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The definitive study of the minor planet Chiron, tracing the development of the archetype of the Shaman, or Wounded Healer, which accompanies the soul's journey of awakening. It also demonstrates this theme as reflected in the astronomical picture, and revealed in the individual horoscope. Chiron's story in Greek mythology is explored and illuminated with skilled interpretation, and the astrological symbolism and meaning is detailed through signs, houses and aspects. Essential reading for anyone seeking to shed light on Chiron in the horoscope.

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Publié par	Starwalker Press
Date de parution	10 avril 2013
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780955823176
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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CHIRON AND THE HEALING JOURNEY
The ancient science of astrology, founded on the correlation between celestial movements and terrestrial events, recognizes the universe as an indivisible whole in which all parts are interconnected. Mirroring this perception of the unity of life, modern physics has revealed the web of relationship underlying everything in existence. Despite the inevitable backlash as old paradigms expire, we are now entering an age where scientific explanations and models of the cosmos are in accord with basic astrological principles and beliefs. In such a climate, astrology is emerging from relative obscurity, to become once again a serious study offering a greater understanding of our true nature as inhabitants of a living cosmos imbued with sacred mysteries.
Melanie Reinhart was born in Zimbabwe, whose night skies inspired her vocation of astrology at an early age. She holds a B.A. in Music and Drama, and is an award-winning diploma-holder of the Faculty of Astrological Studies, and in 2009 became one of their patrons. In 2004 she received the Charles Harvey Award, given by the Astrological Association of Great Britain, 'for exceptional service to astrology'. She has been a professional astrologer since 1975; her rich background experience in many psychological and spiritual disciplines draws a worldwide clientele. Melanie has taught for some of the world's leading astrology schools including the Faculty of Astrological Studies, the London School of Astrology, the Centre for Psychological Astrology and Astro*Synthesis. She has also offered lectures and workshops at many local and international venues, and runs her own programme, based mostly in London.
First published in 1989, this book was the fruit of many years of research, continued and extended in 1996 to include further groundbreaking material on the 'Centaurs' which was published by CPA Press. Other published work includes numerous journal articles, contributions to 'Modern South Africa in Search of a Soul' (1990), 'Wilderness and the Human Spirit' (1997) and 'The Mars Quartet' (2001). Her books have been translated into six languages, and include 'Saturn, Chiron and the Centaurs' (1996/2002) and Incarnation' (1997). Visit her website for current schedule of events, and articles of topical interest: www.melaniereinhart.com .
CHIRON
AND THE HEALING JOURNEY
An Astrological and Psychological Perspective

Melanie Reinhart
Copyright © Melanie Reinhart 1989, 1998, 2009.
All rights reserved.
Melanie Reinhart has asserted the right to be identified as the author of this Work, under the Copyright Act of 1988.
With the exception of brief quotations for review purposes, no part of this book may be reproduced, shared, recorded, stored or transmitted in any form whatsoever without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.
First published by Penguin Books 1989
2 nd edition - reprint with minor revisions 1998
3 rd edition - major revision, published by Starwalker Press 2009
ISBN: 978-0-9558231-7-6
STARWALKER PRESS
BCM Starwalker London WC1N 3XX www.starwalkerpress.com
Printed in England by Lightning Source
Astrological charts computed by Solar Fire DeLuxe
Design and cover: Tamara Stamenkovic
Proof reading: Salena Oppenheimer
Cover painting: 'The Journey' by Melanie Reinhart, 1988
Note: The material in this book is for education, research and reference only, and no part of it is intended to substitute for appropriate professional treatment of medical, psychological or other conditions.
STARWALKER PRESS

Books for the healing journey
For all who walk the path of healing
Contents

Acknowledgements
Preface to the 3 rd Edition
Introduction
PART I: THE ASTRONOMY
Chapter 1: Our Changing Solar System
As Above, So Below
Chiron’s Discovery
The Kuiper Belt and the Centaurs
The Naming
To the Centre
Pholus: The Lid Comes Off
Nessus: The Buck Stops Here
Seeing in the Dark
Abduction and Release: The Metalogue
The Shape-Shifting: What Next?
PART II: MYTHIC IMAGES
Chapter 2: Shamanism
The Roots
The Horse in Ancient Myth and Folklore
Shamanism: A Historical and Cultural Perspective
Vocation: Crisis and Call
The Journey of Suffering, Death, Rebirth and Return
Shamanic Cartography
A Psychological and Developmental Process
A Technique of Ecstasy
Centauric Consciousness
The Shamanic Path Today
Chapter 3: Classical Greek Mythology
The Centaurs
Chiron’s Origins
Chiron’s Wounding
Hercules and the Heroic
The Release: Chiron and Prometheus
The Minotaur and the Labyrinth
Images of the Feminine
PART III: CHIRON IN THE HOROSCOPE
Chapter 4: Chiron’s Themes
Approaching Chiron in the Horoscope
The ‘Chiron Configuration’
Saturn-Uranus and the Ancestors
Individuation, Immortality and the Inner Teacher
Healer, Wounded One and Wounder
Repetition and Futile Struggles
Do Unto Others
Shadow and Polarity
Possession and Inflation
Incarnation and Reincarnation
Sacrifice
Outsider and Exile
The Quest
Chapter 5: The Question of Rulership
Precession of the Equinoxes
From the Age of Pisces
To the Age of Aquarius
Sagittarius and the Galactic Centre
Signs of the Zodiac: The Crosses
Orbital Symbolism
Summary
Chapter 6: Chiron by Sign and House
Following the Trail
Focal Chiron
Chiron in Aries or the 1 st House
Chiron in Taurus or the 2 nd House
Chiron in Gemini or the 3 rd House
Chiron in Cancer or the 4 th House
Chiron in Leo or the 5 th House
Chiron in Virgo or the 6 th House
Chiron in Libra or the 7 th House
Chiron in Scorpio or the 8 th House
Chiron in Sagittarius or the 9 th House
Chiron in Capricorn or the 10 th House
Chiron in Aquarius or the 11 th House
Chiron in Pisces or the 12 th House
Chapter 7: Chiron in Aspect
The Inner Planets
The Outer Planets
Unaspected Chiron
Chiron in Aspect to the Sun
Chiron in Aspect to the Moon
Chiron in Aspect to Mercury
Chiron in Aspect to Venus
Chiron in Aspect to Mars
Chiron in Aspect to Jupiter
Chiron in Aspect to Saturn
Chiron in Aspect to Uranus
Chiron in Aspect to Neptune
Chiron in Aspect to Pluto
Chiron in Aspect to the Moon’s Nodes
Chiron in Aspect to the Angles
Chapter 8: Kairos: Transits of Chiron
Stations of Chiron
Hard and Soft Aspects
The Chiron-Chiron Cycle
Homeward Bound: The Chiron Return
Gestation and Rebirth
Transition Rituals
Repression of the Sublime
Transits between Chiron and Natal Planets
Healing Experiences
Activation of Chiron’s Mythic Themes
Shamanic Initiation and Soul Retrieval
Progressions involving Chiron
Contemplating Chiron
A Healing Process
Chapter 9: Chiron in Context
Ancestral Roots: Sara’s Story
Bernadette of Lourdes: A Visionary
Abduction and Release: The Kampusch Story
PART IV: SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Chapter 10: Chiron and the Collective
Healing and Health
Apocalypse Now?
Racism, the ‘Noble Savage’ and ‘Black is Beautiful’
Ecology, Drug Abuse and the Quest for Consciousness
Terrorism
EPILOGUE
APPENDIX I: Astronomical information
APPENDIX II: Details and Sources of Chart Data
APPENDIX III: Abbreviations
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
General
Chiron specific
Computer software
Copyright permissions
Resources for self-healing
NOTES
INDEX
Acknowledgements

The process of reworking this material has been blessed with support and encouragement from many more people than specifically named below. Much of what is written here was originally learned through reflecting on the life stories I’ve been privileged to hear about over the last 32 years from clients, colleagues, students and friends. Without their input, this book would not have come to exist, and in this sense, it has been a collective endeavour. My gratitude goes especially to the ‘regulars’ at my groups, who were a real inspiration with their enthusiasm and dedication to the inner process, and their appreciation of the living art of astrology.
Specific thanks are due to a number of people: Eileen Cadman for her precision and subtlety with editing help, and her invaluable work on the index; Carole Taylor for her detailed reading, astrological corrections and helpful comments, especially on the section about rulership; Jane Ridder-Patrick and Margaret Cahill for encouraging me to self-publish; Frank Clifford for many wonderful conversations, both serious and hilarious, and for his numerous crucial suggestions and supportive advice; Evelyn Roberts for inviting me to Bali; Sacha for his hospitality there during the later stages of this revision; and Roy Gillett, who generously did a midpoint scan for me, locating the CH=SA/UR configurations; Beata Bishop for her reading of the section on Max Gerson; Dr. Graeme Munro-Hall for allowing me to tell his story.
Honour is also due to those no longer on the Earth plane, but who visited during the ‘archaeology’ required by this revision. I name here but a few: ‘Our Lady of the Hermits’, whose invisible presence kept me company in the intense solitude that this work required; Sitara, whose name means ‘The Star’; Pir O’Murshid Fazal Inayat Khan, ‘crazy wisdom master’; my parents Val and Rosemary; my godmother Nora, and my grandmother Eliza; Moy Keightley, who helped compile the original index. Finally, without Howard Sasportas, editor of the first edition, this material might never have reached book form. My deepest gratitude goes to him for his encouragement, and for believing in this material when Chiron was still virtually unknown. Howard’s Chiron was in Scorpio and conjunct his Midheaven, and his words really summarize this book:
‘Chiron is about the wounds that make us wise’.
Much of your pain is self-chosen.
It is the bitter potion by which the physician within you
heals your sick self.
Therefore trust the physician, and drink his remedy
in silence and tranquillity:
For his hand, though heavy and hard,
is guided b