Astrological patterns are recognized in terms of the meaning
that we bring to inner and outer experiences,
although we are perhaps in turn predisposed to the quality
of our experiences by the patterns themselves.
However, rather than trying to pre-empt fate,
to ward it off or pretend it does not exist,
we may perhaps work with it as consciously as we are able:
thus we participate in the alchemical opus,
the hero’s journey, the philosopher's stone,
or the finding of the long lost kingdom.
Chiron and the Healing Journey
An Astrological and Psychological Perspective
By Melanie Reinhart
“Everyone comes into life with a divine mission
particular to her or him and that mission is
to awaken a particular quality of consciousness within.
The ultimate destiny of us all is to unfold
all the facets of the ‘philosopher’s stone,’
which means all the attributes of our
inherent wholeness and perfection.”
Bothers of the Grape by Arnold Michael
Chiron’s archetypal pattern is the Shamanic Healer taking us to new edges where our past wounds become the medicine, or gifts, we carry into new territory or new realms of experience. Chiron transits facilitate a Shamanic Journey or initiation we all experience at one time or another whether we recognize it as such or not. In these speeded up times these initiations are happening more frequently. Consciously choosing to be with this process does not lessen the intended impact of such a journey, but it does successfully support the alchemical transformation intended to take place. This process is the Chironic philosopher's stone, changing base elements into gold, transforming poisons into medicine. At this time humanity’s collective Shamanic Journey includes healing the past wounds of limiting beliefs that have become the basis of our current cultural rules and laws limiting the realization of our true divine potential and sacred expression.
The Philosopher’s Stone is a key to how Chiron operates. Here is one definition. "The stone, also referred to as the "tincture," or the "powder" (Greek xerion, which passed through Latin into Arabic as elixir), was allied to an elixir of life, believed by alchemists to be a liquid derived from it. Inasmuch as alchemy was concerned not only with the search for a method of upgrading less valuable metals but also of perfecting the human soul, the philosopher's stone was thought to cure illnesses, prolong life, and bring about spiritual revitalization. The philosopher's stone, described variously, was sometimes said to be a common substance, found everywhere but unrecognized and unappreciated." (Encyc. Brit., 15th ed., 1976 http://www.quackgrass.com/stone.html)
This is a summation of an emerging archetypal knowing or awakening in the collective psyche. In part this has to do with the true essence of the Philosopher’s Stone, the Chironic Shamanic Journey, the initiation of these times. This includes the common substance of thought, feelings and belief. Our thoughts, beliefs and feelings when understood and applied wisely are the elixirs that heal all our ills, attracting and producing the experience of joy, abundance and prosperity while also revitalizing every aspect of our being. We all carry the ability to source these mysteries within ourselves once we have transformed the wounds that have prevented us from remembering our true divine nature. Practicing daily trust in the divine unfolding through self-love, loving acceptance, loving kindness, generosity, cooperation, gratitude and releasing attachments to outcome greatly supports a fully embodied whole being experience of this transformative Chironic Healing Elixir or Philosopher’s Stone.