posted November 24, 2012 02:10 PM            

I personally have found that I do have a higher pain threshold than most people I know. I can withstand more physical pain like burns, brains and abrasions [and trust me, Mars-Uranus has made me lucky enough to have quite a few of these!] without screaming or losing my cool. I usually don't cry out when I'm in pain unless it's extremely severe, and whereas play punching and rough housing doesn't really hurt me that much, I always have to keep myself in check when I mess around with people like that, because they are SO much more sensitive to hurting than I am.

I feel like Mars-Pluto could give one the inner strength and hidden will to resist freaking from pain, due to Pluto's amazing regenerative ability to make one strong through their Mars. Anyone else have the same thing happen to them?

posted November 24, 2012 02:31 PM            

i once stepped right into a upward facing knife which some sicko stuck in the uncut grass next to the pool. It went almost right through my foot.I took it out of my foot and I was maybe 8 i think..the lifegaurd seemed clueless for some reason..i actually hopped my way back home even though i had seen my guts almost popping out of my foot.

lol at first i was like okay..this not happening ..this is a dream..then my friend screamed OMG! and i was like okay, knife in my foot..need to run home to mommy.(moon in cancer)

Mars trine Pluto.

posted November 24, 2012 02:33 PM            

surprisingly i wasnt in any highly painfull situations

posted November 24, 2012 02:42 PM            

I am an 8th house Sun + Pluto dominant as my Pluto trines Mars, Moon and Mercury and sextiles Neptune.

posted November 24, 2012 02:55 PM            

(read into it how you like~ hehe)

I have been in extremely painful circumstances all throughout my 28 years on this planet....

indeed - I have caught myself on fire - and was oblivious to it until my poor grandfather jumped to his feet to put it out.
I endured childbirth without medication with a child that was by my delivering physician's own 45 year experience, far too large for my body to tolerate natural birth... I had emergency C-section... after going through over 6 hours of painful labour.
And, I suffered from septicemia not too long ago, very severe - my body began to shut down. Anyway, the actual infection that brought it on had started 2 months prior... I suffered without knowing, and continued (with definite difficulty) to perform all my motherly/wifely duties, until I just couldn't stand/sit anymore. It was by far -THE- worst pain of my life.

But, if I were to attribute it to anything in astrology, I'd say yes - but I see it sorta like NJ said above... Mars CONJ Pluto as a survival aspect. I think it goes beyond just a tolerance to physical pain, but the whole sphere of pain in general.

I can't say if it is the aspect itself that allows for me personally to tolerate the pain, or more so, that I have it in a sign -the houses- where maybe that pain tolerance is transmitted on a different octave than with other sign/placements. Scorpios and Aries, both being signs that are IMHO very strong of character, and capable of physical endurance... And, having a Capricorn Sun, I think adds into it even more...

You might even say that for me, I enjoy a healthy dose of pain. I'm that kinda' person.

posted November 24, 2012 04:06 PM            

@libraschoice77 That's very similar to how I can be. Where are your Mars and Pluto posited? I'm just curious. I also have Sun-Mars and Sun-Pluto! But my aspects are minor. I have Mars quintile Sun in Libra in the 10th and Sun semi-sextile Pluto.

@NativelyJoan No, actually that's a brilliant point you made there... I totally overlooked Neptune as a means of soothing self-deception and purposeful disillusionment from the pain. I feel silly for not mentioning I actually am a Mars-Neptune person. I totally agree with you on that side. I also can see how Mars-Saturn could work as similar patient endurance or self-control to Mars-Pluto. Maybe Mars-Saturn people also have better endurance and tolerance for pain and annoying sensations?

I'm sorry you have gone through many traumatic experiences. I have myself and I empathize with you. I have been through so much emotionally and physically. I have my Mars in the 8th and appropriately enough I need surgery in the upcoming months probably, which will be very hard on my mind and body, but I know I have to do it... but I am confident Pluto will help me regenerate. This aspect I feel has also made me escape death through self-sabatoge and suicidal feelings. I feel like every time I just wanted to give up this aspect pushed me further and further to survive. I also feel Mars-Neptune helped me soothe my pains too, by taking me elsewhere and making me focus more on expressing my pain through art than hurting myself.

@Astro Keen I'm not sure about this. I had a square in my composite with someone recently and all it did was make terrible power struggles with decision making and sex. I can see how the conjunction could be quite volatile too and lead to more positive but potentially destructive sexuality and sexual expressions. I think the low tolerance for you could have to do with any other aspects both planets make, also where they are posited could contribute.

@violet7887 Oh my god... that is horrible! I'm so sorry that happened to you. I have a weird sensitivity issue with my feet being my weak spot [despite usually being quite strong I guess having Pisces Saturn has made me have vulnerable feet, haha] so this makes me squirm. Awww, the Cancer influence is so sweet... I have a cousin with Moon in Cancer and he is the same, he has power struggles with his mom [Moon opp. Pluto] but in the end always goes running to her for help when anything bad happens. The comment about Scorp/Pluto influence people being calmer in crisis is SO true also. Family members who are Scorp dominant like myself are very unusually calm and enduring of terrible times... my grandma is very Scorp influenced and has withstood horrible physical conditions that nearly killed her many times with unusual calm and will to move past it, like near overdose [she was drugged unknowingly at a party] and getting attacked by a dog... history repeated itself through the same cousin I mentioned when he was attacked by a dog as a young child and his 8H Merc and Sun + Moon-Pluto pulled him through, he barely moved during the stitches.

@doomlord I see what you mean. I'm the same. Libra Sun is supposed to be weak but my Sun semi-sextile Pluto also makes me stronger in my will to succeed and overcome.

@Thermidor You sound a lot like my ex... he has the same combo... Moon in Scorp conjunct Pluto. I can see how Scorp Rising would make it even more intense. I know Moon-Pluto people are also supposed to have the emotional endurance to overcome anything. StacyLewis mentions that below and it is very accurate, something I forgot about. Like my ex, you can't watch horror either!! Weird coincidence. He freaks out at horror too. But he had such physical/emotional endurance that he was able to finish a race even with a broken pelvis or something awful like that.

@SaturnineMoth All excellent points! What has happened to you sounds so traumatic and I'm so sorry it did. :'/ Like you, I can say that I also enjoy a good dose of pain... I'm kind of a masochist, lol. I have no shame in admitting I like light BD/SM games with people but nothing serious or crazy out of control. I think where the planets are posited coupled with house rulers also helps out... have Aries or Cap/Saturn thrown into the mix and surely your endurance will go even further. Like, I have Merc square Mars [Aries influence] and that pushes me ahead mentally. I have my Mars in the 8th of Scorpio which also pushes my Mars forward... and Neptune+Uranus in Cap opposite my Mars which reluctantly ground it.

posted November 24, 2012 05:40 PM            

I don't like pain, but I gave birth five times naturally, with no epidural.

It's just like, "I gotta do what I gotta do."

posted November 24, 2012 05:50 PM            

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Originally posted by Faith:
Mars trine Pluto

I don't like pain, but I gave birth five times naturally, with no epidural.

It's just like, "I gotta do what I gotta do."

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posted November 24, 2012 09:41 PM            

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Originally posted by sweet-scorpion:
Same here. I have a lot of bravery when I face pain that is discomforting and upsetting. Like the upcoming surgery I'm probably getting in the next few months.... I'm certainly not looking forward to that but like you said I have that 'I do what I must and I'll bite the bullet' attitude.

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Yes. Biting the bullet.

posted November 25, 2012 12:24 AM            

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Originally posted by libraschoice77:
Hi Sweet Scorpion, I have a 12th house Mars in Cancer and a 4th house Pluto in Libra...

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posted November 25, 2012 12:25 AM            

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Originally posted by Faith:
Yes. Biting the bullet.

Good luck with your surgery!

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posted November 25, 2012 03:53 AM            

Somewhat similar to violet's story (although definitely not as severe) when I was young probably around 9, I unknowingly stepped on broken glass while barefoot, it was really bad needing stiches and all that, but I didn't cry or freak out, after the shock faded I just tried to keep my focus mentally and do whatever necessary for it to be over rather than thinking about how it felt in the moment

I think negative Mars-Pluto aspects can also give restlessness or impulse control issues lol, and I'm definitely not some sort of powerhouse of strength at all times, but in terms of an actual crisis, that's actually surprisingly where I shine in "keeping calm". It forces me outside of myself and I'm able to see things in a clearer perspective and start focusing on ways to solve the problem rather than just the problem itself

posted November 25, 2012 03:07 PM            

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Originally posted by sweet-scorpion:
@NativelyJoan No, actually that's a brilliant point you made there... I totally overlooked Neptune as a means of soothing self-deception and purposeful disillusionment from the pain. I feel silly for not mentioning I actually am a Mars-Neptune person. I totally agree with you on that side. I also can see how Mars-Saturn could work as similar patient endurance or self-control to Mars-Pluto. Maybe Mars-Saturn people also have better endurance and tolerance for pain and annoying sensations?

I'm sorry you have gone through many traumatic experiences. I have myself and I empathize with you. I have been through so much emotionally and physically. I have my Mars in the 8th and appropriately enough I need surgery in the upcoming months probably, which will be very hard on my mind and body, but I know I have to do it... but I am confident Pluto will help me regenerate. This aspect I feel has also made me escape death through self-sabatoge and suicidal feelings. I feel like every time I just wanted to give up this aspect pushed me further and further to survive. I also feel Mars-Neptune helped me soothe my pains too, by taking me elsewhere and making me focus more on expressing my pain through art than hurting myself.

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I agree with everything you said above! Neptune can be powerful in uplifting one during moments of pain and suffering (and of course it can help in making the anguish worse through delusion if unchecked), but coupled with other things such as Pluto and Mars aspects/dominance (and even Saturn), I think that speaks to your immense fortitude. Mars in the 8th is a powerful placement, it gives you a tremendous will to fight and survive. Which is necessary in times of anguish and strife. You've got a great deal of inner strength.

I've always used expression as a way to find healthier outlets for my own pain and depression. That took flight in high school when my psychological issues became almost debilitating, but artistic expression definitely helped me reconnect with myself and find something just for myself (writing, painting and photography).

Surgery is horrible. Just last year I caught a very painful bacteria from a third world country. I travel a lot. Well this lethal bacteria makes it impossible to eat, if you don't get surgery or go through extensive drug therapy you overtime become malnourished and can die from complications or infection (sadly this happens to many people who don't have access to sufficient health care). I had to undergo intense eradication drug therapy that left my insides basically destroyed and my mental state a mess. But we choose our own paths in life cosmically right? I'm sure we wouldn't welcome experiences that we couldn't innately tolerate.

posted November 25, 2012 06:27 PM            

maybe for a boxer
a strong Mars/Pluto aspect could be prominate but that would also figure into their athletic ability and not so much their ability to withstand pain.

posted November 25, 2012 06:39 PM            

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Originally posted by sweet-scorpion:
Sounds a bit similar to what I have. So you have Mars in the 12th which might make you hesitant or unsure to act, your ability/drive and motivation might be hidden away in a house as distant as this one. 4H Pluto could represent family or a figure in your life close to home who really pushed you to succeed and channel that power...or maybe very intense and sometimes disruptive/traumatic home experiences occurred that pushed you forward to move beyond them? Like having the ability to move past terrible home experiences sometimes brought on by 4H Pluto?

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I think my Pluto in 4th basically prepared me for a tough life later on that I had no choice but to stay strong and deal with it. Watching my mother struggle when I was growing up had a powerful effect on me as I got older, she proved to be a role model of strength for me. Even more so endurance with my Mars square Pluto aspect...

posted November 25, 2012 07:13 PM            

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Originally posted by lalalinda:
I hate to bust bubbles here but a high threshhold for pain is a Capricorn trait

maybe for a boxer
a strong Mars/Pluto aspect could be prominate but that would also figure into their athletic ability and not so much their ability to withstand pain.

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