Mars – Pluto Square – Transforming Darkness into Victorious Light

An aspect between planets at an angle of 90 degrees is called a square. It creates an excess of tense energy and a need to express it. If this is not done through the higher qualities of the celestial bodies, accidents, injuries, and disappointments in love are likely, especially when potentially dangerous planets such as Mars and Pluto are involved in the square.

The prospect of violence often attributed to this aspect should not be feared too strongly. The best antidote is the sublimation of negative energy into creative active movement: dance and professional sports. If the native has faced beatings and insults since childhood, then after growing up they often use Plutonian power to fight evil by creating shelters for victims and psychological support centers, stabilizing the square through good deeds.

The Danger of the Mars – Pluto Square

However, aggression and a tendency toward violence may also come from the native themselves, especially in stressful and emotional situations. The person is both victim and executioner at the same time. The main battle between good and evil takes place in their heart. After losing their temper, a person with the Mars – Pluto square may, after some time, attract retaliatory aggression or an accident. Fearlessly brave to the point of excess, the native cannot think when they see a goal and rushes toward it, trampling everything around.

After winning and looking back, the person sees burned bridges and emptiness. Afflicted planets give reason to speak of criminal tendencies and the provocation of violence, a need for excess, and unjustified cruelty. The person must find a way out of the closed circle by expressing the higher spiritual qualities of the planets rather than lower energetic instincts. Then the native becomes an example of the victory of willpower and wisdom over circumstances and enemies, giving others hope for a better life. An unworked Mars – Pluto square activates destructive character traits and events:

• a desire to dominate people and events, opposing the ego to Divine will;
• identifying oneself with a particular nation, religion, or political movement, along with a thirst to conquer the whole world, which leads to crusades, terrorism, and revolutions;
• fear of expressing negative emotions, connected with pain caused by uncontrolled anger, either one’s own or someone else’s, which turns into depression and exhaustion, especially if the planets are in Water or Air signs;
• a state of affect during conflicts and quarrels, when heavy and sharp objects are best kept away from the person, especially with placement in the Fire element;
• domineering and harsh upbringing of children;
• overcoming obstacles at other people’s expense;
• encounters with explosions, fires, earthquakes, and shootouts.

If the native controls emotions and develops intellectually, releasing physical tension through sports and satisfying the ego with certificates and medals, then most likely the person will become a principled individual whose decisions are not questioned, rather than a gangster or revolutionary.

The Mars – Pluto Square in a Man’s Horoscope

A woman who falls in love with such a man should think a hundred times about the prospects of the future. A powerful magnetism of raw sexuality and attraction emanates from a man with the Mars – Pluto square. It is very difficult to forget him, but being near him can be dangerous. Outbursts of aggression during moments of disappointment, stress, and fatigue occur even in educated and cultured people, not to mention those who consider themselves rulers of the world and do not think about other people’s feelings.

A man with the Mars – Pluto square can easily strike or insult, and when he feels impunity, he becomes an abuser and aggressor in marriage faster than others. He is attracted to rough sex with elements of violence. The creed of a person with this aspect is that might makes right. Domestic dictatorship will affect children as well. With self-discipline and religion as restraining factors, and with work as a rescuer, surgeon, miner, or nurse, a softer expression of these energies is possible.

The Mars – Pluto Square in a Woman’s Horoscope

A tendency toward power and imposing her will in a woman with the Mars – Pluto square is activated in communication with people who depend on her. This includes children and subordinates at work. A woman with the Mars – Pluto square raises a child harshly and without sentimentality, not avoiding physical punishment, especially if her Venus is in Earth signs, although people around her may not even suspect such tendencies.

At work, she introduces a system of fines for lateness and missed deadlines. She is decisive, categorical, and principled in personal relationships. Marriage is not easy. Dreaming of a brutal macho man, she nevertheless tries to remake him to suit herself. This leads to beatings, conflicts, division of property, or persecution motivated by revenge.

Working Through the Mars – Pluto Square

In order to transform destructive energies into creative ones, the native will need to direct willpower and talents toward fighting violence or restoring ruins after it. Work in law enforcement, charitable organizations, victim support centers, medicine, and emergency medical teams can help here, as well as:

• sports and stage performances;
• studying psychology and astrology;
• gardening and applied crafts;
• self-discipline and diplomacy;
• developing a sense of humor and optimism.

To harmonize the Mars – Pluto square with the help of natural stones, it is better to avoid rubies, especially if they were inherited and belonged to a person with a tragic fate. To express the higher qualities of Mars, carnelian, garnet, and red jasper are preferable. Pluto will be supported by obsidian, bull’s eye, and hawk’s eye.  ✓