Pluto in Leo ♌︎
Last Transit: Years 1938-1957
For those who have Pluto in Leo in the natal chart they are driven to create a unique identity in the world, desiring recognition and approval for the choices they undertake. There is a distinct focus on oneself with this generation. Their mission is to help heal any over attachments to ego society may be carrying. The individuals born during this Pluto transit have the potential for immense power and influence over the people in their lives. They are tasked with keeping their power in check, ensuring they are not working to be dominant in something just for the sake of it. Pluto in Leo is here to exercise their relationship to authority. Where Pluto is in the natal chart provides the opportunity for transformation on a personal and social level. Pluto brings intense energy to the creative potential of the individual. It allows for deep and moody attachments to one’s emotions in order to be expressed through a multitude of outlets. The lesson to overcome with Pluto in Leo is that of personal insecurity. When individuals with this placement learn to develop the skills and passions they are drawn towards true happiness in oneself can be discovered.
Pluto in the 5th House
Keywords: The keywords associated with the 5th house include love affairs, romance, sex, sexuality, creativity, art, dating, play, playfulness, children, spontaneity, fun, diversity, and the spotlight.
Succedent House Type: The Succedent house type is ruled by a fixed sign. Leo is the fixed fire sign ruling the 5th house.
The 5th house in astrology is symbolic of creativity, sexuality, and children. The reason all of these themes come together in the 5th house is due to the fact that they all of them are related to making or creating something outside of oneself. Creativity brings forth something new and imaginative. Your relationship to sexuality or how you express your sexuality can be a creative act or viewed as the reproductive act that creates babies.
Having an emphasis of planets or lack of planets in the 5th house speaks more to what you make and create in life and less literally to how many children you will or will not have. When you are playing in the 5th house it is all about finding your creative spark, what enlivens you, and how you can bring your true identity forward.
The focus of the 5th house is what unique experience do you want to share with others, what makes you special. The 5th house is also associated with affairs, flings, and romance due to the playful and often spontaneous nature of this area of the chart.