Pluto Tales

By C. Marguerite Hafeman 2005-08

Are you one of those people who have a deep, personal working relationship with the Dark Lord, with the Shadows? Its not something easily admitted to in public !our average esoteric writings seem to suggest that if we earnestly strive towards the Light, ascending above whatever stain taints us, alchemi"ing the dross e#periences of life into the purity of higher being, the avatar state of nirvana will surely become a matter of daily modern routine $ut many of us dont get to %ust wake up one day and fly above anything &e have done or must do daily duty in the dark halls, we have to walk in the burning fields and still acknowledge the presence of something Divine and omniscient, even though it does not interface with my own sensors like anything be'ueathing great inner peace and %oy (o, it can feel like a rending tide, a purging, relentless river that wraps me in resilient ropes of necessity, bends one towards reluctant homage in a realm where the perky rays of ) * life never penetrate )he dark mystery can invade without

personal choice through fate, bad luck or bad health It can tempt with a beautiful face, the guarantee of more money or the promise of adventure+ %ust as easily rape from within the steady %ob or distort a personal corner of perceived superiority Sometimes the darkness descends like a mighty fist, deadening all that it touches, pulveri"ing every dream, ideal and tender sentiment in its path even though the victim prays each night, eats cheerios and avoids 'uestionable company It can hide in pure banality, rendering conservative and prudent stewardship of life valueless beneath the assumption of bureaucratic, racial, religious or inherited privilege It may live openly in the allyways of the lowly, but the highest artistry is performed within the edifice of ethics associated with social structure, ruining the unwary should they stray too close with eyes wide open ,andidates for a visit from the dark lord may be minding their own business well+ they stand around looking elsewhere while the scenery slowly darkens around them (obody-s looking for trouble, no, %ust sliding by with whatever it takes for matters to stay %ust the way they are )he first impulse may be to adroitly

modify a current earthly advantage in order to appease the darkness After all, to not comply can constitute social suicide for practical folk, unless one can make a good living as a guru or pool shark $ut some of them blink too )here are also the people you can meet in the dark halls who seem impervious to grief and misery, their own or others+ who revel in tyranny as a matter of course, in taking some weak fellow down.indeed, whole populations of people down, and chaining them to a hitching post in oblivion &hen pressed, they might say there was really nothing else to do in the matter+ after all, the victims showed up asking for it, didn-tt they? /r, if one hadn-t taken the opportunity to make hay while the sun shone, some other chap surely would 0owever we must give honorable mention those who serve in places such as hospitals, hospices, prisons, rehab centers, mental institutions, animal shelters and the mercenary military trade+ their %ob is to work hand in hand with violence and the angel of death Are there folks who never get a ticket to ride, who never seem to descend very far? )hey can even traffic in dark currency but remain completely unaware

and unconcerned? Absolutely )here are many 1surface dwellers2 on the material plane, and the trick to being one seems to go something like this3 )he psyche is easily fragmented, split up into handy compartments 4erhaps this splitting ability originated as a survival necessity+ prolonged contact with intense trauma, getting snarled at the wrong time in ethical debates or putting ideas into action that are athymia to peer acceptance )hese are all e#amples of challenges related to value %udgement that can get in the way of functional practicality Is it not more convenient to divvy things up in the brain, let one hand not know what the other is doing+ access the appropriate compartment as needed to fit the situation? Splitting out the mind is handy for repressing certain portions of both the lower and upper reaches of human construct I have witnessed that the natural instinct and connection to nature in a human being is as easily subverted as dialogues with higher mind or the desires of soul and spirit are claimed to occur through transcending where one is at If you can also efficiently avoid certain personal interactions that might break down barriers, e#pose vulnerabilities or present uncomfortable

emotional information+ if you can stay completely focused in activities associated with consuming resource, and associate with others following the same plan, you can avoid meaningful penetration by life 4erhaps for several lifetimes in a row if you believe in reincarnation $ut it would seem, in my e#perience as an astrologer, that a time of reckoning does come /ne day, the 4lutonic train does come into the station and you must take it, willingly or not 0ow might one 'ualify as an habitue of shadows, he who is forced by circumstance to embrace the messier issues of life in the immediate sense? 5ood clues can be found in a natal horoscope chart, for e#ample the planet 4luto in close aspect to a couple of the personal planets 6Sun, 7oon, *enus, 7ars, and 7ercury8 and social planets 69upiter, Saturn8 4luto residing in its natural home, the eighth 0ouse of se#, death and other peoples money, or sitting close to one of the four main angles of the chart are also good indicators for an event.filled life ahead A surface dweller can certainly be confronted with 4lutos singeing effect when a natal planet moves into orb of hard aspect with 4luto through progression, or when transiting 4luto

visits in long.term hard aspect to natal planets 4luto in hard aspect or con%unct Saturn, :ranus or (eptune guarantees the person will act out collective issues in some manner+ the behavior can be 'uite compulsive and unconscious,the resultant misery pro%ected onto others /r the energy can be consciously directed into a ride to the top of human achievement or redemption (atural 4lutonians can be initiated out of the ashes of childhood abuse, death in the family or some other personal tragedy that broke off a part of the soul early, prematurely killed or warped the innocence /thers are simply to the manor borne+ somebody has to staff all those hospices and strip %oints, run the casinos, manage shelters for battered women, prepare the dead for burial ;or many of us, where 4luto is in the natal horoscope chart is where the individual wants something really, really badly to the point of behaving badly to get it+ but this thing is located e#actly were others will control you the most, and make what you really, really want unavailable without a lot of strings attached Some do end up surrendering to a source of genius located far past common consciousness, performing at a level larger than life, the products of their

endeavors transforming on a mass scale 7any people constitutionally are not designed to be transformed <ven when faced with the proposition of change or die they continue business as usual, wrapping cotton swabs of denial ever tighter )hey may sacrifice whole chunks of body, mind and spirit+ holding on to old illusions becomes a consuming passion, literally a 4lutonian adventure in illness )here is always a portion of ones own psyche involved in setting up the transaction, but we are fre'uently oblivious to what this part of ourselves is doing to acerbate the situation due to the habit of mental compartmentali"ation mentioned above And some people do get to e#press the destructive, e#ploitive, power.hungry side of 4luto power without apparent karmic sanction in this lifetime+ these I sometimes envy for the illusions they are allowed to keep 7aybe they have made a bargain with the devil Awakened 4lutonic vibration has 'uite a powerful effect on the scope and direction of life 7any books and articles are available that describe the higher meanings of 4luto-s challenge, and detail the many prudent ways an afflicted person can grow past the obstacles )he

regular guy copes with the average human condition, namely meaning well but still struggling daily with the dark dream ;ollow below to visit some of my own observations about 4lutonian e#pression, as e#pressed through the symbolism of 4luto-s position in the natal horoscope chart ;irst 0ouse 4luto or 4luto in Aries3 )he first house signifies the instinctual self, the public image by which one strives to be seen by others )he individual with natal 4luto here might think they know who they are, but they actually dont get a free pass to be that version any more ,ircumstances and people come into their life which are directing them to try out new paths of character e#pression I imagine that back several thousand years ago when the vernal e'uino# precessed through the sign of Aries and 4luto also transited the sign, this was an especially e#citing time to embrace the patriarchal warrior archetype as a developmental model for civili"ation If you were a man, it was a good time to develop new character by going forth and con'uering the neighbors, trampling the dignity, rights and value of women and nature in general, asserting the divinely sanctioned rights of a ruling

elite )he modern first house version often comes across initially as 'uiet and reserved, however can be 'uite charismatic+ many possesses the ability to charm people professionally, as in being a high.powered salesman All hell can break loose when this normally mild person is provoked however, or if they feel the need to take a serious stand on an issue )he first house 4luto individual has a boundless, hidden reservoir of strength, tenacity and survival smarts 4ositively, this sort of 4lutonian may be freer than many to reali"e great achievement, because they seem to be unfettered by the detritus of accumulated programming at cellular, reactive or mental levels of being )heir slate is wiped clean so as to speak, and they are embarking on a new adventure, so the internal pilot is not cluttered with e#istential angst In the driven, pioneering sense of the Aries energy that naturally rules the first house, they %ust want to get the %ob done If getting close to a first house individual, as in being a family member or friend, one must become accustomed to the irregular schedule of their behavior and availability 5enerally, they

will be socially gregarious and eminently charming for awhile, followed by a period of sudden coldness+ withdrawal can occur in the literal physical sense, or as part of an alternating cycle of introversion and e#troversion )he person may simply hide out in the garage or actually disappear into secret activities of their own device $ecause their instinctual self.identity is in the process of component selection, they will first bound out vigorously to initiate pro%ects, engage socially in order to collect data, then periodically retreat in order to analy"e, order and incorporate what they have learned ;or e#ample, the first house super.salesman I know is on the road constantly for his %ob, therefore he has a built.in good e#cuse for not interfacing with family affairs on a daily basis 0e does, however like to meticulously schedule anyone and everyone including his wife, for regular visits in order to catch up on news and sociali"e )he e#tent of the first house 4lutonian-s emotional development seems to govern their ethical behavior )he more challenged individual might go for months being a dutiful workaholic and dedicated parent+ then one day the pressure of suppressing the rest of ones

self becomes too much Suddenly a nose.to.the grindstone moral pillar of the community might need to go out of town on a gambling sprees or dabble in a love affair on the side An insecure first 0ouse 4lutonian might also e#pect others around him to reflect a certain version of reality that he or she has deemed suitable+ when the other players deviate from the rules, this type reacts with punishment and withholding behaviors and can e#cel as the professional victim An unenlightened Arien 4lutonian might believe that want they most is to be their unvarnished self all of the time+ necessity 1forces2 them into being something other than their own vision Actually, they can be in determined avoidance of self.confrontation )hey may not literally possess an authentic inner core of values and characteristics, so will wholeheartedly embrace which ever set guarantees social success+ or early conditioning has made them believe that cultivation of an authentic sense of self is an impractical proposition anyway A positive e#ample of a first house 4lutonian in action is horror genre author Stephen =ing 0e e#pertly navigates between collective dimensions of heaven and hell,

describing the e#perience soulfully and showing us why we must always push forward towards our own redemption /ther famous >st house personalities include ,harles, 4rince of &ales, 0enry =issinger and current president 5eorge $ush Second 0ouse 4luto or 4luto in )aurus3 )he second house in a natal horoscope chart concerns the concept of value If speaking from the upper balcony, we are referring to the value a person places on themselves, as e#pressed through an evolved sense of integrity by which all affairs in life are conducted Self.value can also be e#pressed through the literal assets one accumulates, and to whatever personal status and security is attached ;rom the lower balcony we are simply talking about how a person makes and manages money, and how it is spent (atal 4luto placed in this house indicates the native is very interested in the process of survival and?or ac'uiring money )hey can be very poor at generating income, struggling from month to month %ust to make ends meet Some may be too la"y to create wealth for themselves+ therefore they marry it or find some other way to be a sponge

Some may make their stash in secretive ways, that are not necessarily legal but dont re'uire showing up nine.to.five Still others are %ust plain flat good at making lots of money, and will tolerate no interference in the pursuit therein &hatever the basic attitude towards money, this 4luto placement is asking one to completely transform their survival values and resource management relative to both self and involvement with others in %oint proceedings Second 0ouse 4lutonians of my ac'uaintance have been fairly narrow and ruthless in focus, the type that straightforwardly associate power, security and status with the steady accumulation and maintenance of money )hey do not seem to place any real value on anything that does not boil down to money+ for e#ample friendship, intimate love, honor or compassion are nice pastimes in which to dabble, but these can immediately be marginali"ed as re'uired by perceived necessity )he admirable side of this type of 4lutonian can be an ability to si"e up any business situation for its true potential, adapting as necessary to changing circumstances in the market place+ the clever ones know when to move on in timely fashion

in 'uest of new sources of sustenance (one in my ac'uaintance have freely given up a single item they have ac'uired, be it people, ideologies, ob%ects, real estate or charity money unless they are guaranteed a return on their investment )hey would think it daft to share their resources or themselves unconditionally with others, unless forced to do so by crisis+ there is no natural advantage to doing so otherwise Sadly, they may also assume there is nothing of value within themselves, e#cept for their money management ability or asset ownership that could possibly endear them to other people As an unenlightened second 0ouse 4lutonian, the thing one might want the most is a monolithic reservoir of funds that guarantees a high wall of security and leverages the purchase of power over others If the time for karmic ad%ustment has arrived, one may be faced with divorce papers because the lucrative mate has moved on to more interesting pastures 4erhaps the career castle suddenly crumbles, and an entirely different means of making a living must be found via humbly accepting the help and resources of

other people Some do cultivate a good chunk of lucre all by themselves, and they settle for being left essentially alone+ this state of affairs is supposed to bother the average human being eventually, but doesn-t always /ne well.to.do gentleman I knew ac'uired a mate that met the se#ual and social re'uirements but he stipulated that his wife not become overly personal or involved in his affairs, or the arrangement would be finished 0e did have to divorce her when she grew restless after si# years and re'uested more intimate companionship 0e was able to find a suitable replacement within the year ;amous second house e#amples include movie star and governor Arnold Schwar"enegger, singer 7 , 0ammer and of course, the magnificently wealthy $ill 5ates )hird 0ouse 4luto or 4luto in 5emini3 )he third house deals with early education, communication, siblings and basic lifestyle 0ere the foundation is laid for developing practical skills, ac'uiring knowledge and speaking 4luto in this house can indicate the means of ac'uiring the fundamentals of education were compromised, perhaps because the

native had a learning or health handicap, or was moved around a lot when young, or was perhaps terrori"ed by siblings )he 'uality of the education may have been e#ceedingly poor, due to circumstances completely outside the natives control &hatever the origin of the sentiment, some natives with 4luto in the third house have an inferiority comple# about the 'uality and level of their learning )o address this alleged lack of wisdom, the native may become a perennial student, ever gathering new information or belief structures and categori"ing them, however not necessarily incorporating any concept on the gut level /thers are interested in ac'uiring taboo knowledge and?or openly living an alternate lifestyle Still others received an e#cellent education, and are simply interested in welding the &ord as a sword to control the masses, as does a skilled politician or guru )he mundane third house 4lutonian likes to keep on the move, restlessly ac'uiring new e#periences or new batches of knowledge but becoming master of none )hey want to solidify an inner set core of beliefs, but the core will always keep changing because their center of perception is always shifting )hey can become 'uite fascinated with

the social power of various ideologies, be they political or religious Learning how to 'uiet the mind, perhaps simplify the palate of activities can do much to improve general nerve.related health In the realm of the taboo the desire to plumb 4latonic depths in different, radical or shocking ways can be dialed positively into various service professions such as club D9, tattoo artist, cellulite reduction cosmologist, massage therapist or professional escort <very third 0ouse 4lutonian client I have encountered had had one trait in common, namely some sort of uni'ue or taboo element in their lifestyle, most usually e#pressed via the choice of committed partner )he 4lutonian tends to dress and act conventionally+ the partner is of a different race, of dubious repute, or dedicated to a vice such as drugs, alcohol, swinging se# or gambling ;or e#ample, a ,aucasian, bicoastal truck driver I know from the 7idwest is married to an African. American lady+ she rules the roost and makes all logistical decisions in the partnership 0e is very pleased to have her at home, however also has found time for occasional paramours on the side )his person is also a practicing member of the local right.wing militia,

and dabbles in the occult Another e#ample entails the middle of three daughters from a very wealthy family )he girl is college educated, but was handicapped in her early life with lower back problems that kept her from attending school regularly 0er family is devoutly ,atholic, however she has made a point of disavowing organi"ed religious practices As an adult she works as a ,atholic school teacher and functions as the family scapegoat, e#cluded from inheritance because she married a man who appears to hold no regular %ob, but does supply regular income none the less )his same gentleman was first introduced to the parents at a dinner+ he smoothly remarked that whoever married any of the daughters must surely be lucky to be around so much money )hey have never been invited back for dinner as a couple since In a third 0ouse 4lutonian embrace of karmic challenge, the foundation of the belief structure is constantly undergoing a process of revision+ the people and institutions they place their faith in conclusively have or will at some point in the future let them down /r they may ride to the top of group power through

being a spokesperson for a cause, only to find themselves eventually disgraced or distanced from public reward As with the second house 4lutonian, the source of income may be literally taboo or kept very secretive in nature, even though inwardly one aspires to pristine heights of aesthetic achievement A very famous third house 4lutonian who welds words powerfully while maintaining an unconventional marriage is 0illary ,linton /ther e#amples include media favorites Angelina 9olie and ;irst Lady Laura $ush ;ourth 4luto or 4luto in ,ancer3 )he fourth house is the realm of early childhood and life at home $ehaviors rooted in the subconscious are found here+ the house also signifies the end of all matters, therefore the end of life 7y astrological clients with 4luto in this position natally all have cherished a value system based on close family association, of being included as part of a clan, tribe or group of souls that lived in support of all its members !et always home life as a child was various parts of hell in the hands of a controlling and?or devious parent or powerful alternate As an adult this type of 4lutonian may put off actually developing a permanent home base for several years+ they may

become control freaks in the home until learning to behave otherwise )he older generation born with 4luto in ,ancer, natural ruler of the fourth house, participated in a most disturbing developmental period of human history from mid.>@>A when 4luto first went into ,ancer, continuing on into the present day 7any of these people still hold positions of power in government or are at the top of the corporate food chain ,ancer is the sign of the mother, of mother <arth, nature+ to me it is symbolic of an epoch when man lived in harmony with nature instead of being locked in a struggle to the death for total domination of it In my opinion, many members of the group born when 4luto was in ,ancer were 'uite maimed early on by the determination to be civili"ed and dominant over the earth, while at the same time culminating the ultimate flower of misogynist, patriarchal conditioning )hey seem view themselves as 'uite entitled but are always hungry+ they never, ever have enough /ne couple I knew was already worth a couple million dollars+ they owned a beautiful ranch in a river valley Sadly, because none of their children wanted to be ranchers, they subdivided the land and sold it to developers It

would have been untenable to even think of selling it for slightly less as parkland to a conservation group In western countries the desire to disconnect from the natural has been 'uite determined, spawning the neuroses, psychoses and disastrous environmental policies that characterise modern life today )he children produced by the 4luto in ,ancer generation were blessed with behavioral dictates from their 4luto in 5emini parents which often turned out to be 'uite false and self. destructive for the individual, however home life is often ideali"ed and declared BswellB, even if the Depression interfered All the modern fourth house 4lutonians in my realm of e#perience had lousy early childhood e#periences at home+ these would be of the 4luto in Leo generation Some were outright abused, se#ually, mentally or physically /thers were benignly neglected because both parents were too busy working, too absorbed in themselves or too warped from their own emotional.se#ual distortions to spend 'uality time with a child /r life began pleasantly enough but then the family moved into town and shortly thereafter the parents got a divorce+ the warmth of cooperative life was gone overnight and the child blamed

themselves for the split ,ommonly, a home situation is described wherein the child was not recogni"ed for being an individual with uni'ue emotional needs at all, but was treated as a simple e#tension of the parents )he child was %udged and found lacking to the degree that they did not conform to e#pectations Somehow no honest knowledge of how enlightened human beings should really treat each other out in the world is provided to the fourth 0ouse 4lutonian+ one parent might have been a martyred saint dictating morals and manners daily, while her mate committed adultery and beat the child at every perceived sign of flagging respect 0ow does anyone make sense out of that? So fourth house 4lutonians were often strangely unsociali"ed when they were young, even though they received plenty of practical education up front about the capriciousness and hypocrisy of the average human being As they grew up they may struggle mightily, learning to rely only on themselves and their own instincts through the e#perience of being e#ploited by others 0owever once the lessons were learned many have become upper level e#ecutives or weld

great influence in the community+ they prefer to function as the power behind the throne+ personal lives generally stay below the pubic radar )hose born with 4luto in ,ancer enshrined the institutions of home, marriage and family as sacred $ehind the wholesome image innocence could be raped, pain and re%ection inflicted on offspring asking for unconditional faith and love )he fourth house 4lutonian progeny of these parents may avoid sharing a permanent home with anyone for years, or indulge in serial arrangements with various unsuitable people, or select a mate that is in some way damaged, therefore in need of protection /nce the 4lutonian is serious about commitment, they either want a controlling interest in domestic affairs or they ac'uire a controlling mate If the selected mate does not maintain the home environment up to certain standards, the partner might withdraw emotionally, separate e#penses, demand total financial control, bestow love on e#tremely conditional terms or even seek affectionate solace elsewhere as a form of punishment Some are e#pert at keeping score in the give and take of relationship, measuring the degree of their cooperation and se#ual availability

by how meticulously the bills are paid and if e#penses are evenly distributed Somewhat like the first house type, the fourth 0ouse 4lutonian wa#es and wanes in personal availability In connection with the degree of emotional buildup, they must sometimes withdraw in order to process+ if feeling wronged or guilty they might forego se# for periods of time while masterfully complaining about everything e#cept the real issue )his 4lutonian can accumulate undigested feelings and emotions to a pathological degree, reflective of the natural fourth house rulership of ,ancer and its planetary ruler the 7oon 4hysical symptoms can include chronic stomach upset, hernias, gall bladders, kidney stones or constipation )hey may therefore be an affectuado of e#otic purge treatments designed to flush to#ins 6or guilt8 from the digestive tract &hen the fourth house 4lutonian accumulates a grudge of sufficient mass, they can silently radiate an invisible death.ray that bystanders should not take personally+ it is best to occupy oneself elsewhere until the 4lutonians feelings can be safely accessed, evaluated for meaning and content, and then e#pelled A fourth house 4lutonian

operating on low fre'uency will never be completely honest about what is on their mind, can e#pertly bully and berate with moral %udgment or inflict physical abuse, as a substitute for claiming ownership for their feelings ;amous fourth house 4lutonians include <nglish 4rime 7inister )ony $lair, evangelical minister $illy 5raham, super civil servant Cichard ,larke and the beloved 7ichael 9ackson ;ifth 0ouse 4luto or 4luto in Leo3 )he fifth house highlights issues pertaining to love, children, creativity and speculation )his house is naturally ruled by the Sun, so those with natal 4luto here are born feeling special, fated for a high.profile life in some niche of public adulation <specially in younger years, they need to be noticed, they sweep any room they enter with a radiant dose of charisma and individualistic character presentation, usually because they dont necessarily know who they really are )hose of the fifth I have encountered were not recogni"ed in childhood as anything much by their parents, e#cept as an appendage or annoying e#pense Some were actively tyranni"ed by one or both parents into becoming something other than what they really were, or were forced to agree with a version of

reality that did not match what the child was e#periencing It might have been such a crime to be one-s own self in the home, that the parental dictate was transformed into a survival concept+ if you dare become yourself, you will die )he showy, flamboyant, willful persona developed out of such circumstances can be a reactive image created in rebellion against the e#treme degree of control or neglect imposed by the parents, but it is not necessarily the real self )he fifth house 4lutonian does seem to get very hung up on being noticed )hey can succeed in their uni'ueness of e#pression to the point of not being able to work in a group situation, not because they aren-t cooperative, but because other members of the team feel too threatened by the strong e#hibit of persona and therefore pull out the torches and pitchforks /thers are incredibly creative, but must struggle until they learn how to formulate and package the product in terms the general public can accept A compromised fifth house 4lutonian may also try very hard to sell his creative products to all the wrong people, perhaps echoing an old wound that came from trying to please parents who remained critical or indifferent in the

face of anything the individual produced /nce the 4lutonian learns the ropes of popular marketing or gets the lucky break they can in turn become users )hey can make a target feel like the most special person on the planet, for %ust e#actly as long as the person serves a purpose In fact, many members of the 4luto in Leo generation serve as role models for selfishness and ruthless climbs of worldly ambition, where the means %ustify the ends ,onversely, Some fifth house 4lutonians turn themselves into living works of art, se# ob%ects or brilliantly creative creatures who work harder than every one else and totally undervalue themselves Add a lack of discrimination, teamed with a perverse desire to please+ they get used and e#ploited by all the wrong people, then discarded when protesting the arrangement 4luto in the fifth can be associated with sudden unplanned pregnancies, with people who suddenly have to get married because they or their amour became in the family way+ or the person themselves was unwanted or illegitimate ;or e#ample, 4luto in the fifth in hard aspect to the ruler of the first house and Scorpio 6ruled by 4luto8

on the cusp of the seventh house of partners can signify that some sort of illegitimacy or scandal was involved in the conception or birth )he child may then carry a sense of shame and guilt for life that actually belongs to the parent 5iven a sense of being unsuitable creations at birth and therefore doomed anyway, fifth house 4lutonians can be masters at pleasure.seeking /r they can tempt others into surrendering to taboo impulse such as overspending, overindulgence in food, drink or drugs, involvement with swinging or kinky se# )he enlightened fifth 0ouse 4lutonian would not be obsessed with wowing the masses or indulging themselves into bankruptcy+ they would work to satisfy a hard.won inner sense of identity established through e#perience )hey take care of their bodies, and no longer find the siren call of compulsive indulgence attractive, simply because they come to value their health, and want take positive ownership of talents, intelligence and self.acceptance they may have been formerly pro%ecting onto other people Some discover that their greatest contribution and source of healthy self.esteem is found through supporting the creativity of others )hey also understand that we are indeed

%udged by the 'uality of the company we keep ;amous fifth house 4lutonians include %a"" singer $illy 0oliday, ;$I director 9ohn <dgar 0oover 6D8, and Dictator 9oseph Stalin Si#th 0ouse 4luto or 4luto in *irgo3 )he si#th house is the domain of health, service, co.workers, discipleship and unresolved issues Astrologically this house has ac'uired a reputation as difficult country to navigate, because it represents the place where data coming in from the e#ternal environment is supposed to be integrated with the internal psyche, and most of us resist this process to a greater or lesser degree )herefore the si#th is also known as the house of ill.health, due to physical or mental problems that can arise from bucking the process of interfacing with life )he idea of discipleship is associated with turning to various role models in order to learn from good advice and e#ample Service is involved in the sense that we all must serve somebody or something in order to make a living and procure the e#tra lu#uries that make life worth living 7ost si#th 0ouse 4lutonians I have met live fairly humble lives holding basic service, craftsman or civil servant

positions within the community &ith a few e#ceptions, they have also loudly resented being reduced to such straits, believing themselves to be worthy of a much higher %ob status and salary I do know one peaceful si#th house 4lutonian who is a highly.paid career employee of the state 0e has maneuvered cannily and 'uietly amongst the politics of bureaucracy for years and is looking forward to retirement with a comfortable pension $ut let us speak instead of those who pace restlessly at the gate of achievement, rudely proclaiming their talent and wisdom, while never managing to steadily punch the time card )he si#th is the first transformational house in the "odiacal cycle, where we are supposed to eliminate e#cessive crystalli"ation of the ego and learn how to function e'uitably within the company of others for survival )he natural ruler of the house is *irgo+ therefore the lesson of this house might involve learning how to maintain self.sufficiency through commitment to a purpose, followed by efficient planning, organi"ation and then methodical completion of the tasks at hand )he unawakened si#th house 4lutonian does not feel they should be burdened by

such re'uirements ;or e#ample there was the master cabinet maker, very adept with his hands, however he also could not bear to work for any company for more than si# months at a time &hen tired of the every.day work world he made a living by throwing newspapers and scouring allies or yard sales for goods to sell at the flea market 0e had a remarkable knowledge of anti'ue tools and collected many from the good old boys, selling ac'uisitions at a profit whenever short on funds In classic si#th house fashion he also had challenging mental health issues, in having to cope with bipolar disorder and schi"ophrenia+ however was brilliant with numbers and did thriving business with a bookie Another si#th houser of my ac'uaintance was 'uite physically compelling when he was younger 0e served in *iet (am and lost the use of one lung 0e was essentially bise#ual, however fathered four children and helped found a (ew Age church )he closest he came to formal work was serving as a postman for some years 4er the natural rulership of *irgo and 7ercury for this house, he is a scintillating conversationalist and remains interested in a wide variety of current events and scientific

advancements 0owever he is also be a control freak who has no sense of appropriate boundaries+ he can seductively talk a person into a highly 'uestionable route of action, later abandoning all responsibility if his advice was taken and the victim gets burned In the past he delighted in first hypnoti"ing lovers with se#ual charm, then breaking them down with cruel verbal dissection and infidelity, to the point of nervous collapse 7y last e#ample concerns a beautiful young woman who, aside from a few low.paying %obs and a brief stint in the military, has not worked much She sought out and married a high school sweetheart who makes a very good living in computer electronics )wo years ago she issued an ultimatum to relatives, stating that if they did not change their 6in her own opinion8 ungracious behavior she was finished with them She then moved to another state and kept her word on the matter )he couple recently bought a lovely house in an upscale neighborhood 0er child is home.schooled She does not care for much direct contact with the outside world, therefore edits every contact her child might have with others carefully for undesirable influences She

is very smart and likely 'uite capable, but is unable to find work suitable to her standards+ a hyper.%udgmental bent towards people in general has so far kept her sidelined She seems very determined to find a way of making money outside of human contact, as people en masse do not agree with her &hat these people and other si#th house 4luto clients have held in common was an e#ceptionally strong personal presentation and an insistence at having their way )hey would not easily tolerate deviation or resistance to their demands from anyone A partner would run the risk of severe punishment by going their own way or minding their own business It would be very difficult, if not inconceivable for some of these people to casually consider anyone as an e'ual )he issue of superiority or inferiority may not even come up for consideration in their mind+ they seem interpret the world from a wholly private point of privilege and do things their way, no matter what price others around them might have to pay or how many %obs the 4lutonian might lose )here is almost no point to some of them engaging an astrologer or other type of healing consultant, as it appears impossible to get them to ob%ectively witness

themselves to any e#tensive degree unless brought very low by ma%or illness or loss of income ;amous 6and service. minded8 si#th house folks include Eueen <li"abeth II, communist leader (ikoli Lenin and feminist 5ermaine 5reer Seventh 0ouse 4luto or 4luto in Libra3 )he seventh house is the arena for partners and open enemies and includes marriage, law suits and business contracts )his house can also represent how others see one and the unacceptable parts of oneself that are pro%ected onto other people, including marriage partner, authority figure and of course, enemies &hen I see a chart with 4luto in the seventh I think of that person in the conte#t of 1to love you is to control you2 or, 1to love me is to control me,2 depending on which side of the e'uation is preferred )he young 4luto in Libra ones often e#hibit a fascination with beauty and physical appearance, while sometimes forgoing discrimination in character %udgement <ither way, these people can be constantly bewildered and full of drama over how the other did them wrong, while they of course are nothing but loving and compassionate &hatever the conte#t, e'uality in relationships is

simply not done, not with a business partner, not with a mate, nor friends, nor any other casual relationship that comes to mind Celational e'uality and balanced self.sufficiency is what the transformational seventh house 4lutonian is supposed to be working towards, but I have yet to meet any one individual with this placement natally that has truly mastered the challenge, nor do they care to It is, after all a struggle for survival+ resource management including se#ual availability is at stake here )hose I have known prefer to govern the children, partners or employees under their dominion+ love and approval is always very conditional Like the second house 4lutonian they are masters at drawing tremendous amounts of affection, attention, productivity and devotion out of people, while never giving nearly as much back 4erhaps this is the dark face of *enus, as she is natural ruler of both houses )he seventh house 4lutonian does not hesitate to use guilt, criticism and %udgment to control others )he opposite modus operandi can involve displays of pity, shame and silent suffering Do not dare to give them the same treatment in return, or they will become 'uite pi'ued

Sometimes, in a fit of bad sportsmanship they stop engaging in relationships altogether, opting out for the simple open spaces of isolation over the hassles of companionship )his relational 4lutonian style can take on interesting e#pression in real life ;or e#ample, consider a beautiful woman, charming and amenable in every way and financially independent to boot, somehow manages to get deeply involved only with men who want to see her occasionally and then only for se# /therwise, they would rather not be bothered with her company )hen there was the big.time lawyer who picked serial wives from the ranks of the socially disadvantaged, women who were also attractive and could serve a useful purpose in running his office+ that is, until they tired of being drained by a psychic vampire )he smartest one used her office position to 'uietly empty various bank accounts before having her husband served with divorce papers )he lawyer could only complain at length about how he had given his heart completely, but %ust look at how he was treated Another case involves a woman who led an adventurous early life and obtained

an e#cellent college education with an advanced degree+ she married a man with the same professional background ;rom then on she stayed at home, raised two children and did admirable community work on the side She seemed to live vicariously through her husbands successes, complaining bitterly about there being never enough money, and how she had never been treated well in professional circles She often radiated with silent rage and ground her teeth compulsively, but I never could place the source of the anger &hatever had happened to her earlier in life, destiny was now unchangeable and matters had to stay %ust where they rested In all these people there was the flavor of a primal fear of what might happen if surrendering unconditionally to another, of re'uiring comparison and contrast in order to feel secure internally, of toying with dominance and submission in order to determine self.value In my realm of e#perience, the one factor that runs true for all of them is an inability to allow true e'uality or parity in relationship )herefore, although compulsively drawn to seek out others this 4lutonian will inevitably select those who by their character differences, emotional

hangups or social background will permit the illusion of separation to persist &oe to the partner who tries to breech the barrier of separation, for they will be castigated rudely or it is the 4lutonian who must suffer, and suffer, and suffer ;amous Fth house 4lutonians include Secretary of State ,ondolee"a Cice, concentration camp economist 0ermann 5oering and singer &hitney 0ouston <ighth 0ouse 4luto or 4luto in Scorpio3 Scorpio is the natural sign of this house+ 4luto is the modern ruler of Scorpio )he eighth is associated with se#, death, ta#es, power and other peoples money+ it traffics in genetic inheritance, legacies in general and the occult dimensions )he eighth has been pooh.poohed by some astrological writers claiming not to understand why the place is e'uated with such heavy sub%ects I take that as a signal that they have never had to do any personal heavy time in the domain, represented astrologically by either by luck of the natal draw or because heavy planetary transits or progressions have yet to visit that dark place during their lifetime /n the other hand, people I have known with one or more planets in the eighth

house or 4luto in Scorpio are consummate poker players in life+ you will never, never know who they really are, what they really believe in, what they are really doing or what tortures they are enduring.or inflicting on others /nce one encounters eighth house issues on a personal basis, one will never bask in pure, undiluted sunshine ever again )his house is all about power and powerlessness3 it can take the form of identifying with a source of power as an initiation of belonging, %oining with it so you can have some too or in order to wield power over others+ or powerlessness as in having to humbly sublimate the ego and serve in somebody-s shadow or corporate stable &e are speaking of the kind of power that mutates lives completely, for better or for worse If you have not resolved the issue of e'uity versus hierarchy in relations through the si#th or seventh houses, in the eighth the bar gets raised very high )he individual will be transformed to the core in a big way, even violently, at some time in their life Some gluttons do sign up for repeated e#periences on the ra"or-s edge, apparently getting high on the thrill of courting annihilation

4erhaps one has a close encounter with a Scorpionic adversary+ the Scorpion is not necessarily brought low in the course of a lifetime, even though folks like trotting out the story about the Scorpion always stinging themselves in the end, therefor %ust deserts, etc (o, we might be self.contained, independent, in control of our own life for years+ then certain circumstances arise from an association with power, and one must yield completely to somebody or something way outside the domain of personal control, whether it is fair and e'uitable or not /r maybe the most powerful obsession, compulsion or personal dragon a person owns comes out from under the bed and calls one down for a fight to the death &hat if the eighth house legacy one was promised turns out to be mental illness instead of money? )he eighth is also the house of the ancestors+ the baggage they can be'ueath can visit in the form of physical or mental illness, pathological habits, paranormal abilities or even an oppressive degree of wealth and tradition )he South (ode or 4luto in the natal eighth house, many planets there or Scorpio ruling degrees within the house, indicates that in some prior life the

individual had dealings with witchcraft If the idea of reincarnation does not appeal, use the concept of a blood ancestor, whose D(A is inherited through the family )he definition of witchcraft need not stay within the confines of &icca, se# magic or the nature.worship of an old pagan religion Any set of beliefs with crowd appeal can be bapti"ed with the power to rule others, through the repetition of ritual and the ongoing concentration of intent emanating from a group of people ;or e#ample one may inherit the ancestral blood of a fundamentalist cleric, one who galvani"ed whole communities into believing that se#ual guilt, black.and white %udgment and hypocritical self. righteousness was the yard stick of ultimate authority 4romulgating that belief constitutes witchcraft too+ do not many souls seek control through e#erting such notions upon hapless others today? )he bottom line for the eighth house 4lutonian is control over other people and their beliefs, over life itself, over time, over poverty, over death, and they will do anything to procure it In current culture you might manage a nursing home and dictate to your employees

about the necessity of maintaining frugal living standards for the inmates A very enlightened eighth house 4lutonian would be intimately ac'uainted with the unseen forces that move society, and would be able to translate this knowledge into an art form that transmits influences of a higher plane to the audience A transit or progression of heavy outer planets to this natal placement must be mentioned, because it always brings a brush with death If it is a literal death it is usually not one-s own but somebody close, a mate or parent, perhaps a close relative It can also herald the death of what one values most in life, be it a beautiful home, the health, independence or a lucrative career &hatever it was gave meaning and substance to one-s sense of self before, one will be forced to learn how to live and value self without it /ne can be healed through associating with the right kind of power 6as in higher than oneself8+ or by determining what constitutes a legitimate e#ercise of power 6self.empowerment8 and what is simply personal hubris It would seem people with natal planets in this house must proceed on a wholly ethical and

personally transformative path, or they will pay dearly through cycles of financial loss or by enduring horrific health crises <very person I have known with natal planets in the eighth house has at some time been involved in scandal or the abuse of power, had dysfunctional se#ual relations or been involved with others e#hibiting se#ual peculiarities, and?or had health issues concerning the reproductive organs )he wise eighth house 4lutonian learns that real power does not /rin from the ego or mind )his can happen when the e#perience of completely yielding oneself over to a higher power can finally be transacted, because there is nothing else left e#cept selling the soul, insanity or death Some do choose to stay with their personal hell in order to keep their earthly power, no matter what the cost As far as I can tell, to do this one must become a sort of hollowed.out shell+ image wise, it is the facade that counts anyway /thers e#plore the dark 6read3 not measurable by earthly 'uantitative methods8 side of cosmic intelligence from a completely different direction )here really are cosmic doors to other dimensions via eighth and twelfth house

resonance fields If one finds the entrance, other worlds and other entities other than human can be contacted (ot all of them are good for us either+ contact must include learning to discriminate between the various types of power and vision with which to associate )he most talented in this sort of interface can bring back creative inspiration that manifests as artistic genius or powerful psychic or mediumistic ability ;amous Gth house 4lutonians include defense secretary Donald Cumsfield, actor 7arlon $rando and rock musician 9immy 0endri# (inth 0ouse 4luto or 4luto in Sagittarius3 /ne of the happier human homes for natal 4luto can be found in the natal ninth house )his house is the domain of higher human mind, in the sense of humanly derived law, organi"ed religion, philosophy and advanced education Long distance travel, relations with foreign cultures and in. laws is also represented here )he central emphasis of 4luto here is belief /ne may possess any kind of belief, ranging from atheism to orthodo# preoccupation+ whatever it is one is fervent about it, it rules the activities and values of life Some fortunate souls become a great success as an icon of

belief, as was 4ope 9ohn 4aul II (inth house 4lutonians always have a rallying point, a raison detre, even if it is %ust believing in their own charisma and ability to influence others )he focal point of faith might even consist of persistently holding to no belief whatsoever and spending life wandering around the country, rootless and adrift /ne still believes in the necessity of doing it )he downside of ninth house business is a tendency to force beliefs on other people, as one can amply witness with the recent transit of 4luto in Sagittarius, a k a the rise of fundamentalist.based power plays around the globe Cealistically, no one cares to live in an e#istential vacuum 7ost of us re'uire some sort of reflection in physical life of the propriety for what we are advocating, to what purpose we are devoting our waking hours Some ninth housers I have known fervently embrace some area of belief to the point of fanaticism, to the point of becoming a certified preacher for the cause )hey may wish to communicate some of this deeply held conviction to the world at large+ disillusionment and retreat from public life occurs when they cannot communicate in a way that appeals to

their audience It can also be difficult for them to take their concepts from the visual.intuitive world and nail them down into concrete, verbal concepts that do not mightily offend somebody /r they may want to impose their fanatic views on that very segment of population which will never, by their inherent characteristics, embrace that particular area of belief /ne gentleman of my ac'uaintance displays a ,hristian religious fervor that seems dated from the time of the ,rusades+ he simply cannot tolerate the 7uslim belief system or Arab culture 0e believes that 7iddle <astern progress is implicitly writ in awakening to western.style democracy, capitalism and conversion to a ,atholic form of ,hristianity 0e genuinely believes organi"ed ,hristianity is a more compassionate religion, evidence from the In'uisition and treatment of the Indians in the Americas aside 0e also views women in dresses kept at home full.time, as more healthily feminine )he unenlightened ninth house 4lutonian can play dangerous games with truth and lies+ the key karmic necessity here is giving up chronic dishonesty as displayed through ones public image and words of relation /thers re'uire a

revelation that there is more than one path to the light or towards resolution of the problems of e#istence )hey need a transcendent e#perience that teaches them that people are fundamentally not e#periencing the same reality they are Advanced individuals having this 4luto placement such as the late 4rincess Diana, direct their energy towards humanitarian service /thers might engage in ongoing philosophical or educational e#pansion, or pursue employment related to foreign affairs Euite a number of successful movie stars have either ninth or eleventh house natal 4lutos )hese people are in the business of influencing the masses, albeit from the cinematic stage instead of a religious one Actors $rad 4itt, 7ichael Douglas and &ynona Cider, all natal ninth house 4lutonians, have done an e#cellent %ob in cinematically portraying people compulsively moved to e#treme behaviors while in the grip of association with superior powers &e love it, and go to the bo# office regularly to get our 'uota of glamour, to fill the unlived life via a few hours spent in front of the silver screen+ perhaps the ninth could also be called the house of social propaganda and living life through the illusions provided by others /ther

famous ninth housers include 0ouse &hip )om Delay, fantasy weaver &alt Disney and &eight &atchers spokesperson Sarah ;erguson )enth 0ouse 4luto or 4luto in ,apricorn3 )he tenth house represents career, public life and reputation, also the individuals naturally une'ual relationship with authority )he influence of the mother or father, depending on who was more prominent in modeling social interaction for the child, is also represented in this house 0eavy hitter 4luto located natally in the tenth would indicate that the native was greatly influenced by the 1public parent2+ as adults they could be living a life in emulation of that parents e#ample and values )hey could also be living a life in total opposition to the parents e#ample, based out of a reaction to being overly controlled and?or pro%ected upon in childhood )he tenth house 4luto person always seems to have a very active, ongoing agenda associated with authoritative power that is welded publicly )his agenda can range from complete inability to work under a boss in a conventional workplace, to the self. made man who runs his own large

company with Scorpionic ruthlessness, maintaining hands.on control of all employees <#.<nron ,</ =enneth Lay had a natal tenth house 4luto 0opefully he worked very hard in the end at giving up any attachments to career wealth and high status )he 4lutonians with this placement that I have met had one thing in common, namely remarkable skills with %udging the public pulse, often coupled with the ability to produce a product or service that would be widely perceived as needed by the public All of them were also e#tremely precocious and eccentric in their private lives /ne was a financially successful podiatrist of 5reek origin, who made a name of sorts for himself by wooing socially prominent women a little too fervently &hen re%ected he would take to stalking the candidates and leaving roses on the hood of their car at night If the woman reconsidered her decision and indicated renewed romantic interest, he would immediately vanish never to be heard from again 0is secretary screened all his calls+ no one knew his home phone number Another tenth house 4lutonian e#ample is the only child of an e#tremely

manipulative mother descended from wealth and having an anal obsession with cleanliness+ it appeared as if the only reason she had a child was to sculpt her own version of an appropriate woman Dad was a handsome southern gentleman, an airline pilot and an alcoholic who died young )he 4lutonian started out well enough in life, with a good education and e#cellent social connections She has, however, ended up living a life of seclusion in dubious company, does not often hold to any regular employment, but has cleverly made various sums of money 1between the cracks2 as necessity dictates She has an absolute phobia of being told what to do by anyone+ however she has powerful range of verbal skills which are e#ercised freely towards influencing others or %ustifying herself 4lutonians with this house position give the impression of having already lived lives of achievement and great status in the public eye A part of themselves continues to be fascinated by public notoriety and career success, therefore the image put forth before the public is immaculate and well defended )he hidden, more authentic self deliberately seeks an alternative lifestyle and entertains a contempt for all things

mainstream, which if brought forward for e#amination due to accident or scandal would not necessarily endear them to the public ;amous tenth house 4lutonians include cabaret artist 9osephine $aker, the musical genius 4rince and propaganda minister 4aul 9oseph 5oebbels <leventh 0ouse 4luto or 4luto in A'uarius3 As with the ninth house, the eleventh house placement of 4luto potentially represents a most socially appealing and productive use of the dark lords transformative and regenerative powers )he eleventh represents the community at large, groups, friends, fantasies and wishes It is the house of networking and, if this is a skill one has mastered, can lead to fame and good fortune /ne fundamental fact this 4lutonian clearly understands is the power of group interests over that of the individual An openly egocentric focus to the personality would not thrive easily within 4lutonic eleventh house energy+ confrontations with peers or people out in the community early in life force the individual to learn how to couch their more aggressive agendas within the needs of others Some very evolved eleventh housers seem destined to change the face of whole societies by

virtue of an art form, invention or scientific discovery )he mature eleventh house 4lutonian has learned how to interact successfully with the right kind of group in order to reali"e his creative dream+ if there is a problem it lies more in being too adept at manipulation via group power, swaying social opinion and therefore dictating social policy 5runge musician ,ourtney Love and politician Dick ,heney both have this placement, as did physicist Albert <instein+ by the nature of their career endeavors, these three disparate personalities have had great influence over the behavior and beliefs of the masses Some of those who are not as successful at mastering the issues this house represents may undergo periods of cocooning or hermit.life, as they are unable to risk close association with anyone )his type of 4lutonian can be very talented at creating a dream world and then stubbornly living full time within it )he task of bringing creations down to earth and being able to materiali"e them in marketable form can represent the <verest of challenges, if one happens to be more adept at living in the mind I have had shouting

matches with eleventh house types who were in dire need of waking up to bill. paying reality Another ploy consists of %ustifying nefarious means by selling the crowd on noble ends, usually involving alleged social improvement 4ainful, public confrontations may be re'uired to stop an eleventh houser caught up in the dream that they are eternally adorable to many, therefore immune to %udgement by mundane social values or the law )here are also those 4lutonians who purposefully associate with others who are weaker and less adept at coping socially, in order that they can be directed according to the 4lutonian-s version of the world+ this type en%oys being the instructor, inspirational speaker or public representative for a group )heir challenge would be to make sure the group interest is truly ethical in the wider public sense, and to learn by e#posure to opponents whose philosophical arguments or visions of social engineering are e'ual or superior to their own current level of perception )he enlightened eleventh house 4lutonian can often have his creative cake and eat it too /ne individual I know spent years collecting sets of miniature fantasy soldiers 0e

e#haustively memori"ed many sets of gaming rules and researched famous battle strategies from the past )he main focus in his young life was playing fantasy and strategy games, pitting his wits against others in make.believe worlds created through group play As an adult he was able to open his own shop, selling sets of gaming miniatures and providing a place for people in the community to come and play in matches and tournaments 0e works daily with motley groups of individuals from all ages and walks of life, teaching them how to assemble their own gaming sets and organi"e creative role.playing games )welfth 0ouse 4luto or 4luto in 4isces3 )he twelfth house is traditionally associated with karma, self.undoing, isolation and institutionali"ation, prisons and hospitals )he most serious personal weaknesses reside here, the habits, compulsions and essential defects one would rather not admit to owning 0owever my personal e#perience with twelfth house 4luto types has also echoed the findings of statistical astrologer ;rancois 5au'uelin+ he found that many very powerful and highly achieving people have one or more planets in the twelfth house In terms of

4lutonian influences being there, perhaps the clichH of what doesn-t kill you makes you stronger must be true )he twelfth house is also where we all interface with both the collective and the Divine+ therefore those with this placement who also harbor no desire to give 5od any credit, might decide to take the role on themselves ;ormer Ira'i dictator Saddam 0ussein, decadent Coman <mperor (ero and mass murderer )ed $undy are dandy e#amples of a negative 4luto in the natal twelfth house here served up as a god comple# )he entertainer 7adonna, late grunge musician =urt ,obain and movie star =evin ,ostner also have natal 4luto in the twelfth+ a good deal of their fame rests on a phenomenal ability to tap into and e#press something far greater then the sum of their personal talent+ they have channeled, condensed and then addressed archetypal social issues through cathartic performance venues viewed by millions I am the sort of astrologer that attracts twelfth house 4lutonians, and have found many of them to be 'uite dangerous )hey love to hide the e#tent of their own knowledge, skill and authority while prying information out of

the unwary )hey always seek to maintain advantage+ some have 'uite a compulsive need to lord it over weaker or less socially talented individuals )he more noble esoteric e#planations I have run across e#plain that the twelfth house 4lutonian-s personas are in the process of dissolving, that they are greatly influenced by universal currents of inspiration and collective voices of desire 7aybe this is true for advanced types, but the ones I have met at street level are mainly interested in controlling every aspect of their environment and the people around them Some harbor a hidden violent streak+ it comes out when their regime is actively challenged in any way, and they seem to en%oy inflicting punishment If the main task of the twelfth house 4lutonian is to let go and let 5od, I have never witnessed a definitive episode of this in mundane life /r rather, they will give up dominion if they have to, but the old habits will re. assert, given the slightest opportunity or new direction /ne twelfth house individual who made my ac'uaintance as a client hid the fact that he had committed second degree murder and was recently released from prison 0e was behaving well at the time I met him, because he was on parole and

brainwashed into civility from having spent some years incarcerated A year later and minus one annoyed astrologer, he had violated his parole and dropped out of any semblance of working at a regular %ob 0e instead preferred to prey on naIve young women, hooking them on drugs and then recruiting them for his stable of prostitutes 0e directed his group of addicted customers and employees much like members of a cult, even answering the phone with 1)his is 5od, what do you want?2 0is behavior finally spun far enough out of control for the local authorities to find good e#cuse to place him back behind bars Another was a successful professional man who was indoctrinated by a 0itler !outh program during childhood in 5ermany, followed by e#periencing hardships and witnessing atrocities in the last years of &orld &ar II As a younger adult he was devotedly religious+ later on he grew disillusioned with organi"ed religion and sampled a variety of spiritual disciplines from the <ast 0e was actually 'uite concerned with status and class, while claiming to be above it all, indeed had transcended the need to take responsibility for his errant emotions because he had none Amongst family members he was the

classic control freak, flying into violent rages at any perception that his authority had been breeched <motion would built up like a pressure cooker behind the sophisticated faJade+ %udging and critici"ing others in venomous fashion apparently functioned as a release mechanism As he grew older he made great progress in self.awareness and in neutrali"ing his strong passions, but he still claimed to be above it all So, 0ow About )hat 4luto? )here was a time before 4luto was considered in astrology, namely all of history before >@AG, the year of 4lutos discovery Some *edic astrology te#ts dismiss the dark lord and his cohorts (eptune and :ranus as secondary in influence, easily bent to the lower will as e#pressed symbolically through the (odes of the 7oon $efore 4luto there was 7ars and Saturn to temper man-s e#uberance+ why would the addition of this icy outer piece of rock mean anything to the big picture? In the first years of 4lutos discovery, astrologers assigned only collective mob action to his domain+ 4lutonic forces were thought to have little impact at the individual level )o me, the discovery of 4luto, the incorporation of its archetype into the astrological le#icon and the constantly

mutating definition of its function has corresponded with a definite threshold in mans ongoing activity as species As we have learned about personal subconscious and tracked the influence of collective dreams upon individual cognition, as more of us sample the lu#ury of individuating from the tribe, as we have grown closer together in terms of population density and global connection, as we are given 'uasi.social permission to seek 5od within ourselves instead of necessarily through a priest, as women have gained access to methods of birth control, as technology and resource depletion reaches the level of global destruction+ simultaneously with these developments has the power and influence of 4lutonian force become palatably evident on the personal level 7aybe we are being put back in touch with that other side of Divine 7ind, the side that was so soundly re%ected and driven underground some few thousands of years ago (ature is the creative progeny of Divine 7ind and in our arrogance we have disvalued it drastically, even unto the care of our own bodies 7ost of us have great ambivalence about the earthly plane because one does not come there to

e#perience it without the necessity of e#periencing suffering and death )he 5reeks originally described the animating life force as pneuma, a breathing out and breathing in+ releasing energy into manifestation then drawing it back ,ontrary to popular belief, nothing is allowed to e#pand forever+ when the light grows too great, combustion, incineration and death of what is e#cessive occurs 4lutonian energy would seem to resonate within cyclic parado#+ it moves in ,hinese finger traps wherein the phenomenon that brings one to the top of their game can also sows the seeds of annihilation !ou can create a thing, but when the time comes it has to be limited in scope or it consumes everything wholesome around it <very thing also reaches a point in its cycle when it must be taken apart and re%uvenated in the fertile darkness of chaos, in order to feed the ongoing potential for new life )he rain forest in $ra"il can be cut down in the name of lumber, cattle and soy beans fortunes for a few, but global climatic catastrophe will be the conse'uence !ou can be your true self all you want, but you wont survive without cooperating with others+ conversely, the group can suffocate one-s creativity and

re%ect personal ingenuity but it signs a death warrant in societal stagnation for doing so 4ersonally, we can dream about amounting to a hill of beans but only adversity, suffering and loss actually drives us forward towards meaningful growth+ even then, we turn out to be something other than what we thought we were )he energies of 7ars and Saturn are rather more straight forward, even fatalistic in action /ne either can or one cant+ one will either be able to proceed forward, or one will be stopped 4luto power is much more comple# then that It lures one in, lets one taste intimately of forbidden fruit or gratifications that stimulate the ego and feed the need for success 6or failure8 It can appear to favor individual ambitions or the false values generated by a whole society, allowing the %ustification, nay, glorification of same on a grander scale /ne thing 4luto has plenty of, that is time )hen the screw will turn, the inevitable balancing must occur and the devastation can be complete, wide spread and irrevocable, e#tending far beyond the inner sanctums from which the shadow took root Seems like the last thing many of us care to do is own the 4lutonian force within ourselves+ no,

this thing issues forth from the elite Bup thereB or the demons Bdown thereB+ can-t even attend a funeral, thank you 7ore than one person has told me that, if 5od e#isted, 6he8 would never allow us to destroy the world I am not so sure+ he?she?it could certainly look the other way and do it out of love, delivering dark <ros in the name of giving us e#actly what we asked for &e were, after all given the divine gift of free will As a species we seem 'uite capable of crafting a death wish out of our 'uest for technological supremacy+ parado#ically, we do much of it out of a desire to con'uer death ;rom the 4lutonian point of view, should we fail the test of limiting our hubris, surely an infinite number of worlds besides ours awaits to be graced with the gift of life