Hello everyone! I’ve been trying to figure out what I can post about and that’s when I realized that it’s a lot harder to find topics to post about when your life is drama free. So, I decided to reflect back to last year when everything was chaotic. Last summer, I was feeling uneasy about the fact that I couldn’t see my final grade for a course that I had taken in the Spring. Everyone else I knew could see their grade, but I couldn’t see mine. This bothered me and for an entire month, I kept trying to see my grade online. One night, I was clicking every possible tab combination on the school website and I was finally able to see my grade. To my displeasure I failed by one point and failed the class, which as a bonus threw me out of the program. I was in shock and didn’t have a plan B. In a moment my life was forever changed.
Almost one year later I have decided to look at the astrology of that day to look for any patterns that stood out to me. In every chart that I looked at I was able to find a Mars-Chiron interaction, and overall I found them in conjunction, opposition, and square to one another in different charts.
For those who are unfamiliar with Chiron, Chiron is considered to be a dwarf planet (not large enough to be called an actual planet). Chiron in astrology represents themes of teaching, healing, lessons, wisdom, and punishment and reward. Chiron is known as the wounded healer that heals himself by helping others heal.
Mars represents energy, willpower, initiative, impulsiveness, courage, and force. Together a Mars-Chiron interaction will challenge you to use your inner strength and to take the initiative to make changes in your life. What seems like a punishment may actually be a reward, and the lessons and wisdom that you have gained should be taught to others so that you can fully heal from your past disappointment.
When I look at my transits that day I could see the Sun was conjunct Chiron (39′). Chiron was attached to a planet that is related to my identity suggesting that the face that I showed the world hid a wound that was related to my identity. In other words, I was living the life of someone that I did not want to truly be and it was taking a toll on me emotionally.
My next transit was Chiron square Mars (2°20′). Since Chiron is not a planet, I believe most astrologers would allow 1-2 degree orb for it, but since Mars is my special planet I allow the orbs to be a little wider as it has the ability to affect me strongly. (To find your own special planet check out my post: http://wp.me/p2h2re-3V ). Mars was also squaring my North Node (1°1′) suggesting that changes in my life path were coming and that I would need to be courageous, choose a path, and take initiative to make something happen in my life.
In my progressed chart with solar arcs, my solar arc Mars was conjunct Chiron (1°1′).
I also used tertiary progressions, something I just started to look into. It is hard to find information on the internet about tertiary progressions, but from what I understand so far is that they are a lot like regular progressions (secondary), but it’s supposed to give you a smaller, more focused time frame to time events. Think of secondary progressions as a magnifying glass and tertiary progressions as a microscope.
In my chart of tertiary progressions I found the most interesting interaction of all. Progressed Mars was opposite Chiron (10′), and a grand trine was formed between my natal Chiron and Pluto, and the progressed Moon. Chiron and Pluto working together speaks of themes of great change, healing, transformation, facing adversity, and self awareness. Throwing the moon into this mix could ultimately mean that your feeling of security will be compromised, but there is a great amount of emotional growth and healing to be gained.
Overall, each chart had a Mars-Chiron interaction and it was a time in my life where themes of change, emotional healing, and taking initiative were present. As Chiron showed me last year, a door may close, but a window may open. When it seemed like everything I had worked for crumbled around me, I was able to pick up the pieces and build a better future. The message of this post is that you are stronger than you think and to never give up.
-ChocolateBelladonna
Child of Astrology 