Excerpt: "...old perverted secrets, layers of trans‑generational shame, the shapeless dread of being exposed that pushes you to over‑perform acts of heroic altruism in daylight. The god of the dead opposing this New Moon seeks to expose, excoriate and renew, cynically eyeing off every bright intention to serve and be of service for hairline cracks in integrity..."

Excerpt: "Integrity, not control, is the price Pluto demands. Genuine warmth—not manipulative charm—must be the counterbalance you seek from everyone to anchor your every genuine interaction. If your brilliance is rooted merely in silent backroom power-plays, Pluto will ruthlessly expose every hidden strategy, turning relationships into open warfare and revolt......."

Excerpt: "You're really looking at your own inadequacies there, because in some sense you could not be master of your domain. And yet, in these difficult, confounding times, if you cannot extend magnanimity to the parts of yourself that still crave real, groundrumbling applause—something to nourish that unfed inner child—you may end up stomping down, policing that hunger in everyone else—and then left wondering why the room is ready to revolt...."