03/10/25

At 11:04 PT today, Mercury stands in opposition to Chiron, a cosmic reminder of how words, thoughts, and expression can touch our deepest wounds. This transit asks us to examine the stories we tell ourselves and others, and how healing may begin not in perfection, but in honesty.

Mercury opposite Chiron opens a window into your inner narrative and where healing wants to happen. Your synastry chart serves as a mirror, revealing both the wounds you and your partner carry and the unique ways you’re meant to heal them.

This morning, I was reflecting on how difficult authenticity feels in a world where “likes” and approval often become our compass. There’s a constant temptation to polish ourselves into something more digestible, more acceptable, more admired.

And yet, in doing so, we risk losing the very essence of who we are.

I thought about how exhausting it can be to constantly perform, to constantly curate. It’s as if we forget that our truest voice, the unfiltered, uncalculated one, already holds the medicine we seek.

What if, instead of bending ourselves to fit the measure of others, we dared to let go? To release the need for validation, and simply be? That kind of authenticity is not loud, it’s raw, quiet, and undeniable.

When I imagine this, I realize that authenticity is not about rebelling against the world but about returning home to ourselves. It’s about trusting that who we are, in our most natural state, is not only enough but necessary.

And maybe the discomfort we feel in being authentic isn’t a sign to stop, but rather a sign that we’re brushing up against the edges of real growth.

The edge is sharp because it matters.

Today, Mercury opposite Chiron reminds us that every word we choose, every truth we share, can either reinforce the wound or help stitch it closed. And the most healing choice is to stop editing our soul into something it’s not.