Chiron, the wise, wild and wounded Centaur/shaman is a comet/asteroid/ now designated a minor planet. 2060 Chiron, provisional designation 1977 UB, and also known as 95P/Chiron, is a small solar system body or minor planet in the outer Solar System, past Saturn, orbiting the Sun between Saturn and Uranus. Chiron named after an Ancient Greek Myth is a centaur. He was half immortal and half human and raised to be a healer. He achieved great renown tending to famous Greek heroes bit was himself wounded by a poison arrow which he couldn’t heal. Being half immortal he didn’t want to be in pain forever, so he asked Zeus to let him die. In exchange, Zeus made him in the Constellation Sagittarius. The minor planet has an average of a 50-year orbit. Wherever Chiron is he symbolizes our vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and humanness and also where the greatest healing is.
Chiron turns Retrograde in ARIES July8/9th @ 5 plus degrees of Fire Sign Aries
Mercury is Stationary Retrograde in LEO conjunct MARS @ 4 degrees LEO
they are trine to each other.
Chiron turns Retrograde in Aries, ruled by Mars. This further exacerbates Mercury’s retro phase. A one-two punch to the Heart, our wills, egos, vanity, courage, entitlement, sovereignity, creativity and our inner child. with an added punch conjunct to MARS in LEO. The sign of the heart, courage, royalty, the child, willpower and love affairs.
There are Retro fires of the heart burning. The next 23 days could be a major rerun to an old heartache. Mercury’s beginning retro period in LEO with a warrior Mars asks us to rewrite the conversation, fill in the blanks, recycle old heart matters, let go of the heartburn, release anger, frustration and pent up will power.
Revisit the courage you had as a child, Leo represents that whole child. Leo is also the sign of creativity. Break out the finger paints, make a collage, break out the old tap shoes or breakdancing you did as a child. Get recreative.
Chiron turns Direct 5 months from now, December 12 @ 1 degree 26 minutes of ARIES on a Full Moon in Gemini.
Chiron in ARIES will help us to heal our old wounds and addictions, so be willing to lay down your arms WARRIORS OF TOXIC MASCULINITY. This is an opportune time to open up. It’s killing you to be so tough too. Gangsta. Early Sagittarius you are highlighted here too.
Chiron the Wounded Healer has a 50-51 year orbit. At 25/26 is your Chiron opposition, a vulnerable year long time in your life. Pay attention as Chiron turns Retro in Aries now. You would have Chiron in early Libra and relationship hurts and wounds are where the healing is.
If you have planets in early CARDINAL signs, Aries Cancer Libra and Capricorn you will be feeling the Chirotic return more abundantly.
In addition, MOON is in LIBRA highlighting relationship issues and striving for a balanced view.
VENUS in CANCER squares CHIRON -love hurts.
VENUS Sextiles URANUS unexpected chaos on top of everything else.
SUN inconjuncts JUPITER in SAGITTARIUS
the truth may be obscured or you can’t get the positive message through the tears.
Remember to breathe we will have many months to reflect and go into our wounds and heal especially when Mercury re-enters CANCER on July 19-31.
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