In mythology Pluto is the god of the underworld. In astrology Pluto’s energy is transformational and evolutionary. It is the planet that represents the subconscious, what lies beneath and is associated with power. Through the process of elimination, destruction and death of one state of being Pluto clears the way for rebirth and regeneration into a renewed and transformed state of being. It is for this reason that Pluto is associated with the phoenix rising from its own ashes.