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Chiron was discovered in 1977 between the orbits of
Saturn and Uranus. This small body has been called
a planetoid and an asteroid. In either case, astrologers
have found it to be useful in understanding wounds
and how we can heal them. Chiron, a centaur in mythology,
was known as the wounded healer. It represents the
capacity to heal through the compassion and wisdom
borne of one's own suffering.
Chiron in Capricorn has been a story of wounded male authority, the social order bound by external rules, rather than inspired by internal responsiveness. Yet, the hope is that by encountering the shadow of institutional insensitivity we will eventually soften its hardness.
Chiron in Aquarius describes the wounded community, the distrust of hope and retreat from ideals. However, it can also raise awareness of how our collective ideas imprison us in an icy world of abstraction. Chiron's last passage through Aquarius was January 1955 until March 1960. This was the suburban '50s in the U.S., a period of withdrawal from idealism. In his last address as president Dwight Eisenhower, the great general, warned America against the growing influence of the military-industrial complex. His words were prophetic, but the message has not be absorbed. Perhaps it will be this time.
On a personal level, Chiron in Aquarius can help us see where we use our minds to repel our feelings. Aquarius is brilliant, but its shadow is the denial of non-rational emotions that mar a perfect intellectual model of how life should be. Ideology without compassion is as two-dimensional as films, compelling, but lacking the organic messiness of real life. |
