Chiron conjunct natal South Node
A recurring physical ache or emotional trigger returns. Record the specific scene it pulls up. Postpone major decisions.
In detail
Transit Chiron conjunct natal South Node names the stretch when the moving Chiron reaches the degree of the South Node in the birth chart. Chiron advances only 0.006 to 0.06 degrees a day and its orbit is highly eccentric, so against the same 3-degree orb the fast segment is over in months while the slow one can approach three years, with ten months as a typical figure. That is why the length of this contact varies so much with the orbital segment it falls in. The south node holds the skills already mastered, the ones that cost nothing to use; Chiron holds a sensitivity that never fully closes but travels with a person. Stacked together, the practised routine turns out to have grown up around a sore spot it was designed to avoid. Unlike the reverse pairing, where the node sweeps back over natal Chiron for four months and recrosses it, this one is a single slow push that only has to be understood once.
FAQ
- Why does this passage vary so much in length?
- Chiron's orbit is highly eccentric, so its daily motion ranges from about 0.006 to 0.06 degrees. Against the same 3-degree allowance the fast stretch is over in months while the slow one can approach three years, with ten months as a typical figure.
- Should the old skill be abandoned during this stretch?
- No. What changes is the use it is put to. This passage exposes the motive the skill was built around, and once that is visible the skill still works, it simply stops being the only exit available.