Pluto The Power of Transformation

Before August 2006, Pluto was just another planet. Then the members of the International Astronomical Union pronounced it a dwarf planet. That demotion is irrelevant to astrologers. Astrologers believe that Pluto possesses the power of transformation, and nothing s going to change that. 

Pluto is small, rocky, and so mysterious that astronomers aren t sure what to make of it. Its elongated orbit, which is tilted to the rest of the solar system, overlaps the orbit of Neptune. As a result, from 1979 to 1999, Pluto was closer to the Sun than Neptune. Pluto s major moon, Charon, is so relatively large 

to astrologers, Pluto represents death, regeneration, and rebirth. It destroys, purifies, purges, and renews, bestowing consciousness on that which has been hidden and ultimately bringing transformation. The process can be tedious because Pluto moves at a glacial speed and its path is strewn with obstacles. But the rewards are life-changing. 

Pluto has two symbols. One is a snazzy-looking metaphysical design A small circle held within a crescent and balanced on a cross. 1 don t use this symbol because it s too easy to confuse with the glyphs of the other planets (Mercury and Neptune in particular). But many astrologers prefer it. 

Like Uranus and Neptune, Pluto primarily influences generations. Its influence in an individual s birth chart is usually subtle — unless Pluto occupies a prominent spot in your chart. Pluto is prominent if 

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