Chiron in Scorpio, Chiron in the 8th House

Chiron in Scorpio ♏︎ in the natal chart

Wound: If you have Chiron in Scorpio in the natal chart your soul wound is of a deep, emotional, and intuitive nature. You may struggle with rushing through things that require you to take your time and relish in the experience. There is often a fear surrounding one’s own powerful emotional storehouses. Your empathic nature may be denied by you as you are unsure of how to accept the depth of having a human experience. You inherently know there is more to life than on the surface. In many ways you are searching for definitive answers instead you find your psyche confronted with paradoxes, duality, and life conundrums. 

Healing Gifts: The healing gift of someone with Chiron in Scorpio is your intense ability to bring out other people’s truths. You help people accept their innate abilities and the nature of reality. There is something very powerful about your presence that allows others to feel the depth of their own soul. Assisting others in acknowledgement of their psychic abilities is central to the healing force you bring to people’s lives. You help people slow down in order to work through each layer of trauma and the psyche in order to help others find real answers to their problems.

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.