Planetary Aspects: Jupiter opposition Pluto
What does Jupiter opposition Pluto mean?
The answer depends on whether it’s an aspect occurring in your natal chart, currently forming in the cosmos (transit-to-transit aspect), transiting your chart, or happening in a chart comparison (synastry – relationship astrology).
Even so, this aspect between planets has common general themes. The following are interpretations of Jupiter opposition Pluto in these various forms as well as in general.
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- In the Natal Chart
- Transit to Transit
- In Transit to the Natal Chart
- In Synastry (Chart Comparison)
- In the Composite Chart
Jupiter opposition Pluto
When Jupiter and Pluto connect, there is a strong desire and ability to bring about transformation. Our deeper ambitions magnify.
In the Natal Chart
With Jupiter forming an opposition to Pluto in the birth chart, your ambitions can sometimes intensify to the point where you feel you’re in a pressure cooker. Relationships with others tend to bring this out in you.
You may often feel the need to improve and grow, but this can come on strongly, and you may need to remind yourself of the natural ebb and flow of life. Having strong convictions is a plus with this aspect. However, it’s important to avoid going so far with this that it becomes a vice. Developing the art of letting something go is something you might learn with age and maturity. Doing so can help you detox naturally.
You might aim to use dissatisfaction with your current lot in life as motivation to reach higher. Still, if it’s a perpetual issue (that is, you never feel content with your accomplishments), then you might want to ask yourself if expansion is always necessary. Take the time to count your smaller blessings and achievements.
Key Traits of Jupiter opposite Pluto. You will find some, many, or all of the following, depending on how strong this aspect is in the natal chart:
- Big thinking, big aspirations and ambitions.
- Rarely satisfied with current achievements.
- Feels quite a bit of pressure to succeed, which can lead to poor judgment.
- If energies are channeled well, a great power to heal, reform, and improve.
- Overachieving or overreaching can interfere with plans.
- All-or-nothing approach when moderation may serve them better.
- Persuasive.
- Deep, profound, and perceptive.
- Obsessiveness and compulsiveness; may dwell too long on negative situations or feedback.
- Relationships can devolve into power games or power plays.
Transit to Transit
This type of aspect can be considered astrological “weather’ — it occurs in the cosmos for all and is not specific to our personal natal charts.
With Jupiter forming an opposition to Pluto, we can be quite ambitious, feeling that if we set our sights high enough, we can achieve anything. However, treading lightly, while it may not come naturally, is advised as it is easy to stir up opposition. We should watch for a tendency to take on too many interests, activities, or desires under this influence. Exaggerating our importance or power, either to ourselves or others, should also be avoided. Something might challenge our belief system, prompting a major attitude change, or we might have to face narrow-mindedness in others (or in ourselves).
This can also be a time when we feel such enormous pressure to succeed or chase a desire/goal that we make mistakes and exercise poor judgment. Possible themes are exploitation, manipulation, fanaticism, obsession, opportunism, legal issues, hidden agendas, and ulterior motives. If energies are channeled well, however, it can be a time to heal, reform, and improve.
Trying to force our beliefs on others will only lead to frustration. The tendency now is to push too hard in general and to ignore the important details. Thinking in big terms is fine, as long as we also consider the more practical details of any pursuit. We should also examine the reason for dissatisfaction or discontent.
See more transit-to-transit aspects.
Jupiter opposition Pluto dates from 1940 to 2050
The following lists reveal the dates of this aspect’s occurrence in history, current times, and the future in two different formats.
Dates with Planetary Positions by Signs and Degrees. Note: dates and times are Eastern and are within the years 1940 to 2050:
In Transit to the Natal Chart
Transits to the natal chart are personal — they occur to specific natal chart points and they happen to different people at unique times, depending on when they were born. In other words, while everyone or most people experience these transits at some point(s) in their lives, the timing is unique to the individual.
When transiting Jupiter opposes natal Pluto, a serious attitude towards your goals and ambitions can emerge. The desire to grow or expand an endeavor can be strong, although you may overreach. Power struggles with others may be involved. Competitive energies should be channeled appropriately. As well, watch for burning bridges with the tunnel vision that this transit can sometimes bring.
When transiting Pluto opposes natal Jupiter, your attitude and perspective change dramatically. This transit intensifies and activates your ambitions. In some cases, difficulties with bending the law or the rules can be an issue. For many, it’s a time for a lifestyle change. A particular experience or someone can motivate you to make significant changes.
In Chart Comparison (Synastry)
When Jupiter in one chart forms an opposition with Pluto in another chart, goals often clash, and if they do, there can be frustrating misunderstandings or it’s taken personally. Compromises aren’t always easy with this inter-chart aspect.
There can be a tendency for one of you to resist taking responsibility or to be typecast as the ambitious or risk-taker in the relationship. This relationship might be improved by focusing your energies on a joint project.
See more synastry aspects between two charts.
In the Composite Chart
The composite chart is a special chart derived from the midpoints between two or more charts. It is read as the chart of a relationship–the people as a couple or unit.
With Jupiter opposite Pluto in the composite chart, you may find that when you’re together, your ambitions are bigger than they are for you as individuals, and this can sometimes put quite a bit of pressure on the relationship. It’s important to avoid getting involved in a perpetual blame game, which can erode your connection.
Examine whether there’s fear underlying these tensions–whether either one or both of you is afraid that the relationship is oppressing or limiting your growth. Overcompensating can result, and the tendency is to make far too much of a situation or blow a matter out of proportion.
The challenge here is to learn how to manage, relinquish, and share power with one another.
Another layer to this aspect is your belief systems. There is a tendency to want to enforce or push your beliefs on one another, and this can be another area that causes undue strain and pressure on the relationship. Differences in viewpoints can create rifts, largely because it’s difficult to take things in stride with this composite aspect.
See more composite chart aspects.
See also Planetary Aspects, Jupiter Transits, and Pluto Transits
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