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Chiron: The Wounded Healer
“The wound is the place where the light enters you.”
-Rumi
Chiron is a prominent asteroid that represents the archetype of the shaman, the alchemist, the wounded healer. Chiron in the natal chart points to your deepest place of wounding, but also your greatest gifts. Wherever you have experienced profound pain, you have also gained the remarkable ability to heal others because you’ve been there before. You are specially equipped to help others navigate those same treacherous waters. You can transmute your wounds into spiritual gold to heal yourself and benefit the world.
Chiron is your key to becoming whole. The house and sign that Chiron resides in illuminates the central lessons that you are meant to learn in this lifetime through your journey of self healing. Chiron is the bridge between Saturn, the planet of structure and discipline, and Uranus, the awakener and liberator- also known as the higher octave of Mercury. Chiron unpacks the suppressed shadow wounds that Saturn tightly grasps and shines a light on them so you can perceive them with fresh eyes. With this new perspective you can begin to integrate your shadow self, detach from your suffering and attain enlightenment in the way you live your life.
Chiron’s lessons also bestow the unique ability to empathize with and understand the pain of others. You can relate to what they’ve been through. We can’t truly comprehend compassion until we too have suffered. This opens up the door to greater understanding and elevated consciousness. Like Chiron who is half centaur, half god, we are called to honor the inherent dichotomy of our existence as spiritual beings having an Earthly (human) experience.
Your unique Chiron archetype is influenced by several factors; natal aspects in particular color your path to healing. In order to get the complete picture I recommend booking an astrology reading. Cookbook astrology interpretations from websites and books often fail to do this placement justice.
