A. To
understand the promise of a particular planet
in a chart, you must take into account the
chart as a whole. And where better to start,
in your daughter’s case, than her Scorpio
Ascendant with Pluto in partile1 conjunction? This
powerful placement reflects her intense personal
magnetism and innate capacity to impact her
surroundings, both consciously and unconsciously.
The foremost challenge of Pluto-in-Scorpio
rising is shifting the unconscious power — which
can express itself through self-involvement,
personal drama, and unevolved sexuality — into
conscious power that can transform the individual
into a potent creative and social force,
perhaps even an agent of planetary change.
“Empowerment through engagement” may
become your mantra for this 17-year-old whose
chart holds such great promise. Guide her
energies toward participation in the world,
perhaps in the creative arts, or by supporting
causes that she deeply cares about. Entice
her to become engaged with groups of like-minded
souls whose works support her idealism with
action.
Collaborative
activity allows for the most positive
expression of your daughter’s
mutable t-square, as she discovers
how her unique talents (Uranus in the
2nd house of personal resources) and
her idealistic vision and creative
capacity (Moon in Pisces in the 5th)
can find expression and acknowledgment
by participating through service in
the real world (Venus–Mars conjunction
in Virgo in the 10th). This type of
participation can help to transmute
the usual insecurity and self-consciousness
of the 1st-house Scorpio Saturn and
South Node into the self-assuredness
and socially conscious potential promised
by the 7th-house Taurean North Node.
Group affiliations will also activate
the beneficial trine from her Libra
Sun and Mercury in the 11th house of
social expression to her Aquarian Jupiter
at the IC, the very foundation of her
chart and her inner security. This
will help to build up her sense of
selfhood from the inside out, allowing
her to discover her values and to put
them into practice.
The goal is to transpersonalize the intensity of Pluto — providing
a larger arena for self-expression
while allowing her personal life to
be balanced and healthy. This will
offer her a taste of real power, of
being a player in a bigger game, thus
enabling her to experience her potency
in a life-affirming way. In short,
your daughter’s creative empowerment
in the world is the key to integrating
her Pluto, by living a vibrant, meaningful,
and conscious life.