Transiting Venus to Natal Pluto—Misfortune

[sotonye]

Every time I have this transit something bad happens to me. Has anyone else found this to be true or am I imagining things? And if a trend is found here, what could the symbolic explanation be? Why would a benefic's involvement with any planet induce harm?

[Jim Eshelman]

What kind of bad?

[sotonye]

What kind of bad?

An accident of some kind

[Jim Eshelman]

That's not typical. I would have to look back at the details of it in your chart, when I get back to a computer. I might expect an impact that affects relationships, even in some cases one that alienates you from other people, but not general malevolence.

[sotonye]

That's not typical. I would have to look back at the details of it in your chart, when I get back to a computer. I might expect an impact that affects relationships, even in some cases one that alienates you from other people, but not general malevolence.

I did actually have a separation occur about 10 hours before the transit became partile. The accident however occurred while the transit was in effect, and is actually an exact recurrence of what happened the last time Venus interacted with my Pluto (which was last July). I don't want to go into too much detail, but basically a supplement (a regular multi-vitamin) I had had no issue with for a year suddenly gave me violent arrhythmias and severe dizziness, really bad brain fog, and I had to go to the emergency room. This same thing happened with a different multi-vitamin, but again one I have been taking for a while without issue. The really strange thing is that I only took half a dose, with food, and it was just a simple B-complex. Something was just off suddenly

[Jim Eshelman]

Transits to your Pluto are also transits to your Mercury, but Venus to Mercury is even less accident-prone than Venus to Pluto.

But right now your progressed Mars is at 5°37' Leo, exactly square your Mercury-Pluto. Mars to Mercury-Pluto is quite appropriate for accidents and injuries. One might argue that Mars to Mercury-Pluto is so accident prone that any transit it to it at all could set it off. The problem with this "easy out" is that transits to non-luminary progressions aren't very noticeable or effective. OTOH transits to partile progressed aspects (no matter what the planet) are sometimes seen as "setting them off."

There aren't any interesting midpoints or other factors My best guess is that this Mars progression to Mercury-Pluto is particularly strong for you.

[sotonye]

Transits to your Pluto are also transits to your Mercury, but Venus to Mercury is even less accident-prone than Venus to Pluto.

But right now your progressed Mars is at 5°37' Leo, exactly square your Mercury-Pluto. Mars to Mercury-Pluto is quite appropriate for accidents and injuries. One might argue that Mars to Mercury-Pluto is so accident prone that any transit it to it at all could set it off. The problem with this "easy out" is that transits to non-luminary progressions aren't very noticeable or effective. OTOH transits to partile progressed aspects (no matter what the planet) are sometimes seen as "setting them off."

There aren't any interesting midpoints or other factors My best guess is that this Mars progression to Mercury-Pluto is particularly strong for you.

This sounds more like it, I didn't really know that aspects between our progressed and natal charts were worth watching, but I will make note of them now, at least the partile aspects and transits that involve a luminary. Thank you Mr. E!

[sotonye]

Oh also Midpoints? Have I asked about those already? Do they provide any important info natally?

[SteveS]

Jim wrote:

But right now your progressed Mars is at 5°37' Leo, exactly square your Mercury-Pluto. Mars to Mercury-Pluto is quite appropriate for accidents and injuries.

This sentence jogged my memory and I dug-out my notes from Matthew (a Siderealist) who taught me much Sidereal Astrology, and noted this from Matthew:

Cyril Fagan said progressed Mars aspects can represent more so the time periods in our life for psychical pain.

This Mars progression Jim noted makes perfect astrological sense to me and probably the par-excellent timing symbolism for your ‘accidents/injury’ Sotonye. But why it is sync in with the Venus transit to Pluto is puzzling.

Sotonye asked:

Oh also Midpoints? Have I asked about those already? Do they provide any important info natally?

I think certain midpoints do provide important natal info-- at least to the point of not being overlooked. What astro program are you using?

[sotonye]

This Mars progression Jim noted makes perfect astrological sense to me and probably the par-excellent timing symbolism for your ‘accidents/injury’ Sotonye. But why it is sync in with the Venus transit to Pluto is puzzling.

Hey Steve, I agree on both accounts. The symbolism is perfect and it is wildly strange that Venus could could cause any harm, but I believe Mr. E is likely right that any transit to a partile progressed aspect might set it off

I think certain midpoints do provide important natal info-- at least to the point of not being overlooked. What astro program are you using?

Really? I didn't know they were that important hmm, and I have solar fire version 9!

[SteveS]

Sotonye wrote:

Really? I didn't know they were that important hmm, and I have solar fire version 9!

Some are important but most are not, imo. Do you know how to view your midpoints in SF?

[sotonye]

Some are important but most are not, imo. Do you know how to view your midpoints in SF?

No I'm not sure how to view midpoints

[Jim Eshelman]

So, to loop back... Yes, I was speculating that maybe any transit at all to this progression is triggering it. That's unusual but not unheard of. In fact, one important school of traditional astrology rests on exactly this idea.

Church of Light's method - a classic early 20th Century approach - has four steps. I'm not endorsing these - I don't find them working rigorously, at least not for most people - but I thought I should explain them.

Step 1: The potential for the event needs to be present in the natal chart.
Step 2: A secondary progression forms within 1°. This is the only aspect that is eventually interpreted.
Step 3: A "minor progression" - meaning, what I call Quarternaries, or month for a year - must contact the secondary progression within 1°. This is reinforcing, i.e., it adds no symbolism but, so to speak, cocks the gun.
Step 4: A transit within 1° triggers this, i.e., pulls the trigger. Again, it adds no symbolism, it merely triggers the secondary progression.

Take it for what it's worth. Experiment to your heart's content.

FWIW, you presently have no "minor progressions" at 5° anything unless we count your North Node (Church of Light would have counted this). At 4°36' Virgo, it has been retrograding across the 2° range where it trines-sextiles your Mercury-Pluto. It leaves that aspect in early July. I'm not overly excited about this

[sotonye]

So, to loop back... Yes, I was speculating that maybe any transit at all to this progression is triggering it. That's unusual but not unheard of. In fact, one important school of traditional astrology rests on exactly this idea.

Church of Light's method - a classic early 20th Century approach - has four steps. I'm not endorsing these - I don't find them working rigorously, at least not for most people - but I thought I should explain them.

Step 1: The potential for the event needs to be present in the natal chart.
Step 2: A secondary progression forms within 1°. This is the only aspect that is eventually interpreted.
Step 3: A "minor progression" - meaning, what I call Quarternaries, or month for a year - must contact the secondary progression within 1°. This is reinforcing, i.e., it adds no symbolism but, so to speak, cocks the gun.
Step 4: A transit within 1° triggers this, i.e., pulls the trigger. Again, it adds no symbolism, it merely triggers the secondary progression.

Take it for what it's worth. Experiment to your heart's content.

This is cool Mr. E, I'm putting this down in my notes!

FWIW, you presently have no "minor progressions" at 5° anything unless we count your North Node (Church of Light would have counted this). At 4°36' Virgo, it has been retrograding across the 2° range where it trines-sextiles your Mercury-Pluto. It leaves that aspect in early July. I'm not overly excited about this

Hmm what is the north node exactly?

[Jim Eshelman]

The intersection of the Moon's orbital plane with the ecliptic.

[Danica]

Ebertin says for the Lunar Nodes, in COSI:
[he has it listed under "Dragon's Head"; the Head and the Tail of the dragon are always in opposition to each other in the zodiac, the Head is the Ascending Node (the symbol similar to the glyph for Leo), and the Tail the Descending (the inverse symbol) ]

Principle:
Association or alliance.

Psychological correspondence:
+ Adaptability, the urge to unite with others, sociableness, good fellowship, obliging manner.
- Lack of adaptability, un-sociableness, anti-social conduct, incompatibility.

Biological correspondence:
The power-body or the astral body, the subconscious memory.

Sociological correspondence:
Meetings, alliances, societies, contact-men, blood-ties, kindred and related people.

[sotonye]

The intersection of the Moon's orbital plane with the ecliptic.

Got it thank you

[SteveS]

I have closely monitored the symbolism of the North Node in my life since I was born with the Dragon's Head on my Natal Horizon aspected in tight opposition with Jupiter. I am convinced it has special significance with people 'connections/associations' (Ebertin's words), for good or worse depending on its aspect with other planets. Needs to be angular or partile aspected 0,90, 180 to bring to the forefront of an astrologer's delineated understanding/consciousness, imo.