Pluto – Ascendant Square – Goodness Armed with Fists

At first, the tension of the square is felt as mild anxiety and poorly developed character qualities that are necessary for success in the areas of activity affected by the aspect. Over the years, however, resentment, disappointment, and anger toward more fortunate rivals accumulate. Later, this creates a volcanic eruption of passions at the most important and fateful moments.

The native with the square between Pluto, the mystical lord of darkness, and the Ascendant, which determines professional self-determination, experiences this process especially intensely. This person is a born tyrant, imposing their will on others and ignoring other people’s interests. A calm, quiet life is not their style: quarrels and conflicts create a feeling of dramatic events, without which the native with this aspect cannot imagine happiness.

The Influence of the Pluto – Ascendant Square on Destiny

Often, the native pursues noble goals connected with restoring justice, but acts too directly and aggressively. Believing that they have discovered the truth, this person strives to introduce it to the masses not through personal example, but by fire and sword. This is especially noticeable when Pluto and Mars are in Leo or Aries. The person does not know how to maintain a balance between personal desires and the free will of others, but this is not selfishness, since the native always follows a great mission — although sometimes it exists as such only in their own imagination.

Most often, the negative influence on the native comes from parents who raise this person according to a strict schedule, without sympathy for failures or problems.

After growing up, the native tries to compensate for a victim complex through the aggressive suppression of those who think differently, asserting themselves in a new status as someone strong. Power and fame are the two pillars of confidence for the native with the Pluto – Ascendant square. However, once this person reaches the summit of Olympus, they may either calm down and rest on their laurels or lose their mind from a sense of impunity, even becoming the cause of war between several countries. Therefore, it is very important to remain on the side of light and restrain conquering instincts. Other dangerous manifestations of the aspect also require working through:

• dictatorial tendencies, rejection of other people’s advice, and stubborn repetition of the same mistakes;
• roughness in communication, aversion to sentimentality and romance, cynicism, and cruelty;
• fanaticism in any area that interests the native, along with vindictiveness;
• a desire to remake people, while satisfaction with the result never comes;
• failure to understand the impression made on others, to the native’s own detriment;
• an inability to live in peace and joy, provoking traumatic and painful events and emotions both in themselves and in loved ones;
• bankruptcy and failures in legal proceedings, betrayal for the sake of gaining power and honors;
• the idea becomes more important than human happiness, and career is preferred over family.

The appearance of the native with this aspect carries the dark energy of Scorpio: a brooding gaze from under the brows, a mesmerizing manner of looking and remaining silent, drawing attention. This person can make a frightening impression.

Love and Marriage with the Pluto – Ascendant Square

The native is their own worst enemy, especially in relationships. A square to the Ascendant affects the Descendant in ninety percent of cases, which means that a man or woman with this aspect may destroy family happiness through endless fault-finding, an uncontrollable desire to remake the partner to suit themselves, jealousy, and control over another person’s actions. The older the native becomes, the more strongly these qualities manifest, especially if there is an accompanying square from Saturn to Pluto or the Seventh House is involved.

If the Eighth House is drawn into the destructive influence of the square, the native will have to transform their attitude toward love from darkness to light through almost superhuman effort, perhaps through self-sacrifice, in order to rise to happiness like the Phoenix from the ashes of old beliefs. Most often, partners with a strong Scorpio influence are attracted. They know how to withstand the pressure of the native with this square, but, on the other hand, they can easily become dependent on passionate, stormy relationships mixed with pain and despair. The native is often drawn to sadomasochistic themes in a “Fifty Shades of Grey” style, which also complicates the search for a partner.

Working Through the Pluto – Ascendant Square

Harmonizing the square means becoming aware of and acknowledging the problems described above. It is necessary to work with a psychologist in order to replace the attraction to self-destruction and causing pain to others with the ability to rejoice, love, and recognize other people’s right to a different worldview.

Negative habits come from the denial of personal individuality and self-worth; from this arises the desire to suppress objections at any cost. Extreme sports can help release tension, especially rock climbing and urban exploration, such as exploring caves and underground spaces, as well as archaeology and treasure hunting. The profession should be chosen with a dangerous but noble mission: surgery, police work, criminology, military medicine, or firefighting services. Talisman jewelry can help the native stay on the side of light, protect against black magic, and give strength for self-transformation. These stones should be chosen according to the element of the sign in which Pluto is placed:

Fire – smoky quartz, vesuvianite, pyrope;

Water – sultanite, obsidian, schorl, or gray tourmaline;

Earth – black onyx, hematite, lava stone;

Air – volcanic glass, meteorite, dark-colored quartz.

These minerals should not be worn constantly. It is preferable to wear them a few days before and for a couple of days after an important, fateful event, or for protection against the evil eye.  ✓