Chiron Retrograde Enters Aries

Following a three-month stint in the sign of the bull, Chiron returns to Aries. The next seven months mark its final lap in this territory until 2068.

Chiron in Aries was all about embracing healing through the hero’s journey. Since it began its passage in 2018, the strength of our will and the attainability of our goals has been thrown into sharp relief. What was required of you to cultivate bravery amid condemnation of your courage and character? How did you navigate identity crises and challenge critics (both your inner critic as well as flesh and blood bullies)? As threatening and immediate as those confrontations were, they may now seem like a distant memory; an important part of your origin story, but one that you no longer fully identify with. This is because Chiron has spent enough time in Aries to really work out the kinks. Eight years. Eight retrograde spins (the one we’re currently in is its ninth). We’ve received the message. We’ve done the healing work. This final Aries transit is not for retraumatization, but for appreciating the capacity you’ve built.

In the coming days, reflect on the person you were in 2018, before generational curses were broken and confidence was composed. Before your resistance to claiming leadership opportunities was handily conquered. Reflect on the trials that have brought you to this place of resilience. No planet’s transit functions as a magic cure-all – there will still be days when you aren’t at peak performance, where you get down on yourself or let others bring you down. We’re human, after all. But Chiron in Aries offered a special crash course in self-deprecation, and it will be therapeutic to honor its teachings and part ways with its messaging one last time – to look in the mirror and admire its results.