Pluto in the Houses...
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Pluto can deliver quite a punch to a natal chart. The house it occupies in a natal chart can be a place of power struggles and life changing events. Of course, Pluto has a purpose and a person who knows how to control the planet of control can use its power to their benefit rather than to their detriment. The house which contains Pluto in your natal chart will represent the area of your life in which you are keenly sensitive to issues of control and power. If you only have a vague sense that someone or something is attempting to control you in this house, it can cause a feeling of tension, even physically, in some instances. You may react to any person or event that threatens to control you by recoiling in an attempt to give yourself time to assess the situation and form a plan to retain your control. It may start as a tensing of your muscles and a feeling of anger and restriction that creeps over you while you gather your resources in order to keep your ground. Unless Pluto is in Aries or in a tight aspect with Mars, you are not likely to react with overt anger and aggression. It is more likely that you will attempt to hide your feelings and begin to carefully plan a retaliation that will be played out over time. With Pluto, the key is control. Overt anger and aggression are signs of loss of control.
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Pluto in the 1st House...
Suspicious by nature, first-house Pluto people are always on guard for the people who are looking to take advantage of them. They are careful in their interactions with people and new situations, often asking the right questions in order to gain insight into the true nature of the person or situation they are encountering. At the same time, they reveal very little about themselves. This is a defensive behavior and works to maintain their sense of control. Intense eye contact is often found with first-house Pluto people during interactions with new people as they feel they may gain information from peering into the eyes.
Pluto in the 2nd House...
Pluto in the second house can play out in a few ways. There may be large gains and losses of money and possessions with this placement, or Pluto may simply be its usual controlling self and create an atmosphere of intense control over finances that never relents and loses ground. Either way, there are likely to be intense feelings surrounding earning money and gaining possessions. Often there is drama over ownership issues and any losses incurred by the chart holder. With a second-house Pluto, values are held passionately. The chart holder's ideas about what makes their life valuable and enjoyable are not negotiable. Valued objects and any activities that bring pleasure are guarded vigilantly, and any attempt to make a second-house Pluto person compromise them is met with clear and direct force.
Pluto in the 3rd House...Power struggles and control issues are often a problem in early schooling with Pluto in the third house of a natal chart. There are likely to be control stand-offs with authority figures in school and the possibility of quitting school and starting over again or switching schools is likely. Pluto in the third house is likely to have a controlling style in conversation. Using words as weapons is common with this placement. At best, a conversation style which is slow and careful about choosing words and directing the flow of conversation is found. The chart holder is likely to be skilled at gaining information from others without revealing information about themself. In the best scenario, a third-house Pluto gives depth of concentration in school and in any learning throughout the chart holder's life. An investigative mind that likes to probe into puzzling problems or puzzling people is found with Pluto in the third house.
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Pluto in the 4th House...
Unconscious power struggles are found when Pluto is in the fourth house. In childhood, the power struggles are usually between the parents of the chart holder and perceived by the child, but these struggles also occur between the chart holder and parents especially as the chart holder reaches puberty. The death of a close family member during the chart holder's childhood is sometimes experienced as Pluto is the planet of death and new beginnings. This death may not be literal, but can be experienced as the death of a marriage because of divorce or the death of a parent's career. A fourth-house Pluto may also be experienced as a controlling atmosphere in the childhood home. At least one parent is perceived as intense and controlling. As an adult, the chart holder with Pluto in the fourth house inevitably feels tension at home. The control theme is always present and the question is always whether to relinquish control to other family members or hold onto power. There are often secrets in the family heritage that are not addressed.
Pluto in the 5th House...
Any creative pursuit is taken seriously when Pluto is found in the fifth house. When the chart holder wants to engage in self-expression, they choose the medium carefully and are sure to display only their best works to the world. Often the chart holder will take self-expression too seriously to enjoy it. Their need to create perfect art can squash their creative spirit. At its best, however, a fifth-house Pluto gives the chart holder a determination and focus which enables them to create outstanding works of creativity. Romantically, these chart holders are hot or cold. If they are interested, the object of their desire will know it and enjoy the tremendous passion of the fifth-house Pluto. If they aren't, Pluto's icy nature shows through quite clearly and the "back off" message is easily understood. Pluto's intense nature also applies to children when Pluto is located in the fifth house. The chart holder takes the idea of parenthood seriously and may purposely delay having children or may have problems in completing a pregnancy. Once children do arrive, Pluto in the fifth house continues to take the job of parenthood seriously and children are a priority in the chart holder's life.
Pluto in the 6th House...
Pluto never willingly serves others. When forced to do so in the sixth house, Pluto can harbor a great deal of animosity about it. Power games or struggles relating to work and service are sure to ensue when Pluto is in the sixth house. If these issues go unresolved, as they often do with Pluto, the physical health of the chart holder is affected. Like Neptune, Pluto is an emotional planet and much of the emotion is unconscious. When this planet is put in the sixth house of work, service and health, any unconscious power struggles over service and work will have physical manifestations. The chart holder with a sixth house Pluto is wise to express their feelings here rather than keeping them trapped and allowing them to fester. This will keep the chart holder physically healthy. At best, Pluto in the sixth house has intense focus in work and is able to put one hundred percent of its energy into perfecting the physical world by working hard and keeping this focus. Pluto can achieve a great deal in the sixth house with these skills as long it doesn't allow itself to get dragged down with power struggles with other people.
Pluto in the 7th House...A suspicious, intense and untrusting nature is common when Pluto is in the seventh house. These chart holders will try their best to decipher their partner's motives in any interaction. Acutely aware of the subtleties of human relationship, seventh-house Pluto chart holders are patient and probing. They will not get involved in a friendship, love relationship or business partnership unless they feel satisfied that they have sufficiently examined the person and have a complete understanding of their purpose and intentions in the relationship. Seventh-house Pluto chart holders are also sensitive to which person in an interaction holds the most power, and if it isn't them, they will try to win it. Any person is a possible threat, so everyone is treated that way. Seventh-house Pluto people or people with Scorpio on their descendant are attracted to Scorpio-like people who are careful and intense.
Pluto in the 8th House...The ultimate match-up, Pluto is at home in the eighth house, but it isn't always cozy. Letting go is Pluto's greatest challenge, and in its own house, it is really put to the test. Intimate relationships are taken seriously, often too seriously, and there is difficultly opening up and bringing relationship issues out of the darkness of the unspoken and into the light of conversation. Much of the feelings are unconscious and the chart holder feels compulsions that may be expressed through verbal or physical outbursts. An eighth-house Pluto can make every facet of a relationship into a power struggle until Pluto manages to drive the other person away or the other person capitulates under Pluto's pressure. When relationships do end, Pluto still doesn't stop fighting. Divorces that go on for years with endless fights over money are common with an eighth-house Pluto. Power struggles with family members or deep losses from a young age are common with Pluto in the eighth house of a natal chart. These losses and struggles continue to fester throughout the chart holder's life in all of their intimate relationships. Finding the ability to "let go" of power in relationships and finding the ability to let life takes its course without trying to manipulate it frees Pluto in the eighth house to find happiness.
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Pluto in the 9th House...
Passionate about their opinions on the rules the world should follow, those with Pluto in their ninth-house are not easily swayed into new philosophies or ideas about religion or politics. However, as Pluto is the planet of rebirth and renewal, at some point in their lives, these chart holders are likely to have a complete reversal or revamping of their policital, philosophical or religious ideas. Until then, however, they will hold on tightly to their views and will argue vehemently to defend them. Their opinions on how the world should operate can be so deeply held that they appear to operate unconsciously as a part of who they are rather than as ideas which are separate from them and can be debated.
Pluto in the 10th House...
Once Pluto in the tenth house sets its sights on success, it doesn't look back. No one can be trusted and everyone is the competition for these chart holders. They often have a mysterious or ruthless persona. Their focus on success is serious business and they can actually become so obsessed with it that they burn bridges and sabotage themselves in their effort to cut out the competition. Think of Richard Nixon who had a tenth-house Pluto. Of course, if they do end as victims of their own secretive and vindictive behavior, they have the regenerative power to rebuild and learn from their mistakes. These chart holders do well in any career where they can put their probing, secretive and untrusting ways to good for a specific use. Working as an undercover detective or interrogator is perfect for them. Psychological works that require probing and the ability to avoid being duped by nonsense excuses for a client's behavior is also a good pick. Pluto in the tenth house is rarely taken advantage of and does not give up a fight. If anything takes them down, it's usually their own mistrust of the world that backfires on them because the world stops trusting them.
Pluto in the 11th House...Acutely aware of the power dynamics in groups, casual friendships and societal institutions, Pluto in the eleventh house is serious about interactions in these areas of life. When these chart holders walk into a group setting, they immediately sense the power structure and make sure they don't fall into a position offering little power. They will sense who is in charge and will immediately try to determine their motivation as well as the motivation of the group. Constantly keeping a guard against the possibility of being exploited by the power of groups or organizations is exhausting driving some of these chart holders to avoid these settings. They may dodge governmental institutions whenever possible and steer clear of any group activities. It's difficult for them to trust people they just meet because they are haunted by a feeling that there is something the person will want from them other than just friendship. When the chart holder does find people who they deem trustworthy, they value them greatly. These chart holders have tight social networks involving few people who they trust.
Pluto in the 12th House...As children, those with twelfth-house Plutos feel powerless. There may be extremely inflamed emotional issues in the family, and the child's needs, wants and desires are seen as not important and are ignored. The child has no sense of how to make themselves vital, contributing members of the family. Resentment builds, and as the child is keenly aware of how power is distributed and wielded in the family, they grow into adults who understand and sense power dynamics better than most. But the feeling of having their own power constantly extinguished never fades, so they learn to work secretly and behind the scenes to exert their power. Finding back doors and ways to wedge their influence into situations becomes a theme for them, and they live with a nagging sense of resentment toward anyone who seems powerful. They long to present themselves as openly powerful but are instead forever frustrated. In the best scenario, twelfth-house Pluto chart holders are able to use their hidden talent of understanding even the most subtle workings of power to make a career. They gain their own power from their success at work. Detective work, politics or any field that allows them to examine or manipulate power struggles or structures from behind the scenes is perfect for them. At their best, they can also be extremely empathetic and passionate about helping the powerless in society. At their worst, they allow the resentment towards those who they perceive as powerful to fester in their unconscious, and they perform vengeful acts without even being fully aware of their intent and possible harm.
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