Venus, Mars and Pluto: Love, Desire and the Cauldron

By: Jodie Forrest

Many astrologers consider Venus and Mars the planets correlated to intimacy in a birth chart. In friendships, that’s often true. But Pluto, Lord of the Underworld (a.k.a. the unconscious), co-rules the eighth house… As our connection to someone deepens, we begin a series of crossings into Pluto’s realm. The eighth house is the alchemical alembic where relationships are forged, and Pluto is always a third party in them. How can we best navigate these border crossings?