Pluto Transits

[HarmonE]

I understand what your saying here in terms of change, however, the tossing out can be pretty rough. I had Pluto square sun and Pluto square Venus together and it was hell on earth and not helped by Neptune opposite Pluto 1st house) if I never have those transits again it will be too soon. However, each transit depends upon the natal aspects in the chart so I imagine that some people sail through, others may notice background changes perhaps whilst those with relevant aspects in the natal get hit get the full force.

Yes, I would say having the Neptune oppose Pluto at the same time was making it harder for you. What I have found is when Pluto come calling it has a way of calling bull sh$t on whatever it touches. If you have been avoiding things or trying to let things slide that really aren't the truth, it will come along and cuff you upside the neck. The fact that you had Neptune opposing natal Pluto at the same time would have made it harder for you to get clear on the lessons and would at times give you clarity before descending you back into a fog. I bet that it was a form of hell on earth. It is hard to transform something if you have no idea what it is.

 

[Zeuses]

Since I keep seeing references to several members remarking about Pluto transits....thought for organization purposes that a discussion thread be started...

Sag 8 degrees rising here...Pluto transiting my 1st house since around 1995. Squares and oppositions: Pluto opposition Sun; Pluto square Moon; Uranus opposition Pluto, etc and so on...I dont have the author of the following...this is from early notes I made on transits:

Pluto: Pluto symbolises complete change and transformation ~ not suddenly like Uranus but slowly, profoundly and with a focus on the very depths of our beings. It brings strength and intensity to whichever area of our lives it touches. Pluto transits question the central tenets on which we have built our existence and why we behave in the ways that we do. They bring hidden psychological baggage to the surface ~ allowing us to review and to rebuild matters from a fundamental standpoint. Outmoded yet deeply conditioned psychological and emotional responses are frequently notable candidates for such.

Pluto transits often confront us with highly sensitive topics which we would rather ignore, so it's effects can be very difficult whilst we are working through them. Issues of control, manipulation, jealousy, possessiveness, dominance and power are frequent. This planet can engender a very ruthless response, so attitudes which take no account of the feelings of others should certainly be avoided. It's entry into a house is often associated with destruction and with decay, yet in time a new order will arise providing that Pluto's essential challenges are squarely addressed.

Inappropriate resistance will generally prove useless anyway. It will usually only serve to extend and to prolong this planet's more difficult effects!

PLUTO TRANSITING YOUR 1ST HOUSE (approx. 14-30 years duration)
During this period you may desire increased personal power and physical invulnerability. You may transform your personal appearance and personal expression several times. You may increase your will power, self-confidence, and personal resourcefulness through physical or competitive activities. Through stages of self-improvement you cast off your vulnerable or threatened self- image and assume a stronger, more autonomous persona.

10 years of having Pluto transiting my 1st house has resulted in an 'armed truce' with the planet. I might add its effects on my psyche, reactions, feelings and perspective have been profound (thats putting it mildly :roll: ). As a side note, it was during this time that I earned the nickname, Amazon. Yep, friends and family really do call me Amazon.

The power issues in my personal life have been about 'others', specifically their attempts to manipulate, exert control or to totally dominate me and my reactions to their efforts. I would also like to note that if you ever have to deal with some of the oppositions and squares that I have had in the last 2-3 years and are still occurring presently in my chart...May all the blessings of the universe fill you with more patience for others and yourself than you ever thought possible. Cuz yer gonna need lots of patience...

Interestingly, over the past six days or so, I have been pondering this very subject and reviewing journal entries. Had a great 'aha' moment too...I took a special work assignment in another state 2 years ago to 'get away' from what I thought at the time was dysfunctional family dynamic.

LOL! Guess what I learned? You might move or remove yourself from what you may perceive as the source, but your transits chase you regardless!! In the new state I found the same Pluto issues just with different people. At the time I was unaware of natal charts or transits and have now become aware. So it was actually the energies and reactions I carried within myself that brought out issues in another location.

You cannot change people or events. But you can change how you react to them, positively or negatively. You can change your thoughts not theirs. One of the most important lessons I have learned since Pluto came to visit my 1st house.

So, this Amazon keeps her plutonian charged arrows of assertion lightly sheathed, chooses her battles wisely, welcomes the challenge of introspection and personal growth, follows her own path regardless of what others would attempt to dominate, and realizes that a little bit of Pluto goes a very long way.

And so...where is Pluto transiting in your chart?

Amazon

Thankyou for a really interesting post Amazon. A lot of what you wrote resonates with me particularly about others control and manipulation when I had Pluto transit 5th square Aries sun 8th. It was probably the worst transit of my life and not sure how I got through it, but somehow managed to. I have Pluto natally in the first house and that's no picnic either lol. Thanks again

 

[Zeuses]

How did you feel the transits?

Hi
Apologies but I have only just noticed your question. Not sure if it is to me but if it is then it ripped my life apart on every level and in every element of life. Having the rug pulled from under my feet is an understatement but that's Pluto. It doesn't do things by half that's for sure.
Despite Pluto transiting 5th and sun (8th) natally and Venus 10th natally it felt like it affected all of life and not just those ruled by those houses. You only get it once in life I think thank god.

 

[Zeuses]

Yes, I would say having the Neptune oppose Pluto at the same time was making it harder for you. What I have found is when Pluto come calling it has a way of calling bull sh$t on whatever it touches. If you have been avoiding things or trying to let things slide that really aren't the truth, it will come along and cuff you upside the neck. The fact that you had Neptune opposing natal Pluto at the same time would have made it harder for you to get clear on the lessons and would at times give you clarity before descending you back into a fog. I bet that it was a form of hell on earth. It is hard to transform something if you have no idea what it is.

Yes I think hell on earth is a good description lol and yes, Neptune made it impossible to know what on earth was going on in my life and Neptune is still around. Bloody Neptune.

 

[enigmas]

I have currently transiting Pluto in 5th house on 7th degree. I become mother in 2021 but there were other transits too.

 

[StarchaserNancy]

Pluto conj Saturn, opposed the Moon (both were difficult beyond measure, hel*) then conj the MC (while Uranus conj Asc.). W/ it transiting the MC, at least I could reorganize my life and felt like I had some control again, along w/Uranus out of the 12th.

 

[geminimoon83]

Transit Pluto is square my Pluto/Saturn conjunction in Libra. It's been rough.

 

[sentR89day]

Transit Pluto is square my Pluto/Saturn conjunction in Libra. It's been rough.

Pluto transit to the natal Saturn is rough. I have Saturn in Capricorn, and when Pluto in Capricorn hit my Saturn in Capricorn in 2009/2010, it was the most emotionally painful period of my life.
It's also a big group of people, because 2.5 years of people have Saturn in Libra, or Capricorn.

 

[geminimoon83]

Pluto transit to the natal Saturn is rough. I have Saturn in Capricorn, and when Pluto in Capricorn hit my Saturn in Capricorn in 2009/2010, it was the most emotionally painful period of my life.
It's also a big group of people, because 2.5 years of people have Saturn in Libra, or Capricorn.

Yikes! I bet! Was it a period of tearing down everything in your life that you thought was secure? When I saw this transit on the way, I had thought it wouldn't mean much since it's a generational transit. I sure was mistaken! I have some other big ones going on right now too, transit Saturn square my Taurus Sun, Mars, and Chiron conjunction. Transit Neptune is squaring my natal moon. I'm trying to stay strong but it feels like the universe is trying to break me.

 

[sentR89day]

Yikes! I bet! Was it a period of tearing down everything in your life that you thought was secure? When I saw this transit on the way, I had thought it wouldn't mean much since it's a generational transit. I sure was mistaken! I have some other big ones going on right now too, transit Saturn square my Taurus Sun, Mars, and Chiron conjunction. Transit Neptune is squaring my natal moon. I'm trying to stay strong but it feels like the universe is trying to break me.

Yes, but I was born with not much, so it helped insulate me from the pain like 40%. Pluto is leaving Capricorn and I am starting to feel things get lighter. Pluto goes into Aquarius on March 23! Get ready.

 

[sentR89day]

A tarot reader told me that Pluto in Capricorn transitting conjunct my natal Saturn in Capricorn would be the last 'bad' transit that I would have.

 

[StarchaserNancy]

I've been having tr Saturn opp. natal Pluto (and squaring Sun) along w/ some other hard ones, too. Quicker than when Pluto conj Saturn is all I can say as a positive. Teaches you survival skills and endurance, how to just keep going even when you think you can't. Even getting "nowhere" is an accomplishment w/ hard Sat/Pluto aspects. At least one is still standing.

 

[sentR89day]

^ ^
@StarchaserNancy,

Oh yeah, 'survival,' is one word I would describe as Saturn or Pluto transits, and Saturn and Pluto transits, together.
Not exactly 'soft,' or 'marshmallow' planets, they teach you how to be tougher. I could use a break from them, though.

 

[sentR89day]

Most intense Pluto transits I have heard from people.
-Pluto to the Sun
-Pluto to the Moon

 

[KayEff]

Just been through pluto in 6th house. I can't find adequate words for hiw difficult it's been and still is. It's going to be in my 8th house where my moon is in aquarius for the next 20 years and i'm dreading it. I don't know how many times i've heard astrologers say life shouldn't be constant struggle and we weren't put on this planet to suffer... Tell that to the universe. The laat pluto transit felt neverending and i've not solved any of the problems it brought up, not for want of trying. I want a break, i want relief, i want to move on with my life instead of having all these constant restrictions and limitations. But i don't think i'm going to get that with pluto in the 8th.

 

[FraterAC]

When Pluto transited conjunction my natal Saturn, there were other positive transits going on, but I experienced it as the breaking down of limitations and hindrances. I felt freed, like my eyes were opened. My attitude was completely transformed.

 

[FraterAC]

idk if i am experiencing placebo but i am feeling weirdly good and free after pluto left capricorn. feels like my anxiety has gone down by 95% also i feel normal and sane for the first time in years lol

Do you follow your progressions? Is it possible some progressed aspect is separating?
In any event, it goes to show these influences are all temporary.

 

[FraterAC]

i look at them sometimes but its still hard for me to understand i just checked them and i think theres a separating moon square moon aspect which could be important

Possible other hard aspect (minor aspect from slower planet perhaps) to the Moon? Hard natal aspect to Moon?
Just guessing. Don't mean to butt in.

 

[sentR89day]

There's nothing more delicious than a Pluto transit.....but also sometimes painful!
For some reason, Pluto transits can drive someone to a.....straight jacket!

 

[FraterAC]

youre not butting in at all dont worry!! =) i really appreciate your help, ive been trying to figure out why i feel so different. so i just checked and theres a uranus opposite moon aspect! do you think this might explain it? the only other aspect i have to my moon right now is mars trine moon. i also have the uranus opposite moon aspect in my natal chart, so this transit might have been making it worse or i guess more potent

IMO a hard aspect from Uranus to Moon would definitely cause the "jitters" -- not to play it down, because I mean by that, high-strung, emotional sensitivity and anxiety (Jitters with a capital J). Makes perfect sense to me. Is the natal Moon/Uranus close by progression? Often people tend to ignore the secondary progressions of the slower planets, but in my experience they must be considered also, especially if they are approaching perfection (like within a few minutes of arc). This has been proven over and over.

The progressed Moon could be expected to trigger or time an intense three month period of that (Moon/Uranus), applying and separating. I would say look to the houses the Moon and Uranus are in, especially, and probably also the houses with Aquarius and Cancer on the cusps (or in which they are intercepted). Possibly affecting your home or private life, and friends, or other social groups as well.

This exchange may be slightly off the topic, but I would encourage the OP and any others on this thread to consider using Secondary (1 day=1 year) and Minor progressions (1 lunar month = 1 year) to explore their current influences. They are more potent, and longer lasting than transits.
Most current astrology software can calculate both.