![]() Mary Shelley, who created the Chironic character “ Frankenstein” had a prominent Chiron in her natal chart, including Chiron conjunct Mercury, and stated: “Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of the void but out of chaos.”Įtymologically speaking, the word “chaos” means “ abyss, that which gapes wide open.” The same concept is carried over in “Chiron” which is etymologically related to the Greek “surgeon,” the person who cuts and opens (in order to heal). The syntax may be broken and the remained pieces can be patched together in an unusual, clunky, or awkward manner, and this may indeed become a new aesthetic standard. After cleansing the language from its conventional cobwebs, the Mercury Chiron individual prepares a clean canvas on which she can then splash new concepts to communicate meaning in a fresh, albeit unsettling manner. Writing can often be a process of working with incompatible elements torn away from their conventional context and glued together in an unprecedented and unruly fashion. The individual with this placement in her natal chart may harbor an innate sensitivity to language, written or spoken, and thus may perceive communicating not only as a means of conveying meaning but also as an attempt to heal and become whole. Wounds may take an expressive dimension, and words may be perceived as means of wounding or healing. All mental functions will be colored by an openness to that which is awkward, out of balance, or difficult to express. Replace them.”Ĭhiron coming into contact with the archetype of communicating, thinking, writing, and speaking symbolizes a space for healing, cleaning, and replacing through words. One of the things writing does is wipe things out. “When it’s in a book I don’t think it’ll hurt anymore… exist anymore. In this post, I will address Chiron Mercury aspects: Chiron Mercury: Conjunction I have written about Chiron Sun and Chiron Moon aspects, as well as Chiron in Houses. Chiron Mercury Aspects: “Stańczyk” by Jan Matejko (1862)
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