Chiron is a small planetoid that was discovered in 1977. Its eccentric orbit with an irregular trajectory oscillates between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus and it takes about 50 years to complete one revolution around the Sun.
Astrology draws on mythology to appreciate in greater depth the reason for the names given to each planet – or body of heaven – and from there to understand the symbolism of the passage of that planet through each sign and how it can affect our natal chart.
The myth
The Greek myth tells that Chiron was the son of Saturn and Philyra, it was the result of an unworthy union since Saturn was married to Rhea – who surprised the lovers in the middle of a meeting. From his shame at feeling discovered and trying to escape, Saturn became on the horse.
As a result of this unloving and shameful union, Chiron was born, the first centaur, born half human and half horse. Her mother, grieving for her, after a painful and difficult delivery gives birth to this being and frightened by the animal nature of her son, begs the gods to free her from the burden of raising this child. In response, the gods take Chiron away and turn his mother into a Linden tree.
So far, the mythology of Chiron is easily associated with the unworthy or inappropriate of our being. The sign where Chiron is alluding to those characteristics that embarrass us, those conditions that we consider inappropriate, our deepest wounds, and the intimate complexes that embarrass us and that we do not imagine that we could share.
The story of the myth continues… the gods educate Chiron who becomes prudent and wise, has the skills of a shaman, skilled in the healing arts, in the use of medicinal plants, also a teacher in the arts of war and inculcated ethical and cultural values. Connoisseur of music and stars, the prophet of high moral stature.
On a day of rest, Hercules accidentally wounds Chiron with an arrow with the Hydra’s poison, causing him an incurable wound – even for him, who with his skills and knowledge will not be able to heal himself. The gods had granted him immortality. Thus, now wounded and immortal, he finds himself faced with the paradox of not being able to heal nor being able to die.
Faced with such a contradiction, Chiron offers Prometheus to free him from the underworld (there condemned him for stealing the fire from the gods to deliver it to men), exchanging Prometheus’s mortality to achieve -by dying- stop suffering. He gives up his immortality to free himself from his pain. Here the myth teaches us to integrate death as a liberating part of life.
Chiron in the natal chart
Chiron symbolizes the aspect of our life that is hurt from birth (Chiron is rejected by his mother), it alludes to that area where we feel rejected, where we have limitations. Wherever Chiron is, we are in permanent contact with our pain – just like his wound that does not heal – and also from that incurable pain in us gifts arise to heal others. It symbolizes the compassionate qualities that bring us closer to the pain of others to help heal it.
The sign where Chiron was on the day of our birth (and also the astrological house) also shows the ability to teach from a place of extreme humanity and humility. It symbolizes through which qualities we can develop our gifts as healers and guides.
The sign where we have Chiron teaches us to embrace the wound and learn from it, increasing acceptance, compassion, and wisdom to help our environment. His placement shows where we feel hurt or disabled and also announces the tools to develop our healing mastery:
Chiron in Aries (*similar to having it in House 1)
If you were born between 4/1/68 and 10/18/68 or between 1/30/69 and 5/28/76
There is a wound in the personal will, in the confidence to take personal risks. Fear of taking the initiative and doing new things. Insecurity in oneself. Complexes related to physical imperfections that go unnoticed by others.
He has healing mastery to encourage others to trust themselves and to take autonomous paths and take risks. Others feel stimulated by his magnetic presence which stimulates them to courage and individuality.
Chiron in Taurus (*similar to having it in House II)
If you were born between 5/24/26 and 10/20/26 or between 3/25/27 and 6/6/33 or if you were born between 5/28/76 and 10/13/76 or between on 3/28/77 and 6/21/83
There is a wound in the assessment of power and bodily capabilities. You have a hard time listening to your own body. He usually has a permanent and irrational feeling of economic instability and insecurity, which leads him to mismanage his income due to excessive fear of losing and not being able to generate again. Sometimes you can become extremely polarized and reject money or possessions.
He has the healing mastery to manage other people’s resources and products in others and an appreciation of his own. Without recognizing it, they usually have great body magnetism and help others to value their body and its possibilities.
Chiron in Gemini (*similar to having it in House III)
If you were born between 6/6/33 and 12/22/33 or between 3/23/34 and 8/27/37 or if you were born between 6/21/83 and 11/29/83 or between 4/10/84 and 6/21/88
There is a wound about his own intellectual capacity, he finds it difficult to trust himself, and his way of thinking and is usually afraid of hurting when he communicates his thoughts. He tends to excessively value the ideas of others to the detriment of his own. They admire the intelligence of his environment. They live with the feeling of not being up to the task or of not being able to express their ideas.
He has a healing mastery to enable others to think for themselves without feeling judged or belittled when expressing their ideas. They help their environment to communicate even the most feared without being described as ignorant or ruthless.
Chiron in Cancer (*similar to having it in House IV)
If you were born between 8/27/37 and 11/22/37 or between 5/28/38 and 9/29/40 or if you were born between 6/21/88 and 7/21/91
There is a first and unconscious wound related to childbirth, at the time of physical separation from the mother that can permanently hinder the possibility of feeling belonging and emotional security. Recurring and inexplicable sensations of uprooting, exile, or abandonment.
He has healing mastery to heal the emotional roots because they spontaneously resonate with the pain of others, his great empathy makes them healing agents. Sensitive and loving, they tend to give a feeling of belonging and acceptance to people who – due to their characteristics – most would tend to reject.
Chiron in Leo (*similar to having it in House V)
If you were born between 9/29/40 and 12/26/40 or between 6/16/41 and 7/26/43 or if you were born between 7/21/91 and 9/3/93
There is a wound to show yourself authentically, it is difficult for you to express yourself spontaneously and you live in fear of making a fool of yourself. You often feel blocked from creativity and self-expression because it is difficult for you to accept yourself as you are due to an excessive desire to impress others.
He has healing mastery so that others develop confidence in themselves, he knows how to validate the creativity of others, and he stimulates the genuine and the eccentric modes of expression in others because they do not judge or ridicule the differences.
Chiron in Virgo (*similar to having it in House VI)
If you were born between 7/26/43 and 11/17/44 or if you were born between 9/3/93 and 9/9/95
There is a controlling wound, he needs to understand everything and lives with the frustration of never achieving it, a tendency to live in a labyrinth of self-control. Existential nonconformity, excessive ideals of perfectionism that make you feel that things are never quite right.
He has healing mastery to observe details that others do not register and communicate them in an accurate and located way, achieving that the projects in which he participates are significantly improved. He knows how to collaborate with others efficiently, optimize processes, discarding unnecessary excesses.
Chiron in Libra (*similar to having it in House VII)
If you were born between 11/17/44 and 3/23/45 or between 7/22/45 and 11/10/46 or if you were born between 9/9/95 and 12/29/96
There is a wound in the possibility of feeling that bonds of true intimacy are achieved, it is usually lived from a distance due to a deep belief that others are going to cause injuries. Tendency to live relationships in a state of continuous alert.
They have healing mastery to move with subtlety in relationships, from their natural tendency to observation and distance they have developed objectivity, tact, and diplomacy. They are good mediators because they know how to balance relationship conflicts.
Chiron in Scorpio (*similar to having it in House VIII)
If you were born between 11/10/46 and 11/28/48 or if you were born between 12/29/96 and 4/4/97 or between 9/2/97 and 1/7/99
There is a wound for delivery and for delving into themes or areas that require the intensity of the encounter. He often faces contradictions about power, fusion, and sex. You may develop a complex fascination with taboo subjects such as death or engaging in self-destructive situations.
He has healing mastery to help in transformation processes in others. It is ideal for working in spaces associated with birth, death, and regeneration. He has a natural awareness of the fragility of life and can become an intense and very different being because he knows how to enable new ways of dealing with taboo subjects.
Chiron in Sagittarius (*similar to having it in House IX)
If you were born between 11/28/48 and 2/8/51 or if you were born between 1/7/99 and 6/1/99 or between 9/21/99 and 12/11/01
There is a wound in delivery and trust in others. It is sustained in the belief that everything depends on himself because if he did not, the world would harm him. You feel alienated from the surrounding social, cultural, or religious beliefs.
He has healing mastery so that others find vocational meanings and transcendent answers. In his compelling need to understand the meaning of life – along with his dissatisfaction with traditional answers – he has often found new spiritual paths that help others. He is an eternal traveler in search of truth and knowledge.
Chiron in Capricorn (*similar to having it in House X)
If you were born between 2/8/51 and 6/18/51 or between 11/8/51 and 1/27/55 or if you were born between 12/11/01 and 2/21/05
There is a wound in the primary bond with the father. There may be an absence of his presence or a feeling that his own was never enough to satisfy him. This wound is then transferred to the professional and social field, causing a lack of a sense of success even though great achievements and recognition are being achieved. Problems with the system, the authority, and those who represent it.
He has healing mastery to help others to take responsibility for the things that correspond to him. Due to his own life -where there has been a lack of people to solve their difficulties- he has learned not to expect anything from others and helps others to mature and fend for themselves.
Chiron in Aquarius (*similar to having it in House XI)
If you were born between 1/27/55 and 3/26/60 or if you were born between 2/21/05 and 7/31/05 or between 12/5/05 and 4/20/10
There is a wound in belonging to groups, in the difficulty to feel similar to those of their generation. You can live resigned letting yourself be carried away by others and their ideals. Difficulty to individualize and pay attention to their original ideas. Lack of feeling of freedom.
He has the healing mastery to capture ideas that others do not even dare to perceive. Its strong connection with the psyche and the collective subconscious enables it to download new creative information to the social sphere to which it belongs. Being critical of society leads him to want to contribute with new ideas and forms of coexistence, from his dissatisfaction with the present he is a maker of the future.
Chiron in Pisces (*similar to having it in House XII)
If you were born between 3/26/60 and 8/19/60 or between 1/20/61 and 4/1/68 or if you were born between 4/20/10 and 7/20/10 or between on 02/08/11 and to date
There is a wound in the soul, he lives with a basic existential injury, he feels united with humanity and resonates with the pain of the whole. Lack of self-confidence, as it tends to dissolve in the needs of others, often losing personal identity.
He has healing mastery in any field or situation because he is extremely compassionate. He has developed wisdom in feeling the pain of others even if helping requires the sacrifice of one’s desires. He delivers total and maximum loving capacity.