Pluto Transits Moon: Death of Love, Father, Exposed and Abused

Pluto transits to the Moon offer us the opportunity to delve deeply into our feeling nature. The Moon rules the past, mother, family and early emotional bonds. The Moon also signifies the physical body and we can go through massive physical changes under this transit. Hidden, undiagnosed health issues may rise to the surface. Motherhood and relationships with women can also be affected. It can often indicate a grieving period and a time we deal with psychological problems that haven't been dealt with. Security is sometimes threatened through betrayal, loss, death, separation and pain. We might have to deal with taboo subjects such as abuse and death. Manipulative, dominating and abusive people may surface in our life, along with old issues that need to be resolved. Death takes on many different levels from the emotional, physical and psychological.


Domestic (Moon) Abuse (Pluto)

Elizabeth’s Taylor's first marriage was to Nicky Hilton, the heir to a hotel fortune. She married him when transiting Pluto conjoined Jupiter (chart ruler) in the 8th house of wealth. Jupiter-Pluto is symbolic of a large fortune. Transiting Pluto also squared Liz’s natal Moon in Scorpio. Elizabeth later confessed that he was a heavy gambler and boozer and after they consummated the marriage on the third night, he became abusive, mentally and physically. On one occasion, when she was pregnant, he kicked her so hard in the stomach that she lost the baby. Pluto transits can indicate profound encounters and we can descend into the underworld. Moon-Pluto transits are often present when we are forced to face unhealthy and toxic behavioural patterns. There are powerful emotional confrontations, manipulation, abuse hatred and jealousy.

Dan Fogelberg is a singer-songwriter, composer and instrumentalist. In May 2004, he was was diagnosed with advanced prostate Cancer. He underwent therapy and achieved partial remission, which did not eliminate the Cancer but reduced it and stopped its spread. After battling Cancer for three years, he succumbed to the disease in 2007, he was 56 years old. The diagnosis of the Cancer occurred when transiting Pluto was at 21 degrees conjunct Moon and Chiron at 27 degrees. Chiron is symbolic of expereinces that we deem unfair and there is a deep emotional issues that would have risen to the surface. Transiting Neptune in his 8th house opposed his natal Sun-Pluto conjunction in Leo I have seen Neptune transits to the Sun when there is an occurrence of illness. On the day he died The day he died all of those aspects were exact.

In 1952, Marilyn faced a scandal when one of her nude photo's was featured in a calendar. The old images appeared under the transit of Pluto opposite her Moon. In astrology, Pluto rules all things hidden and taboo and the Moon relates to the past, women and family. Secrets may surface and you feel emotionally exposed. Transiting Jupiter conjoined the M.C at the same time and so her reputation was enhanced. The exposure created more career opportunities due to the added publicity and the public felt sympathy for her, and this is consistent with the transiting Neptune trines that dominated her chart.

Emotional Loss/Grieving Brad

End of a relationship and in mourning - Jennifer Anniston

At the time of the divorce transiting Saturn squared natal Saturn on her Midheaven; she is forced to look at long-term and permanent commitments. Saturn rules self-sufficiency and concrete goals. Decisions made at this time are often serious and have long-term consequences. Transiting Pluto is conjunct her natal Moon and Jennifer's emotions are extremely raw and powerful.  Moon-Pluto can signify feelings of betrayal, jealousy, vulnerability and purging of emotional attachments. It was also symbolic of the grieving process she was going through. Pluto transits are often coincident with the onset of depression and are also the catalyst for psychological growth and transformation. Pluto transits symbolize death and re-birth and letting go of security blankets. Jennifer had a poor relationship with her mother and she would have confronted those issues too. Changes in the domestic sphere also occur during this transition.

Gulian Pavarotti is the daughter of the great late opera singer. In 2007, when he died she was undergoing a transit of Pluto to her natal Moon. Pluto also squares the Saturn-Pluto opposition which is often a configuration that is seen when there is a death in the environment. The analysis of all the transits of a chart should be examined. When Pluto transits over the Moon, emotional issues are naturally intensified and once we clear ourselves and heal from our the grief, we may eventually see that we are made more aware of how we feel it is like shedding old emotional baggage and renewing our emotional selves for the next leg of our unfolding journey.