Check your Pluto in Scorp inconjunct to Sun!
Gaer beat me to this point; I wanted to mention your Sun-Pluto quincunx aspect in my last post. According to Astrodienst, you also have Jupiter and your Moon quincunx Pluto, but the Sun-Pluto aspect appears to be the tightest. It's also an aspect that I share with you, and one which I'd like to briefly discuss, even if it's difficult to isolate a single astrological influence.
As you know, most astrologers consider Pluto to be the modern ruling planet of Scorpio; therefore, Pluto has a lot of power in this sign. "Evidence" of such may be the rapidity with which Pluto traverses this sign--only twelve years, compared to thirty years in Taurus. Some astrologers believe that our planet could not handle a longer period of time with Pluto in Scorpio.
Pluto in Scorpio is naturally an
underworld influence, but other factors in your natal chart--namely, Pluto's fourth house placement and retrograde motion--highlight this theme more greatly. The orb is a bit wide, but you have Pluto in your fourth house conjunct your IC--the lowest and "least visible" point of a natal chart, directly opposite the MC, which is the "most visible." Think of the Sun in the afternoon, directly overhead; then compare it with the Sun at midnight, when the Moon and stars provide the only illumination in the sky. This is the symbolism at play.
The fourth house generally indicates one's early environment, one's ancestry and "roots"; it often describes the father, as well. I like to think of the fourth house as a kind of container, from which we draw inner resources and strength. I do not believe the fourth house is quite as "unconscious" as the twelfth house, but I've never regarded it as a particularly obvious influence, so it may take some probing and exploring. Fortunately, both Pluto and Scorpio enjoy probing.
You're probably more conscious of this influence than most because your eighth house Mercury in Pisces is trine Pluto. If your time of birth is accurate, you have Virgo/Pisces duplicated in your natal chart--Virgo is on the cusp of the second and third house cusps, and Pisces is on the cusp of the eighth and ninth house cusps. For now, I'm primarily interested in the third house cusp because it is generally associated with mental processes, perhaps due to its natural affinity with Gemini. The third house also governs brothers and sisters, short-distance travels, various forms of communication, and other areas you can find through a quick Google search. Mercury is not particularly strong in Pisces, but that simply indicates that the planet doesn't express itself in the way it's used to expressing itself. Virgo's focus is primarily upon details, and it wishes to create order from chaos; Pisces, meanwhile, is more receptive to subtle energies. Therefore, I believe you are aware of the Plutonian energies in your chart.
I seem to have gotten distracted; indeed, this entire post is something of a distraction because it really does not have much to do with your conjunction and your square.
Yet your Aries stellium forms a series of quincunx aspects to Pluto, so you cannot separate Pluto from a discussion about the stellium any more than you can separate the square aspects it makes to Neptune. Yes, there are minor aspects and a very wide orb from Saturn, but I'm going to disregard these for now.
As I mentioned earlier, I share the Sun-Pluto quincunx with you, and I am also a member of the Pluto in Scorpio generation. I indicated in a previous post that I have Mars in Gemini, but I did not mention that Mars forms a tight sextile with the planets in my Aries stellium. Both of these planets make quincunx aspects to Pluto, forming a yod configuration with apex Pluto; Pluto is involved in a second yod, but I do not believe it is important to this discussion.
I mention this for two reasons: First, I cannot help but bring myself in this post, if only a little, for Arians understand and relate to the world primarily through their own experiences. Secondly, I wished to demonstrate that I am familiar with the Plutonian energy and its effect in quincunx aspects because, like you, I embody this energy. It is a part of me, just as it is a part of you.
If you haven't done so already, you may wish to read some of the interpretations of the aspects on the main Astrology Weekly website. I'll provide a few links:
Sun quincunx Pluto,
Moon quincunx Pluto,
Jupiter quincunx Pluto. This description may be a reflection of other componants of my natal chart, but I strongly relate to the interpretation of Sun quincunx Pluto. I'm curious if you do, as well.
I apologize in advance if this is "old hat" to you, but I like to gather all of my thoughts in one place. Quincunx aspects are aspects of adjustment and readjustment. The planets involved in such a relationship are not in direct conflict, like with squares or oppositions, yet they are often accompanied by inner tension because the energies can never seem to come to resolution. Most of the sign pairs have virtually nothing in common--the signs are of different elements, modalities, and genders. I suppose we are more fortunate than most because Aries and Scorpio share the common rulership of Mars, so they are not
complete strangers. However, these signs represent very different expressions of martian energy--one is diurnal (Aries) and the other is nocturnal (Scorpio). So you have this direct, somewhat blustering energy of Aries "pitted against" (for lack of a better word) the energy of Scorpio, which does not require description. I read in one of my astrology books that Aries' battlefield is the world, while Scorpio's battlefield is the self. Aries is the sign of the development of ego, of personality, of I AM consciousness; it is an instinctual sign, often feeling it's "me against them." Certainly, Aries is a fighter and a surviver; it is the energy that drove our early ancestors, and to a large extent, it is the energy that drives us now. Scorpio, meanwhile, represents the death and transmutationof ego; it reemerges from the ashes as the mythical phoenix. Scorpio has two other representative images, which I invite you to research and explore.
So, that's some energy we're working with, isn't it?
I'm sort of going out on a limb here, but with your Aries stellium in the ninth house--including Jupiter, the ruler of the ninth house cusp--I'm perceiving vital inspirational energy and intuitive insight regarding philosophy and other higher spiritual ideas. You mentioned education in your post, but the ninth house is the house of higher education--I would say college, but in my experience, it's more about memorization and recitation than true learning. The ninth house may be associated with religious and educational institutions, but it is not limited to them. Again, I may be presuming too much, but I imagine that a strong motivation for learning astrology was a desire to learn more about yourself, to expand yourself beyond conventional practices and beliefs. Higher education...I don't know what your beliefs are, but I'm thinking of the "temples of learning" that I believe existed in ancient advanced civilizations, something far beyond our present notions of "higher education." Perhaps your North Node will lead you there.
There are other things I wish to discuss about your natal chart, including the affect of that powerful stellium being placed in an intercepted sign, but I should probably try to organize the information in this post first, to find the piece that unites the fragments. Of course, I welcome your contributions, as well as those of any other member who wishes to take a stab at this chart.
And yes, next time, I'll try to focus more upon the subject!
Arian Maverick
