Chiron Part 1: Wisdom and the Beast

In myth Chiron was a Centaur: one of a tribe of hybrid beings, half horse and half human, who sprang from the union of Kronus/Saturn in the shape of a stallion with the nymph Phillyra. Unique among his wild fellow Centaurs, Chiron learned the healing arts and became the teacher and mentor of young heroes such as Achilles and Jason. But this remarkable hybrid between wisdom and instinct unfairly suffered a poisoned wound whose pain could only be relieved through acceptance of his mortality. This first of a series of three seminars on the minor planet/comet Chiron will explore the complex mythology of this ancient figure, its discovery in the late 20th century, and its meaning and psychological significance in the individual birth chart, by sign, house, and aspects, as a symbol of those apparently intractable wounds within us that are linked with deeper social, spiritual, and philosophical issues, and which can ultimately express themselves as the potential to teach and heal as well as to harm and destroy.

This part is also available in a bundle with the other 2 parts to rent on this platform.