Chiron of myth is the wounded healer, oracle and famed teacher. He was a centaur with the torso of a man and the body of a horse. Chiron was immortal; when wounded in battle he suffered the effects of a poisoned arrow but did not die. In astrology Chiron is associated with Virgo and the 6th house, quite broadly health.
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It’s said that when one sense is lost the others become heightened. It is this compensation that is the basis of the gift behind the Chiron wound. When someone loses the function in one leg, the other leg and the whole rest of the body must be strengthened in order to get around. In fact, there’s also the tendency toward overcompensation in this regard. Who is the true adept, the one who has always walked easily or the one who was forced to strengthen themselves beyond normal? When things come easily they are often taken for granted.
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It never fails. Whenever I have a certain feeling, a feeling of passionate irritation, you know the kind, the one when Tweedledee wanted to rip out his hair because Tweedledum had spoiled his brand new rattle, I find it has the same damned root every time: Chiron. Chiron is a very dignified character of myth, a teacher, a sage, complicated and generous of spirit. Chiron in astrology is all these things and like Chiron of myth also has the added caveat of the permanent wound. It won’t kill you but it never heals. The permanent condition of this irritant can teach you plenty. However, it’s the teachable moment that remains in your nature forever, the sore spot.
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There have been questions about whether or not the Chiron wound can actually heal. My assertion is yes, but it’s a qualified yes. Does it heal like a superficial wound, no trace left behind? No. It’s not the kind of wound that once addressed you never have to think of again. It’s like a balloon. You inflate it and you can deflate it but it never goes back to its pre-inflated shape. It is forever changed.
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Peppermint made some comments on the Intro To Chiron blog that helped me to refine my thinking about Chiron’s function in the chart. I was reminded of the movie What Dreams May Come and a particular character who was the navigator on a trip into hell. I thought of him as a chironic character, but in fact all three of the characters making the trip into hell were functioning in that capacity, but for three different reasons. Each was acting out of a different wounding.
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Last night we went to the movie shop and picked out a movie to watch together. We picked out “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightening Thief,” made from the first book of the series my older daughter is currently reading. Early on in the movie Percy’s crippled teacher reveals himself to be Chiron the centaur. I got all excited and said, “OH, OH, that’s Chiron! He’s a teacher and the wounded healer and…” My daughter opened her mouth, closed it, and gave me that knowing smile of “oh mom, you’re such a dork.”
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