consciousness and being. That process will always feel unsettling, even chaotic, but when the battle is over, you will feel deeply rejuvenated!
Pluto’s power struggle takes place both internally, as a quest for self-mastery, and in our relationships, where we must learn to share power with others. When this struggle goes wrong, despotism, massive criminality, violence, war, and ultimately the failure of an entire society may ensue. Now you can see why astrologers weren’t happy with the demotion of Pluto—this diminutive planet has great power!
Pluto rules Scorpio and, with Mars, the 8th House (Death & Regeneration). In the body Pluto is associated with regeneration and reproduction.
Chiron
Chiron, discovered in 1977, is so small that it is called a “planetoid.” It is one of many small celestial bodies that have importance in astrology, and I have long valued the role and message of Chiron in the horoscope.
In Greek mythology Chiron was a centaur, with the torso of a human and the lower body of a horse. He was abandoned by his parents, and yet grew into a gifted healer. He later suffered an arrow wound that caused him great pain, leading him to give up his mortality in order to be relieved of pain through mortal death. Thus he is known as the “wounded healer,” meaning a person who is able to heal others as the result of his or her own suffering.
Chiron represents our deepest wounds, often going back to our childhood and buried deep in our unconscious, and calls us to seek our own healing. As we overcome our wounds and rise above our traumas, we learn to heal ourselves. The healing process opens our heart and fills it with compassion, giving us the