Pluto in Libra, Pluto in the 8th House

Pluto in Libra ♎︎

Last Transit: Years 1971-1984

Pluto in the Libra in the natal chart generation are working through tendencies of indecision and “failure to launch.” Your generation is looking to transform yourselves through finding a steady balance somewhere between love and hate. At times you find it very difficult to be motivated in a world full of conflict and competing agendas. You may find yourself getting involved in the drama, finding this easier than really standing up to fight. Pluto in Libra individuals are transforming the way we love. You are bringing new forms of relationships to the world and this can be a difficult thing for older generations to accept. Your radical approach to sex, dating, and marriage are helping tip the scales in a new direction. Plutonian energy is powerful and strives to make an impact over the course of many years. You will see the fruits of your labor, the lesson here is to stick with it. Finding you inner stamina and drive to see something through to the end may cause you to give up too early. Keep imaging and dreaming of the world you want to see yourself in. Free love and community are very possible with the Pluto in Libra generation’s energy.

Pluto in the 8th House

Keywords: The keywords associated with the 8th house include death, transformation, secrets, mystery, macabre, shared finances or resources, legacies, taxes, owed money, uncovered trauma, healing, and psychology. 

Succedent House Type: A Succedent house type is ruled by a fixed sign. Scorpio is the fixed water sign ruling the 8th house.

The meaning of the 8th house has evolved significantly over time. Traditionally this house was associated with taxes, legacies, and shared resources. It is believed that due to its associations with legacies and inheritance this has contributed to the modern 8th house associations with death. Beyond the literal definition of death, it can also represent transformation, cycles of life, and major life endings/beginnings.

The perspective of the 8th house is broad and psychologically based in most modern astrological interpretations. It symbolizes how you relate to others on a deeply emotional level. This house is associated with secrets but also shared resources and taxes. Trying to relate all of these themes together is what gives the 8th house is intense mystery. When you are working in the 8th house you are often working through some kind of emotional trauma. How you relate to the life, death, and sharing your experiences and resources with another are all 8th house endeavors.