Chiron Retrograde July 30 - Jan 2. Still Getting our Aries On!

 

Chiron was discovered in 1977.  Astronomers identified Chiron as a new class of objects, the Centaurs, which are planetoids between the Kuiper belt and the asteroid belt.   These Centaurs are visitors, who have a short-lived orbit and will eventually leave our solar system.  In astrology Chiron is a messenger who provides lessons which tap self-discovery in topics that are….. super hard.  But still we gotta do them.  

Chiron has an unusual orbit that takes 50 years to circle the Sun.  It spends the longest time, a little more than eight years, in Aries and the shortest time in Libra at 1.6 years.    When you hit 50 you are in your Chiron return and then bring a new maturity to the lessons and the opportunities by doing the work of Chiron.  

Chiron in Aries, connects us to any wounds we have about being assertive, a fighter, and putting self-interests first.  We have been on this Aries journey since 2018. 

 

While every human is flawed, god yes, we still have inner drives that need to be acknowledge.   We are a ‘self’.  Each of us are independent from everyone elses ‘self’. Chiron in Aries reminds us that our place in the world thrives better when we remember ‘self’.   What does it mean to assert self?  If we find it difficult to fight or put ourselves out-there, then who are we?   Chiron is not easy.   It is the planet(oid) of proverbial two steps forward one step back.   But even if we are clumsy, this is part of the lesson.   We teach others, (teaching is a characteristic of Chiron) by our own willingness to assert self and be self directed.     Next year we begin a path about money and values when Chiron enters Taurus.  Of course, before we get to the Taurus era, we must continue the work and themes of Aries. 

 

On July 30, Chiron will station retrograde and revisit 27 to 22 degrees of Aries.   We are in the final legs of the Aries journey so it would be advantageous to make the most out of the retrograde period that ends on January 2.  We need to keep working on self-agency and follow our inner prompts.  For those folks who have planets between 22-27 Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn you could have a lot of internal emotions about what needs your fight, your action, your fired up direction and your personal input.   Look to that planet and its themes and consider how it benefits by a solid injection of ‘self direction’?   While we are in this 29-day Leo lunar month go back to the well and find your resolve.  Tap good old fashion Leo creativity to help navigate insecurities.   Take care of your container, that is; your body and your mind, as you pursue independence and goals that need a fight.   There will be a lot to glean about our insecurities during this lunar month and during the Chiron retrograde.   If you feel wobbly, try to remember, the Nelson Mandela quote, “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear”.     

 

For added information go check out Café Astrology for your natal Chiron by sign and house.   Understanding how Chiron works personally may help you navigate and glean the most from it while it is it is in Aries.