The youngest of the Beatles was born before the sextile had become exact and has a loose yod. The powerful exact Sun-Pluto quincunx is further emphasised through Pluto being on the Midheaven.
Harrison was thrust into the spotlight unprepared, becoming globally famous, a true superstar by his mid-twenties. Such attention and the lifestyle involved did not suit this man's temperament and he spent much of his time post-Beatles recovering. After The Beatles he became an expert gardener, he also loved last cars, attending many Grand Prix races while continuing his profound interest in Indian spiritual traditions. These incredibly divergent activities reflect the differing drives of the aspect pattern and the complexity of the man.
Harrison was always the third songwriter in The Beatles, a minor competitor to the Lennon-McCartney partnership, who kept many compositions of George's off the finished product. Creativity came constantly through his guitar playing but songwriting was a stop/start process. It was George who wrote the Beatles' brilliant 'Something' and many other great songs but he was also responsible for many less than spectacular efforts, particularly after the band broke up.
Harrison's best known post-Beatles song, 'My Sweet Lord' was written in December 1969 exactly as Neptune and Pluto were emphasising his natal yods (here it is easy to see the other yod in his chart, to the Moon and Ascendant) as well as forming a transit yod with his natal Descendant. After being a huge hit, the song became the cause of a plagiarism court case that dragged on and on. In fact it was still going in 1993! See here. The impact of this on Harrison's confidence in his songwriting can only be guessed at. Thus, even as a solo artist Harrison still had to make compromises.
The Sun-Pluto power in the yod is particularly seen in Harrison's legacy, where he has had an incredible though understated impact on world culture. We should remember that this was the Beatle who popularised meditation, the Sitar and Hare Krishna, seeds that have grown into powerful trends and movements today. George Harrison was the cross-fertilising Beatle a man closer to the centre of cultural changes stemming from the 1960s than many of us appreciate. Harrison was thrown around by fate at times, but also had an opportunity to express the yod in his chart in a manner that has had a lasting impact.
