Another Earth is an unsettling film about a parallel universe. It quietly pries open something deeply human and deeply uncomfortable. The film gives this almost impossible image to sit with: another planet appears in the sky, identical to Earth, inhabited Continue reading Another Earth
In her book Relating, Liz Greene alludes to a Pluto mythologem in which the king must descend beneath the earth to consummate a union, and at the moment of ecstasy, he dies and is torn to pieces and devoured by Continue reading Pluto’s Transformation
Those born under the sign of Scorpio, or with a prominent Pluto or 8th-house concentration, are often seen as wielders of a certain dark power. It’s where all things taboo and hidden take root: death, rebirth, secrets, debts, and power. Continue reading Scorpio, 8th House and Pluto – Black Magic & Family Curses
The Scapegoat and the Black Sheep are the twins of family dysfunction. Let us talk plainly about this curious tradition. The ritual sacrifice of the family scapegoat. It’s the old “Let’s blame Jimmy because we can’t face our own shadows” maneuver Continue reading Diving into Pluto’s Depths: Scapegoating in the Waters of Family Houses
The Outer Planets are Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Dane Rudhyar calls them planetary powerhouses, as a trinity — a spiritual evolution that mirrors our own awakening to dissolution to rebirth. They are movements of consciousness, shifts within the soul and Continue reading The Outer Planets & Compulsion
The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and Dear John are all written by Nicholas Sparks and revolve around two people falling in love. However, in each of these tales, there is always some terrible fate or sudden tragedy that threatens Continue reading Nicholas Sparks
In The Astrology of Fate, Liz Greene interprets Pluto as symbolically connected to the figure of the Black man, referencing a dream she was analyzing with a client. Similarly, astrologer Sue Tompkins has associated Pluto more broadly with Black culture, Continue reading Pluto’s Shadow and the Black Man
When Pluto stirs in a woman’s chart, it doesn’t simply draw her toward “bad boys” like a rebellious teenager flouting social norms. It’s a far more deeper calling—archetypal, mythic. It’s as if something within her recognizes that to truly know Continue reading Pluto Relationships: Being in Love and Being in Danger
Pluto’s domain is the underworld—the one found in myths, but also the personal one: repressed trauma, old patterns, addictions, obsessions, and the deep yearning for what’s real. It dismantles the false, the brittle, the bits of you that have calcified Continue reading Pluto’s Shadow: Post-Traumatic Growth
The film Closer is practically drenched in Scorpio’s essence—jealousy, obsession, power struggles, and the relentless pursuit of truth, no matter how devastating. Each character embodies an aspect of the 8th-house terrain, where intimacy and betrayal dance together in beautifully tragic Continue reading Scorpio: Too Close for Comfort
Pluto’s transit through Virgo was a fascinating lens through which to view the grand unraveling of human history! If we accept Pluto as the harbinger of deep, often unsettling transformation, then its passage through Virgo—sign of health, refinement, and bodily Continue reading Pluto in Virgo: Flower Power
When Pluto transited through the sign of Libra, it was the ultimate relationship therapist shaking up the couch cushions, forcing humanity to confront its outdated notions of love, marriage, and who exactly should be washing the dishes. This was the Continue reading Pluto in Libra