Centaurs
bridge and palace in Pavlovsk Park
St. Petersburg, Russia
St. Petersburg, Russia
In this year
of reposts by topic on The Radical Virgo, we have started
with blog articles on the planets. In order of distance from the Sun, our
next set of planetary reposts are on Chiron. Because Chiron is my astrological specialty, there is a
large volume of material here on Chiron.
Healing, Chiron’s turf, can be a bit
overwhelming as a topic in large doses. So, I’ve made the decision to split the Chiron
posts into two segments—this starter set now with the rest to follow in May.
Chiron himself was a dual, bifurcated being—half human and half horse.
Splitting in two anything to do with Chiron seems par for the half-horse!
But what I’m splitting it with
makes even more sense—Humor Month during April. Much of our humor
derives from pain and putting our lives in a new perspective, a key Chironic
concept.
Enjoy this Chiron opener, the humor
in-between, with more Chiron to come in May.
Basics
Why
Chiron? Gifts of the Wounded Healer (20-Jun-09)
Don’t let its small size and unusual
nature as part-comet, part-planetoid or asteroid fool you. Chiron is the
missing key to interpreting your astrology chart. It opens the door to personal
and planetary evolution.
Planetary Fishing: Chiron (21-May-13)
Just
joining our fishing expedition? See May
Planetary Fishing Expedition for background. Like all planets, the centaur Chiron
offers you a mixed bag of challenges and blessings. Your Chiron can point to
where you have lingering pain, whether it’s physical, emotional or both. It can
be your stumbling block or a hurdle you can’t get over for having denied or
disowned certain parts of yourself. Chiron’s greatest gift lies within this
discomfort or stuck state—and in your willingness to work through it. In that
process, you’ll often discover the key to personal integration and wholeness.
Learn More from
Chiron’s Keywords
Chiron's Keyword Corner:
Ecology (04-May-09)
Chiron teaches us that nurturing is of the utmost importance,
and that the forest is sacred.
Chiron's Keyword Corner:
Puns (23-Aug-09)
Puns or plays on words: Some
people consider them the lowest form of humor—others, the highest. The mere
fact that people react to puns from one extreme to the other suggests they're
Chironic ...
Chiron
of mythology was a half-breed—half-human, half-horse. His top half represents
our divine nature in human form, his bottom half our baser instincts. Many
scenes in Chiron's story contrast his gentle nature as a mentor of heroes to the
wild centaurs that ran around raping and pillaging the Greek countryside. Those
two types of centaurs represent the extremes of character in our human
adventure.
Chiron's Keyword
Corner: Horse (27-Sep-10)
Why
was Chiron half horse rather than half goat, ram, llama or turtle? Here's one
possible answer from a rich site on symbolism, The Horse Archetype in Poetry
and Anthroposophy.
Like learning about Chiron through Keywords? The ultimate experience is Keywords to Unlock Chiron: 50 Passageways to Healing and Wholeness, available in the Radical Virgo Store in PDF format for $9.99. I consider it my consummate book on Chiron. More about what’s inside …
The Quizzes –
How Chironic Are You?
The Chiron Quiz: How
Strong is Your Chiron? (17-Aug-10)
How
many indicators in your natal chart suggest that Chiron may be an important
archetype to you? A planet to pay attention to? Don’t be dismayed if your score
is low. Not every archetype is important for everyone, and what actually
matters more is the next quiz—how much you resonate to Chiron. It’s similar to
the rumor that we only use 10% of our brains. (I’ll bet that varies a lot.)
Even if you only have a small “dose” of Chiron, if you are “seized by the
archetype,” as Joseph Campbell says, you may make more out of it than a person with
a high score who just can’t seem to get into it. After all, Chiron involves
pain for gain, and many people would prefer to avoid it as long as possible.
(Fair warning: Ignoring pain has consequences.)
You’ll
learn a lot about Chiron by taking this quiz, and quite possibly, how Chironic you are, often without realizing it. Learn whether or not you “get”
Chiron and how many things about you may be woven together through knowing
Chiron’s myth, astrological characteristics and how modern culture has changed
since its discovery.
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Photo Credit: © Kokhanchikov
- Fotolia.com
See you in May for more reposts on Chiron—then onto the rest of the PUNCs, what I call the outer planets and people who have them prominent: Plutonian, Uranian, Neptunian Chironics. Meanwhile--laughter.
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