Saturn in aspect to Pluto

Saturn implies restrictions and limitations, which serve as a barrier to progress until certain changes are made or lessons learnt; and when in association with Pluto, the way forward is conditioned by the need for an inner transformation to occur. With this aspect, it is likely that you will experience some degree of frustration in achieving your objectives, or a sense of invisible blockages facing you that require you to discover some way to pass them or dissolve them through penetration.

As you have a strong ambitious nature, you will need to make full use of all the resources available to you, applying accumulated knowledge and experience to a determined persistent effort to succeed. Patience will be an essential quality for you to develop, as it is unlikely that you will have rapid immediate success in your objectives. Usually you have to wait, and undergo the experience of frustration and not knowing if your goals will be realized; and this can be a testing and transformative phase, especially as it is likely to be repeated periodically throughout your life.

You will be attracted towards power and status, although it may be that instead of reaching a position where you 'possess' such attributes, you are required to gain a new perspective and understanding of influence in the world, rather than demonstrating it yourself. Much depends upon your ability to apply your talents and resources practically; potentially, your ideas and schemes can have a noticeable impact upon the world and your immediate environment, especially when you are working through an established structure and social system. This is because you feel more naturally in tune with existing organizations, preferring traditional approaches and attitudes as a reflection of 'stability and foundation'. You often resist accepting new trends or social changes, as you are inherently wary of them, preferring to follow your established path unless the impulse for change is naturally arising within yourself; and even then the likelihood is that you will attempt to resist and block its movement as a reaction to its unsettling effect. You will have a conservative nature and perception of life, respecting traditions and the consensus social attitudes, being suspicious of those who need to experiment and challenge accepted attitudes.

The socially subversive nature of Pluto is unlikely to be too evident, as Saturn will overlay it too much, although it can erupt in your inner and personal life, potentially stimulating a collapse in your 'secure foundations', forcing you to re-evaluate yourself and your life. Such a radical impact is unlikely, however, unless you are capable of undergoing the cathartic transformation that could occur, because Saturn will maintain your inner structure to prevent this happening.

You will be a private person, serious and secretive in nature, not openly revealing your thoughts and particularly your emotions, which you may try to avoid and keep tightly sealed away in a 'locked drawer'. Emotions imply fluctuation and change to you; and this does not fit easily with your world view and perception of self, making you feel uncomfortable. A more healthy approach to emotions should be encouraged, as it would prevent any energy repression on the emotional level, or else you may find that Pluto takes that route to make its presence felt.

In intimate relationships, you will be a firm, reliable partner, and you will prefer a traditional approach to marriage and mutual commitment, so you should choose wisely. You will not be overly demonstrative of emotional (on the surface), but you should avoid any tendency to fix the relationship in limiting and binding ties, and instead allow it space to change and evolve. Remember that your partner is a unique individual with a potential to unfold, so allow the necessary freedom for him or her to do so, and encourage the process too. Security in a 'straightjacket' situation is a false situation, and inimical to growth and development, so despite your tendency in that direction, it is wiser to accept change and unpredictability so that energies can flow healthily.

Saturn conjunct Pluto: The conjunction of Saturn and Pluto gives you a driving ambition to realize your goals. To do this, however, you must use all your resources and experience. An austerity program may be necessary, but you are willing to endure whatever is required so that your plans will succeed. The fear of an unfulfilled life drives you to accomplish as much as you can. You are certain that your determination and persistence will make success possible.

You may be forced into a particular profession before you realize which field will enable you to get the results you desire. Your inclination is to traditional occupations that can give you stability in the face of changing social values, which seem to financially threaten you. You may resist 'getting in step' with changes and defiantly challenge anyone who suggests that you must, or you will make anxious adjustments to them. In any case, your approach to solving the problems you face is extreme. You either 'join' and transform a liability into an asset, or you resist and suffer defeat from the relentless tide of progress.

Secretive about your plans and ambitions, you don't share your innermost thoughts with anyone. You work behind the scenes, patiently acquiring financial resources that you feel will protect you in later years. You are efficient in managing your financial affairs and resourceful in spending.

You are qualified to gain positions of power and authority. An effective organizer, you command the respect of those under you. You are almost faultless in observing the law, and although your judgment may be harsh, it is fair. You have an uncanny ability to understand people's motives, which serves you well in determining guilt or innocence.

Saturn conjunct Pluto: Intensity and tenacity are key concepts in the conjunction of Saturn and Pluto. This is an extremely powerful conjunction if linked with personal factors. The ability to shape things, to work hard and long, and to endure stress are enormously intensified by Pluto, and we are able to tap a great reservoir of strength and resilience. At the same time, a need for power and authority and a desire to leave no stone unturned (Pluto) assume a set form (Saturn). Striving for fame and success, tough behavior, and refusal to give way on any issue, are likely consequences.

Pluto also has to do with repressions, and its conjunction with Saturn makes us painfully aware of these unconscious impulses. We can resort to firm action to enable us to overcome problems and fears. Others may think of us as strong, but do not see the inner struggle - which nothing would induce us to reveal to them.

Profound inquiry (Saturn) plus penetration (Pluto) give a capacity for all kinds of research and for science in general. When working on anything that really interests us, we anticipate good results and are very energetic and ambitious; but nobody must get in the way, otherwise we strike back mercilessly.

Under the influence of Pluto, it can be hard to gauge how forcefully we express ourselves; and when the planet is in conjunction with vulnerable Saturn we can be more prickly and fierce than (seen in retrospect) we intended. We have the strategic ability to outwit rivals. Without realizing it, we choose to confront others and make a bid for power in the very place where we feel most at risk; naturally enough, this stirs up a hornet's nest from time to time. Therefore the present conjunction is said to signify violence - although our behavior need not sink to that level. Violence is certainly possible, but only if the rest of the chart points in the same direction.

What is more, the conjunction of Pluto and Saturn is found in people who are determined to master important processes at all costs. These can be socio-political processes, processes that are personally meaningful to these natives, or even the processes of parapsychology or magic. Feelings of uncertainty created by unconscious compulsions might prompt us to take the reins of our life completely into our own hands.

Saturn conjunct Pluto: Saturn represents the influence of the father on the individual's psyche, the caution point in the consciousness, the teacher or tester; Pluto represents unconscious motivation. The conjunction indicates a person born into a generation when people unconsciously take the law into their own hands. Rationally, they may say that the 'law' is wonderful, but personally one hears them talking about how one 'must' do something. Free will may be disguised intellectually, but in actuality they subconsciously feel that they should be the law-makers.

The father's influence on these individuals was most probably manipulative; it may be difficult for them to see just how they are influenced by the father. The aspect indicates people who may think their urges toward traditional concepts are conscious, but who may be motivated to react to life experience on an unconscious level.

In Leo (August 1946 - July 1948), this conjunction indicates people who consider respect and approval seriously, and may feel they are not being respected enough. They unconsciously react with hurt feelings and sensitivity when they are not treated in an approvable manner. They may not realize that the hurt feelings have something to do with the fact that their father didn’t treat them well when they were little, and here is this life experience doing it to them again. These people will be motivated to consider the 'law' and all its ramifications whenever they are offended. They may not explore why they are offended, but merely the fact that they are.

Saturn conjunct Pluto: Jack Parsons 0, Arnold Schwarzenegger 2, Orson Welles 2, David Rockefeller 3, O.J. Simpson 4, James Taylor 4, Collon 4, Sally Field 5, Uri Geller 5, Terence McKenna 5, AndySc 5, PapayaJ 5, Ricardo 5, Deepak Chopra 6, Patti Smith 6, Suzanne Somers, ChrisC 6, Hillary Rodham Clinton 7, Donny 8, JBLight 8, Medwick 8, Phylissa 8, SFor 8, Virginia 8

Saturn sextile Pluto

You should have the ability to organize, control and focus your will-power effectively in order to achieve your ambitions. Similar to those with the conjunction, you can act as a 'magician' transmitting occult energies and influence through established structures; the purpose of such impulses will be varied, sometimes constructive, sometimes destructive or preservative in their initial impact and appearance. A Pluto impact via Saturn can seem to be very negative and destructive at first, as it can shatter the existing foundations, yet its purpose is rebirth and regeneration, breaking old outgrown limitations to create the space for the new direction to emerge through.

You may need to learn how to apply this energy in a practical way, probably through a self-initiated discipline and clear awareness of the way in which you wish to use it. Certainly, you will need to consider your aims carefully, planning and adjusting your approach according to strengths and weaknesses.

Success is important to you, materially and psychologically; and you will try very hard to become an achiever in whichever sphere of life you choose. Some degree of frustration is inevitable, but you tend to believe that with perseverance and a realistic self-appraisal you are capable of success - eventually. You believe that experience is the best teacher, and that a sign of intelligence is to make full use of that experience for the purposes of growth; and that involves learning and understanding life's lessons as soon as possible, to avoid unnecessary painful repetition. You can be intolerant of others who learn slowly, or who insist on repeating the same mistakes over and over again, thus spoiling their own lives. Taking responsibility for one's own life is important to you; and you understand the crucial role of choice in life, knowing that a life is determined by the nature of choices made, whether seemingly important or trivial in nature. Unwise choices invariably lead to more suffering for yourself and others, and could often be avoided if more thought and awareness were applied before decisions were taken.

A feeling of security is important to you, reflecting the known boundaries of Saturn; yet you are more alive to the necessity of change in life, and are less inclined to resist this, than are those with the Saturn-Pluto conjunction. Emotionally, you accept the inner mutability and flow more naturally, and so do not create a problem of emotionally-based repression erupting into an uncontrollable destructiveness in your relationships.

Saturn sextile Pluto: With the sextile of Saturn to Pluto, you realize that you must plan carefully in order to succeed. Knowing that nothing can depend on chance, you organize your resources in such a way as to achieve the best results. You understand your abilities and shortcomings, and establish your goals and objectives accordingly. You are prepared to accept whatever responsibilities will enable you to grow into important positions. Success is not a surprise to you, since you have made an enormous effort for that very purpose. You aren't afraid that you will fail, nor do you feel threatened by anyone, because you've built your position on a firm foundation.

You know that experience is the best teacher, but you also value education and training as a means to expand your opportunities. These attitudes enable you to fill many positions. You realize that results are in proportion to your contribution, and this feeling is communicated to your superiors. Your good relations with them helps open access routes to promotion. You are humble enough to seek advice and guidance from more experienced people.

Although you are understanding of other people's motives, you aren't always tolerant of their negativity or incompetence. You expect a lot from those under you, and you can be vindictive toward an unqualified person who tries to gain a high position. But you prefer to discuss mutual differences rather than let a misunderstanding spoil a relationship.

Security is very important to you, and is perhaps the reason for your urge to succeed. You also realize the danger of thinking that money is a universal solvent. You respect the power of money, but you won't be dominated by the extreme compulsion to accumulate a fortune.

Saturn sextile Pluto: The father's influence on the individual's psyche, plus the concept of caution or fear in the personality caused by his influence, will be handled constructively.

These people can work well with groups for the father taught them how to co-operate. There are no strong urges to control coming from this aspect. As these individuals mature, the energy can be used to effectively handle the problems of career, community and personal relationships.

Saturn trine or sextile Pluto: Like the conjunction, harmonious aspects between Saturn and Pluto indicate tremendous perseverance, a hefty power drive, and forceful behavior. We can become completely immersed in the things that fascinate us, and may toil long to achieve personal goals. With this combination, we cannot be provoked with impunity; but, like a skilled strategist, wait patiently for the chance to repay with interest whomever has offended us. We can work in a very disciplined manner, and have an unmistakable hunger for power, but handle it well: generally speaking, the harmonious aspects arouse little opposition.

Also, with the harmonious Saturn / Pluto aspects, we could be capable of very hard work, both physical and mental. Energy and tenacity are so great that we are able to push ourselves to the limit. Neither Saturn nor Pluto is propitious, even when the aspect they make with one another is propitious: they often cause difficulties - but leave us more than equal to them. We are always trying to prove ourselves both to ourselves and to others, and function well in trying circumstances or under (great) pressure; in fact it seems that it is only then that the full potential of these aspects is realized.

Because perseverance is so great and because we experience little resistance from outside (at least directly), we are liable - with the harmonious aspects - to dig our feet in on every issue, making no concessions to others. Using tight self-control, we express ideas in a disciplined, impassive, yet very decided way; and this can make us seem hard and unapproachable. Incidentally, there is a clue here as to why a Saturn / Pluto combination, much as it favors in-depth research of all kinds, does not encourage us to probe ourselves too deeply - even when the aspect is an easy one. Saturn, as we have seen, has a somewhat inhibiting effect on spiritual growth and transformation.

Saturn sextile Pluto: George Harrison 0, Nikola Tesla 0, Bram 0, Paul McCartney 1, Cate 1, Jyothi 1, Ralph 1, Bobby Fischer 2, Robert Hand 2, Brian Wilson 2, Maitreyi 2, Shakura 2, Ammachi 3, Jimi Hendrix 3, Abbe 3, Duane 3, William Blake 4

Saturn square Pluto

With this aspect, it is likely that you will feel quite restricted by social and environmental constraints, and that the influence of the society in which you live will have considerable impact upon your life, often appearing to be a negative one.

Frustration appears to be inevitable; and you may feel that you are having to carry 'a burden for society', where you are involved in some way with a personal responsibility for some of society's troubles. This could be a form of work which takes you into problem areas, or even a sense of inner attunement to the suffering of the world. There is a form of linking between your personal enfoldment and growth and the struggles of mass humanity, one which you may experience or interpret in a peculiarly masochistic manner, or use as an excuse for personal failings.

Some of this tendency could arise from earlier life and parental relationships and conditioning, possibly from environmental deprivation of lack of fulfilling and meaningful contact with your parents and family. This can lead to a pattern of personal disappointments and lack of essential trust in life and the world, leaving you emotionally marked and feeling insecure in your own abilities and talents. You may feel 'hard done by', and feel envious of others who appear to be enjoying life and succeeding; there can be a 'chip on your shoulder' and a corrosive inner bitterness affecting your basic attitude.

When you do make extra efforts to make progress towards your aims, you often feel that you are being strangely hindered by events, people and circumstances which arise to frustrate, divert and block your attempts. Even though it may not appear so, this is likely to be the result in the outer world of inner projections, where through your own attitudes of defeatism and fear of success you trigger a reaction in the world to oppose you. You can create your own failure without consciously realizing it.

You tend to be searching for status, power and the opportunity to influence people's lives, much in the same way that you feel your own life has been affected by nameless unknown others who make socially influential decisions. There is an element of wanting to dominate within you, possibly to 'get your own back' through blaming others for any problems that you have had.

To transform this oppressive pattern of limitation, you will need to radically alter your outlook on life and yourself. The Pluto energy will help you to achieve this; and the first step is to draw back all the projections that you are overlaying on the world, and to recognize those that place the reason for failure 'out there'. You need to accept responsibility for your own life, decisions and choices, and begin to take control instead of being a frustrated, passive reactor.

Many have transcended difficult environmental barriers through assertiveness and effort of will, succeeding in breaking limitations and creating a life that satisfies them; and you need not be the exception to this possibility: the solution lies in your own psyche. Choose to change, observe the repetitive patterns of excuses and lack of commitment to succeed, and then override them through discipline and concentrated will. You are that 'mysterious barrier' opposing your own efforts; release the negativity that you cling to, and it will seem that a new world will open up for you, where you can begin to make progress, a world where more light can penetrate and illuminate the darkness. Remember, it is your own choice to remake your own life.

Saturn square Pluto: The square from Saturn to Pluto shows that early in life you became a 'sore loser'. If you thought you couldn't win at a game, you just wouldn't play. Later, you associated with kids who were either weaker or younger in order to guarantee your supremacy over them. You lacked the generosity to admit that others might be more qualified than you. This attitude, in time, has become unacceptable in your relationships with others. You are emotionally insecure, and your value-judgments are unrealistic.

You are inclined to defensively avoid social responsibility, viewing it as an obstacle rather than an opportunity. You overdramatize the loss of personal freedom in fulfilling your duties. If forced to submit to them, you may become bitter and resort to extremes to get out of your obligation.

Your professional life will be full of difficulties until you change your attitude. Your superiors will not tolerate your attempts to grasp control. If you are willing to serve until you can demonstrate your readiness to handle authority, you may be accepted. But you are impatient and resent the time-consuming effort required to reach the top by the usual methods.

You need advisors to assess your capabilities and help you determine what your goals should be. Your desires are unrealistic in the light of the resources you have to satisfy them. Status and its accompanying security have a high priority in your life. But resisting the demands of your superiors will only complicate getting what you want.

You are envious of those in powerful positions who have wealth and social status. You project this resentment, and others feel threatened by you. Correct this by developing skills through education. In this way you will meet and associate with co-workers on a mutual level. Also you will clarify your goals and be able to work out a methodical plan for success.

Saturn square Pluto: The father's influence on the psyche may remain subconscious. There may be attempts to rationalize fears or to avoid facing them. When personal security patterns are threatened, the subconscious drive to control life events may become apparent.

If there are not ties to personal planets, this aspect indicates people who were raised in a manipulative atmosphere, but they didn't feel it personally. When personal planets are involved, these people may unconsciously attack traditional authority figures, starting with the father. There may be little respect for the family traditions or for those within the community, or little respect for accepted standards.

Saturn square or opposite Pluto: The presence of ambition, tenacity and the desire to prove oneself (not to mention an aptitude for getting on in life) are even more marked here than in the harmonious aspects. Hard aspects strengthen, and sometimes exaggerate, these characteristics. A need to define and limit, to mould and preserve form, is intensified more than usual by Pluto, because the aspect made by Pluto is hard. Thus a person can seize the objective so fiercely that he or she arouses negative reactions in others. But, besides intensifying, Pluto transforms; it often leads one to demolish a huge chunk of the past in one iconoclastic outburst. Therefore, with Saturn / Pluto conflicts this person shall alter life¬style and goals more than once; also, in the environment, he or she will play a taboo-breaking, form-breaking role. Contests with those in authority are not excluded; especially as the desire to prove oneself is so strong in the tense aspects that one is determined to be one's own person. Being insecure, he or she wants to hold the reins in his or her own hands, to gain overall control, and to leave nothing to chance. As far as possible this person tries to get a grip on everything, and is rather demanding. If the native should lose the grip, however, he or she falls prey to uncertainty and the search for power becomes tinged with desperation. It goes without saying that this produces a fair crop of problems.

The aspect indicates strife, but because of the energy and tenacity it bestows and because it impels the native to get to the bottom of things, it frequently indicates victory, too, although at the cost of sweat and tears. Spiritual growth and radical changes often occur by this means, in spite of Saturn's anxious efforts to hold Pluto back - efforts that repeatedly come to nothing in the on-going conflict.

With the tense aspects, too, we can toil hard and long, performing heavy work. Generally speaking, this person likes to push himself: not for him the path of least resistance. Experiences are liable to make him harsh and calculating in dealing with his fellow men and women. Therefore Saturn / Pluto conflicts can have a very isolating effect - provided, of course, there are links with personal planets. Nevertheless, through being hard on himself in these conflicts he can go a long way in science, society, or in anything to which he sets his mind. The aspect cuts this person out to be a loner, but on his own he functions outstandingly.

Saturn in Gemini/ Cancer square Pluto in Libra (June 1973 - May 1975) indicates the following pattern: Saturn (if in Cancer) says 'I regard emotions with caution, I take emotional situations seriously, I fear that I lack emotion or emotional response in my life.' Pluto in Libra is unconsciously motivated to be a part of an elite group. The elite group (or special group) will be chosen by each of these individuals and formed by the personal environment. The father may have encouraged them to forego emotional contacts in favor of public acceptance. As adults, the aspect indicates a need to handle the conflict between personal emotional needs and the attitudes of peers. If they were born in an environment of 'free love' they will curb their emotional fears and try not to be possessive, but underneath they really will be. If the world moves into a spiritual phase and emphasizes the depersonalization of emotional values, these people will have another conflict to work out - for they need love and emotional security in the personal sense.

The father was manipulative in some way; the secret of understanding the kind of manipulation or control involved will be shown by the other aspects to the Sun and Saturn, as well as by the houses involved. If one is to free oneself from the power of the father image, the aspect need to be understood. Often these people will imitate the father's pattern in adult life, attempting to control those around them in a similar manner.

Saturn square Pluto: J 0, Carl Jung 1, JerryGr 1, Geoff 2, Roy 2, Steve 2, TonyO 2, Aleister Crowley 4, Henry Kissinger 4, Groucho Marx 4, Al Pacino 4, Mick 4, Raga 4, Steve Jobs 5, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 5, LaurieSw 5, LucJr 5, Marcy 5, Dick Cheney 6, Bruce Lee 6, Dheeraj 6, Gabriela 6, Jude 6, Albert Schweitzer 7, Jamie 7, Michael 7

Saturn trine Pluto

As with the sextile aspect, this indicates that you will have a good organizing ability, using your concentrated will-power to make the maximum use of your talents and resources, provided that you have clearly defined your purposes in the light of your real potential.

The concept of a manipulator of energies - or magician - is evident; and you will naturally use subtle energies to help achieve your will; this may be applied either consciously with deliberation, or as an unconscious psychological projection or emanation from you. This ability can be developed through forms of self-training; and you are likely to be attracted to occultism, astrology, magic, yoga and science, appropriate areas in which to investigate subtle energies through personal experience. You may have a sense of underlying purpose in your life, perceived as a fated path which is unfolding naturally from within you, yet is a path that you feel you have to follow towards an unknown destination.

It can be that this meaningful path of purpose threading through your life has the effect of stimulating essential change and transformation in the lives of yourself and others, and is a 'calling' from the transpersonal dimension as reflected by Pluto.

You are capable of handling wisely any leadership or managerial responsibilities that you achieve; and you should be able to obtain the co-operation of others by your sensitivity to their feelings and openness to their ideas. Basically, you value people and have respect for others; and you use your powers of persuasion not to abuse the trust of others or take personal advantage, but to develop constructive harmony.

You accept the inevitability of change in life, especially in social spheres; and you may apply your talents to social transformation. You are less accepting of change in your intimate relationships, however, as you prefer things to remain in the same pattern once it has been satisfactorily established. You may feel inclined to use your 'subtle forces' to protect and restrict such a relationship; and whilst it may be quite protective in effect, you do have to remember the necessity for personal growth and development, and that an atmosphere of mutual freedom is preferable. If you choose your partner wisely, there is the potential for a relatively stable partnership to develop, where both can unfold their unique potentialities over many years.

Saturn trine Pluto: The trine from Saturn to Pluto gives you the power of concentration. Instinctively you know how to manage your affairs for the most benefit. Your thinking is organized, your purposes are realistic, and your attention to duty guarantees success. You recognize that social changes are inevitable. You accept your responsibilities, knowing you can make an effective contribution and can participate in making productive changes in society.

You have the determination and persistence to succeed in any field in which management skills are essential. Because you consider carefully other people's values and feelings, you are better able to make decisions based on all the available facts. You can effectively manipulate individuals to achieve broad social changes, but you are impatient with those who without trying say they 'can't do this' or 'can't do that'. You are especially capable of handling the resources of a large industrial or social enterprise. In promoting and establishing programs for the benefit of everyone, you try to use public resources. You can stimulate government agencies to assist people in financial difficulties or those who are unable to help themselves.

You may seek a government position to better serve those who rely on your talents and persuasive abilities. Your efficiency may even stir your colleagues to assist you in reducing governmental waste. Because you are aware of what is useful and what is not, you might also serve the public by reducing expenditures and thus lowering taxes.

You have the power to transform the apathy of youth to excited participation in the affairs of their environment. You can dramatize to adults how their lethargy and indolence has resulted in depletion of public resources. You have much to offer, and you should make it available, for you know what's right and what's wrong with society.

Saturn trine Pluto: The father influenced this person's psyche in a constructive manner, teaching him how to co-operate with peers. The fears and cautions in life can be faced and handled; they will be similar to the father's and described by the sign and house placement. The father's role can be reviewed with little problem.

The aspect indicates a natural concern for the needs of the times, the needs of the masses, and the need for communications as it affects groups. It indicates individuals who fit in comfortably with the status quo.

Saturn trine Pluto: Maureen 0, Warren Beatty 1, Jane Fonda 1, Salvadore Dali 2, Paul Newman 2, Bertrand Russell 2, Gore Vidal 2, Ray 2, Ayn Rand 3, Malcolm X 3, J.Paul Getty 4, Jack Nicholson 4, JerGar 4, Tom 4, Peter Sellers 5, Paramahansa Yogananda 5, ChrisTr 5, Eva 5, Flossie 5, Jason 5, Mark 5, Robert 5, Sri Aurobindo 6, Fergus 6, Sarik 6

Saturn quincunx Pluto

The inconjunct from Saturn to Pluto indicates that you seriously try to do what you can to fulfill your obligations. You are impressed with your personal responsibility to help change unacceptable social conditions. Your greatest problem is that you take on more duties than you can handle and overtax yourself physically. You are afraid of being singled out as one who has avoided responding to the general public's needs. You might even remind others when they are unwilling to make their contribution, thus creating a combined effort, which is essential to success.

Because you fear that your personal efforts are inadequate, you sometimes become depressed about the results you achieve. You consider your co-workers better qualified and certain to move up the ladder first. You therefore tend to discount yourself as a valid candidate for promotions. Your preoccupation with endless details and with perfection is a strong factor in your superior's decision. You labor over trifles, complain about unfair competition, and generally overestimate what others expect of you. Learn to get a larger perspective of your professional function and focus on providing that service. If you can stop contesting what others are doing, you will become more effective in getting results.

You may feel that people tend to use you for their own ends or that they expect you to cater to their incompetence. It is possible that in your personal relationships. others keep trying to dominate you. Your judgment needs refining, but you must stand firm when others attempt to force their attitudes and opinions on you. Your values are as valid as theirs, and you must communicate that fact with determination. You can only be used if you let yourself be used.

Be wary of contracts unless they specifically state your position and responsibility. Avoid the gray area of 'we have an understanding'. Live up to the contract, but volunteer nothing additional, or it could prove costly in the long run.

Saturn quincunx Pluto: Whenever we involve ourselves in confrontations with unconscious factors (Pluto), we become anxious. Quite probably, we repress them or try to crowd them out with other interests. They will then come back in a guise that is more difficult to deal with. And, when we bring some structure into our lives and start taking on responsibilities, Pluto tends to ruin our efforts by making us overdo things. The inconjunct creates a field of tension between shaping our lives and the problems we encounter while we do so. We are inclined to run around in circles through not being able to integrate what we have learned with what we have inwardly experienced.

We always seem to be getting into situations where there are obstacles to be overcome or radical changes to undergo. This aspect by no means opens up the path of least resistance. Through conflicts beneath the surface, especially with people in authority, we shall feel compelled to change our situation (though not necessarily our job situation) from time to time. The basic cause is inner struggles with ourselves; outward struggles being simply a reflection of these. In the end, we may learn that the need for a clearly defined conscious viewpoint (Saturn) and the need to bring repressed material out into the open (Pluto) both have to be expressed in their own fashion, and we can use their concentrated energy to track down whatever is hidden. Therefore this is an aspect that, as we mature, can help us to gain a deep psychological insight - especially into the battle people have with themselves and with their environment.

Saturn quincunx Pluto: Here the archetypal images of the unconscious may affect the relationship with the father, but it will be a vague influence. The aspect indicates a strain, for self-responsibility (Saturn) is vaguely affected by unconscious motivation. The father image may not be clearly defined. The unconscious motivation may be hampered by family and traditional values.

The resentments toward family may be vague or disconcerting, for hurt feelings and the inner motivation for action may not be clearly thought out. Both energies must operate. Understanding the signs and houses involved will help this individual learn to work with both energies.

Saturn quincunx Pluto: OmNi 0, Elroy 0, Zoë 0, Elvis Presley 1, Ludwig van Beethoven 1, Johanna 1, Alan Arkin 2, Tom Cruise 2, Gloria Steinem 2, AndyF 2, Dipesh 2, Babe Ruth 3, Merrill 3, Suzie 3, Swami Vivekananda 4

Saturn opposite Pluto

Like those with the square, you may feel that you have been mysteriously penalized by environmental deprivation, socially or parental, real or imagined. There was never any 'silver spoon' for you, and you tend to hold a brooding resentment for those who have not had to face the same problem.

The opposition is often associated with the themes of oppression and violence, physical and psychological, and with the tendency to be a victim of such forms of human negativity on others. For whatever reason, you may feel yourself to be a victim of persecution; and this would color your perception of people and the world, probably making you inwardly defensive and possibly outwardly aggressive towards others as a form of pre-emptive defense.

Your ease of self-expression and creativity is likely to be blocked, and you are always wary of revealing too much of yourself to others, in case they begin to take advantage of you; and in any case, you lack self-confidence and inner stability. Emotionally, you may be quite unstable, probably repressing much of your feeling life, because that is what has been damaged previously. This leads you to attempt to create a life of predictability and stability as a counterpoint to those feelings of emotional flux and vulnerability. Certainly you are quite resistant to change, especially within relationships, as you rely on those few close ones in your life to give a sense of security; and because of this fear, you suppress inner movement or outer change until a crisis point is reached where a 'releasing explosion' is the only way for the blocked energy to move.

As with the square, you need to initiate a process of inner change, to transform the restrictive attitudes and self-image that act as a frustrating factor in your life. Somehow, you need to develop more personal confidence so that you can begin trusting more, and feel secure enough to come to terms with your feelings and emotions, to allow them to fertilize and water those inner barren lands. Through such an approach, Pluto can act to give you a new birth, to almost resurrect you from the dead and to allow you the opportunity to enjoy life much more fully and appreciatively. Your inner life is not fixed in unchangeable stone, as the prospect of transformation is ever-present in every life. Initially, it may be difficult to dissolve such long-established barriers; but it can be done, enabling a new you to flower and fulfill your hidden potential: this is the pot of gold which is waiting for you to claim it as your heritage.

Saturn opposite Pluto: The opposition of Saturn to Pluto shows that you can be victimized by others in their quest for power. You may become involved in enterprises that are at best questionable and at worst potentially dangerous. If you get into social situations that have negative or non-productive objectives, you may find it extremely difficult to safely extricate yourself.

You must examine each of your associates thoroughly to protect your own interests. Accept no promises of financial gain until you see evidence to support these promises. Someone may offer you material benefits that are unrealistic or extreme, so you must be suspicious of anything that seems 'too good to be true'. The chances are that it is. This goes for personal, emotional relationships also. The investment you make will probably be of more benefit to your partner than to yourself.

Your professional affairs may become unstable because of a power play at the top that will somehow involve you. The results can undermine your position. You are sure to encounter people who will make impossible demands of you, and severe alienation is sure to follow.

Your social conditions may be extremely harsh and may not provide you with constructive avenues of expression. Fear of poverty and loss of social status could drive you to use devious methods for obtaining security and protection.

The serious conditions that often attend your life struggle need careful evaluation and constructive planning. You must learn to either transform your environment or remove yourself from it and make a new start. Plan your objectives and each day lay the foundation on which to painstakingly build your future security and realize your goals. This is the best course if you wish to enjoy a life enriched through your own efforts and free from unnecessary difficulties.

Saturn opposite Pluto: The father's influence on the psyche of the individual during early life will be difficult to comprehend on a conscious level. In order to overcome weak points, fears, feelings of failure (caused by Saturn's placement), these feelings must be acknowledged consciously.

The Plutonic energy from the unconscious may confuse the image of the father with the unconscious or mythic image. This aspect may indicate individuals who have an obsession about the father, who don't know how to begin the journey toward self-discovery. If the aspect also includes personal planets, these people may attempt to revolutionize society because they go against the father, authority and tradition.

This energy can be used in a positive manner for these folks are world changers. Before the aspect can be used constructively, however, personal understanding of the influence of the father must be achieved. If not, these individuals can be manipulators of situations whenever they become afraid. They can take the law into their own hands; they can be vigilante types.

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