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Hi everyone! 

Today, we will be discussing one of my favorite parts of the birth chart: Chiron. Chiron’s placement by house and sign can tell you a lot about someone, and it’s usually what my eyes go to first when I’m pulling up a person’s chart (well that, and also Saturn). I will be doing an overview of what Chiron represents below, before breaking down what Chiron means in each sign and house. Then in the comments section, if you want to share about how your Chiron placement has manifested in your own life, I would love to read those and I’m sure other people would too. 

To start off, Chiron is a planetoid, and it is represented by the K looking symbol in your chart, circled in the diagram below. It is often referred to as the “wounded healer,” because it indicates what you may have deep insecurities about, but also points to how you can use those “wounds” to turn around and heal yourself as well as other people. Chiron was not discovered until the 1970s, which is why there aren’t a ton of books written about it. However, even though it’s a recent chart addition, I definitely place as much importance on Chiron as I do all of the other planets. 

Wherever Chiron is placed in your chart is an area where you may have a lot of anxiety, or it could feel like something is lacking in that part of your life. You may have insecurities stemming from childhood that are associated with the particular sign and house in which Chiron is placed. Chiron can show what people may have picked on you about as a kid, or maybe you even encountered a very traumatic experience there when you were younger. It represents an area that may still trigger you as an adult. Those painful early life feelings of wounding or not being good enough continue to linger underneath the surface, never fully going away. 

Chiron is not all negative though, and its purpose is to get you to heal those parts of yourself and then in turn be open about your tough experiences with others who may have gone through something similar. If you have Chiron in a very visible place in your chart, like conjunct your Sun or Moon, or falling right on an angle like your Midheaven or Ascendant for instance, Chiron will find its way into your bigger life purpose. Celebrities that are known for Chiron themes of healing and helping others often have Chiron configured in a prominent position in their chart. Oprah has Chiron exactly conjunct her North Node in the 2nd house, and she’s made a career and a lot of money (2nd house themes) off of helping other people work through their trauma (Chiron). She also had a very traumatic childhood that in turn gave her this type of knowledge to help others. Another example is Deepak Chopra, who has Chiron closely conjunct his Sun in Libra. He has both written numerous books and opened a physical center centered around healing and wellbeing. 

When you’re not consciously aware of your Chiron wound though, you may keep acting out the same negative patterns in a particular area of your life. You need to face Chiron and what it represents before you can use it in a more constructive way. In the Chiron interpretations I’ve written below, I have given both challenging and positive manifestations of what that placement might bring. Also, I don’t usually group the signs and houses together, because at the end of the day they are very much separate entities. However with Chiron, I’ve found that there are a lot of similarities between let’s say Chiron placed in Cancer and Chiron in the 4th house. Also, not all of themes I’ve listed will apply for you. Take what resonates the most, and leave the rest. 

That being said, check both the sign and house placement of your Chiron for the most accurate read. 

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