The first of the centaurs, discovered 1977 inside Saturn's orbit; an icy body that behaves like both an asteroid and a comet
Discovered
1977
Discoverer
Charles Kowal
Timing
Day of week
None, traditionally
Note
No traditional day or hour; it belongs to the modern set
Qualities
Nature
Wounded healer
Temperament
Melancholic sagittarian
Gender
Masculine fluid
Sect
Nocturnal
Quality
Neutral teacher
Speed
About 50 years
Domains
The woundHealingTeachingMentorshipThe outsiderThe bridgeSkillSacrifice for othersThe maverick
Correspondences
Note
Curated modern Chiron healing-herb set (sage, rosemary, yarrow, comfrey, lavender); it is a curated set rather than one derived from the herbs' own planet attributions.
Chiron is the centaur who teaches every Greek hero and is wounded by a poisoned arrow he cannot cure, trading his immortality for another's release. In astrology he marks the place where you are both wounded and gifted, and where the only way through is to become useful from it.
Modern Astrology
Represents
The wound the gift and the teaching
House association
9
Questions
Where does it still hurt?What did that teach me?Who did I become because of it?
Occult Notes
Chiron has no classical rulership, day, metal or element; its correspondences here are the modern asteroid tradition's. It is included because Ceres and Vulcan are, and because Chiron the myth-figure belongs with the heroes rather than the gods - the body is a body.
Referenced by
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Every entry that names Chiron, grouped by the system it comes from.