I’ve seen Sun Sextile Sun synastry manifest in many relationships. This aspect indicates a natural connection and compatibility between two people. There is an instant rapport, and these people seem to shine more brightly in each other’s presence.
While Sun Sextile Sun relationships have great potential for harmony, they do require effort and understanding from both parties to truly thrive. In this article, I’ll share my insights on the strengths and challenges of Sun Sextile Sun connections and offer practical tips for nurturing these special relationships based on my professional experience.
What They See in Each Other
The Sun represents our core sense of identity and purpose, so this overlay indicates compatibility on a basic level. They perceive their partner as confident, vital, and able to energize or inspire them. They admire their partner’s strength of will and determination. There is a natural harmony between them that encourages mutual growth and support.
They sense they are with someone who “gets” them and shares their worldview in many ways. An easy flow of energy between them brings out each partner’s radiant side.
The Sun person also feels they can relate well to their partner’s ego needs and approach to life. They feel comfortable being themselves around their partner and perceive their partner as accepting of their identity. This builds self-esteem within the relationship.
Aspect Strengths
You instinctively comprehend each other’s ego needs, life outlook, and approach to achieving goals. This creates harmony. You affirm each other’s self-worth and nurture confidence. Your partner’s belief in you gives strength and inspiration. Your natural rapport means you likely enjoy similar activities, topics, and pastimes that you can bond over.
You feel a sense of protection and fierce allegiance towards your partner during hard times. They can count on your support. Your different traits often complement one another nicely. You fill gaps and create better overall balance as a couple.
Joint collaborations tend to thrive thanks to your combined energy and unified vision. You accomplish more together. Interactions feel smooth, natural, and free from pretense or need to impress. You can relax and be yourselves together.
Aspect Challenges
The natural ease you share may lead you to overlook thoughtful gestures or make unfair assumptions. Both your identities are strong. Avoid power struggles or ego-fueled conflict during adversity or discord.
Your shared traits and interests can keep you stuck in a rut. You must push beyond your comfort zones too. Your fundamental similarity may blur gender roles/identities. This can inhibit chemistry and attraction over time.
You may enable each other’s weaknesses without meaning to. Cultivate more self-awareness as a couple. If you don’t actively nurture your bond, you may drift apart or settle for a mediocre relationship lacking depth.
Tips for navigating this Synastry
Appreciate your differences as well as similarities. Don’t get too comfortable or take your partner for granted. Find novel ways to interact. Align on shared goals and bring out each other’s best. Collaborate on projects that allow you both to shine. Compliment each other often. Affirm what you admire and respect in your partner. We all need praise.
Make self-care and self-awareness a priority. Don’t lose yourself trying overly hard to accommodate or impress your partner. Know your needs. Pull each other forward out of ruts. Introduce new ideas, activities, and experiences, even if they seem unconventional. Discuss the future with optimism while still facing obstacles head-on together. Your belief in each other creates self-fulfilling prophecies.
Admire their strengths, such as determination, leadership, and initiative, without envy. Applaud their successes. Encourage their creative self-expression without judgment. Make them feel safe to be authentic. Temper their excesses with compassion, not criticism, if needed. Don’t attack their ego, causing them to become defensive.
Have earnest talks when needed to air grievances openly without pride or ego interfering. Avoid simmering tensions. Validate their opinions and perspectives even during disagreements. Never belittle their identity/ego. Introduce balancing traits into the relationship on your end, such as patience, adaptability, and contemplation before reacting.
Ask them openly about their goals, dreams, and what gives them a sense of purpose. Align to support them in manifesting these things. Your belief in them makes a difference. Pull them out of their comfort zone at times. Encourage growth by exposing them to alternate views and new parameter-expanding situations.
My Experiences Counseling Sun Sextile Sun Synastry Clients
Maria and Chris, who both Sun in Aries & Aquarius, were initially drawn together by their shared high energy, passion, and love of thrill-seeking adventures. The early years of constantly traveling, racing cars, and even getting matching tattoos were exhilarating and fun with their Sun Sextile Sun synastry.
However, after they had kids, their relationship lost steam. They struggled to emerge from their perpetual Peter Pan views of life requiring stimulation and novelty. Through some very tough but necessary counseling sessions where I had them trace their issues with settling down to some childhood attachment patterns, they were able to make great progress. Their maturity levels finally caught up with their chronological age. Now they channel their shared traits into healthier outlets like leading their kid’s sports teams.
I’ve also worked with couples facing the opposite issue of too much comfort and taking their stable connection for granted. James and Henri Sun in Taurus & Cancer. They were so extremely compatible and held the same views on everything that they got very bored and disconnected after only dating for three years. During our consultations, we actively worked on differentiation strategies and intentional intimacy-building rituals to rekindle their interest in each other. Getting outside their stuck state revitalized them.
Felicia and Todd came to me suffering communication issues and increasing disconnect after the initial thrill of their romance wore off. With her Leo Sun sextile his Aries Sun, lack of understanding stemming from excessive pride and ego clashes created growing resentment. I helped them have constructive conversations free of judgment about inner wounds driving their ego reactions so they could extend more empathy and validate each other during conflicts. Their relationship radically improved once raw insecurities were compassionately addressed rather than avoided.
While Sun sextile Sun connections come with innate gifts like mutual understanding and seamless synergy, conscious nourishing is required to keep things evolving positively. By teaching clients proactive communication strategies and differentiation techniques tailored to their unique needs and vulnerabilities, I’ve helped many Sun sextile Sun couples build joyful, meaningful bonds built to last. There are always new lessons to learn but this aspect provides fertile soil for cultivating an exceptional relationship.
