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NATALPLANETSINASPECTWITHPLUTO

Foranaverageindividual,incommoneverydaysituations,wewontmakeamistakeifwesaythat

thereisalwayssomethingdeeplyfrustratingwhenitcomestotheuseofthosenatalplanetsthatare

stronglyaspectedbyPluto.Thosearethefunctionsofourpsychewhichwecannotusesuperficially,

partially,

lightly,

unconsciously

and

as

if

in

a

game

(in

the

usual

sense

of

that

term,

where

the

will

toplayisunderstoodasanunconsciouslongingofachild).Thisisthepoint(segmentofourlife,

aspectofpersonality)atwhichwehavetogoallthewaydown,tilltheendourownend.

Thefactthatatthispointwehavetodieinordertoreacheternity/immortalityistheonewhich

hurtsusmost,whichwefearmost,andwecraveforthemost.

......................

Atfirst,theenormousstrengthofourownwillconnectedtothepointdirectlytakenbyPluto

seemssofrighteningandalien,farawayfromournormalselfawareness,thatwearecapableof

admitting

everything

but

that

we

do

have

that

in

ourselves.

That

seems

to

constantly

elude

us,

wheneverwetrytoclearlygraspitwithourmindanddefineit.Wecanonlydiscernitinits

manifestationinraresituationsandmomentsofcrisis,intheformofsuperhumanstrengththat

stemsfromourselves,andyetitisstillsomethingutterlyalienandstrangeablindforceinwhose

handsweare,completelyoutofourabilitytocontrolitinanywayknowntoourusual(everyday)

consciousness.Thisis,sotosay,thezerolevelofexperiencingPlutothroughanatalplanet.

Iftheaspectiswithapersonalplanetorrulerofthehoroscope,Plutoseffectismorestrongly felt,

butalsomoreintimateandsubjectivethanwhenPlutoactsthroughanaspectwith someofthe

outerplanets(especiallythetranscendentalonesNeptuneandUranus),exceptinsituations

whenthosearetherulersofthehoroscope. PersonalplanetsMercury,Venus,Marsandthe

Luminaries

represent

the

basic

functions

of

individual

consciousness

and

those

parts

of

our

being

withwhichwestronglyidentifyineverydaylife.Ifstrong1,Plutosaspectwiththeseplanetsseemsto

pushusintoexactlythoseexperiences,relationshipsandcircumstanceswherethisourbutalien,still

undefined,blindforce,manifests.

Inthiszerophase,welivenormallifeandgiveourbesttodisregard,ignoreoccasionalcrisisthat

thisforceprovokes.Yet,Plutocontinuestoworkandthemoreweactasifthisinfluenceofhisdid

notexistatfirstasanambivalentbutstrongneedto,inabsolute,total,ultimatemanner,gothroughtheexperiencerepresentedbytheplutonifiedplanet themoreintensethecrisesare,andwefeelmoreandmoretrappedinaneternalcircleofrepeatingthosesamecriticalexperiences.

Wecanstayforeveronthiszerolevel,untilaninitialwilloccurstorecognize,forstartonly

acknowledge,existenceofthePlutoforceinsideourselves,perhapsintheformofnoticingandrecognizingthepowerofourinstinctivebeing,inthedomainwherethePlutoaspectisactive(in

whateverparticularformthispowermanifestsitself;theverydenialtonoticeacceptitistheusual

causeofparticularlifeproblems).

Onlywhenthisrecognitionhappens,weopenforourselvesawayoutoftheenchantedcircle.Thatis

thefirststep,whichleadsusintotheprocessofgraduallyevergraterliberationandconscious

handlingofthePLenergy.

Thisprocesshasthreemainphases,eachofthemcontributinginaspecificmannerto,atonehand,

ultimate,essentialunderstandingoftheplutonifiedplanet/functionofthepsyche(andthe

1orbtobeconsidereadandtheaspectitselfonlytheaspectsofthecross(conjunction, square,opposition,

andtheirderivationstoalesserdegree),andonlysmallorbs(forexample,notwiderthan3)

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analogousaspectoflife),andontheotherhand,tocloserandcloserapproachtotheessenceofthat

whichPluto(andthisprocessitself)represents.

Primarilythereoccurs,throughtheintensificationofexperienceinthisarea,whichPlutonecessarily

demandsthroughpainorjoy,dependingontheincludedplanets,butmainlyontheamountof

courage

to

approach

the

problem

a

stronger

and

stronger

awareness

of

our

own

strength,

as

prominentinthatrespect. Mostfrequentlythisawarenessisatthelevelofanimalreactiontothe

urge;andtheforceoftheplutonifiedplanetisattributedtothepersonalityasawhole,theegobeing

identifiedwithit(asasource/causeofthisforce).Thisiswhatweinlifeoftenrecognizeasthelowest

aspectofastrologicalScorpio.Heisafraidofeverything,becausehorrifiedofhimself,andthis

himselfbeingtheonlythingthathecanholdontomorefirmlythananythingelse,heclutchestoit,

rushingintohisowndeath;herushesintoitwiththirst;butminimallyawareoftheveryprocess

whileatit.

Thefunctionoftheplutonifiedplanetisbeingperceivedastheessentialstrengthofpersonality,but

atthesametimeasabarrier;itiswhatgiddilyattractsus,andwhatwefearthemost,becausewe

feel

that

there

is

a

well

of

immense

depth,

into

which

if

we

peek

a

little

deeper

we

can

easily

get

ourselvesprecipitated.Theplutonifiedplanetisacatalyst,ourpersonalhumanfactorwhichmakes

itpossibleforthesuper humanpowersymbolizedbyPlutotomanifestineverydaylife.Wenow

doubtlesslyrecognizetheexistenceofthissuperhumanstrengthconnectedwiththerelatedpartof

ourownbeing(i.e.thepartpertainingtotheplanetaspectedbyPluto).Thereisfear,butthereisalso

astrongcravingtoexperiencethatparticulartypeofexperienceswithmoreintensityandmorein

depth.

ThesecondlevelistheleveloftheSnake.Simultaneousabilityofthisanimaltoabidebothinthe

heightsandinthedepthscavitiesoftheearth,aswellasitsabilitytoinstantlyswallowananimal

muchbiggerthanitself,itsperiodicalchangeoftheskin,anditswayofmoving(withoutlegsand

withitswholebody)tellsusalotaboutitssymbolicnature.Thisisthelevelatwhichconsciousness

startstoriseupfromthedarknessofautomaticlife.

Theplutonifiedplanetisnownolongerconsideredasthewholeofourbeing,norisitidentifiedwith

thepersonality,butitbecomesthefocalpointofexperiences/perception,usedasasortof

magnifier,thatisalightfilterthroughwhosespecificformallraysdiffract. Theshadowyruler

Plutoisstillinvisible,buttheexperienceoftheplanetitselfputintheforegroundenablesgrowthof

consciousnessandgraduallygreaterliberationforthewholeofourbeing,throughtheareasoflife

andpsychologicalfunctionssymbolizedbytheplutonifiedplanet.Inthecaseof,forexample,strong

PlutoaspectwiththeMoon,theLunarsegmentofourbeingbecomesthefocalpoint;the

perceptive,receptive,allacceptingandnurturingaspectofournatureisconsciouslyputtoworkin

ordertotranscendlimitationsandunderstand penetratedeepintothewholeofourbeing.

Dreams;ourabilitytoexperienceandreproduceimpressionsinpictures;abilitytofeelthestatesof

othersviaemotionalimpressions,andthroughthis,initshighestform,abilitytounconditionally

acceptotherbeingsastheyare;our(andthatofothers)sexualdriveasitis,freedfromanymoral

connotations;etc.(anyotherparticularmanifestationsofLunarpriciple)nowbecometoolsthat

canbeusedconsciouslyforthegrowthofthesoul,inthewidestsense.Ourrelationshipswith

femalesoutsidemother,sister,femalepartnerandtheFemaleinside,becomemoreopenand

theirdynamicsarisemoreclearlytotheawarenessasthatfocalpointthroughwhichweactina

mannerclosertoourselvesintheprimordialsense;morepreciselyinwhichwebyinstinctactin

accordancewiththeradicalwillofourownbeing.Throughallthephenomena,outerorinner,

relatedwiththeLunarsymbolicprinciple,duringthisphasewecanconsciouslygraspthewholeof

theArchetypetowhichtheMoonasasymbolpertains,nowusingitasatoolandnotbeingthrown

aroundbytheinstincts,norbeingfrightenedbytheurgestowhichthisprincipleisconnected.

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Thefinallevel,thatoftheEagle,representsarealstepintothusfarunknown.Thespeed,height,

freedomandthesharpvisionwhichcharacterizethisanimaltellusalotaboutthenatureofthis

phase.Plutonifiedplanetisnowunderstoodasapuppet,andtheforce(symbolicallyrepresentedby

theastrologicalPluto)whichmovesitsointenselycreatingofitfocusofsuperhumanpower

strength,isgettingrecognizedasnonpersonalandtranspersonal,universalandeternal,Onesource

of

life

as

the

symbolic

core

of

the

Sun

itself,

to

the

eye

not

visible,

and

to

the

usual

state

of

mind

notrecognizable...thatattherimofoursolar(psychophysical)systemwhichpertainstoitsendbut

alsotoitsbeginning.Theessentialsymbolicprinciplei.e.archetypeoftheplutonifiedplanetcannow

beexperiencedasagateofInitiation,anopenroadtotranscendenceofthepersonal,limited

perceptionofthephenomena,andsubsequentlytransformationofthewholeofonesactioninthe

world.Theexperiencesoftheplutonifiedplanetnowbecomefactorsthatdirectlybringfreedom.

Althougheveryparticulararchetypeonlypartiallyrepresentsthewholeoftherealityofourbeing,

Plutoactivatesthisparticulararchetypeinanabsolutemanner,makingofitapointoftransition

intothetranspersonalandallencompassing.Andthatisthefinalresultofthetransformation

mentionedinastrologicalliteratureconnectedtothePlutoseffect.

The

term

transformation

pertains

actually

to

the

whole

of

the

described

process,

but

also

to

every

particularoneofitsphases,aswellastotheverytransitionsfromonephasetotheother.Naming

andunderstandingthesethreephasesandtheanimalsymbolsconnectedtothemservesusasahelp

toconsciouslypassthroughtheprocessofmetamorphosis.

Hence,wecanuseeveryplutonifiedplanet(theonewhichPlutotoucheswiththestrongaspectin

ournatalhoroscope)asaguidemarkinordertodeepenourselfunderstanding,whichwilllater

growintoselfrecognitionandfinallyselftranscendence. Aspirationoftheincarnatebeingis

experience(aspecifictypeofexperience,offeredbythatexactincarnationasaconsequenceofall

previousones,andpotentialforallfutureones),andtheultimateexperienceofeveryparticular

beingisdisappearanceofthisparticularityaseparatestateofIasopposedtoeverythingelse;itis

theUnionunderstoodasYoga,asmetaphysicalandqabalisticOne,God,etc.AstrologicalPlutoas

anarchetypeoftransformationsymbolizesourlongingforthisultimateexperience.Ifwithconscious

awarenessofthislongingweapproachtheprinciples(things,eventsandourownpartsofthe

psyche)ofthoseplanetsinournatalhoroscopewhichareinaspectwithPluto,ifweopenourselves

forthoseintimationsbywayofwhichthislongingappearsineverydaylife,wecanslowlyleave

behindtheenchantedcircleofdestinyandfreewill,andstepbystep,openourviewsevenwider

towardthatwhichweare.

DanicaJankovic

July2009.