Pluto in the 5th House ****************** The typical expression for Pluto in this house is akin to the actor who wants to direct his or her own play. People with this placement also often have a strong need for power, recognition, and to give and receive love. Hence, there can be a lot of self-centeredness and self-focus. Negatively expressed, it is possible to easily become jealous of any attention directed towards others, feeling that the universe only revolves around you. If this description applies, you could find yourself easily drawn into love affairs if you do not receive the necessary loving attention from an existing relationship. Later in life, every attempt to express yourself creatively may promote you to reflect on previous traumas. Perhaps through the emotional shocks you experience from the destruction of relationships, you will ultimately become aware that you need to gain control over such events. To further assist yourself, you should develop a healthy sense of self-esteem. Another area that may require attention relates to children. If you are a parent, your children will change your life. Any self-centered focus does not bode well for a parent. You may even recognize the darker and unconscious sides of your personality through the behavior of your children. You may try to keep your child under control, not because you love it and want to protect it, but because you fear that given its own free will, your child could express something that is turned against you. If this is the case your child may feel forced to bring about a radical separation from you in order to be free to discover his or her own personality. It would, of course, be preferable that you recognize your own fears and complexes and try to find out from where they hail, rather than to try and avoid a confrontation with your subconscious by keeping your life, or the lives of those around you, under strict control. The lessons to be learned here often focus on your ability to perceive the big picture of events. By learning detachment and objectivity, you can realize that you alone are not the source of creativity, but a channel for this universal expression. Once you achieve this, your creative work may be considered ahead of its time. If Pluto receives harmonious influences from other planets, you may have shed any self-centeredness at an early age and naturally use universal energies for the common good.