Piecing Together the Whole Picture
As promised, we’re completing our Radical Reposts on
Chiron, which started in March in Part 1 and were divided by April’s Humor
Month and humorous reposts. That split couldn’t be more symbolic, as we often
heal our dualities and see them for what they really are while laughing. Here’s
another major sampling of what’s on The Radical Virgo about Chiron. Since
Chiron is my astrological specialty, The Radical Virgo is often considered “a
Chiron blog.”
More
on Chiron’s Meaning
Chiron
begins with the letters “chi,” the same ones that are pronounced “chee” in
Oriental medicine. Chi is the vital life force regulated by acupuncture and
healing practices like t'ai chi and qi gong, also written without a
space, qigong. Read how Chi and Chiron relate to health and
healing.
Chiron:
The Shaman Centaur (20-Oct-09)
Guest
post by Larry Williamson. Centaurus is one of two constellations said to
represent the centaurs, mythical creatures with a human head and torso on top
of a horse’s body. Centaurus was the name of the first centaur. The
constellation Centaurus is primarily associated with Chiron, a wise, immortal
being who was the King of the Centaurs. He was renowned for his healing skills
and a wise teacher and mentor.
It’s
the “ticker” on the bottom of the screen that gives you news bulletins on topics
other than the program you’re watching. Chiron the planet does the same. It
gives information from the bottom of your awareness—often your unawareness—of
things that you need to know to complete your quest toward wholeness. It helps you
get to the bottom of what issues need healing to move on.
Name Your Poison: Hydra in the Chiron Myth (26-Feb-15)
Name Your Poison: Hydra in the Chiron Myth (26-Feb-15)
It was
an arrow dipped with her poison blood that led to Chiron's incurable wound.
Everything in a mythical story is symbolic, and I had a light bulb moment about
Hydra's meaning that made me want to explore her further and share with
you what I found.
A poem
written in honor of the 36th Anniversary of Chiron's Discovery – Nov. 1, 1977.
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discovery chart data.)
Renaming
“The Wounded Healer”
Find out why “wounded healer” doesn’t tell the whole story
about Chiron and discover some alternative catchphrases.
Spring Equinox Contest! Give Chiron a New Tagline (18-Mar-11)
Spring Equinox Contest! Give Chiron a New Tagline (18-Mar-11)
The
Chiron myth, the source of an estimated 75 percent of how we interpret Chiron, does
show us a resolution to pain and suffering. First, mythical Chiron shows us to
serve with joy in spite of it. Think of Michael J. Fox
refusing to allow his Parkinson’s disease to rule his life, his great sense of
humor, and how he’s helping inspire others while also supporting research for a
cure. He’s a very Chironic character with Chiron in the 1st trine
Neptune and Mercury, opposed Pluto.
There’s
an expression that’s very Chironic: “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”
Mythical Chiron did this by soldiering on and continuing to teach and mentor
despite his lingering pain. This is what we all must do, because Earth is not a
pain-free zone. Our spirits live and learn in a body; it's vulnerable.
Chiron:
Wounded Healer, Wholeness Weaver (05-Sep-12)
I decided I wanted to add a Wordle to the PDF version of my upcoming
book. This is a picture of the 50 keywords or phrases related to Chiron that
I’ll be covering in depth. I “loaded”
the word list to have what I considered the four most important words pop out
bigger. Lo and behold, that’s when I discovered a new tagline for Chiron that’s
just an expansion of the old: Wounded Healer/ Wholeness Weaver. It seems
so right; I couldn’t wait to share it with you!
Chiron
Transits
(02-Sep-14)
Bear with me while I “toy” with you for a while. The
stick horse has long been a traditional American toy, especially enjoyed when
we were kids by those of us past our Chiron Returns. There’s the stick version
and also the hobby horse or rocking horse. In honor of mythical Chiron’s lower
horse half, I want to talk about how this archetype permeates our consciousness
from the time we can barely walk.
In its 50-year orbit, Chiron changes signs from Aquarius
to Pisces on April 20, 2010 where it will remain, except for a temporary
retrograde back to Aquarius, until February 18, 2019. What news can we expect
in Chiron’s realm of wounding, healing and wholeness? If you have Chiron in
Pisces natally, during this period, you’ll experience a major midlife transit—your
Chiron Return.
Chiron
and Career/Vocation
Guest
post by Aubrie DeClerck. In the Career Coaching profession, few of us talk about the
deep pain that career and work can cause. There are how-to’s and prescriptions
on LinkedIn every day, but not much conversation around the feelings of
hopelessness that conflicts on the job, purposeless tasks, or layoffs can
bring.
In one-on-one sessions, clients speak more openly about this pain and it has become clear to me that it is a bigger barrier than ageism, gaps in work history or any other common concern.
In one-on-one sessions, clients speak more openly about this pain and it has become clear to me that it is a bigger barrier than ageism, gaps in work history or any other common concern.
(21-Jun-10)
The Chiron myth suggests that astrological Chiron has
influence over many areas of life—and much more than a chosen profession. Chiron
is that force inside you that hones a multitude of skills to prepare you to
perform, for the rest of society, that special thing that only you can do. Your
unique skills and style of delivery are needed in a certain time/space
continuum. One aspect of Chiron insists that you do what you love or suffer an
incurable longing for lack of doing it.
On
Nov. 29, 2012, I presented my latest material on Chiron and Vocation to members
and friends of San Francisco Astrological Society (SFAS). For a donation of $10
to SFAS, you can receive both an MP3 audio download of the presentation
and a nine-page handout of the slides (four to a page). While it’s always ideal
to hear a presentation live because it’s usually different and meatier each
time as the material evolves, I am unlikely to travel in 2013. I wanted to give
you this opportunity to access the presentation and donate to a great
organization, especially if the chances are that you and your astrology group
may never be able to hear me give it in person—or at least not for some time.
Chironic
Experiences
An individual experience of Chiron’s influence often
enlightens us most about this wounding-to-healing archetype.
Guest
Post by Mads Elung-Jensen. So many readers are approaching their Chiron Returns during the current
transit of Chiron in Pisces. Mads gives a bigger-than-life example of how the
Pisces modalities of music, dance, and the arts in general are healing power
tools for those with this placement. His experiences illustrate not only how
music heals but the powerful healing capacity of Chiron in the 6th
house. With Chiron in Pisces in the sky until 2019, all of us, regardless of
our Chiron sign, can take a note from Mads’ song and ”Pisces up” our tool
bag for the current times. Not exactly a tough prescription and pill to
swallow—go out and dance, sing, make love, and make beautiful art!
Guest Post by Kerry
Keegan. I “met” Kerry when she responded to my call for personal stories
related to my Chiron Research. (See Research Update at the end.) I was so impressed with the dramatic way she
has aced Chiron’s challenging, but ultimately healing course in her life,
especially at her Chiron Return; I asked if she’d be willing to share her
experiences with my readers. Lucky for us, she said yes!
Chiron
Books by Joyce Mason and a Book Review
Each of these posts previews the contents of my eBooks on
Chiron.
Sample section, Symbol, Cosmic Characteristics, and Cultural
Connections: Chiron’s symbol or glyph is a skeleton key, the kind that
opens all doors. Its astronomical characteristics suggest a whole-making
function, and cultural changes around its discovery marked dramatic shifts in
relations between men and women—and many other themes of balancing
complementary energies.
As
soon as Chiron entered Pisces on April 20, I noticed a trend. Astrology
bloggers and their readers were waxing poetic. Posts or comments on Chiron in
Pisces contained poems. As a poet, my brain shot into aha pyrotechnics!
Within a week, I gave birth to a new e-book, Poems to Heal the Healer: The
12 Chiron Signs.
"Keywords to
Unlock Chiron" - New Book Now Available in PDF!
(18-Jun-13)
I’m thrilled to announce the release
of my new, full-length book in PDF format, Keywords
to Unlock Chiron: 50 Passageways to Healing and Wholeness. In my previous
post, Chiron:
Wounded Healer, Wholeness Weaver, you got a preview--a collage of the 50
most important words or phrases that, together, weave the tapestry of Chiron’s
meaning.
"Wisdom"Book Review - Keywords to Unlock Chiron: 50 Passageways to Healing and Wholeness by Joyce Mason (24-Apr-14)
To
my pleasant surprise, astrologer and writer Anne Whitaker—colleague, friend and
periodic guest on this blog—sent me an unsolicited review of my latest Chiron
book. Weaver - Mentor - Centaur - Stuck - Stringed
Instruments - Healing Humor - Shame - Left and Right Brain - Abandonment -
Evolution: just
a few of the keywords Joyce Mason uses to unlock the doorway to deep, deep
wisdom contained within the archetype of the mythical being known as Chiron:
half man, half horse – best known in Western popular culture as the Wounded
healer.
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