Sun and Pluto: aspect cards

Sun conjunct Pluto gives intensity and deep willpower. You do nothing by halves, and life tends to bring several major changes of identity. Other people feel your force even when you are still. The thing to watch is the urge to control and a fear of showing weakness. Put that force into developing yourself and into things bigger than you, and the strength makes people trust you.

• You commit fully and do not do important things halfway
• You have the will to change yourself when the time comes

• You want to control situations and people around you too much
• You will not show weakness, even to people you trust

Your group project starts to drift off plan. You want to do every part yourself to be sure it comes out as you want, but you stop and tell your friends plainly, "I am worried about this part. Can we look at it together?" Friends who used to be wary of you start to open up, and you find that asking for help does not cost you your authority.

Let yourself be vulnerable with people you trust, and your power will make people want to stay close.

When the Sun is on good terms with Pluto, deep willpower works without being squeezed. You see the core of a matter, change yourself calmly when needed, and influence others quietly. Work that needs depth, such as research, psychology or untangling complex problems, suits you. The point to watch is that without a challenge big enough, you may keep this force inside you so long that it goes unused.

• You see through to the real cause of a problem
• You change yourself when needed without waiting for a shock

• You hold the force back if no challenge is big enough
• You reveal your real thinking slowly, so you can seem hard to read

Your team has had a problem that repeats for months. You read all the old meeting notes and see that the true cause is one thing nobody mentions. At the next meeting you present it politely. Everyone goes quiet, then starts talking. The long-stuck problem begins to get solved, and your strength is used where it should be.

Pick a challenge big enough, and let your deep strength work where it shows results.

When the Sun challenges Pluto, life tends to lead you into power struggles, both with authority outside and with the urge to control inside. Events that force your identity to change can arrive hard, and you are inclined to resist first. A fear of losing control sits behind this. You usually recover and start again, but you have to let go of the old things that are not you.

• You recover and begin again even after big changes
• You do not give up easily when you must fight for what you believe

• You fight the same power struggle with bosses or elders again and again
• You grip the old tightly out of fear of losing control

The company restructures the team and you are moved to a job you did not choose. You are angry and think about quietly resisting. After two days you ask yourself what in the old job you really still need, then ask your boss to let you keep a couple of those duties. You get half of what you wanted without cutting ties with anyone.

Let go of what does not suit you, and you can start again without fighting every time.