Sun-Pluto
conjunctions (and oppositions) are not easy to deal with. The aspect may
stimulate you to do what you always wanted to do (because you realize that life
is not for ever). Sometimes Sun-Pluto's conjunctions or oppositions force you to be on guard,
to be strong and to face the facts
of life and/or death.
The positive side of a Sun-Pluto transit or progression is
that they make you aware of what you value most in life. Pluto, in my eyes, is
not the illness or the problem itself. Pluto symbolizes the force that you need
to overcome them or to boldly face the facts. Pluto is a very small object, a
dwarf planet in the darkest corner of our solar system. Only when the light of
the Sun is being shed on Pluto, everybody can see it. It is just like with a
problem: you need to know the how's and why's to be able to draw the right
conclusion and start making the alternations needed to be able to live with the
problem or to cut it out of your life or body.
NATAL
CHART
Sun
conjunct Pluto in the natal chart says that you are likely to be a fanatic and
you can make life more difficult for yourself than life needs to be...Sun-Pluto
people may be very demanding. It is difficult for you to live with authorities
or to be an authority yourself. You want to resist against everybody who wants
to change you or influence your lifestyle. Perhaps that was because your father
was too severe. Perhaps you judge yourself too much. It seems that life for you
is being a tyrant or being disciplined. The main problem is the theme of self
esteem. Stress, or the intense way of living might cause health problems or it
is the other way around: health problems strongly influence the way that you
are living...
Sometimes
it seems that the Sun-Pluto person is only happy when there is a problem to
deal with. If there is none, they make one. They are the experts, the strong
leaders and they want life to be challenging. At a certain moment their lives
change in a dramatic or substantial way. But most of all they want to win
games. The majority of the football coaches that I know have an aspect between
Sun and Pluto. Some women with this aspect choose strong and dominating men as
a challenge.
Examples: Arnold Schwarzenegger and
Michael Jackson (physical transformation), Achmed Sukarno (politics), Leo
Beenhakker and Louis van Gaal (coaches)
PROGRESSION
AND TRANSIT
A
progressed Sun conjunct Pluto marks a period of dramatic changes. It takes some
courage to overcome problems. In the end you might be strong enough to start
all over again or to come back. Sometimes circumstances force or encourage you
to start a new kind of living.
With
transit Pluto conjunct Sun something in your life might be destroyed. A vital
problem will be highlighted and action is needed. Sometimes your life or
lifestyle is in danger or health issues demand action. Physical challenges, a
problem with an authority or enemies force you to be strong and brave. You will
have to learn to live with problems and forces beyond yourself.
Pluto's
transits and progressions often show up when an artist has a 'come back', most
of the time because there is a financial problem. Pluto often makes it a
problem to continue in the way you did before. Something changed and you must
try to 'survive' (sometimes literally).
And
sometimes the 'come back' refers to old problems coming back, unfortunately.
Like with Dutch Prince Bernhard jr. who had to have surgery twice because the
same physical problem reappeared with transit Pluto conjunct the Sun.
RELATIONS
What if
your Sun or Pluto is conjunct the Pluto or Sun of another person? You will
probably influence or be influenced! And what if you and another person share a
Sun-Pluto aspect? From time to time it will be a challenging relationship as
you both are fanatic and have a strong will (who wins? that is the question).
Together you are strong against enemies and authorities who try to dominate
you. But it won't be easy to keep problems out of the relationship. In fact,
you may have had a difficult start together and problems or challenges made you
stronger or destroyed your relationship (depending on other factors). In the
composite chart the Sun will also be conjunct Pluto, reflecting the original
problems.
EXAMPLES
1. Transit
Pluto conjunct Sun (me, reintegrating in the office soon after cancer
treatment, a burglar in the house and the death of sister))
2. Transit
Pluto conjunct progressed Sun (my sister, who died shortly after this aspect)
3. Transit
Pluto conjunct Sun (Dutch minister of integration, forced to quit)
4. Transit
Pluto conjunct Progressed Sun (Prosecuted politician whose life is also in
danger)
5.
Progressed Sun conjunct Pluto (Pope, in political trouble in 2008/2009)
6.
Progressed Sun conjunct Pluto (Queen Juliana, forced to give up on divorce and
on a friend)
7.
Progressed Sun opposition Pluto (woman I know, husband left, she had to start
making a living)
8.
Progressed Sun opposition Pluto (another - very old- pope, who died soon after
he started with this progression)
9. Transit
Pluto opposition progressed Sun (Josef Fritzl, when his life changed...)
10. Ingrid
Betancourt has transit Pluto conjunct Sun right now.
These are
some more or less unpleasant examples of Sun-Pluto oppositions and conjunctions
in transit or progression. There áre persons who don't even notice the aspect,
but especially when there is a Sun-Pluto aspect in the natal chart, the chance
that you wíll notice it is greater. Now let us see the same aspects with
positive ideas about Pluto. Let us imagine that Pluto's aspect is just offering
a chance.
1. Come
back after a period of darkness, a new valuation of life (starting to live in a
more intense way)
2. Boldly
facing physical problems, death and 'the other world'; being valued
3. Facing
real politics and starting all over again (she started her own party)
4. Being on
guard and living intensely
5. Facing
real politics and getting insight in power play
6.
Regaining control and power
7. Earning
your own living and getting self esteem
8. A complete transformation of life
(and death...)
9. Being
forced to another way of living
10. Ingrid
Betancourt's Pluto is disposing of the 7th house of marriage. The problem
(Pluto) that came to the light (Sun) is a relational problem. She also had her
come back...
When you
look at it that way you may notice that the Sun-Pluto connection is indicating
a period of drama, challenge and/or a transformation into another kind of life
or lifestyle and regained self esteem. Few people die during the transit*). But
when you are already very ill, very old or in a dangerous situation Pluto
demands to take the kind of measures that you would have liked to avoid. Health
problems may strongly influence that way that you are living and force you to
make dramatic changes. That will sometimes make it difficult to keep the
spirits high. Pluto is the price and the prize (not easy to be won).
AND...
Years ago,
when I had transit Pluto conjunct my Sun, I read an article written by the
religious astrologer Steven Birchfield. He used to have a site with an
impressive intro, but I have not been able to find it again. The title of the
article was: “Pluto, a light when all other lights go out!” He used 'Lord of
the Rings' and Frodo (facing a monster with the help of a powerful little
light) as a metaphor. When you face the monster, it gets smaller and smaller.
ASTROMARKT
(C 2009)
*) In my
files I have a study of 58 cases of death. Only 4 of them were during a
progressed aspect with Pluto (and always together with a transit or progression
of Neptune or Saturn or Saturn/Pluto). Compare that with the aspects with
Saturn (20 xs), Uranus (13 xs) and Neptune (12
xs)...So don’t be afraid of Pluto. Most of the time Pluto's transformation is
during life time.
