Flapjacks
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I wondered if I could get some advice about how to approach "integrating" Pluto's transit through the 8th house, or where to look next, so to speak.
When Pluto entered my 8th house a few years ago, a relative passed away and I received an "inheritance" - a few heirlooms. I helped to clear out her belongings. She had crammed her small living space with so much stuff there was literally almost no floor or even wall visible. I felt like I had no right to touch her things. It impressed on me heavily this burden of material possessions that still affects me.
Pluto is nearing the end of the journey through the 8th. I just bought a house, and I'm trying to clear out my storage unit to prepare for moving. I've been putting it off and avoiding it and anguishing over it, and then I realized that I've not always been like this. I had never been this freaked out about moving or sorting things. On the contrary, I've always been very good at it! And I should be excited - I finally have a place to put all my things, a house to house them. Space of my own.
That triggered this realization that the paralysis of dealing with my relative's possessions has colored how I interact with my own - even simple things, like cleaning out the fridge or sorting mail, has become a task that requires a great deal of emotional and mental energy. I feel like I've fallen apart in this respect.
How do I get out from under the spectre of my relative's death? Will this new house, that has come at a time of the end of this transit, be a part of shedding this fear of stuff? Where should I look to see how I can overcome it?
Thank you for any insights. Natal chart is attached for reference.
I'd be happy to hear anyone else's experiences of 8th house Pluto for this thread, too, or even general advice for dealing with 8th house Pluto transit.
When Pluto entered my 8th house a few years ago, a relative passed away and I received an "inheritance" - a few heirlooms. I helped to clear out her belongings. She had crammed her small living space with so much stuff there was literally almost no floor or even wall visible. I felt like I had no right to touch her things. It impressed on me heavily this burden of material possessions that still affects me.
Pluto is nearing the end of the journey through the 8th. I just bought a house, and I'm trying to clear out my storage unit to prepare for moving. I've been putting it off and avoiding it and anguishing over it, and then I realized that I've not always been like this. I had never been this freaked out about moving or sorting things. On the contrary, I've always been very good at it! And I should be excited - I finally have a place to put all my things, a house to house them. Space of my own.
That triggered this realization that the paralysis of dealing with my relative's possessions has colored how I interact with my own - even simple things, like cleaning out the fridge or sorting mail, has become a task that requires a great deal of emotional and mental energy. I feel like I've fallen apart in this respect.
How do I get out from under the spectre of my relative's death? Will this new house, that has come at a time of the end of this transit, be a part of shedding this fear of stuff? Where should I look to see how I can overcome it?
Thank you for any insights. Natal chart is attached for reference.
I'd be happy to hear anyone else's experiences of 8th house Pluto for this thread, too, or even general advice for dealing with 8th house Pluto transit.