Pluto's
Message
Written by Jan Carter
Performed by Ellen Sausser
Directed by Barbara Schermer
at a performance of the Rising Stars Astrological Theater Troupe
My name is Pluto--the great destroyer.
I am the Soul, the Uroboros*.
I am darkness. I am light.
I have an ally;
His name is Saturn.
He's the boatman on the River Styx.
I'm the destination.
Death comes in many forms:
la petite morte to Hiroshima.
You shake your head and wonder.
You wonder what is right.
I rule the sign of Scorpio.
We have quite a reputation:
the snake, the owl, the scorpion,
the spider and the raven.
Power. Power is my gift.
Consider using it wisely.
The uninitiated often abuse it.
They slither and they slithey.
Once you've reached the bottom of the pit,
Darkness is overwhelming.
Then you know what Pluto means.
Now begin ascending.
For I am Pluto, the great transformer.
I am the Soul, the Uroboros.
I am darkness,
I am light.
Whatever Pluto touches
becomes something quite different.
When I touch Mercury,
you will not think the same.
When I touch Venus,
there is great passion.
And there's impetuous Mars--
forces erupting.
I touch the Sun or Moon--
you dive the deepest.
And so what brings you here this evening?
Do you fear Pluto's touch?
Is someone trembling?
I think the answer's yes.
Let me remind you.
This is part of living.
This is part of life.
Death is not just an end;
it is a beginning,
Just as the snake sheds its dull skin to a rainbow glistening.
*the snake devouring its tail.
© 1995 Jan Carter
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