see these themes
portrayed in the Persephone and Hades myth, where Persephone is abducted by
Hades at a very young age into the dark realm of the underworld. During
her absence, the bitter cold of winter reigned as Demeter mourned the loss of
her daughter. A compromise was reached and Perspehone
was allowed to return from the depths for nine months every year. Three
out of twelve months would be spent underground as the wife
of the dark and sinister figure Hades. Hence, we can see the cyclic law
of death and rebirth reenacted each year in the depths of the winter
season. In our own lives, we may
experience the symbolic abduction into Hades realm through loss, sorrow, separation
or grief. Alternatively, we may enter the unconscious realm through
profound dreams, therapy, spiritual experiences or psychic phenomena.
Ultimately, we gain clarity and a dramatic new perspective on life. We
emerge out of the dark into the light of day....feeling literally reborn.
We have spiraled up the evolutionary scale which is powerfully symbolized in
the major tarot archetype called Judgment, which is associated with the planet
Pluto and sign of Scorpio.J Judgment symbolizes a
rebirth and powerful realization. It also represents a calling to
recognize and utilize every facet of ourselves. Circumstances offer us a
new lease on life with a heightened spiritual outlook which was previously
unrecognized.
Pluto rules the psychologically attuned sign of depth and
intensity...Scorpio. When it was discovered in 1930, the atom bomb (made
from plutonium) was in its early stages, the
Pluto transits are very long and very slow. It takes 248 years for Pluto
to make a complete revolution around our birthcharts.
This means that the planet of significant transformation will not make contact
with all our natal planets at the same time in the same way. There are
twelve houses in the natal horoscope representing twelve fields of experience
in our lives ranging from identity, values and resources, relationships, belief
systems all the way to our attitudes about religion and spirituality.
Depending upon what sign Pluto is transiting, it may take up to an average of
22 years for Pluto to transit one astrological house in the horoscope! In
an individual happens to have 4 or 5 planets in this one house, Pluto will
completely transform everything those planetary principles represent as well as
carthartically transform what the astrological house
represents (see Astrological Alphabet for house descriptions). The
path to change will not be so cathartic for an individual with zero planets in
that area of life development.
We all experience the path of transformation in a uniquely divine way.
Also, there may be a variety of transits and/or progressions occurring
simultaneously which will define the themes of the current growth period.
It is important to remember that how an individual experiences a transit
depends on many factors: age, emotional and psychological beliefs, educational
experience, subconscious attitudes and so on. Astrologer Shelley
Jordan defines the significance of transits beautifully..."The transiting
planets generate changes in our psychic states, which, when they interface with
external reality in combination with our actions, precipitate as events.
Events are then, really, mere bi-products or our internal psycho-spiritual
conditions. To control and master the events in your life requires that
you learn to master and control your own inner states."
So, how can knowledge of our own Pluto transits help us on our own paths?
The study of quantum physics in divination proposes that simply by recognizing
or becoming consciously aware of a probable situation
or event potentially changes the outcome. Supposedly, our
recognition or new awareness shatters the subatomic molecular structure of the
probability! It then becomes open to change and new direction of the
energies. For example, If one has an astrology
consultation and becomes aware that transiting Pluto will conjoin his/her natal
Sun in the 10th house of career one year from today, this person has already
altered the likely probability of manifestation. This person will have
access to deep knowledge and understanding thus enhancing their ability to
steer their life in an appropriate direction based on this new
perspective. Yes, Pluto will still bring transformation,
however, the changes will precipitate a rich and symbolic storehouse of inner
experiences resulting in an empowered new perspective. In our human
experience, change is inevitable. Pluto represents our human urge to
venture into taboo areas and bravely confront the dark wealth in the depths
where we experience the power of deepest transformation.
At the time of this writing (August 2003), Pluto is at 17 degrees of
Sagittarius precipitating great collective changes in religious beliefs, holy
wars, education and travel among other things. Individually, at this time,
those with planets in the middle degrees of mutable signs (Sagittarius, Gemini,
Pisces and Virgo) will be feeling the powerful effects of deep and lasting
change in various areas of their lives. The following offer some basic
examples of Pluto transits to our personal planets Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus,
Mars and Jupiter:
PLUTO/SUN:
Offers deep and powerful transformation to one's sense of identity or self
image, opens floodgates of personal power, issues of power and control teach
right use of will, potential conflicts with males (Sun), ego death and
rebirth issues around self image, superficiality becomes unacceptable, purging
and releasing outmoded fears around personal power, Ultimately, become
empowered through confrontation with the shadow self.
PLUTO/MOON:
Brings profound depth and psychological understanding to habitual emotional
responses, emotional body is purged through challenges to emotional security,
ego death and rebirth issues around females and security (Moon), ultimately
become empowered through evaluating one's nurturing ability from an intense,
gut level, the deepest roots of one's emotional security base are altered and
rebuilt upon intense and authentic bonding with others.
PLUTO/MERCURY:
Brings profound depth to the mind and communication matters, thinking process
and mindset undergoes dramatic transformation, one searches for meaning and may
become mentally obsessed by certain ideas, possibly becoming overwhelmed by the
intensity of one's mental energies, ego death and rebirth issues around
mindset, relatives or siblings (Mercury), enhanced ability to study, research,
write, probe or communicate deeply transformative subject matter, ultimately,
become empowered through persuasive thoughts and positively transformed mental
patterns.
PLUTO/VENUS:
offers profound change and transformation of one's capacity to love and value
oneself as well as others, ego death and rebirth issues around powerful
relationships and/or finances (Venus), seemingly fated, karmic relationships
occur prompting intense reevaluation of one's relationship values, intense and
powerful attractions to others, offers profound ability to create and transform
through the arts (Venus), ultimately, offers regeneration of the love
principle, where one feels profound self love and subsequent empowerment in
relationships.
PLUTO/MARS:
Offers profound transformation of one's capacity to act and assert oneself, may
precipitate intense anger, rage or even violence, may produce deep feelings of
guilt, revenge or bitterness resulting in feelings of powerlessness to act on
one's desires, one's energy and ability to assert is revitalized, empowered and
regenerated, one's strength is imbued with power, courage and intensity, one
acts with deep conviction, passion and invincibility, ultimately, empowered
assertiveness wins out over fanatic assertion of one's will through useless
power struggles.
PLUTO/JUPITER:
Offers deep and lasting change of one's ideals, philosophies and belief systems
(Jupiter), one seeks wider horizons and far reaching significance in one's
life, one seeks profound change through law, religion, publishing or education,
one's expansion principle is aligned with a new sense of power and intensity,
offers a powerful growth in consciousness, an experience of profound
perceptions, ego death and rebirth around one's morals, values and sense
of reward, ultimately, one experiences profound expansion and incredible
resourcefulness.
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