Pluto in Scorpio Meaning and Personality Traits

Pluto in Scorpio is a deeply perceptive and sensitive personality. The feelings that you perceive through Pluto’s placement in Scorpio are the powerful projections of what you are thinking about yourself.

Underneath that veneer of deep emotion, however, lie self-protective layers of destructive rage and even hatred.

Your automatic skills are extraordinary, although these will typically be expressed in dark areas or places where your control cannot be challenged.

The effects and behaviors of your choice are extremely important to you. Your desire for total mind control over your emotions is very powerful, because this will bring you greater security in your world

What Does Pluto in Scorpio Mean?

Pluto in Scorpio, the planet of power in its most ruthless and mysterious form, gives you intense and penetrating insight into everything it touches.

This can be an incredible strength - an ability to see beyond the surface, to identify motivations and secrets that others never see - or a weakness if you take your obsessions too far.

For example, you may become obsessed with uncovering the truth about someone else’s motivations. You are impossible to fool, so when you suspect something, others had better keep their guard up because with Pluto in Scorpio you don’t give up unless you get proof.

In short, you are intense and passionate. Because you’re so eager to find out who you are and what you want from life, you have lots of energy!

You crave an intense experience, because it’s the only way you know how to get what you want out of your life. This openness to new experiences also makes you creative, as your imagination is stimulated by lots of travel, movement, and people coming into your environment.

Pluto in Scorpio is a potent combination. There is even an element of danger that lurks about this placement, with the possibility of accidents and crime.

Pluto in Scorpio Woman

Pluto in Scorpio women are a force to be reckoned with. They’re strong, powerful, and always in control. But there’s more to them than that!

The Pluto in Scorpio woman shares some similarities with Scorpio, but are added traits that make her stand apart. She is very resourceful and have incredible intuition.

Her emotions are alluring, and she is confident in her ability to manipulate them to her own good. She knows just how to get exactly what she wants out of life, and she’s willing to do whatever it takes.

She could be described as astute, edgy and passionate. She is a night owl and leads a secretive or private life.

Pluto in Scorpio women are wise beyond their years but don’t reveal this wisdom initially. Every move they make is calculated; they sense what has to be done before they act, but exude an uncanny ability to get others to do what they want them to do.

Passionate, intense and wary, she is a force to be reckoned with when she enters a room. Her powerful presence and commanding confidence can be intoxicating, for both good and evil.

She’s highly intuitive, especially when it comes to people. The behavior of others is never a mystery to her — or at least she’d never let them know it is.

At her best, she is inspiring and imaginative; at her worst, she can be manipulative and controlling.

She is a powerful motivator and a deep-thinking woman. You wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of her intense gaze.

A Pluto in Scorpio woman will always make an impression, either for good or bad. She is willing to follow and respect the leader, but she won’t become docile or subservient.

Pluto in Scorpio Man

Sometimes Pluto in Scorpio men can be dangerous, a bit of a bad boy and possessive. But at their core, they are loyal and protective of their lovers.

The Pluto in Scorpio man is intense, very passionate, magnetic and intensely focused. His energy, which can often be overwhelming and intimidating to others at first, is due to his deep emotional nature and strong intuition.

This combination of powers allows him to get on an even deeper level of understanding with people and truly “see” them – almost immediately and without effort.

Naturally fearless, outspoken and confrontational, these are all traits that give him the strength to push boundaries and create change in any area of life.

Many Pluto in Scorpio men are gifted with deep insight into the potential of others. They are very interested in a potential partner’s motivations, and needs to understand what motivates him or her and what his or her deepest and most intense feelings are.

A man with some degree of Pluto in Scorpio has a strong sense of personal drive, and won’t waste time dating or pursuing people who have no possibility of being the right partner for him.

If you want to attract the interest of a man with this placement, be sure to tap into his compassion and use it to make yourself more attractive.

They have the power to make everyone feel jealous of them. They have this ability because they’ve learned how to cultivate power and stop being afraid of it.

Pluto in Scorpio men are a strange combination of mystery and self-declared apparent openness. Their extreme calmness is an added advantage that makes other people feel uneasy around them.

He is likely to have a magnetic personality. He will be driven to exert power over others, and people might depend on him for guidance and keen insight into matters of interest.

Pluto in Scorpio Transit Meaning

The Pluto in Scorpio transit brings intensity into your life. This is time for caring closeness, togetherness, and intense intimacy in your relationships.

This transit is a time of doing a lot of internal work while there’s little or no external rewards for it.

All planets cause changes, and Pluto in Scorpio is no exception. This Pluto transit can give you extra power, emotional intensity and an ability to affect people directly — for better or worse.

Transiting Pluto in Scorpio refers to a period that is marked by deep and extreme transformation. There is much pain, but there is also a chance for great growth to occur.

You might feel emotionally raw and things that were once very important could be losing their appeal, and while you might be tempted to cling tenaciously to topics or beliefs from the past, it’s best not to resist change during this transit.

This is a period of transformation where deep psychological, sexual, and transformational issues manifest on the surface. The world may seem fake or dangerous and the world may seem to be on fire!

Pluto in Scorpio Generation

Pluto is a sweeping, macrocosmic influence that can have an immediate effect on the world events and the collective mood of a large group of people over a long period of time. This Pluto in Scorpio generation embodies this on a personal level.

Since Pluto is a generational planet, this is a generation which tends to be secretive of its own personal notes and memories; it wants to document only that which is of real, long-term importance.

In particular, there are three things that those born in this generation and after value: firstly, their computers and phones; secondly, their well-stocked bookshelves; lastly, their own personal collections – whatever it might be (but especially if it was cherished by a beloved relative).

The Pluto in Scorpio generation is one of extremes. These people are powerful, deeply intuitive, and driven from necessity.

They feel deeply, and sometimes too much. This emotional intensity creates an internal fuel that compels these people not only to succeed but also to seek meaning, stability and independence.

Now It's Your Turn

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What does this placement say about your personality?

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