Pluto in the 8th House ****************************************************************** Pluto is in its natural house here, which indicates that you need to exercise and transform global power through whatever means available. Global power has a different definition for some individuals and yet another for different countries of the world. At one extreme, on an individual there can be a tendency to manipulate others and insist that they change themselves according to your values. Clearly, this offers a significant potential for growth which will best be served by letting others be themselves and concentrating on learning how to use Pluto's power for your own personal transformation. Another area of influence is with the concept of energy (power) transfer in the area of sexuality. This is where an individual with Pluto in the eighth takes in energy from their lover during sex to have more power for themselves. The strange thing is that if you practice this sort of thing, you may not really be aware of what you are doing. Through meditation and self-hypnosis (both worthy of pursuit), one can learn to use sexual energy in a spiritual way. For example, instead of absorbing energy during the climactic phase, refocus personal energy up the spine to perpetuate a self-release beyond this realm. In essence, you can learn to make love from the heart and experience a oneness with the universe. Practicing the Tantra and developing a focus through meditation are tools worthy of consideration. In time, you will be able to learn the lessons of balancing power which will be beneficial for yourself and others. Thus, you will learn to motivate others in a non-manipulative way and accept them even if they are superficial. When you are in a position to reorient your own powers on a physical, mental, and spiritual level, you can fundamentally change the lives of those with whom you come into contact. Your aggression will be transformed to productive purposes which will allow you to draw upon exceptional resources in times of crisis. Your powerful energy and stability enable you to give support to others. The eighth house concerns itself with interactions between individuals, and when Pluto is situated in this house, each encounter may be very intense. If you try to avoid true intimacy, due to fear of excess and the chaotic nature of your strong and intense feelings, it is high time to look and see if there are any ways to make the situation more bearable for yourself. If you do not fear these things, you may have a good connection to energies at work in deeper levels of life, and you may be far more sensitive to what is going on than your associates.