Strength To Love

“Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted……honesty impels me to admit that transformed nonconformity, which is always costly and never altogether comfortable, may mean walking through the valley of the shadow of suffering.” *

On February 17 Chiron in Aquarius conjoined Neptune fostering, in the words of astrologer Melanie Reinhart **, healing illusion and awakening compassion.  Chiron, the archetype of the wounded healer, is the aspect in human consciousness aware of a wounding to humanity that pricks at the flaws, weaknesses, and vulnerabilities of being human. When we are under the influence of Chiron our aspirations for immortality are brought down to earth where we discover a wounding to our mortality; our illusion of being separate and apart from the life we are creating. Chiron is that aspect in each of us  painfully aware of our human limitations and imperfections. Under the influence of Chiron we are seeking a holistic healing of our body, mind, and spirit, and in striving for our inner wholeness we eventually discover self-acceptance. Being human requires enduring a psychological Achilles Heal usually caused by rejecting an unwanted aspect of ourself society has labeled maladaptive, a social misfit, and because we fear social ostracizing we conform swallowing our self-betrayal and along with it our potential for creative self-fulfillment. Our mind often comprehends through a distorted reflection and what we reject about ourself is what we fear most about others and unwittingly encourage punitive action repressing the nurturing of our unique creativity.  The grace of Chiron in Aquarius teaches us that healing a wounding to humanity requires nourishing our individuality in appreciation for the distinct beauty our multi- faceted- Self contributes to the collective whole of humanity. The conjoining of Chiron and Neptune in Aquarius is dissolving our mental barriers and perceptual boundaries that have inhibited our deeper acceptance of our imperfections, our unruly social misfits, our all-to human frailty and vulnerability that are the threads of our common humanity. Those of us living with a strong influence of Aquarius in our psyche adamantly refuse to change when pressured to do so by external forces.  Always with Aquarius change comes from within and this transit of Chiron and Neptune is our celestial calling to fulfill our creative potential from inside out.

*Martin Luther King, Strength To Love

** I enthusiastically recommend visiting the website of Melanie Reinhart and reading her wisdom directly. I discovered the quote by Dr. King in her book, Chiron And The Healing Journey, a book of poetic prose that never fails to bring me new insight with every reading.