Before exploring Pluto, it might be helpful to look at the previous Dalai Lamas. The ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth Dalai Lamas all died before they were twenty years old. Scholars suspect that Manchu Chinese seeking to weaken Tibetan leadership killed them. The thirteenth Dalai Lama was forced into exile twice and survived invasions from both British and Chinese armies. Just before he died, the Chinese communist army was poised for another, final invasion.
Astrologers use the South Node to describe where a person came from in the previous life.
The celestial mechanics of the South Node, and its polar opposite, the North Node , aren't as interesting as their use in determining the evolutionary journey of the soul. The nature of this trauma is clarified by Pluto's conditions within the horoscope, beginning with its location by house and sign. Pluto resides in the First House of self-determination and gives an instinctual drive for a special or unusual mission in life. Pluto is modified by being in the sign of Cancer, which is associated with the home, or for a political leader, the nation. From this we can see his past lives have been largely motivated by the desire for Tibetan independence.