“Culture is not your friend”
Terence Mckenna
We are all weird. Some are faster to admit, but when it comes right down to it: we are all pretty damn weird. And what is weird, but different and wonderful. With Aquarius, the 11th house, and Uranus/Saturn we are dealing with what Jung called Individuation process. Individuation–from what I understand (I’m no Jungian Psychologist)–is the movement towards our true (authentic) Self. The movement can be scary–especially if our friends or culture don’t agree with our Truth. When Pluto comes into the picture, we then experience the emotional trauma’s associated with this Archetype: like alienation, confusion, isolation and genius. Lets allow Jeff Green to illuminate:
Pluto in the Eleventh House or Aquarius: emotional trauma can occur for these individuals for the following causes:
1. When they realize that the lifestyle that they have been living is not reflective of their actual nature, or when their lifestyle is radically altered through cataclysmic events which they seem powerless to alter.
2. When they experience being intensely used and manipulated by others who have been considered friends or lovers, or when their friends or lovers seem to turn against them for no apparent or legitimate reason.
3. When the overall culture treats these people as iconoclastic threats in such a way as to create a reality for them of always being on the outside looking in.
When Pluto transits the Eleventh House, forms stressful aspects through transit to Uranus, to planets within the natal Eleventh House, or to the planetary ruler of the Eleventh House these issues and subsequent traumas can occur.
As Terence states in the opening quote, “Culture is not your friend,” we must wake up to the limiting aspects of our culture, and become aware of how it limits our spirits from shining. Culture is nothing more than a mental construct. In many ways, it is shaped and catered towards fulfilling a mysterious “someones” needs. For example, why, in our culture, are alocohol and tobacoo the only legal mind altering substances, when they cause more death combined than most forms of cancer? Is it not to propituate slumber and weakness in the masses…? All the while, the more constructive and liberating substances of the Earth are made illegal. God forbide we see through the bullshit. And so, when a person in our culture decides to live outside of the prescribed ways (ie. not drinking or smoking or participating in the madness) they are then alienated from a great majority of the culture. It’s unfortunate, but true. Pluto in the 11th challenges us to take the leap, no matter what the fight we are forced endure with our culture and friends. With diligence, we can then breakthrough into our True Individuated state. Only then do we have a future worth living for.
…to see outside the box
People with Pluto in the 11th:
(Bill Clinton, Woody Allen, Einstein, Nicole Kidman, Jeffery Dahmer, Indira Gandhi, Paul (a Beatle), Cat Stevens, Denzel Washington)
…think of what makes each of these charecters unique, and you’ve got it.
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Hi
Great article! I have pluto in the eleventh house conjunct mercury and trine saturn at the end of the seventh house. How would you interpret that?
Mariana
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Pluto in the 11th with Mercury, trine Saturn in the 7th:
(in a quick, intuitive, nutshell):
Pluto in the 11th wants to finds its power and sense of purpose with the community, and so its important to always be on the search for the “like Minds.” Its likely that you are always changing your circles, and also attracting potent individuals into your life that perfectly assist you in this process.
…with the Mercury involved, it can relate to your need to find people who can understand and inspire you on an intellectual level. Good conversation, fun games, and healthy competition. Being stimulated and inspired by your friends is a must. If you feel stagnant, it is your red flag telling you to move on, before you get burned by Pluto’s dangerous fumes.
…..and then Saturn trine……Saturn alone in the 7th house relates to the Inner Mountain you must climb throughout your life that will gift you with the greatest, most enduring intimate connections with other human beings. But before you get there, Saturn and this mountain will attract some of the hardest lessons relating to Trust, Commitment, and Love. Once understood and fully groked, you will be dancing on the top of Saturn’s misty mountain, singing your own song that will inevitably become a hit!
And there it is. Hope I wasn’t too vague with those metaphors! Ha……
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