A while back, there was a discussion of the possibility of Pluto functioning as an oversized comet and dragging people away. I've just been introduced to two of David Bowie's songs, recorded shortly before his death, that seem to possess symbolism that suggests that at some level he knew he was about to leave us forever. This could be a fear of death, but some of the lines in both songs are weird in that regard, and some of the symbolism (such as an astronaut [Major Tom, and by extension, David Bowie]) falling towards an eclipse) doesn't make sense in that light, but makes perfect sense if Pluto is an overgrown comet.
This then lead me to think about the way that a lot of other weird elements of current culture make a lot more sense if there's a widespread sense, at some level, that when people die they might not be coming back; and that depending on your point of view, this could be heaven or hell. It would explain the push for suicides getting going in Canada; the pathological fear of illness seen during the Covid panic; among other things.
However, a more down to Earth possibility has occurred to me as well: Pluto is the planet of addiction, and most people alive during its reign knew at least one person who died because they would rather feed their addiction over living. There's a good case to be made that the Plutonian is actively addictive; it certainly explains a lot of things which are otherwise hard to explain. What this suggests to me is that even if the higher self is safe, plenty of personalities might very well be dragged into complete self destruction (another Plutonian thing) as Pluto fades away; which, symbolically, and especially to those who reject the notion of a higher self entirely, would look the same as getting dragged away by Pluto to an unknown fate.
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Date: 2023-11-20 07:26 pm (UTC)This then lead me to think about the way that a lot of other weird elements of current culture make a lot more sense if there's a widespread sense, at some level, that when people die they might not be coming back; and that depending on your point of view, this could be heaven or hell. It would explain the push for suicides getting going in Canada; the pathological fear of illness seen during the Covid panic; among other things.
However, a more down to Earth possibility has occurred to me as well: Pluto is the planet of addiction, and most people alive during its reign knew at least one person who died because they would rather feed their addiction over living. There's a good case to be made that the Plutonian is actively addictive; it certainly explains a lot of things which are otherwise hard to explain. What this suggests to me is that even if the higher self is safe, plenty of personalities might very well be dragged into complete self destruction (another Plutonian thing) as Pluto fades away; which, symbolically, and especially to those who reject the notion of a higher self entirely, would look the same as getting dragged away by Pluto to an unknown fate.
Does this analysis seem plausible to you?