Chiron
is a relatively recent addition in modern astrological work. It's a
minor planet/comet that orbits between Saturn and Uranus. Its
astrological meaning is supposed to reflect its name, following the
standard modern approach of believing there is a correlation between
a planet's name and its meaning. So, like Chiron the mythological
Centaur, astrological Chiron is supposed to represent in our charts
the wounded healer and where in our lives we have a wound than can't
be healed. Furthermore, because the mythological Chiron was a
teacher, the minor planet has apparently also something to do with
teaching and learning.
As
a traditional astrologer, I don't use Chiron in my judgements and I
have a very limited use for the more famous outers, Uranus, Neptune
and Pluto. However, I've always had a fondness of Chiron for some
unfathomable reason and the day has come (my Chiron return) that I've
decided to test him. Does he work or not? Does he bring events in the
life of the native? Does he rule houses and therefore a sign? The
results, I hate to admit, were astonishing and completely unexpected.
What's
the best way to test something in astrology? The most personal points
in a chart are the four angles and conjunctions of planets with those
angles in secondary progressions or primary directions (it's the same
thing) tend to produce the most significant events in a person's
life. We are not talking about antiscia, duodekatimoria, midpoints,
Lots or whatever. This is the ANGLES we are talking about. If nothing
happens when the angles conjunct planets, major or minor, then it
won't happen wth a sesquiquadrate.
I
used the charts of famous people, mainly artists (to make sure many
events of their lives have been recorded), with an AA Rodden rating
or at least an A rating. I discarded the charts where Chiron was very
close to the angle, because Chiron's conjunction with it happened at
a very young age, when the native wasn't famous and in many cases
little is known about the natives' lives at the time. I've also
avoided (with a few exceptions) having Chiron two signs away from the
angle, because when we have signs of long ascension, the conjunction
with the 1st/7th
house axis rarely happens during a lifetime and even with the
steadier MC/IC axis, the conjunction may still never happen if Chiron
is more than 70 degrees away from the angle. In most cases I've
tested, Chiron is in the next sign from the angle in question.
I
consider the conjunction to be in effect for as long as angle and
planet are in the same degree or very close in adjoining degrees. In
some cases, slight rectification is needed (4-5 minutes) especially
in charts with an A rating. Finally, I took into account both
Chiron's natal and progressed position.
The
results are as follows:
A)
Progressed ascendant conjunct natal/progressed Chiron or Chiron
directed to the ascendant
Loni
Anderson = (1974) marriage
Dolly
Parton = (1992) I
will always love you,
her song, was released by Whitney Houston and became a huge success.
She received lots of royalties for the song (slight rectification
needed)
Caitlyn
Jenner = (1995) birth of a child
Ed
Harris = (1993) birth of only child (slight rectification needed)
John
Ritter = (1998) birth of daughter Stella
Rutger
Hauer = (1987) became a grandfather
Matt
Damon = (2008) birth of second child
Ray
Liotta = (2004) divorce
Isabelle
Huppert = (1982) marriage and pregnancy, (1983 with
rectification) birth of daughter
Gwyneth
Paltrow = (1998) She starred in Shakespeare in Love, the film
that made her a star
Getrude
Stein = (1899-1900) erotic awakening
Johnny
Cash = birth of son (A rating - slight rectification needed)
Milo
Ventimiglia =
breakthrough role in Gilmore
Girls
Allen
Ginsberg = (1948) mystical vision that changed his life
John
Coltrane = (1964) birth of son
Β)
Progressed MC conjunct
natal/progressed Chiron or Chiron directed to the MC
Pablo
Picasso = (1907) He
created Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, a painting which “is
widely considered to be seminal in the early development of both
cubism
and
modern
art.”
Steve
McQueen
= (1960) birth of son and his first major hit role in “The
magnificent Seven”.
Kate
Hudson = (2004) birth of first child
Drake
= (2015) release of the single “Hotline
Bling”,
which made him a superstar
Harrison
Ford = (1987) birth of son Malcolm (slight rectification needed)
Chevy
Chase
= (1978) First leading role (Foul
Play),
which earned him two Golden Globe nominations
David
Lynch
= (1990) A major success on TV (Twin
Peaks)
and separation from Isabella Rossellini
Gordon
Ramsay
= (2005) US version of Hell's
Kitchen,
the show he is most known for
Louis
de Funés
= (1937) Famous French actor, birth of son Daniel (slight
rectification)
Orson
Welles = (1938) He became instantly famous because of some radio
series where he spread the lie that an extrterrestrial invasion was
imminent.
Gregory
Peck = (1956) birth of son Anthony
Melanie
Griffith = (1973) she met Don Johnson, a very important person in
her life, whom she later married twice.
Michael
Douglas = (1975)
First Oscar as a producer for “One
Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest”
Julio
Iglesias = (1963) A serious car accident that changed his life
completely. Instead of becoming a footballer, he became a famous
singer. While he was in hospital, he was given a guitar for recovery
of the dexterity of his fingers and he disovered his music talent.
Ed
O'Neil = (1987)
Married with
Children started
and he became widely known.
C)
Progressed descendant conjunct natal/progressed Chiron or Chiron
directed to the decendant
Barbara
Walters = (1981) marriage
Debbie
Reynolds = (1992) she became a grandmother (slight rectification
needed)
Bob
Newhart = (1967) son Timothy was born
Katy
Perry = (2016) started significant relationship with Orlando
Bloom
Benito
Mussolini = (1899) first sexual experience with a prostitute
Kris
Kristofferson = (1983) marriage and birth of child
Dean
Stockwell = (1981) marriage with natal Chiron and (1983) birth of
son with progressed Chiron
Sandy
Dennis = (1992) death
Raquel
Welch = (1972) divorce (slight rectification needed)
Laetitia
Casta = (2017) marriage
Al
Jarreau = (1967) success in clubs made him decide to take up
professional singing as a career
Ingrid
Bergman = (1957) second Oscar for Anastasia
Stephanie,
Princess of Monaco = (1998) birth of third child (slight
rectification needed), but we also have the progressed Sun (ruler of
the ascendant) conjunct natal Chiron at the same time that says the
same thing.
Vincent
Cassel = (2019) birth of child
Robert
Downey Jr. = (2012/2014) birth of child with the natal Chiron
conjunction and again birth of child with the progressed Chiron
conjunction.
Mark
Knopfler = (1977) Dire Straits were formed.
Louis
Armstrong = (1964) Had his biggest hit with “Hello Dolly”
(slight rectification needed)
D)
Progressed IC conjunct natal/progressed Chiron or Chiron directed to
the IC
Elizabeth
Taylor = (1967)
second Oscar for Who's
afraid of Virginia Wolf
Warren Buffett = (1958) birth of third child
(slight rectification needed)
Noam Chomsky = (1960) birth of child (slight
rectification needed)
Sophia Loren = (1973) birth of second son
Michael
Landon
= (1974-1975) birth of son and beginning of Little
House on the Prairie
Herbie Hancock = (1970) birth of daughter
Peter Gabriel = (2001) birth of son (also Chiron
return)
Barbra
Streisand =
(1980) release of her most successful album to date, Guilty
Steve
Perry
= (1981) Journey's most successful album, Escape
(slight rectification)
Stephen King = (1972) birth of son (slight
rectification needed)
Jean-Michel Jarre = (1975-76) birth of daughter
Jeremy Irons = (1991) Oscar for Reversal of
Fortune
Al Gore = (1979) birth of child
Margaret Thatcher = (1975) Became party leader
Eva-Marie Saint = (1958) birth of daughter
(slight rectification needed)
Q&A
1) Does Chiron work?
Yes, most definitely, which was a surprise to me. This
doesn't mean that we have an event in every case, but in most cases
we do. This happens with every planet, we can't expect a “concrete”
event with every activation. There are many things that we don't
know, even when very famous people are involved.
2) Is Chiron a Fortune or an Infortune?
A Fortune, most definitely. In the vast majority of the
cases, the events were very fortunate. The unfortunate events were
extremely few and they are probably explained by other astrological
testimonies. I saw no evidence of wounds, of traumas or anything of
the kind.
3) What kind of events does Chiron bring?
The most common event is childbirth. There is obviously
some connection between Chiron and fertility and, if I remember
correctly, Zane B. Stein mentioned childbirth as something connected
with Chiron. Apart from this, the native often meets with great
success when Chiron is strongly activated by an angle. Breakthrough
roles, Oscars, best-selling albums etc. In some cases, we had a
life-changing experience for the better. Naturallly, we can't expect
Oscars for “normal” people, but one could expect some kind of
fortunate event regarding the native's life purpose.
4)
Does
Chiron have an affinity with a certain planet or sign?
Chiron seems to be another kind of Jupiter, as he brings
children and success. Because of the fertility, we could say that
Chiron has an affinity with the second sign that Jupiter rules,
Pisces (a water sign and the most fertile one). However, he doesn't
sseem to rule any particular houses in the nativity and therefore he
cannot rule signs.
5) What kind of activation would bring the native a
Chiron event?
As I said in the beginning, the conjunction with the
angles is the most personal and most important activation of any
planet or point. Besides this, I would also consider important the
conjunction of the ascendant ruler(s) with Chiron (and less so with
other aspects) and quite possibly the Chiron return (around 51 years
of age) IF it is combined with some other Chiron activation.
6) Does the house Chiron is in seem to play any part
in the event that actually takes place?
In some cases, yes. Dolly Parton (2nd house
Chiron) came into a lot of money with Whitney Houston's rendition of
her own song, Sandy Dennis (8th house Chiron) died and we
seem to have more births with a 5th house Chiron. However,
I wouldn't make this a rule, because Chiron seems to be beyond signs
and houses, in the same way as the outer planets.
Petros Eleftheriadis QHP (Qualified Horary
Practitioner)
Author of Horary Astrology, the Practical Way to
Learn Your Fate
