An article discussing the movements of Pluto in Capricorn through 2010, it's retrograde, sabian symbolism and how to use the energy to our best advantage.

"In Escape from freedom, social psychologist Erich Fromm suggests that the reason Hitler was so successful in gaining power over people was that he has expressed what the masses felt at the time: "the craving for power over men and the longing for submission to an overwhelmingly strong outside power." Astrologically, this domination/submission instinct is represented by Pluto (which is often associated with sadomasochism.)"

"In Greek myth, Hades is not only the personification of the Underworld god Pluto, but also refers to his extensive Underworld kingdom. Mythological tradition and epic clearly differentiate the Underworld and the god Hades, who is regent of this place. The topography and atmosphere of this mythological nether world is symbolic of the sphere we are drawn into during a transit of Pluto and provides a context for the textures and shades of subterranean feelings experienced during this time.

"First of all, this is an opposition, which is an aspect of 180 degrees between two bodies. It represents the maximum degree of polarization between the energies of any two bodies that enter into it. They stand like two opponents facing off against each other and, as a result, define themselves and each other in the process. The medieval astrologers referred to the opposition as the aspect of perfect or complete hostility.(2) They regarded it as the worst possible aspect between two bodies.

"If you read the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty as a child, you will remember that she drank from a potion made by an evil witch that caused her to fall into a deep sleep for many long years. Finally, the handsome prince came and kissed her on the lips, restoring her from her long slumber.

"Understanding Pluto in our charts is vital, as it represents the inherent power within us, the life and death transformative process. This can include obsessions, power struggles, willpower, destruction and regeneration. Not a subject to be taken lightly!

Pluto is the outermost planet and moves slowly - it takes 248 years to orbit the Sun - therefore the natal position and aspects it makes in a chart, indicate the areas of life that will undergo deep and lasting transformation, as it will only move through a section of the chart during a lifetime."

"Pluto, God of the Underworld, is the ruler of Scorpio. (In Greek mythology, the corresponding god was Hades). In Astrology, the energies of Pluto are transforming. Pluto represents subconscious forces, ruling all that is "below the surface".

On the up side, Pluto is associated with renewal and rebirth. It represents endings and new beginnings, as well as spiritual growth and rebirth. Negative expression of Pluto is an obsessive desire for power and control and general destructiveness."

"Pluto is the planet of extremes, all or nothing at all, the highest or the lowest and nothing in between. It's effects on other planets is as follows:

"Pluto's place in the chart marks the house in which revolutionary changes often occur. This planet represents reforming and regeneration. Pluto is a powerful planet, and its presence in a house suggests a power struggle may also be found in this house."

"Pluto the planet has a significant import in the astrology chart. Long considered an unconscious factor, or only impactful on masses of people within a generation, it's risen to a much more important factor in human consciousness. Some researchers feel that this is because human consciousness can now encompass its power, at least to some degree, instead of just being the victim of it.