Chiron
Although the myth suggests a strong correlation
between Chiron and Sagittarius, many astrologers believe the
energies on this mini-planet correlate to Virgo. In fact, Chiron
has a strong dual influence with both Virgo and Sagittarius.
The Virgo influence portrays healing and health and is referred
to as the "Wounded Healer". The Sagittarius influence depicts
the quest to seek and expand knowledge--anything that allows
our perceptions to grow. It seeks a further truth, particularly
in relation to beliefs and mystical things.
In mythology, Chiron was a Centaur--half man,
half horse. Unlike other centaurs, he was wise and noble. Chiron,
the son of Kronos, was gifted with immortality, and taught Hercules
about the gods, the stars, music, archery, medicine, and how
to heal wounds. When Hercules drank the Centaurs wine, the Centaurs
attempted to kill him. Unable to drive them away, he used poisoned
arrows and relentlessly pursued them. The Centaurs ran to the
wise Chiron requesting he plead with Hercules to have mercy.
Hercules tried to avoid hitting Chiron, but one arrow passed
through a Centaur and grazed Chiron. Unable to die, Chiron suffered
a horrible torture. In his grief, Hercules tried to heal the
Hydra's poison to no avail, and prayed to Zeus to allow Chiron
to die. Zeus took pity on Chiron and instead transformed him
into the constellation of Sagittarius.
Chiron can allow us to break new ground, through
optimism, to experiment, take risks and search for new things.
It symbolizes the emergence of the new age healing and links
our inner with our outer consciousness. Overall, this mini-planet
seems to affect certain people more than others. Where it is
noticed, Chiron tends to amplify the characteristics of existing
chart traits.
