Why Has Chiron Been Sent to US
February 18, 2005
http://cainer.com/ericfrancis/feb18.html
Hello Eric:
Your Cainer posting of 17 Dec 04 prompted this submission. You requested
questions from readers in their late 40's/early 50's, pondering what to do with
one's life. Myself and others who have wandered for years in the metaphysical
maze, selecting tools that we felt were appropriate at the time, are in the
process of finding out something rather simple. Chiron? Does this planet help
us to remember what we came here for? To simply, but purely, feel good in our
entire being? And in doing so, does this feeling not reverberate on the cosmic
cell phone in every possible way? I believe many of us are willing and ready to
shed the agendas and programs collected in life that we readily accepted as
real and true and are now exploring the 'ohm on the range'. Chiron? Yes,
indeedoo, I believe he is helping us to 'remember' just how simple it is.
Abundant blessings to you and other Bright Lights at PlanetWaves.
Donna
Dear Donna,
When a new planet is discovered, we experience something that first began March
13, 1781, with the discovery of Uranus -- the first planet ever discovered by
science. That something is that astrologers get a chance to define a process in
the psychological and spiritual tool known as astrology. But at the same time,
as planets appear, there are actual changes in society that are physical,
tangible expressions of that planet's energy. So connections are made between
the cosmic and the mundane; and a way of looking at the world is invented. This
happens over time, through observation, and through experience.
To use the above example, Uranus is viewed by many
astrologers as a planet that brings revolutions, whether in government, science
or consciousness. And it was discovered in the era of the great revolutions. To
give another example, Pluto is understood to be about power, control, death and
major transformations. Pluto was discovered in 1930, right before the rise of
fascism in
There are many examples of this process in action, one of
the best of which is Chiron. As I explained in the introduction, Chiron was
discovered at the height of the Human Potential Movement, when people were
discovering concepts like 'healing' and 'self-actualization'.
Chiron had many opportunities to be discovered. Since the
pre-discovery photographs go back to 1895, we could speculate that Chiron
entered awareness when the time was right. Or, we can just trust synchronicity
and go along for the ride.
New planets give us an opportunity to give a name to
something that already exists; and to see things that exist in a new way; as
well as to create or invent processes or experiences that we need, using the
planet as a kind of model or inspiration. This takes time, and it takes the
devotion of astrologers and their clients, who do the initial work. I feel that
this initial work ultimately spreads into the culture far beyond astrology,
even reaching people who have no concept of the planet or of astrology.
Chiron is surely a useful concept now. A process that helps
us raise awareness, change, grow, face ourselves, and heal the experiences that
hurt us could be considered welcome at any time in history. But if you look at
our lives today -- so defined by our sense of wounding, injury or lack, and at
the same time with so many methods and opportunities for healing available --
you could say that all we need is loving awareness -- and the cooperation of
the people around us.
One of the things that Chiron teaches most effectively is
how important it is to be in our bodies, and to relate to ourselves and to
others in physical form. We could use some more of that these days. Since we
have been given such horrid views on our body (principally by religion), we
have collected a lot of darkness here. Now, we get to act as discarnated
spirits by way of the Internet.
We need light and strength to face the darkness, and these
are factors that Chiron adds to the astrological process. We also need the
dedication to the technical side of healing that Chiron offers, and to the
service aspect. I'll cover this in the next question, but Chiron works quite
consciously with both. No matter how much you pay a healer for their work, they
must be dedicated to their particular art form as well as to their clients in
order to do their work effectively.
And often it takes many years and great patience to become a
healer. But most of all, it takes the willingness to grow as an individual, and
to address one's own concerns, issues and needs, so that we are able to do
clean work and keep our issues as separated as possible from those of our
clients; and yet, to not see ourselves as separate from them. It is a fine line
to walk.
Chiron is here to stay. It may still be 'controversial' or
difficult for some astrologers to understand, or seem to be 'too small' to be a
a planet. In actual fact, people feel, experience and must deal with the
effects of their Chiron transits. It's about time that astrology got serious
about helping its clients do so.
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