Is Chiron the new Fortune?

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 1^st/7^th 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 (2^nd house Chiron) came into a lot of money with Whitney Houston's rendition of her own song, Sandy Dennis (8^th house Chiron) died and we seem to have more births with a 5^th 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