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The Identity Wound  -   Who Are You?

We are now on the other side of the October 10 New Moon in Libra, and that New Moon brought us directly into one of October's biggest themes: choice. October is not a month for standing still, even with all of the outer planets retrograde, Venus retro now, and Mercury going retro soon.

It may feel that way sometimes because we are being asked to reconsider, review, and reassess so many things. And many people say you should not make big forward moves during a retrograde.

But review is not the same thing as stagnation and intentional action is better than waiting. Sometimes we have to decide to  stop moving in the same direction long enough to realize that we no longer want to go there. This is what retrogrades are good for, especially those that occur in Scorpio. That is where we are now and it is much different than not moving at all.

The Libra New Moon asked us to look at balance, relationships, agreements, compromise, reciprocity, and the choices we make to maintain harmony.

But there is a bigger question underneath all of that: Who is making your choices?

Is it the person you are today? Or is it the person you used to be? That question becomes particularly important now because Chiron has retrograded back into Aries and is moving through the final degree of that sign. Maybe this is why the Chiron through Aries transit is its longest transit.

I think of this as one last pass through the identity wound. You have heard of the mother wound, the father wound, soul wounds – a term I created and taught about, but what about how these wounds impact us and our identity? How do they impact who we allow ourselves to be and to become and what do we do about that? That’s a core part of our life lessons, and it is what establishes our unique, independent, intentional identity.

Chiron entered Taurus for the first time since 1976 earlier this year, giving us a brief preview of a completely different energy around value, worth, resources, security, the body, money, and what we are capable of creating and sustaining.

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