Transit Pluto Sextile Natal Pluto: Using Power Consciously

Transit Pluto sextile natal Pluto is an opportunity of about one to three years to steer one's own power, resilience and capacity for change in a constructive direction. Pluto forms a harmonious sixty-degree angle to its own birth position; it doesn't force matters, but it opens doors that are ready for deep change.

At what age does Pluto sextile Pluto happen?

Because Pluto's orbit is so eccentric, the age varies greatly from generation to generation. People born in the 1970s and 1980s, when Pluto was moving quickly, had this sextile roughly in their twenties; for those born in the first half of the 20th century it came in their thirties or forties. What they share is the chance to recognise their own strength before the midlife test arrives. The aspect usually completes in three passes.

Change by choice rather than by crisis

The scenes are generally steady ones: going deeper into an area of expertise, starting therapy, taking on more responsibility and authority at work, strengthening the body through healthy discipline, or shifting an old power balance in the family through a calm conversation. Change comes from the person's own decision rather than being imposed by a crisis.

This transit can also be read as preparation for the Pluto square still to come. Solid steps taken during the sextile years leave a person an inner floor to stand on when the harder midlife test arrives.

Making the most of it means getting clear on what one wants to transform and giving it regular effort. The sextile rewards decisive steps. The house with Scorpio on its cusp, which Pluto rules, and the topics Scorpio touches in the chart are strengthened as well.