Astrology and Relationships - How Do Our Spiritual Planets Affect Others?

by Robert Wilkinson

This is a part of the art of synastry, of seeing how our planets affect others and vise-versa. This subject fills entire books, so today's article won't be exhaustive, but it addresses something mostly overlooked in the texts.

I last gave this to you almost 7 years ago. This was inspired by someone who had one of their outer invisible triad conjunct planets in another person’s chart. Any time someone's Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto conjuncts planets in another’s chart expect major transformational energies to predominate, along with some degree of misunderstanding.

Any time our outer invisibles contact the personal planets in the chart of another person, they are impacted in ways that are beyond ego controls. Some get unnerved, some get threatened, some move forward despite the uncertainty of dancing into the unknown transpersonal energies we’re releasing within them, and some enthusiastically embrace the Mystery.

Our Uranus shows our uniqueness, and awakens others’ uniqueness when our Uranus conjuncts one of their personality planets. Neptune shows our openness to collective consciousness on vast levels. It becomes a strong astral body sensitivity as we grow into that energy, and when our Neptune conjuncts a personal planet in another’s chart, we become that collective gateway.

All the planets impact all our bodies simultaneously. Once we discipline our lower nature to conform to our Higher Self, the ability to BE the living representative of Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto (or a combination of them, since they always work together to a single Divine purpose) in our world gets stronger. And with practice, more and more evident.

With Pluto rising, I also am seen to be intense. Since that's my Dharma this life, a long time ago I figured out it was my responsibility to do the best I could with that type of "beyond ego controls" energy. So whether I want to be, or intend to be a Plutonic force, I am that in others’ lives.

However, because they’re invisible planets, they are not “seen” by those we are influencing, unless they have an awakened “spiritual sight.” I have observed that when our outer planet contacts an inner planet of another, we who trigger those transpersonal invisible responses in them will be seen as a Saturn influence. Those who are not conscious of the Spiritual reality are forever bound by their Saturn.

That's why we must take responsibility (Saturn!) for how we respond to what was triggered in the other. A mature and patient response always helps, as does knowing limits and boundaries when dancing with someone who hasn't learned perfectly healthy responses to their challenges of transpersonal individualization, relatedness, and their seed power of eternal renewal.

Whether we're dealing with Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto, the impact between charts an be fairly intense, and beyond "ego controls." I’ve also seen that those with the outer invisibles on the angles often serve as vehicles for awakening these transpersonal forces in the lives of others. Many responses we encounter when this is active cannot be taken personally.

These are transpersonal energies involving "walking between worlds" (the visible and invisible.) Whether another understands what's being awakened or not, we all occasionally serve as vehicles to other vaster understandings and doors of hither-to-unknown perception being opened. The more we are aware of higher realities, the more likely this is to occur.

We cannot expect that others will "get it." Good if they do, unfortunate if they don't, but once we operate as vehicles of awakening, we must learn radical detachment, since whether another "gets it" or not cannot be taken personally. Of course, that also works the other way around, in that those who stimulate our outer invisible planets serve to awaken us to greater transpersonal realities.

The unfortunate fact of evolutionary differences is that as we become aware of certain things, then we must learn that many will in fact NOT "get it." It then becomes a question of how willing they are to "get it," or how resistant they are to getting it. That’s usually beyond our pay grade.

In any case (and in every case!) we must choose what is right for us. Those who choose to live a life embracing eternal principles cannot take it personally if another just "doesn't get it." All we can do is take responsibility for our own Dharmic necessity, and leave others to grow into the Eternal at their own pace. Sooner or later, eventually they will.

That's the benefit of being a conscious or unconscious awakener. We all impact each other more than we can imagine, often months or years after the initial stimulus of our outer planet contacting something in their chart. We are all One Life together, and the interrelationships are very complex. That's the amazing quality of being a Spirit in the material world.

© Copyright 2009, 2016 Robert Wilkinson

Comments

[Sherry]

Thank you very much for writing and presenting this article.

It resonated, clarified and inspired my Self-understanding.

I've got natal Pluto conjunct my Descendant, Saturn squaring my 12 House Aquarius Sun, and Progressed Pluto retrograde in my 4th House.

Always, I'm involved and invest myself in very tiring relationships.

Your article here offers me new ways of seeing my role and accepting it.

[helina]

I am livin Pluto (capr) transit opposition to my Sun (cancer) at the moment.
And that is probably those times we learn a lot while staying alone.

Energy comes and goes heavily, probably cause I am Pluto conj AC in my natal chart.
Still wishing everything best all the people I meet...

[Robert]

Hi Sherry - Yes, Pluto angular is often a catalyst for deep and profound transformations in all we meet.

Hi helina - That transit shows the need to build self confidence in yourself as a self-reliant, self-sufficient pioneer in shining your light in your world in your way. Use your power of concentration to purify all that would block your light. And yes, I also have Pluto rising, so it can be intense. But self-purification is your way to transcendent realizations this lifetime. You can come out a purified spiritual Being by the time your race is run. And the good thing is that it will be YOUR authentic spiritual Be-ness, not based in others' standards.

[helina]

Big Thanks Robert!