I know quite a few friends who feel uncomfortable with people strong in Scorpio which is a sign ruled by Pluto. Although I don't have this discomfort with Scorpion people, such feelings are understandable because Pluto stands for intensity, mysteriousness, non-compromise, conspiracy and manipulation.
Why bother go to such lengths? Because behind Pluto's formidable and inscrutable façade, fears dominate. It is due to these fears that Plutonian (or Scorpion) people may strike before others strike, out of the self-preservation instinct.
However, that is not the true lesson of Pluto. The best way to handle strong Plutonian energy is to LET GO - of fears, of control and of mistrust. Once this is achieved, it could be the most transformative force.
I went to a Buddhist talk several weeks ago and one of the speakers was an English monk called Ajahn Brahm. He was so funny that although the talk (excluding the Q&A session) lasted for 1.5 hour, it felt like 15 minutes only! His chart is interesting because it exactly illustrates how transformative Pluto could be.
According to Ajahn Brahm’s personal website, he was born on August 7, 1951 in London. We do not have his exact birth time, but from his birthday, we know that his Sun and Pluto are conjunct in Leo. Many people with such an aspect are very strong leaders, and when the planets fall in a sign like Leo, there is even a "regal" air to them. They could be extremely bossy and even autocratic.
However, Ajahn Brahm was not a bit like that at all. There was nothing like a "you-must-all-listen-to-me" attitude. The theme of the talk was "How to Deal with Worries" and his solution was simple - "Let go!". Because even in the worst scenario, he told the audience, there must be something positive too.
He often has to fly across the globe to teach and some people have asked him if he is ever worried about terrorist attacks. Ajahn Brahm said "no" because there are at least three advantages in dying in an aircraft explosion, including instant incremation! This could only be uttered by someone who has the Sun conjunct Pluto and who has also learned to let go of fears completely!
Ajahn Brahm's Jupiter opposes Neptune and often this indicates an urge to seek spiritual and philosophical truth. At the same time, his Sun (together with Pluto) forms a trine and sextile with Jupiter and Neptune separately, meaning that his life's path is involved with seeking spiritual truth. No wonder that although he has a degree in Theoretical Physics from Cambridge, he eventually chose the monastic life as his "career".
