Mercury/Pluto aspects

A most interesting relation between the conscious and the subconscious forces. This configuration is what I call "The Chess Player", simply because it is very adept at coming up with very efficient strategies, which are mainly a product of deeper insights and observations.

To me, that's also the "Sherlock Holmes" aspect: many natives with this one are pretty nosy, that's for sure. These folks will sniff around for clues, no matter what the obstacle is. Naturally, this formula gives more depth to the mind, thus preventing Mercury from being too unnecessarily superficial. Yet again, this combo provides the native with the opportunity to reach higher levels of consciousness as well.

Both Mercury and Pluto are alchemists in a sense that their functions always transmute the mind in various forms. That's the perfect chance for self-mastery in that direction, especially when someone has the challenging aspects in the natal chart or during transits. Don't go away from it - just embrace it. It's highly rewarding once when the obstacles are surmounted.

If you wish to know more details:

http://astrofix.net/2011/01/04/mercurypluto-aspects/#.Uoc3kCen6DU</a><BR>
http://astrologyforthesoul.com/billstreett/plutmerk.html</a><BR>
Do you have this aspect? How deep can you penetrate the subject of your interest?

I have only the quintile.

When I become curious about something, I can't let it go until I find out how that "something" works. However I get distracted very very easily so it's not uncommon to end up studying 3 or more topics at a time.

You could say I know a little about a lot, which kind of opposes the idea of Pluto's deepening influence.

Posted by Shul
A most interesting relation between the conscious and the subconscious forces. This configuration is what I call "The Chess Player", simply because it is very adept at coming up with very efficient strategies, which are mainly a product of deeper insights and observations.

To me, that's also the "Sherlock Holmes" aspect: many natives with this one are pretty nosy, that's for sure. These folks will sniff around for clues, no matter what the obstacle is. Naturally, this formula gives more depth to the mind, thus preventing Mercury from being too unnecessarily superficial. Yet again, this combo provides the native with the opportunity to reach higher levels of consciousness as well.

Both Mercury and Pluto are alchemists in a sense that their functions always transmute the mind in various forms. That's the perfect chance for self-mastery in that direction, especially when someone has the challenging aspects in the natal chart or during transits. Don't go away from it - just embrace it. It's highly rewarding once when the obstacles are surmounted.

If you wish to know more details:

http://astrofix.net/2011/01/04/mercurypluto-aspects/#.Uoc3kCen6DU</a><BR>
http://astrologyforthesoul.com/billstreett/plutmerk.html</a><BR>
Do you have this aspect? How deep can you penetrate the subject of your interest?

Yes, I do have this aspect-- the sextile.

And it depends on my interest in said subject.

Most of the time, I'm happy to issue the disclaimer: "forgive me, I'm know I'm being nosy, here... "

Merc LEO--

But I will bulldog a subject that interests me (i.e. not let go) and/or the past (and present) of a person (irl) who has ill-intentions toward me (or someone I love).

I liked your second article, too-- do you have this placement, Shul?

My son has Mercury Sextile Pluto 3.19

Well he is very young yet but one thing is for sure, whatever we (parents) are doing he comes along to see whats going on. If we wash the dishes in a morning, next morning he will wake up, run to the kitchen and say "the dishes", "the dishes"! Well I have to say no dishes today lol we dont wash them everyday.

Or we clean the floor with the broom, when he sees it he uses it, even if we are not cleaning at that time. Always using all at his hand and sometimes trying to do what we (parents) do.

Posted by Montgomery


do you have this placement, Shul?

Yes, I also have the sextile, but I sense it more like a conjunction. Its influence is quite powerful, since both my Mercury and Pluto are prominent in my chart natally - Mercury is in Virgo and Pluto is in Scorpio. Both signs share a similar glyph, which reminds me of the myth that they were once one and the same, and somehow I've managed to accomplish the integration between objectivity + logic and intuition.

My voice can be quite deep and forceful, that's for sure. I put a solid dose of conviction in my words, yet this "as a matter of fact" side of mine, which relies on logical explanation and facts, still remains. I'll include the "x-ray" sense on the list as well.

Anyway, that's how my mind "looks" like right now:



Allow me to provide you with one more quote:

"Mercury/Pluto
These people enjoy snooping into other people's business, as they are nosey by nature. This aspect bestows the ability to concentrate, and is excellent for the workings of magick. These people have very powerful and penetrating minds. They have a talent for investigating things and enjoy solving mysteries and other enigmas. They are naturally strong willed and many have an ability to dominate others, just through their thoughts and feelings, especially if Mercury and Pluto are in hard aspect to each other with a tight orb. This is one of the best aspects for mages/sorcerers."

Source: http://www.angelfire.com/empire/serpentis666/MERCURY.html</a><BR>
Well, the last sentence says it all.

Posted by speranza
Thanks for the articles. 🙂

I have Mercury opposite Pluto 1.25.

I can be intense. I'm aware of it and I tone it down when it comes to people. I would ask a million questions if I didn't control it. But interests such as science or art, I investigate until exhaustion. If I have a problem, I will map out all possible solutions before making a decision.

I know it was an analogy but I'm an excellent chess player too.

Yes, indeed. It looks quite typical for any of us with this aspect to do all the digging to the point of reaching unnecessary compulsion. I won't talk about obsessions - I've been dealing with them countless times before. It was pretty difficult for me to achieve self-control in this regard with these heavy and intense Plutonian energies.

Anyway, it's nice to see your chess excellence. Maybe we should play a game or two sometimes. When I have the time.

I will even let you be white.

It's either black or white, right? Sounds very Plutonian. Perhaps the game is his invention, after all.

Posted by thescepter
one of my favs... i have the same aspect.

Bret Easton Ellis (March 7, 1964; Pluto opposite Mercury)

Born with Mercury tightly opposite Pluto, Ellis??s fiction has been thoroughly punctuated with Plutonian themes: corruption, decadence, depravity, decay, and murder. This generation x novelist has distinguished himself as the arch observer of the territory where bourgeois meets the Underworld. In his most famous novels—Less than Zero and American Psycho—Ellis documents the slow dissent of privileged, disaffected individuals into very dark terrain. With Ellis, we see crosshairs of where the yuppie psyche meets the dark topography of the murderous, licentious, and wicked. Ellis has received critical and popular condemnation for his work, as the graphic and explicit content of his novels are not for the faint of heart. Ellis??s brand of fiction is merely one particular expression of how the Pluto-Mercury interface can manifest itself.

Thanks for the great info!

That's another sweet material for all of you:

've found another interesting analogy about this placement. Here:

The official origin of chess is unknown. Researched it a bit and India came up as the most probable winner. No doubt it was invented by someone with Plutonian flava.

I made a metaphorical comparison, so don't take it too literally. I pointed out the extreme symbolism of the game and its motives, which are so Plutonian in nature, don't you think?

Anyway, I'll be more than glad to have our little strategic "warfare" some time.

interesting.. thanks for sharing. i looked into mine, and i have mercury trine pluto. found this article looking into it: http://theastrologyplace.blogspot.com/2012/05/mercury-trine-pluto.html<BR>
not sure i completely understand, but i thought the article was a nice read. here is a little excerpt:

Those with Mercury trine Pluto have a sense of humour that is sharp and cutting and maybe even a little sarcastic, and they analyse situations in depth. When really interested in something the mind is focused, strong and committed, and there is considerable power of mental concentration, that rarely gives much away about what they are actually thinking. Deep down they instinctively understand how knowledge can be used against people, and the higher native with this contact also knows how knowledge can be used to help heal others rather than hurt and destroy. Whatever the case they are always seeking greater depths of understanding in whatever area interests them.

nice