posted March 25, 2004 06:41 PM              

"Pluto Retrograde. The search for inner truth can be relentless during Pluto retrograde, but the deeper you can lean into it, the more compassion you'll be able to find for yourself and the further into self-knowledge and liberation this cycle will take you. Retrograding Pluto demands we purge whatever it touches (check your natal chart and all transits and progressions to see where Pluto effects you personally). The loss or empty space created can be disorienting, and this is how Pluto tests our ability to stay true to our path."

posted March 25, 2004 11:25 PM              

I have in the past 2 years experienced the loss of almost all things material -- Pluto has only remade me about 100 times --

posted March 26, 2004 08:44 AM              

Pluto is anything but subtle.

posted March 26, 2004 09:11 AM            

Okay, back and here goes:

"Pluto is deep power. It relates to birth, death, taxes, crises, and all peak experiences.
It is an energy of evolution, ruthless in its drive to acquire power, and willing to
destroy whatever stands in its way.
When direct, Pluto expresses its power freely. Birth and death are part of the public arena. When it travels retrograde, Pluto’s power plays are much more apt to be undercover.
Pluto does like secrecy. We will all be nurturing our power within us, waiting until Pluto turns direct next August 30, again in Virgo time.
Retrograde is review time, and we have the next five months to ask ourselves, and the
community, questions about power. What is power? What are the deepest roots of our
personal, and national, power? How do we use power? In what areas do we apply power? When do we delegate power? In what circumstances? And to whom? There are many more questions.
Make a list for yourselves of questions which you can ponder during this retrograde time.
Handling and expressing power is a big responsibility, and very frequently we find it easier to pass off that responsibility to some "authority" who has "power." We disempower ourselves by doing this. In fact, we each have power. We are all born and die. We all have Pluto somewhere in our charts. We can use this retrograde time to explore our own power, and begin to learn to express it.
If, during these retrograde months, you have contemplated power, and developed your ideas about it, you will be able to express your power more wisely when Pluto turns direct next summer."

*Note, I omitted the examples given here because they were political in nature and I didn't want to go there on this thread. Also, the site briefly discusses Saturn going direct this March as well.
http://www.daykeeperjournal.com/retrogrades.shtml

Here's another link, though the info. is long so I won't try to paraphrase this one. It also gives some insight into Pluto's transit through particular houses: http://www.accessnewage.com/articles/astro/PLUTORET.HTM

"PLUTO RETROGRADE 2003
March 23 - August 28, 2001

by Lynn Koiner, P.M.A.F.A.

In the natal chart, Pluto tends to operate even more Plutonian when it is retrograde. It is far more intense, it possesses a higher degree of concentration and it, therefore, gives greater insights into the subconscious. Because of this intensity, the individual can see much more than normally possible and it is easy to become suspicious of the motives of others. The powers of regeneration are far greater when retrograde. People with a natal retrograde Pluto have a tremendous ability to overcome major illnesses that might otherwise cause permanent disability. Remember, retrograde motion is always directed toward inner
activity such as the psyche or psychological patterns that affect the physical body. Direct motion, on the other hand, is directed towards external circumstances.
Under any Pluto transit, we feel pressured to eliminate and release the old, outworn,
outdated and obsolete in our lives. When Pluto is transiting retrograde, we are urged to let go of attitudes, thinking or communication patterns, security drives, rigid emotions; a time to undergo an internal form of house cleaning. It is a good time to research into our own Souls in order to determine exactly what we do or do not need. Because Pluto retrograde imparts an intense power for investigation, we should use this time to assess what
reoccurring patterns in our lives make us feel out of control, where and why do we
continually give our power away, and under what circumstances do we react so defensively that we elicit attacks from others. Pluto retrograde marks a time wherein we should seek to gain greater control over our personal life; Pluto direct is better for gaining control
over professional and financial areas. Intense hits occur on Mars 18 (Mars), May 6
(Jupiter) and August 5 (Saturn).
My most frequent observation of Pluto retrograde is that many people do seek some form of regenerative activity. I have seen people undertake a series of internal cleansings, detoxifying diets, Eastern disciplines that put them in touch with the inner self and even intense psychological reforms."

posted March 26, 2004 12:47 PM              

Eleanor - thanks for that info. Very nice.

posted March 26, 2004 01:00 PM            

juniperb

posted March 26, 2004 03:50 PM              

Hmmmmm Pluto retro for me, sitting right on the cusp of my 1st and 2nd house. And, so there it will sit, and doesn't go direct until the DAY before my golden birthday. Maybe this year I will finally have a good b-day........or at least interesting.
Maybe this explains why I have been obsessed with health the past two weeks. Well, being completely cut off from internet, TV, and phones gives me nothing to do but exercise compulsively. Being that Pluto is in Sag, thats probably why I felt compelled to move out here to WY, and thus the retro could be why I am still wondering if it was a good idea..........

posted March 26, 2004 08:39 PM              

You are welcome. Glad to be able to help when it occurs to me I can be of help.

Everyone seems to be feeling it too, and I notice something in the air, like things are not quite grounded. Like the truth has moved it's point of orientation.