I dealt with Chiron Retrograde in my first article as one of several Retrograde planets. As I have moved through all of the Retrogrades, I come back to Chiron.
I have an easy chart. I have no oppositions and only 2 generational squares. I ask Master Astrologers why I am so acquainted with pain. No one gives me an answer. However, today when I was talking to my dear friend, Simon, I had some ideas hit me.
I don’t think I paid enough attention to the Retrograde planets. I don’t think I paid enough attention to Chiron Retrograde, in particular. I will explain.
I have Chiron Retrograde in the fourth House. House positions are very, very important with Chiron. Sign is much less important. Chiron’s House will be where your greatest pain resides. Back to Chrion Retrograde. I feel that pain is a very close friend. I suppose we can’t call him a friend but I feel I know him very well. As a child, my home was filled with pain. Note that I have a fourth house Chiron and the fourth house is the early home. Check your charts for your Chiron placement by house. This one fact about your chart will reap tremendous rewards in terms of insight for your life.
No other areas of my life were really painful. I was not bullied. I had friends. I did well enough in school. I looked attractive enough. I had hobbies and interests. However, that one area of pain was a huge mound of sadness for me.
I got lost in explaining Chiron in the Houses but it was a worthwhile digression. I think you will find a great deal of value from this one fact.
Ok, back to Chiron Retrograde. We know that the Retrograde planets recycle. I don’t think there is a harder thing to recycle than pain. Think about it. Mercury Retrograde recycles ideas. Pluto Retrograde recycles power. Neptune Retrograde recycles spirituality and creativity. Uranus Retrograde recycles individuality. Saturn Retrograde recycles maturity.Venus Retrograde recycles love. Actually, I think that Venus Retrograde is harder than Chiron Retrograde.
To me, I would rather have pain and love than no love and no pain. This is a simple way to put it. I am trying to make the point that Venus Retrograde is harder than Chiron Retrograde, in my personal opinion. I have an Unaspected Venus. The Unaspected Planet is very personal to it’s native. It is like a beloved child. I would rather have pain if I knew I could love and be loved. An Unaspected Venus is a life where the main lesson is to learn about love. Hence, I would not trade Chiron Retrograde for Venus Retrograde. I know I have digressed a lot but I hope you will find value for yourself in what I said
I really look forward to hearing about your Chiron’s House, as well as Retrograde Chiron.