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Started by Deva, Jan 23, 2017, 09:49 AM

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Deva

Hi, Kerri. Yes, it is true that in order to make change we must be inwardly secure first as reflected by the 4th house polarity point.  Self-nurturing then becomes essential. A key within the 10th house/4th house axis which you clearly describe is that strength lies within the vulnerability. In other words, emotional repression/suppression does not lead to internal security or emotional strength. Once the Soul becomes secure from within Itself, there is an ability to express vulnerability yet withstand the impact of negative judgments. In this way, the Soul can then interact within society in an authentic way. The self-image changes as it is no longer defined by external factors you have mentioned such as status, physical appearance, and social position. A positive self-image that is founded on self-authenticity, integrity, and worthiness manifests as this evolution takes place.

Namaste

Deva

Bhaskara

Hi Everyone,

Pluto Polarity Point 4th House:

When I think about the 4th house and its core dynamics the things that come to mind are...
The 4th house the Root of your emotional existence your emotional foundation the platforms you build your world from and around the Ego Lens through which you view your world or your emotional reality. The substance of emotional security. How these emotional platforms are conditioned through crystalized patterns of Saturn Capricorn and the 10th Archetype.
Coming from a place of inner emotional  security and substance a metamorphoses of crystalized patterns of tradition and conditions of familial patterns one was born into is the heart of the 4th house. Security not being found in the Father the external world and the structures one finds themselves born into but coming from a place of our own inner emotional Mother. Our inner emotional compass that we are all born with naturally. Emphasis is then taken off the external world and redirected back through the emotional being.
When a Soul incarnates it starts its journey of being conditioned through the family of birth and through the external societies traditions rules and structures. In this environment one is learning to become aligned with the family and traditions of society but what if these patterns and traditions are not in true alignment with the Soul? What happens when the sources of external emotional security one is being taught to rely on by society and tradition are non existent? The parental environment is lacking or damaged in some way and the rules and structures of society don't provide emotional substance? This is when a Soul feels thrown back upon themselves 4th house to examine and contemplate on where they are coming from what  they can rely on and how their emotional nature and the lens through which they view their world may have become crystalized in these traditions and even outdated in many ways. This is the place where one needs to build solid emotional foundations an honest assessment  of there true emotional nature which may not be in alignment with the outside traditions and structures of society  and the family. This is the space where one comes to find how they can stand on their own outside of all structures and support systems. With Pluto's polarity point being here this is the Metamorphoses of that "external taught" security and patterns. This will be especially true when one comes to find that these conditions of familial patterns are preventing a growth or metamorphoses of those inner emotional spaces. What if these conditions are actually preventing one from understanding who they truly are from the inside out? The 4th house is the space where the root of these things will be evaluated. One must come to find a space and place to understand whom they truly are at the deepest level.
In the example given, Yogananda went though many trials and tribulations in these inner spaces. When he was young his Mother was a source of comfort and emotional  and spiritual support a platform for him and when he lost her these inner spaces came under deep evaluation which ultimately lead him to seek out the Divine Mother which to me is the deepest archetype of the 4th house, our inner compass to our Divine internal emotion the original platform of our inherent security. Yogananda learned to walk his own Path of Truth and Understanding outside of his family and even went through a sort of taunting and ridicule for the Path he chose from his own brother as well as he did not find the support from his Father in the way that he desired as well. Yogananda was thrown in upon himself to come to find the Root of his own emotional substance the foundation from which he built the rest of his life upon. Once he turned to the Divine love and nurturing inside himself then he let nothing take him from his Path of Truth and he found total security in himself through the Divine truth inside his own Soul Being.
The 4th house is about walking your own emotional truth outside of conditions of society or the family structures even if it means that you do this alone with no support from others. This is a hard path to walk on when all the things society tells you and the family has taught you become unreliable and sometimes just completely not even true or real. Your going to come from a place where others will not understand anything about you and the Path you are on, this is where the foundations of your emotional nature must be all your own where you build your foundation from the ground up. When these inner emotional structures are damaged or non existent or conditioned by crystalized patterns of society is where you will find some of the uglier manifestations of a 10th house Pluto. Once one learns to walk there own Emotional Truth and Understanding and to build solid foundations from these outside of all others is when the true essence and energy can be directed into the 10th house for the ultimate good of society. This is where one can truly lean to be responsible social beings and find there place in the external world when there foundations are built on inner dependence. We can never truly be responsible for anything outside ourselves if we are not responsible for ourselves first. Karmic patterns must be broken and reshaped remolded, if they are not then the broken patterns of your upbringing and society and emotional Karmic past and present can never change and metamorphosis. If these patterns are built upon broken foundations how can one ever truly be a supportive or loving parent? How can one truly have an external voice of authority in society based on something inherently good? Broken emotional foundations will only perpetuate the darker sides of Pluto in the 10th house.
It all comes down to Love and Acceptance of ones Self First. A life lived productively is one looking in not out.

Heather

Rad

Hi Trace,

First, we do not do personal charts on this mb. This message board does have it's own rules which are spelled out on the first page 'if this is your first visit'.

Second, to understand any birth chart from an EA point of view, it is essential to understand the whole chart: not just parts of it. Thus, the questions you are asking can only be right answered in the context of your whole chart. It is not uncommon for Soul's who have a 10th House Pluto to have the same orientation to it as you do. When that happens there will be evolutionary reasons for that which will be symbolized within the context of the whole chart.

God Bless, Rad

dollydaydream

In order for evolution to continue, the 10th House/Capricorn Pluto soul must learn to embrace its polarity, the 4th House/Cancer.

The intention within the 4th House/Cancer is to find inner security.  As it relates to the 10th House, there is an implied sense of security relating to career, social image and all manner of external depencies.  To find inner security that is not dependent on that career or social image is the intention in the 4th House and Cancer.  Among other issues, the 4th House/Cancer represents our self-image.  Our self-image is formed by subconscious memories from other lives as well as the family environment and society we are born into.  We are born into environments that best help our evolutionary intentions and karmic requirements.  Often, in order to reinforce the evolutionary intentions implied in the 4th House/Cancer, the soul will experience difficulties, trauma, and emotional shocks related to family, partnerships and/or children.  The intent in all of this is for the soul to turn inwards and reflect on the circumstances and reasons why these things are happening so that they can gain awareness and make necessary changes and adjustments towards a center of gravity that is rooted in themselves.  These kinds of difficulties can also create a situation where the person feels isolated and alone, but paradoxically it is this kind of aloneness that can support the inner searching that hopefully results in awareness.  In fact, during the life, it will be important for the person to pay attention to times when they should take action to have some alone time to reflect on what they are feeling, why they are feeling the way they are, and how their own actions have, and are, contributing to the present moment.  As difficult as ever-changing emotions can be, they represent a pathway to the truth of who a person is as a separate and unique individual within the family or society.  By learning to live and understand their emotions as much as possible, they will be co-operating with the evolutionary intention of finding inner security.

Feeling insecure is no fun, and taking steps to cooperate with the evolutionary intention of finding inner security can be difficult.  The cardinal archetype of the 4th House/Cancer requires action.  A couple of steps forward then one back is typically the way the evolutionary journey progresses.  Within this, learning to live with insecurity is a valuable lesson, since it helps to develop trust in one's self.  Trust in the self will be a very important vehicle through which dependency on outer structures is transformed into trust in the self.  The more the person identifies with the new-found trust, the self-image will be transformed.  Once the self-image is transformed, relationships of all kinds will grow to reflect the inner truth of a more secure and confident soul.  At this point, if a career is lost or a partner leaves, or whatever outer structure or person the soul has been identifying with is removed, everything will be OK since dependency is now on themselves.  A complete reformulation of the self-image has taken place.

When this kind of inner maturing takes place, the soul might just choose to leave a social position/career/family circumstances behind in order to focus exclusively on developing the inner source of security.  If the soul has been co-operating with the evolutionary intentions of the 4th House/Cancer for many lifetimes and is consciously aware of what is needed in order to grow, they may be born into a family, or attract a partner who encourages and supports their emotional growth.  In these circumstances, the person can move into social positions and careers that can have the effect of helping society in ways that correspond to the abilities they possess and can share with others.  Instead of becoming emotionally dependent on success and the trappings associated with positions of power, they maintain a secure, inner center where they can function efficiently and honestly without feeling the need to manipulate or game the system.  In other words, the career is no longer about them, and what it can do for them and their own outer security, it's more about what the soul can do for others.

Wei

Hi Deva and everyone,

i am on a trip right now, not able to access computer, i will be posting before Wednesday night, if you need to move forward,  i will catch up when i am home for sure.

Thank you

Wei


Deva

#50
Hi, Heather: Excellent application of EA! Yes, Pluto in the 4th reflects evolutionary intentions regarding internal emotional security. As a result, there are often difficult experiences of feeling very alone as emotional needs are not meet externally. As you state, this life experience can induce the necessary reflection upon where true security lies, e.g from within not without. In addition, as external security factors are actively removed, we are progressively guided towards the Divine and our "inner home."

Hi, DDD: Excellent application of EA! Yes, over time those with a natal Pluto of the 10th house can tire of their position and make choices to focus on the home or family life, development of internal resources, and emotional healing. This reflects the 4th house polarity point as the Soul must be internally secure to make these choices.  As you stated, this evolution reflects the restructuring of the self-image as the Soul is no longer defined by the external factors previously mentioned. Great job!

Helena

#51
Hi Deva and Everyone,

Pluto Polarity Point in the 4th House
When i first started to think about the capricorn archetype in order to better understand how pluto manifests in the 10th house, i mentioned the insecurity we can experience in the cardinal houses, the one step forward, two steps back, as Deva clarified, and was considering the apparent unbalance (i was to say paradox here but this seems a more accurate word) of the new phase being linked to a security feeling from social maturation. Since this still is roaming in my head as something to be addressed i will try to go from here into the polarity point.

In any polarity point, as we are taught in EA, we are referring to a relationship between the known feeling of security, the past and were we've been used to work so far to establish an identity, and an unknown future, the polarity point, the natural way for the past to evolve. Unless this relationship develops, we stagnate. And it will be this way for any symbol in our natal chart, a dynamic and/or tension relationship between past and future.

When we have a polarity point in a 4th house, the security we are used to work on comes from external sources, and that is why i feel this position can become from its very beginning very unstable, looking otherwise. Because nonetheless, for some or most pluto in the 10th house souls this won't be perceived as a reality, up until the moment some intense emotional experience occurs that forces one to look within.
In the 10th we have either visibility or invisibility, but in the 4th house we have only our inner self, the whole truth of it. In the place of this inner self, we can't dissociate from the ones most close related to us, and our upbriging, and that is why many pluto in the 10th house can have family relationships that contest one's true identity and authority since very small age. From here the child might learn that the only way to be heard and seen is by shutting down all emotion, conceal the real self, and further down the road apply the same principles to its own life and career, following rules or regulations that are not a reflection of a true self just to be successful or do it right (but in extreme cases can become actual delusions concearning personal identification with power), or refusing to have any social participation if some greater consciousness of this unbalance is present.  Would it be right to say that the first would represent more the consensus state and the last the individuated or retrograde archetype, even if this dynamics can be seen through all the evolutionary stages at any given moment?

On a broader sense, i tend to see this axis 10th to 4th, impossible do separate from a wider context of the society we've been living in since the transition to patriarchy. It is part of all of our conscious/unconscious structure but it is certainly emphasised here. And my point is that apart from the moments in time were we have experienced relative peace and also more rural contexts even today still more centred in natural living or the case of a soul with greater spiritual consciousness aligned with natural law, with social representation and power has inevitably come an invitation for the soul to betray its own natural self and instead of giving, sharing and including, it has been invited to compete, take advantage of others and nature for it's own profit (the square from aries and libra) because this is how it has learned the system works, or, refusing this, be on the margins of mainstream society, blocked from applying its own talents and work capabilities on the right career. This is not an easy world for a soul feeling this way. And here would come the reason, the why of this natural polarity point - to induce reflection, withdraw in to the very essence, the very truth of its own reality, actions and forcefully responsibility for this actions. Responsibility, for the emotional body that feels one a core level all this tension, means in some cases to move away from a consciousness mostly identified with the external reality and to turn into the inner world, balancing both in an harmonic way, focusing also its desires in parenting, take care of loved ones (and also allowing being loved and cared for) respecting and encouraging their freedom and individuality, instead of controlling and restraining.
This balance point between the aries and libra square relative to capricorn, might also mean that one is invited to take the courage and responsibility to be itself, not fearing disapproval or wanting approval from close others and society, and do what feels right with self-determination for the soul to actualise its own work or career, according to natural talents, capabilities and desires. This way, it can be possible for the natural authority to shine within for all to see but it will not be the motive, it will be a natural consequence of the new phase beginning.

All the best,
Helena

dollydaydream

Deva, thanks for the clarification. :)  DDD   PS I love the new MB look

marty

hi Deva,

   I would hope to have a response to your Practice Thread by tomorrow, if that's possible. Thanks for the opportunity.

   - marty

Merlyn


With an inner security, the actions of the tenth house individual will transform from the need for approval and correctness, into a desire to manifest the internal, emotional foundations of the self into their behavior in the outside world.  This can majorly transform the types of work that the Capricorn individual will perform - an example of this is John Lennon, who found immense fame through his work in the Beatles, yet discovered a more soulful resonance as a householder husband.  This wasn't to say that he let go of his past and his work as a musician, but rather approched the same work from an inner foundation of authenticity (rather than expectation from the outside).

As written before, the 10th house individual will often experience the shallowness of trying to perfectly reflect the expectations of their social reality.  Games of manipulation and the longing for positions of power (to satisfy just that) become shallow when they are not connected to the inner function of truth.  With the fourth house, the kernel of safety demonstrated by an awareness of an individual's emotional reality acts as the foundation for that person's behavior, rather than a striving for personal power.  On a grander scale, this inner seed connects the individual to the greater function of natural law, and at the later spiritual stages of evolution will reveal that individual as an exemplary of Source in society.  It is with an awareness of the intrinsic security of the Soul that allows an individual to work fluidly and with pure knowing at the level of social and political action.  This demonstrates the polarity of the 10th/4th house axis, in that working in service to anything outside of that inner sphere of service, is likely to be manipulated by an individual's unacknowledged emotional needs and very likely with the 10th house individual, a drive for power.

Cheers,

Edward

marty

   Thank you, Deva, for the opportunity to respond to: ""¦ the core evolutionary intentions of Pluto's polarity point in the 4th house." I'd like to begin with your statement that:

  "The Soul will create the necessary life circumstances in which emotional shock can induce the necessary reflection upon the internal dynamics that are the cause of the emotional shock. The key within this is that if the Soul can positively respond to these difficult situations via self-responsibility and emotional maturity true emotional healing can take place." - Deva

   Pluto in the 10th house individuals may have spent lifetimes developing a consciousness and reality structure that is shaped by outside influences. They may over-identify with their job, title, or position in society. They may carry past-life conditioning of being in charge, and of having responsibility and authority. They may have very early-life memory of feeling important and finding it easy to influence other people, and they may expect to be highly regarded in their social arenas. This world-view, and their worldly strivings, may bring them a sense of security - that they have mastered many of life's circumstances - but only for a while.

   When "˜success' doesn't happen, or when these individuals experience some degree of worldly achievement and, then have the rug ripped out from under them, again and again, it will cause them to take time and dig deep to find their deepest desires and motivations for life.

   I've had many clients with Pluto-in-the-10th who can relate to the phrase, ""¦ they don't know who I am"¦", meaning that these individuals have cellular memory of being treated with respect, and when that doesn't happen they are truly mystified. There's no judgment in this, as we are all in varying degrees of "˜cycles of becoming', but the shock of not being recognized by our peers, or the outside world, allows for the opening to one's inner wisdom, and the beginning yearnings for deep, inner, emotional security to seep in.

   Pluto-in-the-10th individuals may find it increasingly necessary to replace the need to strive, and get ahead in society, with the need to seek emotional highs-and-lows this lifetime. They may be born into a family where one, or both, parents expect them to be competitive and aspiring beyond their own inner sense of well-being. They may be born into a biological environment that compels them to over-achieve due to family legacy, tradition, or name. The pressures of such expectations could well lead an individual to self-destructive behavior or the need to withdraw from society altogether.

   The 10th to 4th house axis is one of gender re-identification, in particular when it comes to Patriarchal conditioning. In learning to be strong, yet sensitive and caring, this polarity introduces all manner of cross gender exploration. Males may explore their feminine side, or they may learn to achieve a balance of male and female behavior and attitude. Females may explore extreme independence and/or the experience of living with another female, or just making it on their own. It is the soul's intention to explore all areas of loving and sexual expression in order to heal past egocentric identities, trauma and woundings. These realizations will allow for stronger, more balanced human emotion, and a more honest and complete life experience.

   They may have been born into a biological environment in which one, or both, parents never recognized the child for their innate abilities and talents. The child may never feel that they are "˜good enough', or have gained the favor of either parent, no matter what they do or say. This would force the individual's subconscious (evolutionary intention) to seek their own well of strength, approval, and emotional growth for the sake of inner peace and survival.

   Because all evolution takes place through the emotional body, these individuals will find it necessary, at some point, to re-examine their core desires when the old ways of relating to "˜acceptance' or "˜importance' just aren't working. This is the other side of reflection that we talked about with the 10th house (that one may be compelled to reflect on the degree of power or control that one may have held over others). The 4th house Pluto polarity point asks us to tune into our subjective voice that can only be experienced through the power of direct, and open, emotional honesty.

   The 4th house reflection would be born of the need to find emotional healing when all attempts to find external security have simply failed. In short, these individuals will be seeking to develop the emotional body, over the course of their lifetime, which may have been suppressed in the pursuit of material gain. This somatic reflex can be slow and subtle. It is organic and biological (and just the other-side-of-the-coin of 10th house reflection). It takes time, breathing, and bodily patience to absorb.

   In their search for deep, emotional security, these individuals may begin to re-examine their early biological environments, and their attachments (or lack thereof) to their parents and loved ones. Deva described the cardinal momentum as, ""¦two steps backward, and one step forward "¦.", and this would speak to one's desire to explore one's past familial environment in order to, ultimately, feel secure enough to move forward in the external world. The truth of our familial past can be emotionally charged and painful, but it is the best way to understand the directional truth that we seek on a soul level.

   During the process of self reflection, we are allowed the opportunity to examine ourselves, and during the process of self-examination, our very subjective ego can begin the process of transmutation to a more mature, and healthier self- image. Any number of life experiences can bring us to our knees, so to speak, and the need to expand and mature our emotional nature. Through the process, we grow into greater self confidence, we may experience more harmonious relationships, and learn what it feels like to gain a respected role in society. As we evolve through integrating the language of feeling (the emotional body), we allow for emotional healing to begin, we can become better parents and caretakers, and we allow for the gravitation closer to our universal parents - Father/Mother God to take place.

   Even though our upbringing and family relations should be very familiar to most of us, they can be unchartered waters to those who have Pluto in the 10th. Circumstances will, ultimately, arise that compel these individuals to feel the full range of human emotion, and through this cathartic period, they will, no doubt, revisit their infant and childhood emotional vulnerabilities. It is through the willingness to feel vulnerable that new strengths emerge that unite us with the rest of the human family.

   In cases of extreme familial rejection and/or abuse, these individuals as infants, children, or young adults, may have to reach an "˜agreement' with their parent, guardian, or family members, in which they agree to not relate as a family, compelling the young person to seek direct communion with Father/Mother God. In this process, oftentimes, the young person will find an inner strength and reliance that they never knew they had, and may, in turn, grow to be a glowing inspiration of unconditional love and acceptance to young people, or adults, who are, subconsciously, seeking the same healing release from the deepest of all wounds - familial emotional trauma and betrayal.

   Thank you for the opportunity to learn with you all,

   - marty

Deva

#56
Helena: Excellent application of EA! What you wrote accurately reflects the core evolutionary intentions of the 4th house Pluto polarity point. The insecurity you point out, in my view, reflects the over identification with the external factors we have previously described such as career, social position, cultural standards, etc. In other words, security is linked with these external factors.  The internalization of security symbolized by the 4th house polarity point does create a inner security base from which we can express ourselves with authenticity. This does include gender assignment. The natural laws you write about and the impact of social conditions, e.g, during times giving, sharing, and inclusion was modeled and encouraged by society is an important aspect of the 10th house/4th house aspect.  

Edward: Yes, internalized security leads to the ability to interact within society via self-honesty and integrity. When the Soul is not overly identified with the career or social position the risk of manipulating the social system for self-gain is transmuted. In addition, the social position will be used to serve others rather then to acquire social power.  The example of John Lennon reflects the 4th house polarity point in that he no longer identified with his social position from en egocentric point of view. In this way, he was able to transition into becoming a "house husband" and repair wounds within the family dynamic specifically with his son. Great job!


Marty: Thanks for contributing to the practice thread.  If I understand you in the way you intend, the 4th house polarity reflects that the Soul is moving towards internalizing the need for respect and authority. In other words, this will not be linked with the external factors of life rather by inner authenticity, self-respect, and developing inner authority. In this way, the the Soul will discover that it is not one's external role or life circumstances that determines these core dynamics but rather developing these qualities from the inside out.  Is this correct? Also, just to clarify, the cardinal archetypes typically manifests as two steps forward, one step back. Again, this is due to the insecurity of the initiated change.


Namaste

Deva


Bhaskara

#57
Hi Everyone,

Deva I have been wondering about " emotional repression" and had a couple of questions regarding that topic...

Repression is a Saturn Capricorn 10th house archetype

Detachment is a Uranus Aquarius 11th house archetype

My question is what archetypes rule over "Emotional Repression" and "Emotional Detachement" and what is the difference between Emotional Repression and Emotional Detachement?
Is emotional repression different from emotional detachment in that a person with emotional repression would not clearly see they are emotionally repressed and that repression may cause turmoil with others but someone who is emotionally detached is observing it from a distance can clearly see this about themselves and are honoring their true nature but still may observe turmoil from others expectations on how they should be?

I feel a lot of what I am asking is falling between the 10th/4th house polarity so I'm bringing it up here....

Thank you,

Heather

Wei

Pluto's polarity point in the 4th house:

The evolution intent for Pluto 10th house Soul is to find their social position/career/security reflect their inner self-image, letting go of the compulsive desire of being validated/recognized by mainstream standards/rules/customs, develop the inner security that is not dependent on social position/career/role/relationships with powerful others, or need to overpower others, control the environment. Each Soul has it's individuate structure, each life time, Soul create certain Ego structure to facilitate its evolution, PPP in 4th house ask the Soul to learn the definition of success is different for everyone, only when a career/role is connected with their self-image/emotional needs, Pluto 10th house Soul can truly feel the fulfillment. Within the water trinity, Cancer correlates to our self-image/emotion/emotional body, Soul (Scorpio) evolve through emotional body on earth life, by allow themselves to be vulnerable, to have needs, to fully experiences their emotions/grief, they can gradually tune into their Soul's desire (Scorpio), make adjustments/choices according to their feeling and emotional needs, learn to work and live at their own pace, to really live at the moment, instead of constantly trying to accomplish goal after goal, in this process, they will understand they are Co-creator, the vocation come through them from the Source (Pisces), when they are tuning into their true identity, life will flow naturally, they can let go of control, by doing their work in this new way, they can develop inner authority and inner security because the role/career/position reflect how their soul built them to be in this lifetime, thus that security/satisfaction/authority will not be taken away. By learning nurturing their own emotional needs, as a social figure, they will be able to nurture the community, create family warmth within their work function.

Because of Past life karmic conditions, Pluto 10th house Soul are usually born into family that their emotional needs can't be met, or they are not allowed/heavily judged when they express any emotion, also the judgment reflect mainstream man made law. At certain point in their adulthood, they will need to re-access their inner child and learn to nurture those unmet emotional needs. Also by forming their own family especially being a parent, nurturing their children's need, or recognize their children's true identity unrestrained by mainstream standards, in this way they will constantly been pushed to examine their own emotional needs and why of their emotions/grief, learn to recognize their true identity. 

By embracing PPP, they are in a process of going back to feminine law (Cancer) of inclusion, nurturing, that will adjust their base of judgment, they will understand the true natural power is love, is from within their Soul which origin is the Source itself, and as a social role they can restructure their environment even structure of  mainstream society.

Deva


Hi, Heather: Great question! Yes, your correlations are correct. In my view, emotional repression is a dynamic in which natural emotional expression is "held back" or "blocked." Remember that whatever becomes repressed becomes distorted. Emotional detachment is a dynamic in which the Soul attempts to separate itself from an emotion that is being felt. There are a variety of reasons for this: one being a response a traumatic event. Yes, positively this can lead to objectivity.   

Hi, Wei. Everything you wrote accurately reflects the current life's evolutionary intentions of Pluto's polarity point in the 4th house. Great job! Yes, there is a healthy "inner child" within all of us no matter how old we get. The key, as you expressed, is that this "inner child" as matured through the core evolutionary dynamics previously described. In other words, through self-security and providing self-nurturing the 10th house Pluto is able to express natural and healthy emotions.