Note: This week we asked a few of our favorite Chiron specialists for their thoughts on the Aries New Moon with retrograde Mars opposite Chiron. We quoted Dale O’Brien in Thursday’s Daily Astrology; here is the reply from Melanie Reinhart. We are still in New Moon territory today. — amanda
I’m a Gemini, so I love puns! So here is one … the ‘march’ of time, the ‘march’ that soldiers do. So what kind of march is this Mars-Chiron Warrior doing? Read on … This is truly a piece of LIVE ASTROLOGY.
Thursday’s New Moon in early Aries is accompanied by an exact opposition of Mars in Virgo, still Retrograde, and Chiron in Pisces. When I opened Eric’s Email mentioning this, and inviting me to contribute some thoughts, I was right in the midst of writing about this very aspect for Graeme Munro-Hall, whose chart is below. I took that as a sign, contacted Graeme and asked permission to use his chart and to share with you the very notes I was writing for him. He kindly agreed.
Firstly, a look at the New Moon chart. Mars rules the sign of Aries, and therefore also rules all four Aries planets which are closely conjunct at the forthcoming New Moon. In addition, Mars is in the sign of Virgo, ruled by Mercury, also in Aries. In other words, they are in each other’s signs. This is called ‘mutual reception’ and it functions as a very strong link between two planets, who behave as if joined by a rubber band, always connected and ramping up each other’s energy, but never stuck together. Here’s the New Moon chart, set for Bedford, the nearest town to where Graeme lives, in the UK. This New Moon occurs at 14.37 GMT here.
So Mars the Warrior, and Mercury the communicator are mutually receiving one other. And here I am, fired up (Mars) and writing (Mercury) …about matters affecting a healer (Chiron).
We can see the strong signature of Chiron, acting like an anchor for the powerful Mars energy. Vitality, will, intention, choice and energy used in the service of healing (Chiron in Pisces).
Mars turned Retrograde on January 24th, and will turn direct again on April 15th. That week will be one of enormous significance for Graeme. He is one of the very few truly holistic dental practitioners in the UK, whose work has included taking a stand against the use of amalgam fillings, and other commonly accepted dental practices which impact negatively on people’s health. He has also created an extremely effective de-tox routine to help people heal from Mercury which has leaked into their body from their fillings. You can see the signature of this in his chart below: the Uranus-Orcus-Sun conjunction – the innovator. Also his Chiron in Scorpio in the 4th house – many people who attend his clinic are given a new lease of life, after having given up hope of being well again.