Every book, every article, and every astrologer that I’ve come across, approached Chiron in the same, and if I can be honest, it isn’t very positive. Now, we don’t want to purposely ignore problems and hope they go away, but there are always two, or maybe three or four ways of looking at things.
If your into astrology then I don’t need to explain what Chiron is, but for those who aren’t familiar, I’ll give you a brief update.
If you look at an astrology chart, you will see symbols that represent the planets in our solar system. The one that looks like a little key is Chiron.
Chiron’s orbit is about 50 years, and it orbits our Sun in between Saturn and Uranus. Mythology tells us Chiron ascended to the Heavens to become Sagittarius. He was a centaur with the upper body of a man and the lower half of a horse (a dream date for some women, lol, I digress, but no, seriously). He was a sacred warrior, a protector of the sacred feminine, a healer, and a teacher. He was the wisest and most righteous of all the Centaurs.
Whenever any expert tackles the interpretation of Chiron in your birth chart, they all use the same approach. Basically, they all say, Chrion’s placement represents a deep core wound in the individual. It’s one that might’ve been brought into this life from a previous existence, or it’s one that could’ve developed early in life when we were children.
I’ve used that common understanding as a base for my interpretations of Chiron’s placement in my chart as well as many others for many years. It’s a great place to start, but it shouldn’t be the end because what I’m starting to realize about this is that in a way, it victimizes us.
It makes us believe we are injured in some way, or that there’s something wrong with us that needs healing, and people get defensive when you’re reading their chart and you start rattling off things they need to heal. They’re like okay, wtf man!
There are two ways (and I’ll probably discover more) of looking at ourselves when faced with Chiron. We can look at ourselves as a victim and the bearer of some affliction that we were either too unaware or too young to prevent, which is the way everyone is doing it right now, or..
we can look at ourselves as students!
Initiates who are further along the journey have realized that we are Chiron. Chiron becomes us and works through us, but for now, and for those who are just coming into this, imagine yourself as the student.
Chiron is the teacher, and the subject matter is the astrological sign in which he’s placed.
Let’s take myself as an example with Chiron’s placement in Taurus.
I’m going to learn about timing; when is it right to be gentle and affectionate, and when is it right to be fierce. I’m going to learn about love and beauty, and how they’re related to affection and fierceness. With Taurus, stability is of most importance, so with Chiron in Taurus, all lessons, teachings, experiences, and encounters are going to help us achieve stability.
Chiron’s lessons are going to help us achieve stability by mastering quietness, patience, determination, practicality, and resistance to change.
You see, instead of looking at yourself as a victim and the bearer of an affliction you were born with and now must heal, you can look at yourself as a person who comes into this life as a perfect imperfection-you have strengths and weakness. You also have vulnerabilities, but above all else, you don’t know. You must learn about yourself and how you interact with the environment around you.
If you fail to learn, then you will end up with that affliction or wound. Look at Chiron’s wound or affliction as something that could happen or become a possibility.
With Taurus, we mentioned stability, and Taurus is a 2nd House sign that deals with money and possessions. Homelessness! Poverty! Debt! No money! No clothes! No food!
I didn’t come into this life that way, but my life could end up that way.
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