The Dance of Pluto

The Dance of Pluto.

We think our life has purpose, we think we're having fun,
then along comes Pluto making aspect to our Sun,
We ask: Does my life have meaning? What is it all about?
Why have I lost my spirit? Why has my light gone out?
Or what is it that I'm running from, trying to avoid?
Or what is it that is making me become so paranoid?
Then with a new day dawning, we see a plan divine,
and can find that life has given us a bright new way to shine.

When Pluto meets our tender Moon, he can rape our soul,
but the only true intention seems to make of us more whole.
We can clear the decks now, throw out those old possessions,
while on another level we are clearing old obsessions,
Hades cleanses our emotions, sometimes with pain and tears,
we may relive old suffering that's been trapped inside for years.
Then it can bring us new life, perhaps one more revealing,
of the depth of our compassion, or the wonder of our feeling.

When Pluto plunders Mercury, there is usually no denying,
our thoughts can be most serious, or with the dead or dying.
Our perception deepens or the shadows larger loom,
we may be seeking in the darkness, or meeting doom and gloom,
yet Hermes was the messenger, the only God allowed
to freely visit Hades realms and then escape uncowed.
A visit to the underworld is sure to change our view,
how differently we can perceive that which we thought we knew.

When Pluto ravishes Venus, it might break our heart,
for what passes then between us can tear our love apart,
Hades is so powerful we can resist with all our might,
but if he so decrees it, we will fall in love on sight.
His helmet of invisibility might not seem fun or funny,
if we check our bank account to find we have no money.
When his rumbling's over, cash and friends are rearranged,
we can then realise what happened, it was because our values changed.

Pluto marching up to Mars can herald the arrival,
of some explosive anger or a threat to our survival,
the inferno which is raging can set our Mars on fire,
our passions are ignited or we're burning with desire,
or we feel small and helpless, devoid of strength or will,
impotent or powerless, left to trust in being still.
Pluto, when it's testing us, might go to any lengths,
to bring about the best in us, it will sometimes try our strengths.

When Pluto jousts with Jupiter, it doesn't come to rape,
it stirs our lust for freedom or our confines to escape,
we can broaden our horizons or be pulled towards expansions,
the singular world we live in, can be one with many mansions..
The ground may shake beneath the thunder bolting in the sky,
possessed to look for meaning, we might pray to Zeus on high,
and if we're praying selflessly, with faith or trust or ruth,
our prayers could then be answered, with wisdom, wit or truth.

When Pluto seeks out Saturn we can find and meet resistance,
the fears and chains which bind us will not break without persistence,
and while we are restructuring our foundations underneath,
we can manifest the symptoms, in skin, or bones, or teeth.
Wise old father time above may feel more like the Grim Reaper,
when he joins himself with Hades, our underworld lord and keeper,
then, perhaps as we are thinking that we can't hold out much longer,
we see that he is leaving us, older, wiser, or stronger.

When Pluto sparks with Uranus life can become surprising,
and where we have repression we might experience uprising,
a new truth can be discovered and not to be disputed,
for now we have the impetus for it to be transmuted.
Our sense of time's distorted, the days go flying fast,
and we will not be thwarted, or might break free from the past.
At our best we're not resisting in our need for transformation,
with the Gods above insisting on some breed of liberation.

Pluto nudging Neptune brings storms and turbulece at sea,
to feel as if we're drowning is a frequent place to be,
our visions are confronted, our dreams may disappear,
we are lost, in a confusion, or we wish the fog would clear,
or Hades helps to bring about a dream we've long held dear,
our depth of spirituality may help to draw this near.
Immersed within the infinite with a timeless sense of fusion,
we sense that life is just a dream, beyond the earth's illusion.

When Pluto pounces on himself, in aspect to his natal placement,
the earth may gape wide open to reveal what's in the basement.
We're given right of passage to somehow birth out from the womb,
which otherwise would stunt our growth or perhaps become our tomb.
We might even feel with certainty that this is our darkest hour,
but Hades is beside us and can give to us his power,
so that we can journey back to life from underworld descent,
where the springtime which awaits us can seem truly heaven sent.

When Pluto comes to Chiron there's an arrow in the sky,
winging straight towards us, to stick us in the thigh.
Wounds can come to the surface, if so, then not to be ignored,
the only way to heal them might be if they are explored.
While if we have wounded others from the half of us that's horse,
we might now apologise, and with true sorrow or remorse.
Perhaps we do not always see what this aspect is revealing,
yet it can change our destiny and it can bring us healing.

When Pluto contacts Ceres we may not intend to smother,
we can feel this inclination because Ceres is Earth Mother.
A parent who was furious and sought to bring destruction,
infertility on earth was spawned by Persephone's abduction.
Demeter's grief or depression may be engaged or reconciled,
but we must see why we're enraged, if we're to heal our inner child.
Our diet can change and alter now, and so too can our health,
we can sow our seed creatively, and reap abundant wealth.

When Pluto points to Pallas, we're not so meek and mild,
we are with the Warrior Queen, Jupiter's favourite child.
Born of his head, cleaved by an axe, in brilliant armour of gold,
tact, strategy and wise counsel may be ours now to uphold.
Our thoughts are sharp or more civilised, or profounder is our vision,
we are more cultured or refined, more abled to decision.
If we now find the courage to stand up to what we fear,
Athene comes to protect us, with her golden shield and spear.

When Pluto visits Vesta, keeper of the sacred flame,
with focus and commitment, we may venerate her name,
and if we feel a burning, like hells fire infernal,
we need to seek in solitude for that inner flame eternal.
We can seek security, through service or devotion,
or develop inner purity, or centre our emotion.
We can suffer all life gladly, no matter what its sin,
if we are firmly centred upon our hearts flame within.

When Pluto joins with Juno, Jupiter's sister, lover and wife,
through relationship and marriage, is where we find new life.
We might fret or fear betrayal while friends or partners are away,
and our issues around fidelity can all come out play.
Just like Hera who gave birth without Zeus, on her own,
we may find it's time now to be in solitude alone,
or we might feel we're touched by the gentle hand of fate,
and meet that special person who becomes our lifelong mate.

Pluto approaches slowly through underground caves and ditches,
if we embrace its transformation, it may bring to us its riches,
wherever Pluto's active there may be a change or death,
but there's always resurrection to draw a new life breath.
There is a time for every season underneath the sun,
when Pluto comes to claim us, a new season is begun.
Tiny seeds are often sprouted deep within the earth,
only when they grow and bloom do we appreciate their worth.