Ways to heal Chiron wounds

MaeMae said:

I've been told my notion of Chiron is radical. I don't think it is.
In order for Chiron to heal others, I believe the wound in oneself' has to remain open. It is the impetus for healing, intimate knowledge of the pain.

Like a scab on heal, Chiron gets rubbed and re-opens with the other wounded. The pain resurfaces, the treatment and care is undertaken to re-heal it, and then it is rubbed again. It's a cycle.

I don't believe Chiron is a holy remedy in a chart. It is an ongoing point of suffering, which, until one completely closes the wound, covers it up with protective coatings, will continue to cause pain and suffering.

I believe, and from experience, know, that when I let my need to heal others assume precidence over my own wound, I will feel the hurt once more. I have come to the conclusion that it's best left to somebody else.

(Chiron conj. SNode Pisces in 8th)

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I like this view of it. It reminds me of Pema Chödrön's definition of the Buddhist concept of bodhichitta, which she compares to the rawness of a broken heart that allows us to feel compassion for others in our situation and even others not in our situation. If we cease to feel that pain, that primal anguish so deep it feels physical (and sometimes is), we no longer have that common ground with others. And it's just part of being human, I think: having some irreparable brokenness that we can't quite control or even name, however in control we may feel of everything else.

My Chiron is in Gemini. For me, it's related to the pain of being (or feeling) unable to express myself, that what I communicate of myself is not what others perceive of me. I actually study communication in school now, and one of my focuses is on factors that inhibit the feeling that communication is possible in a given context--whether it's ideological conflicts or learning differences or social disadvantages. Frustrated communication and the anger and helplessness that can come with it is, somehow, going to be my life's work.

I also find it interesting that my father's Sun is in Gemini, and I've had a very difficult relationship with him my entire life. We spoke easily about intellectual topics, but we had a lot of emotional problems, and that's a major source of pain and doubt and fear for me.

But as much as I often feel inarticulate or powerless or ignored, I've come to feel that I don't ever want this wound to go away.

nuthatch said:

I also find it interesting that my father's Sun is in Gemini, and I've had a very difficult relationship with him my entire life. We spoke easily about intellectual topics, but we had a lot of emotional problems, and that's a major source of pain and doubt and fear for me.

But as much as I often feel inarticulate or powerless or ignored, I've come to feel that I don't ever want this wound to go away.

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Your post is very well-expressed, nuthatch.

Like you, my Chiron sign - Scorpio - was shared by my father's sun sign, and his sun was conjunct my natal Chiron. At the time of his death, tr Pluto was very closely squaring my own Sun/Pluto MP. I am still in the process of unravelling the complex web of the outcomes of his time on earth, and how this has and still affects those of us who came after. Control, manipulation, lies, deceit - all regularly perpetrated by this very powerless man.

Nuthatch -

The fear of reopening a wound is a very natural response. We know what the pain feels like once it's been re-opened or scratched. I think Chiron lacks the learning gene on that one. Often re-looking for trouble because it's the only thing it understands - rut producing, actually.

My understanding grows consistently regarding chiron - much of a libra & piscces influenced planet- put the fear ahead of oneself - certainly we won't die from it, we know it too well - but will it ever help us to grow and thrive?

You may find the following resource helpful to learn more about Chiron in your chart and specific paths for healing:

Chiron Astrology

I have a VERY prominent natal Chiron in Aquarius and I have Sun sextile Chiron, Moon trine Chiron, Mercury octile Chiron, Venus quintile Chiron, Mars opposite Chiron, Jupiter conjunct Chiron, Uranus semisextile Chiron, Neptune conjunct Chiron, Pluto septile Chiron, ASC trine Chiron and even Saturn sesquiquadrate Chiron, Ceres square Chiron, Chariklo square Chiron, Eris sextile Chiron, Sedna square Chiron, North Node semisextile Chiron, South Node quincunx Chiron and it is very awful, especially when you have in in a prominent position in your natal chart and you have it aspected to every planet and almost every point in the chart. The ways to heal Chiron wounds in Aquarius/11H are: Intersect the old things with the new things, to have a new, creative one like what Aquarians really want to do, and give yourself your own freedom to be your real, authentic self before you were seperated from Source

R4VEN said:

Your post is very well-expressed, nuthatch.

Like you, my Chiron sign - Scorpio - was shared by my father's sun sign, and his sun was conjunct my natal Chiron. At the time of his death, tr Pluto was very closely squaring my own Sun/Pluto MP. I am still in the process of unravelling the complex web of the outcomes of his time on earth, and how this has and still affects those of us who came after. Control, manipulation, lies, deceit - all regularly perpetrated by this very powerless man.

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I have my Chiron conjunct my mother's Vesta and sextile my mother's Neptune, and it's a difficult relationship... Maybe I'm in this Earthy plane to experience hardships to grow to become a brave soul, a soul whose have lots of knowledge and healing abilities.

H=5.64. It's too small. ergo useless.

It's the opposite of useless, Jim

I want too to learn how to heal Chiron wounds(10th).