Uranus-Pluto
Uranus-Pluto combines the revolutionary zeal, eccentricity, and excitement of Uranus with the deep instinctual drives and hidden powers of Pluto.
We see this combination reflected in the power of the deep instincts that are associated with Pluto finding a release through Uranus’ association with rebellion and innovation. In other words, a deep instinctual drive toward revolution and emancipation. Sexual liberation fits this quality in that deep sexual drives are associated with Pluto, while liberation is associated with Uranus. Equally this can appear as an evolutionary call to evolve (Pluto) through technological innovations (Uranus).
Below are examples of famous people born with this combination in their natal charts (natal chart is another word for astrological birth chart, or pictographic representation of the sky when they were born). When we witness how this combination shows up in the lives of others, we can become more self-aware of how this combination shows up in our own lives. The more we are conscious of the ways astrological alignments (otherwise known as “aspects”) show up in our lives, the more the archetypal tensions involved can become integrated in our lives, thus revealing their inherent strengths to us.
Please note that the tension of this archetypal combination, as illustrated in the lives and creations of the famous people in the examples below, may be demonstrated in ways that are more integrated or less integrated.
The Uranus-Pluto combination in the chart and life of Pope Francis can be seen in his role as a vehicle for the revolutionary zeal (Uranus) of the masses (Pluto). He is the first pope to come from the Americas. Though many of his views may still be considered conservative, his stances on inclusion of the homosexual and LGBT communities in the church and on some permitted uses of contraception represent a powerful revolutionary (Uranus-Pluto) approach to Catholicism.
The Uranus-Pluto combination in the chart of poet William Blake can be seen in his advocacy for freedom (Uranus) of the libidinal and sexual (Pluto) energies. This advocacy was quite revolutionary for his era: “Art can never exist without naked beauty displayed.” “The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.” “The soul of sweet delight, can never be defiled.” “You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.”
The Uranus-Pluto combination in the birth chart of Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky can be seen in the character Dmitri Fyodorovich Karamazov in his novel The Brothers Karamazov. The eldest of the three legitimate Karamazov brothers, Dmitri is an imposing powerful personality who is also fickle and impulsive. This impulsive nature illustrates the Uranus-Pluto combination well in that he is a force of nature (Pluto) who obeys his deep instinctual drives (Pluto) while simultaneously representing the untamed freedom of Uranus.