Chiron Retrograde in Aries
Chiron Retrograde in Aries
July 15th - December 19th 2021
Chiron has gone through a lot of changes in classification since its discovery in 1977. It was first given its own classification name of “centaur” which is an astronomy term used to describe planetary bodies that orbit between the giant planets and behave like both asteroids and comets. This combination of asteroid and comet behavior is what earned their name, “centaur” after the creatures who were said to be half human and half horse. Chiron earned its name from the tale of the centaur, Chiron, who was unable to heal himself after giving up his immortality. Chiron represents our deep wounds that seem impossible to heal in astrology. Although I do believe you can turn your Chiron sign into a healing practice! Learning to work with your Chiron sign will send you down a path of discovery and self-healing. During its retrograde period is actually a prime time to begin your journey into healing your emotional wounds. So let’s get into it!
What to expect:
Feeling insecure about your current path in life.
Feeling insecure about your physical appearance.
Revisiting painful memories to reanalyze what you could have done differently.
Revisiting inner child work and noticing patterns resurface.
How to cope:
Write down your accomplishments and your overall goal. Remember that it’s okay to pause and to feel lost. You’re not a failure!
Try to probe your memories; who told you that the way you look was bad? Why does their opinion matter so much? We don’t begin our life feeling discontent with how we look, we’re often taught this. Time to unlearn some negative self-talk and raise boundaries to keep out people who criticize us.
Give yourself a break! Looking back we tend to believe we didn’t do enough which can cause a lot of heartache. You did the best you could with the tools you had at the time. Celebrate your growth.
Yes we’ll be spending lots of time remembering past hurts from a long time ago. We’re gathering information. Trying to understand ourselves to build a better future. Try to identify patterns that you’ve been repeating that take you farther off of your path. Be patient and kind with yourself during this time as well. You’re not a bad person for falling into old patterns. Again, celebrate your growth thus far.
What if my Chiron was in retrograde when I was born?
Lucky you! You were born during a retrograde period, thus you understand this energy very well. You may not feel the same effects as others do. Use this time to take a breather and support your friends who have a challenging time with this retrograde.
How your natal Chiron sign will be affected:
✨apply this only to your Chiron sign✨
♈Aries: Conjunction (0°) Your energy is highlighted here, giving you a boost in energy but with a focus on contemplation. You may feel a tad tired during this as you’re feeling energized to go in many different directions at once. Your focus during this time will likely be on your adolescence specifically. You may feel the need to reach out to old friends to reconnect to sort of recapture nostalgic feelings. You may also have some bouts of anger or frustration. Be sure to give yourself time to be in solitude as well, as this energy will call you to reexamine parts of yourself. As mentioned above, remember to acknowledge how much you’ve grown as a person.
♉Taurus: Semi-sextile (30°) This proves to be a rather neutral time for you. As you look back on older versions of yourself you may feel pride and appreciation. You often devote lots of time to self-improvement and enjoy working towards something. This is the time to stand back and look at the progress you’ve made and give yourself a pat on the back. You may have some old feelings pop up surrounding changes you’ve had to make but didn’t want to. You may wonder if you’ve made the right choice. Remember to be kind with your past self, you have survived every tough situation so far and you should be proud of that.
♊Gemini: Sextile (60°) You may actually welcome some time to look back and reexamine things. You often are moving so quickly that you forget to slow down and have a look at what you’ve been through. You may have some painful memories come up surrounding the way you’ve behaved with old friends or your siblings but try not to have this weigh heavy on your heart. Remember that you are gifted in communication and have learned many lessons in how to present yourself in an authentic way. Try not to believe that every friendship that has ended was worth salvaging either. Sometimes we just grow into different people and it’s best to grow distant. You don’t have to rebuild bridges during this time!
♋Cancer: Square (90°) This will feel pretty challenging for you. You already spend a lot of time revisiting painful memories and it’s really hard for you to recover from past hurt. Instead of plunging into more unpleasant feelings or regret stand your ground. Be proud that you’ve set boundaries with people who have hurt you. Be firm in not letting them back into your life. Practice self care during this time and do things that bring you personal joy. You may have some issues come up regarding controlling behaviors. This may come up in your current relationship or you may just start remembering past issues surrounding this. Recognize the patterns and remember to be generous with the ones who have proven to be supportive of you.
♌Leo: Trine (120°) You’ll have an easier time than most with this energy. You may welcome some self-reflection right before we enter Leo sun season. You tend to struggle with your self-image so this issue may come up a bit. You may feel as though you’re trying to rediscover who you are or who you were when you felt your happiest. Instead of falling into melancholy about how things used to be or how you’ve changed, try to recapture what made those memories so special. Often times it wasn’t a place or person who made us feel that way. It was you all along, living in the moment and feeling joy. Recapture the joy.
♍Virgo: Quincunx (150°) This will feel very challenging for you. You are often your worst critic and looking back on your past usually drudges up past failures or experiences that you define as failures. This energy is very focused on looking into your past to contemplate and plan for the future or to better understand yourself. Try switching your focus away from shaming your past mistakes. See failure and mistakes as important information. It’s all just data that you’ve gathered over time to form your current opinions and beliefs. Definitely let go of trying to find ways you could have done this or that better, it is in the past. Use this energy to appreciate your personal growth and see it as an opportunity to view the larger picture of your life.
♎Libra: Opposition (180°) You’ll have a pretty challenging time with this energy. You tend to look back on your past and romanticize it instead of appreciating how things are currently. This time will feel challenging because you may find that you’re remembering some unpleasant times from your past and feel conflicted about your behavior in past relationships. Often times this comes up as guilt or shame, but I encourage you to shift your mindset. You’ve likely struggled with dynamics of relationships, whether you were the toxic one or you simply attracted the “wrong” fits for you. It’s very painful to revisit the versions of yourself before you began your healing journey. But seeing the past clearly for what it was instead of romanticizing it will make you appreciate your current situation more.
♏Scorpio: Quincunx (150°) You will also be cringing during this time. You go through a lot of personal transformation in this life. You’re very in tune with your spiritual self and you’re consistently shedding versions of yourself to achieve deeper alignment with your goals. This retrograde will have you remembering or looking back on older forms of yourself which is very uncomfortable. You may struggle to identify just who you even were or suddenly feel like you’ve lost a piece of yourself. You’re very firm with your boundaries and you rarely feel guilt over cutting people out. However, during this time you may be looking back and missing people you’ve cut ties with. This doesn’t mean you should reconnect with them though! Use this time to sit with your feelings and practice self-compassion. Don’t hate who you used to be, learn from them.
♐Sagittarius: Trine (120°) You’ll have an easier time than most. To be fair, you typically spend your energy looking towards the future and rarely get nostalgic for longer than an hour. You have a good focus on where you’d like to be and rarely look back after making leaps. During this time you may have some difficult feelings come up surrounding how you handle conflict though, especially with people from your past. You tend to run away from people who cause you pain (catch flights not feelings). This energy will call you to sit with those painful memories and you won’t be able to hide or escape. That can be uncomfortable so practice patience with yourself. Allow yourself to pause and be slow with how you process your feelings.
♑Capricorn: Square (90°) This will be a challenging time for you. You are very methodical in how you move through life, you feel that you must place full trust in yourself and take little risks. This time will be calling you to reexamine situations in which you experienced fear that held you back from opportunities. This can feel uncomfortable because you really dislike letting others down or missing out on chances to improve. Although it’s painful to realize that you missed out on a great opportunity several years later, it’s a powerful lesson to carry with you. Try not to be afraid to take a measured or calculated risk. Don’t do anything dangerous of course! Just remember that fear should not prevent you from growing.
♒Aquarius: Sextile (60°) You will have a slightly easier time with this energy. You’re no stranger to contemplation and in fact enjoy thinking deeply about life as a whole. You may have some troubling feelings surface surrounding how you connect with others or how you’re perceived. You often crave connection with others but feel estranged or awkward when trying to engage others in an intimate setting. You may feel like there’s a wall that prevents you from truly opening up to others or emoting what you’re feeling. You may struggle with feeling like an outsider and recalling past friendships that felt one sided. Use this time to focus on becoming comfortable with vulnerability so that you can connect with people the way you want to.
♓Pisces: Semi-sextile (30°) This time will feel rather neutral for you. You’re incredibly sensitive to the needs of others but you deeply fear judgements and conflict. This energy might bring up some anger and uncomfortable feelings for you. You’re not one to get angry quickly at all so this feeling will be unpleasant. You often flee when you feel this way, either escaping by ignoring the issue or tuning the world out with music/tv/etc. You’re encouraged to work on facing these uncomfortable feelings and working on how to handle conflicts in a solution-finding way. No one likes to feel angry, but it is an emotion that provides us with information. It tells us when our boundaries are being crossed or when we need to step away. Allow yourself to feel every emotion.
A Chiron Retrograde Affirmation:
“I am where I am today because of who I have been. I am not ashamed of who I’ve been. I am growing and learning. I am still deserving.”
