Neptune – Pluto Opposition – Between Heaven and Hell

A planetary opposition activates a struggle of opposing energies in the native’s soul concerning the affairs of the Houses and Zodiac Signs in which the planets are located. They do not support each other’s qualities, but instead wage war, each striving to secure leadership in the person’s consciousness and in its influence on destiny. The level on which this battle takes place, and whether the mind can maintain a balance between the advantages of both planets in the tandem, depends on the person’s spiritual and intellectual development.

The Neptune – Pluto opposition brings confusion of feelings and a restless swing from elevated heavenly love for people to a desire to destroy the imperfect world and begin building one’s own utopia. If the aspect does not involve Angular Houses, the native does not pose a danger and instead releases expressive aggression through creativity.

The Influence of the Neptune – Pluto Opposition on Destiny

The confrontation between good and evil, higher ideals and lower instincts, does not prevent the person from being a talented artist, politician, or businessperson. Provided there is strong intellect and a religious foundation, the native is capable of mentally taking the opponent’s side, understanding their pattern of thinking, and opposing darkness in a noble way through Neptunian ideas. However, there is also a second possibility: outwardly virtuous and respectable, a person with the Neptune – Pluto opposition may be consumed by distorted fantasies and a thirst for power. This is Shakespeare’s Richard III or Hamlet: vulnerable and cruel at the same time.

When positioned in Angular Houses, the aspect involves the native in mass transformational events, giving the possibility of fame through changes in the destinies of millions. Most often this happens on the wave of revolution or catastrophe, or, in the best case, through innovation in art or medicine. Other significant traits of the Neptune – Pluto opposition include:

• a stormy imagination and temperament, noble aspirations, and dark methods of realizing what has been conceived;
• good intentions often leading the native into hell because of the Neptunian fog in the mind;
• a stubborn attachment to mistaken beliefs and convictions: the native steps on the same rake many times, trusting criminal personalities;
• aggressive behavior toward dissenters;
• an idea of superiority over other nations and religions;
• a need for prestigious social status, fame, and power, especially when either planet is positioned in the Fire element;
• the danger of alcohol and drug dependence as a way to escape unpleasant reality, especially when Neptune is in Water signs and forms a negative aspect with the Moon.

The chart owner adores everything mysterious and elite, so their religious views are often transformed in sects with Masonic attributes. If the native follows the heart, they become a passionate fighter against racial and national prejudice.

Love and Marriage with the Neptune – Pluto Opposition

A man or woman with this aspect may obstruct their own personal happiness by becoming intoxicated with dreams and idealizing the image of the beloved. Fantasies about how beautiful life will be when circumstances finally allow them to be together turn the chosen person into a flawless superhero or a beautiful lady without a past.

Pluto often truly prevents a quick union with the person the native likes, demanding a change in character or circumstances, while Neptune compensates for separation with a movie playing in the mind. Illusory reality and dreams bring the native more pleasure than communication with the partner in ordinary life.

A person with the Neptune – Pluto opposition is not ready for the prose of everyday life, the division of household duties, or a shared budget. The native also reacts painfully to deterioration in the loved one’s appearance, such as weight gain or baldness, demanding immediate transformation and flawless looks. Men with this aspect often ask their wives to wear heels and evening outfits even at home, while women put their husbands on diets and meticulously select an aristocratic wardrobe. The partner’s true needs are ignored. The main thing is to reshape the partner according to the native’s own vision.

Working Through the Neptune – Pluto Opposition

The native’s desire to create a new and beautiful world, to improve the appearance and inner world of a life partner, children, and friends, should be brought into reality through noble and positive means. The main mistake is suppressing the will of others for the sake of a personal dream and worldview. If the Neptune – Pluto opposition involves Angular Houses, clearly expressed gifts of higher powers, such as clairvoyance, psychic perception, and telepathy, allow the chart owner to instantly read the fears and expectations of others, using people as tools to remove obstacles from their path.

However, Plutonian karmic power will inevitably demand payment for the incorrect use of magical abilities. The native has all the resources needed to create the desired reality if they give more than they take, especially in creativity, public activity, and medicine.

Both planets are transpersonal, and correcting destiny with talisman stones will require prolonged exposure to jewelry made of serpentine, jaspilite, rauchtopaz, and obsidian. Aquamarine and tsavorite will bring happiness in love, while citrine will activate practicality and sober thinking.  ✓