Sextile

The sextile is the aspect formed when two planets sit sixty degrees apart. It is a harmonious aspect, linking planets in signs that share a compatible nature, such as fire and air or earth and water. A sextile brings opportunity and ease, but with a gentle nudge: the potential is there, and it tends to open up when a person makes a little effort to use it. Where a trine gives talent that flows without thought, a sextile gives talent that responds to encouragement. It often shows skills a person can develop, doors that open if they choose to walk through them, and areas where cooperation between two parts of the chart comes naturally. The planets involved support each other in a relaxed, friendly way. The only real risk of a sextile is that its gifts go unused, since easy potential is simple to ignore. The work of a sextile is to notice the opportunity it offers and act on it, turning quiet aptitude into something real through small, deliberate steps.