Pluto governs deep transformation, power, and the process of destruction and rebirth. It is closely associated with trauma, as it represents the hidden wounds, subconscious fears, and intense experiences that lead to personal growth. Its influence forces you to confront your darkest emotions, uncover buried pain, and ultimately emerge stronger through the process of healing…
When transiting Pluto aspects Mercury, your brain feels like it’s fitted with a magnifying glass, forcing you to analyze everything with obsessive intensity. This is not simply intellectual curiosity; it’s full-blown investigative mode, but with a side of Carl Jung and a sprinkle of ancient mysticism. Gone are the days of idle chatter or superficial…...
Ted Bundy was the psychopathic smoothie, the charismatic creep. A man so villainous that he somehow managed to turn murder into a perverse kind of celebrity. The fact that he had female admirers, after his crimes were well-known, is a staggering, mind-boggling, forehead-smacking paradox. You might as well fall in love with a crocodile because…...
The Venus-Pluto archetype is an intoxicating aspect of love, obsession, and power dynamics! A person with this natal placement is practically trying to merge souls, consume, and be consumed. It’s love with a capital L, the kind that psychologists write case studies about. According to Sue Tompkins, one of the deepest fears is a fear…...
In a book I once read about depersonalization—DP, as it’s often called—it’s not something I typically felt on a daily basis. Yet, during a Pluto square transit to my Sun in the late ’90s, I lived it. The soundtrack to that tumultuous era of my life was Natalie Imbruglia’s Torn. The song, much like Pluto…
The way time feels under the transits of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto feels different. Time under their influence is no ticking clock but a multifaceted experience, flowing differently depending on which planet you are under—and how many of them are transiting simultaneously. Each of these planets bends time in its unique way. Jupiter…...
Pluto is lord of the underworld, keeper of life’s inevitabilities, the therapist who doesn’t ask you how you feel but rips the rug out from under you so you have to deal with the mess beneath. Pluto transits are those times when life says, “Change or be changed.” Pluto is unsettling, sometimes downright brutal—but without…...
Question: What types of Pluto transits could urge someone to seek a completely new life, environment, and home, particularly following a traumatic experience? The aftermath of my own personal breakdown after an assault left me feeling bitter, twisted, and angry—qualities I never wanted to embody. This spurred a need to escape in order to experience…...
In astrology, Pluto is the dark horse, the debt collector, and the therapist of the solar system. It wields a power wholly disproportionate to its diminutive size. It’s not just a planet (or dwarf planet, if you insist on technicalities); it’s an archetype, a force, a mythic reminder that no shadow remains unexamined forever. It…...
Alec Baldwin is a renowned American actor and producer with a career spanning several decades. He gained prominence in the 1980s and 1990s with notable roles in films such as Beetlejuice, The Hunt for Red October, and Glengarry Glen Ross. Baldwin’s versatility has allowed him to excel in both dramatic and comedic roles, including his…...
Ellen DeGeneres, a prominent American comedian and television host, has recently made significant life changes. After Donald Trump’s re-election, Ellen and her wife, Portia de Rossi, decided to relocate to the UK (I’ll wave to her). They have settled in the Cotswolds, a picturesque region in south-central England known for its charming villages and countryside…....
When transiting Pluto conjuncts the Moon, it is intense—it feels the need to uncover everything: your secrets, your fears, and any emotional baggage you’ve been dragging around. If your cupboards are bare of skeletons, good for you! But Pluto isn’t easily satisfied. It’s the emotional secrets you’ve kept from yourself—those half-buried truths of what you…...