Pluto is the smallest planet with a diameter that is half the size of Mercury and only 2/3 the size of the Moon. It is the farthest away- about 3.67 million miles from the Sun – so it is a very dim planet. In 1905, Percival Lowell hypothesized the existence of Pluto because he noted disturbances in the gravitational fields of Uranus and Neptune. He died before the discovery in 1930 in Flagstaff, Arizona. Near its discovery the world was undergoing the dark events of a Depression, fascism, communism, World Wars and the atomic age was soon to emerge.
Cold icy dark Pluto seems distant and mysterious yet it also carries the energy of transformation, regeneration, and rebirth. It is a symbol of metamorphosis. It allows us to reinvent ourselves in new forms either gradually or dramatically like the cycle of a butterfly. Although it is associated with death as the ultimate transformation, it also supports other endings or “deaths” in our lives such as relationships, changes in personal goals, or health challenges.
As an extremely slow moving planet, it stays in a zodiac sign for 12-32 years making it a generational force of archetypal energy. The “divine goals” put into motion by Pluto’s influence will impact the culture of that time. New belief systems and attitudes, new music and art, new motivations and inspirations will be generated and people of all ages will feel the frequency and choose to embrace it and grow or resist the influence and stagnate.
Lada Duncheva offers an extensive YouTube presentation: Pluto and the LIFE MISSION of the 7 GENERATIONS: Boomers, X, Xennials, Millennials, Z, Alpha, Beta. (You can search the timestamps for your zodiac sign but I highly recommend the entire presentation for a fascinating overview of Pluto’s influence over our lifetime.)
Book Reference in the YouTube Presentation:
Understanding Karmic Complexes: Evolutionary Astrology and Regression Therapy
Mythology
“In Greek and Roman mythology, Pluto (also known as Hades) is a complex deity associated with the underworld and the cycle of life and death. Revered and feared, he embodies both malevolent and benevolent qualities, ruling over the souls of the deceased while also symbolizing wealth, fertility, and the sacred nature of death.”
The symbolism of the glyph is a cross (matter) with a crescent (soul) over it, and over that a circle (spirit). SOUL and SPIRIT are triumphant over everyday MATTER. Personally, I find this to be uplifting and optimistic symbolism.
Pluto in the Houses
- 0:00 Introduction to Pluto
- 8:08 Pluto through the Houses
- 8:56 1st House
- 12:21 2nd House
- 17:13 3rd House
- 20:11 4th House
- 24:12 5th House
- 27:08 6th House
- 30:57 7th House
- 33:42 8th House
- 37:15 9th House
- 39:27 10th House
- 41:43 11th House
- 44:12 12th House
Podcasts
- “The Archetypal Pluto” – Episode 10 of Archetypes and the Planets (May 15, 2023)
- “The Planet of Transformation” – Episode 623 of Other Worldly Insights (November 10, 2022)
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