Mars and Pluto in Your Birth Chart

Conjunction: Mars and Pluto

It's hard to call this aspect entirely positive: it has two sides, and it presents you with a choice. How the conjunction of Mars and Pluto plays out for you depends largely on you.

Follow its 'dark' side, and you may raise your voice when emotions run high more often than you should, or behave tactlessly and refuse to compromise. Your desires can take charge, pushing you to make decisions before reason has a chance to weigh in.

The other, 'light' and positive side of this conjunction is your ability to work hard, follow through consistently, and stay focused on your goals. Make these valuable qualities your priority and give them a chance. They'll help you accomplish a great deal.

Harmonious aspects: Mars and Pluto

This aspect helps you put your emotional and physical energy to constructive use and channel it where it needs to go. You may, for example, feel drawn to correcting what's gone wrong in the world and fighting injustice. Pollution, hunger, poverty, the rights of homeless animals, and similar issues matter to you.

If you want to draw on this aspect's full power, you can make a career of helping others in one way or another. By bringing out your firmness and determination, this Mars–Pluto aspect can also help you realize your potential in many fields, including technology, medicine, sports, politics, business, and leadership roles.

Challenging aspects: Mars and Pluto

This is a very powerful aspect whose destructive influence shows itself from time to time. In certain circumstances, it brings out aggression and a desire to control other people, even to dominate them. That urge to dominate is most likely to surface with coworkers and subordinates at work, or at home with loved ones who depend on you emotionally.

When life gets difficult, disappointment and anger can sometimes make you lose control of yourself and your feelings. Your emotions become destructive, and anyone unlucky enough to bear the brunt of your anger has a hard time of it. Although this doesn't happen often, it can complicate your relationships.

To ease this aspect's negative effects, learn techniques for self-control and relaxation, along with ways to channel excess energy constructively—for example, into creative work or sports.