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| Phoenix - Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch (1747-1822) |
The 12th house in the Natal Chart is everything that the native can't see. It is his or her spiritual, psychological, hidden nature, the side not shown in public. From dreams to secluded places, it includes the whole range of intangible realms.
Pluto is the recycler planet of the Zodiac. Pluto destroys to recreate. Pluto is the caterpillar that becomes a butterfly, the Phoenix rising from the ashes. Pluto is life and death, dying and rebirth, the regeneration process of life, He rules the life cycle, the becoming of the Seasons.
Please look for the number 12 on the green circle in this chart. That's the 12th house. The green glyph near the degree number for the planets inside the house means Capricorn. In this chart, Pluto is that red symbol in the inside circle, in the 12th house, that looks like a little man with the arms up, all head and small body. Today it's at 18º ♑️51' retrograde (Rx).
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| Chart used with the client's permission |
What does it mean to have Darth Vader (Pluto!) on your nape? Not only He's been there for some time already, since January 27, 2008, but He'll stay there until January 2024. He digs deep, very deep into the dark side of life, into the very profound underworld of the Soul. Specifically for Aquarius, it actually feels like a Surgeon cutting ever so deep into your subconscious, even unconscious psychology. He brings out ancient traumas form this life's childhood, and even from past lives, onto the light for you to see, process and get rid of. He's a ruthless Surgeon who, sometimes, operates without 'anesthetics'.
Pluto has been bringing to your life painful issues triggered by power struggles in relationships. You may have encountered people who brought up taboo issues, who unveiled your addictions, your attachments, sexual traumas, and other weak spots in your psychology. Some people, situations or events may have entered your life through your place of work or some illness (6th house) only to mirror your deeply hidden weaknesses. You may have found yourself fighting that enemy. However, the enemy is not that person, situation or illness, but your own secret enemy, that repressed trauma or self-undoing behavior hindering your identity. Pluto was the Roman God Hades, Lord of the Underworld, where all riches were hidden. He rules the wealth of the Soul. Before the Aquarius person discovers his or her Soul Wealth (true Identity) he or she has to go 'under', see all the dark, face his or her terrifying fear, develop the courage of destruction. Pluto also rules decomposition and the rot, because He recycles.
This transit may manifest in different ways. The native may feel the increased need for isolation, contemplation, reflexion, or can fall into desperation, depression, addictions trying to avoid the fear. Others can find themselves in need of help and guidance, looking for a psychologist, psychiatrist, spiritual guide or counselor of any kind. Addictions can get so severe that the person can feel the need for rehabilitation. In other cases, the process can be so unconscious that the person doesn't even realize what's going on. It's usually the case for people who have lived unaware of their emotionally repressive mode, generally drowning them with alcohol or another addictive substance or behavior. In order to get the most benefit of Pluto transit in the 12th house, the development of awareness is highly advised. Meditation, yoga, spiritual practice and therapy are some tools that can be used.
Other ways this Pluto transit can manifest are compulsive isolation, having a Plutonic person enter their life, like a Scorpio rising or a person with a strong Pluto in their chart, usually in their 7th house of mirrors. The person to whom this chart I show here belongs to, is an elderly woman. Her case is very interesting, because she kept very traumatic sexual events from her childhood suppressed. She never did therapy, and she's been psychologically 'drowning' all her life. Holding to a spiritual practice with iron fists in the late part of her life she projected her unresolved issues onto others, usually with a very critical approach, like condemning herself on the other. Until one day, a caregiver entered her everyday life and they started sharing 'stuff'. It was a volcanic eruption, or more so like a putrefied cyst cut open. There was crying for days, asking for forgiveness left and right, confession interviews with spiritual leaders, the great unload! For this kind of process, one needs the help of a professional, because one needs to learn how to fill the void with new and positive people, circumstances, events, otherwise, the suffering can linger infinitely making the person dwell in it.
This person was also forced to seclusion in a nursing home (12th house places), where all her time is spent in unavoidable reflection and contemplation. Her spiritual practice was entirely 'decomposed' to the point that she doesn't want to attend the church anymore. She abandoned her habit of reading and over-reading the Scriptures to the point of memorization. As I explained before, this is the sign of Pluto's destruction of things that don't serve you anymore.
Other Aquarius may feel more inclined to long distant travel into very different cultures, or secret trips abroad, long stays in ashrams, monasteries, or artistic expression. For some, it could be so serious that they end up in prison for past crimes that are now in the open, or hospitalized for serious hidden mysterious conditions, usually related to unresolved psychological imbalance that they psycho-somatize. Your dreams can be very vivid and give you 'revelations'. It really depends on the person's life circumstances, and how big the psychological issues are. Others still feel the need to research secrets, occult or taboo topics, or to develop psychic abilities.
For most people I think it is great that Saturn comes along at this time, transiting Capricorn from behind Pluto. Even more beneficial if you happen to have your natal Saturn there, in the 12th house. As you see in the picture above. She has her natal Saturn at 17º. When Pluto transited over the natal Saturn, it destroyed the old fears, old secret structures of the Soul, old psychological, and spiritual structures that don't serve her anymore. Once the Transit Saturn comes over the Natal Saturn, he will reconstruct them, giving her new parameters, new spiritual boundaries for her Soul. This is called the Saturn Return. He comes along first time between the ages of 28 and 30, second time between 56 and 58, and in her case this is her third Return. Saturn cycle is 29.5 years. If you happen to be around those ages, take a look at your chart, or order your Astrological Reading, I can tell you how Saturn is affecting you, in which area of your life it will help you restructure and build new boundaries, and get rid of karma.
Coming back to the discovery of the suppressed or hidden Soul 'Wealth' in this Pluto 'quest', Aquarius can be made aware that even though this is a long a painful process, Pluto is preparing for them to rise back up from the underworld again as the Phoenix. After 2024, when Pluto enters their 1st house of identity and their 'persona', they will find a new way of being, a new Self. Pluto will transit Aquarius for about 2 decades to make sure the Identity reconstruction is thoroughly done.
As you can see, Pluto transits are just once in a lifetime, because the whole cycle takes 248 years. So Aquarius can feel special for this 'dark touch', that will clean their Soul of debris. In my astrological opinion, Aquarius are very special ancient and wise Souls present on Earth now with a huge responsibility. That is the reason why they have to go through such hardships and deepest transformations. If you are an Aquarius, please reflect on the Big Picture Perspective, and how your Spiritual Life can help humanity during these times of upheaval and chaos. You are the agents and builders of the Age of Aquarius. You're not just living in the physical plane, but you're creating in your mind a new realm of life, a new future physical plane.
Are you curious about how the Pluto transit is playing out in your life? I can help you understand it by reading your Natal Chart. Email me at satsangatyoga@gmail.com or pukavypora@gmail.com to request your reading. I will send you my Paypal account information and the price rate according to the nature of your request.
Much love, many blessings! Sat Nam!
