{"id":9418,"date":"2025-05-08T14:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkraft.dk\/?p=9418"},"modified":"2025-08-05T12:48:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T10:48:46","slug":"how-many-years-does-menopause-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkraft.dk\/en\/how-many-years-does-menopause-last\/","title":{"rendered":"How many years does menopause last?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Life transitions, crises, phases, cycles, developmental steps, energy shifts, trials, changes, challenges.<\/b>
A dear child has many names. Menopause is not just something that happens between the ages of 45 and 55 \u2013 it is a life transition, and according to astrology, a significant shift where something changes within you.
Did you know that menopause is connected to your Chiron?<\/p>\n

Chiron represents the wound you carry with you throughout life \u2013 and a path to healing through that very wound. Around the age of 49\u201351, Chiron makes a Chiron return<\/b>, where it returns to the position it held in your birth chart. It is a powerful astrological event and often coincides with menopause in women.<\/p>\n

It can feel like an awakening. For some, a spiritual awakening. Life\u2019s big questions like \u201cWho am I?\u201d become very clear. But it\u2019s also a period where imbalances become more evident than ever before.
It doesn\u2019t happen overnight. These are energies playing out in your life to awaken you. You will re-experience what you haven\u2019t yet dealt with. If your wound is, for example, self-worth, then you will be presented with experiences and events that urge you to work specifically on your self-worth.<\/p>\n

Part of the Chiron return is about rediscovering who you are \u2013 not who those around you think you should be.
The heavy planets Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, and Saturn are all activated during menopause. Through them, you can sense whether you are in balance.
It\u2019s a good idea to meet menopause with learning, growth, and development \u2013 otherwise, you\u2019ll encounter the Saturn return<\/b> as a kind of second round, where you\u2019ve simply swept the challenges under the rug. Saturn comes as a strict teacher and shows you what you can no longer ignore. Saturn return comes in your late 50s.
Uranus you met in your 40s. You might remember that time as a period of liberation.<\/p>\n

Astrology works in cycles. Menopause becomes a transition towards<\/i> something \u2013 not necessarily away<\/i> from something. It\u2019s about transformation.
You might experience loss, divorce, job termination, or other events. This happens to connect you with your deeper layers.<\/p>\n

When Chiron returns to its natal position, the wound you\u2019ve carried \u2013 as a background resonance throughout life \u2013 becomes clearer.
It can hurt, yes, but it\u2019s also a call to heal. Not necessarily to “fix” it, but to understand, acknowledge, and use it as a strength. That\u2019s where the gift lies:<\/p>\n

You become wise because you have met your darkness and chosen to go through it \u2013 not without pain, but with courage.<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

Take your birth chart. Find your Chiron. The house placement, zodiac sign, Chiron\u2019s first square, and degree all determine what I have to say to you.
Chiron lives in your hands \u2013 in your thumb. So, of course, you can\u2019t help but feel that your body changes during menopause.<\/p>\n

Your body changes rhythm \u2013 hormonally and energetically.
It\u2019s an upgrade\/transition phase. Like a baby going through a \u201cdevelopmental leap.\u201d You\u2019re having a \u201cleap.\u201d
You might have less energy for the outer world, but more capacity for the inner world: intuition, sensing, contact with the unseen.<\/p>\n

Crises may arise \u2013 but they are entry points to everything you\u2019ve avoided looking at. You\u2019re being asked to do that now.
If you dare go with it, stay in the process, let the old die and the new emerge \u2013 you don\u2019t just get a new chapter. You hold keys you can pass on.<\/p>\n

Menopause is not a full stop \u2013 it\u2019s a starting signal.<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

A new version of you is calling. Version 5.0<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

Menopause is often seen as a biological phenomenon with a focus on symptoms and loss, but from a psychological, spiritual, and personal development perspective, it can also be understood as a developmental leap<\/b> or an initiation<\/b>.<\/p>\n

The reason I compare it to developmental leaps is that it\u2019s more about transformation than decay.
Menopause marks the end of the fertile period, but it also opens a new life phase where many women experience greater authenticity, strength, and freedom.
It\u2019s a transition from being a \u201cpleaser\u201d to being true to yourself.
The body changes \u2013 and so does the soul.
It\u2019s often a time when you’re called to rediscover or reinvent your identity.<\/p>\n

The hormonal changes trigger reflections and old patterns that may rise to the surface.
This gives an opportunity for deep self-development and healing of past traumas or unresolved life themes.<\/p>\n

When the need to \u201cfit in\u201d falls away and the body clearly rejects what no longer works \u2013 you can step into a more whole and free version of yourself.
Just as puberty is a transition between childhood and adult life, menopause is a transition between adulthood and the wisdom phase<\/b> \u2013 a new female archetype, where you’re no longer defined by roles like mother, lover, or career woman, but by your own inner strength.<\/p>\n

You can always choose \u2013 no matter what phase of transition you\u2019re in \u2013 whether it will be one of self-pity or growth.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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