Pluto works in mysterious ways.
To understand what to expect from Pluto in Aquarius, we first need to delve into the essence of Pluto itself.
Who is Pluto? What does Pluto want?
Pluto is where we are called to go deep and uncover the root cause of things – where we keep digging until we reach the ultimate truth and a profound level of understanding.
Pluto is synonymous with “fate” itself. It’s the force of nature that brought us into existence. Pluto is our survival instinct – not just individual survival (which is ruled by Mars), but our collective survival instinct as a species; it’s the instinct that preserves life itself.
Trying to resist Pluto is like resisting the laws of life. It’s us against the world. It’s a futile exercise.
Pluto is not here to give us what we want. Pluto’s goal is to help us transcend our egoic needs and act in alignment with the greater good of the universe.
It’s crucial, then, to align ourselves with Pluto rather than resist it.
#1 Thing About Pluto
If we were to distill Pluto to its essence, if we were to identify the core of Pluto, it’s this:
Pluto is what triggers you the most. Pluto is what you resist with all your might, what keeps you spiraling, awake at night.
Pluto is what we find hardest to understand, what we simply can’t grasp. It’s the life circumstances that seem incomprehensible, the people we struggle with, the ones we despise.
Pluto is our shadow.
Think about it: as the Sun shines on you, it creates a shadow – a shape that isn’t you, but a projection of light around you. Yet, it’s a part of you because that shadow wouldn’t exist if you weren’t there.
The shadow is what we reject, what we don’t integrate, what we deny or project onto the outside world. As Carl Jung said, “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate”.
As long as we reject our shadow, we project it outward and experience it as an external event.
Encountering our shadow is an absolutely necessary process. Unless we face it and enter the Underworld within ourselves, we will always be at the mercy of Pluto.
The hardest truth is that your worst enemy – the one inflicting so much pain and suffering – is not Pluto. It’s you. More specifically, it’s that part of you that you cannot face.
If something triggers you, if you can’t make sense of it, that’s Pluto at work. That’s your shadow calling for attention, revealing something within you that needs understanding.
If crime triggers you, that doesn’t mean you’re a criminal. But there’s something about the nature of that crime – something stirring in you so strongly – that needs to be understood.
Perhaps it’s a fear of your own anger. Maybe it’s an unconscious concern: what would I do if I found myself in a similar situation? Or it could be an early, unprocessed encounter where you were either a victim or a witness to something similar, and you haven’t fully come to terms with it. This unprocessed experience lurks in your subconscious, wanting to emerge.
The Long Journey To The Heart Of Pluto
Of course, it’s not easy to face, as the ways of the underworld are mysterious. Processing our Pluto themes takes time. Truly moving past someone who has wronged us, or overcoming betrayal, if we’re honest (and don’t just say, “I’m over it”), takes a very long time.
Admitting our mistakes, our lack of maturity, or our tendency for instant gratification takes time, and it often requires repeated exposure to similar challenges to truly sink in.
That’s why Pluto transits are so long – because processing Pluto’s lessons takes time. It takes time to uncover and make sense of things that are buried deep within our subconscious.
But this journey, with all its trials and tribulations, is totally worth it. Why?
Because it helps us grow, develop wisdom, and cultivate compassion. Because it brings us closer to our true path. And because it helps us understand that we are part of something bigger, in which our personal growth aligns with the greater good.
Despite Pluto’s intense reputation, a picture speaks louder than a thousand words: Pluto has a heart.
Whatever Pluto does, it does out of a deep, transformative love. Pluto’s aim isn’t to inflict pain, but to free us from suffering and from the outdated constructs of our egos.
When we align with Pluto, rather than resist it, life becomes lighter, less of a constant struggle.
Will challenges still arise? Of course. But there’s a big difference between swimming WITH the tide rather than against it.
Pluto will help you swim with the tide, in harmony with the laws of the universe.
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