Chiron Enters Taurus

Chiron enters Taurus after spending a lengthy EIGHT YEARS in Aries, where alchemy lay in action. Its transit lit up the Aries part of our charts with doubt in our ability to lead, succeed, and champion our identity. Because this asteroid has an elliptical orbit, it spends the longest amount of time in Pisces and Aries. It will spend only seven years in Taurus, shortening its duration in each sign onward.

We probably won’t feel this one right away. In fact, we initially might only feel its presence in new territory by its absence in the former. Maybe we’re a little bit less preoccupied with proving our mettle. Perhaps we’re unbothered by jabs at our honor, or courage seems to come easier. But on August 3/4, shortly into its Taurean transit, and while still on the 0 degree, Chiron will station retrograde. Only then will we begin to ask ourselves some pertinent questions: when did money or resources become a major focal point of our late-night anxiety spirals? When did we start to measure our worth by what we own, letting possessions (or a lack thereof) dictate our self-esteem? Why do we seem to be so good at counseling others through economic or environmental challenges, but seem incapable of championing our own? When did we become so NEEDY? 

Crises of comfort, security, and values will, of course, be major catalysts for reflection and healing during Chiron in Taurus, but by mid-September Chiron will be back in Aries until next year. NOW is the time to pay more attention to what you desire, and to remember that you are ALLOWED to desire free of shame. However, the meaning of “indulgence” is about to be overhauled, for while wanting more is not a crime, doing more with less is where we will shine in the years ahead.