Chiron in Aries, Chiron in the 8th House

Chiron in Aries ♈︎ in the natal chart

Wound: Chiron in Aries in the natal chart represents a soul wounding that has taken place in the form of your relationships. When it comes to love you often find yourself at a loss, making what you feel is the wrong move, or finding it very difficult to be in a relationship. Your desire for love is operating within a desire for freedom. At the deepest level of your psyche you are aware of your issues in maintaining positive partnerships with others. The energy of Chiron is bringing awareness to this deep aspect of your soul’s desire for love. 

Healing Gifts: You have the gift of healing other people’s relationships issues. From an objective perspective you are able to point out what is needed in order to help people discover what would bring peace and balance to their romantic partnerships You are great at supporting people through conflict, able to find peaceful resolutions to seemingly deep rooted problems. The individuals born with Chiron in Aries are helping people break free of their complexes and self destructive patterns. You act as a mirror for other people’s feelings helping bring a deeper sense of understanding to the importance of experiencing one’s raw emotions as a path to healing.

8th House

Keywords: The keywords associated with the 8th house include death, transformation, secrets, mystery, macabre, shared finances or resources, legacies, taxes, owed money, uncovered trauma, healing, and psychology.  

Succedent House Type: A Succedent house type is ruled by a fixed sign. Scorpio is the fixed water sign ruling the 8th house. 

The meaning of the 8th house has evolved significantly over time. Traditionally this house was associated with taxes, legacies, and shared resources. It is believed that due to its associations with legacies and inheritance this has contributed to the modern 8th house associations with death. Beyond the literal definition of death, it can also represent transformation, cycles of life, and major life endings/beginnings. 

The perspective of the 8th house is broad and psychologically based in most modern astrological interpretations. It symbolizes how you relate to others on a deeply emotional level. This house is associated with secrets but also shared resources and taxes. 

Trying to relate all of these themes together is what gives the 8th house is intense mystery. When you are working in the 8th house you are often working through some kind of emotional trauma. How you relate to the life, death, and sharing your experiences and resources with another are all 8th house endeavors.