The Moon today is in Sagittarius and is waxing Gibbous. I am sorry but that is just a funny word. Gibbous, not waxing. Waxing means the moon is reaching 50 percent illumination to we Earthlings. Waxing means it is getting bigger to our view – waning is the oppoisite,
But Gibbous? Really? Basically, it is from the shape of the moon – greater than a semi circle less than a full circle. It is still a silly name.
Waxing Gibbous is half way between a half moon and full moon. A Gibbous moon can either be waxing or waning depending on whether the moon is going toward or away from the full moon.
When it is waxing, you may want to concentrate on what you want to manifest…remember, it is in Sagittarius so that deals with learning and growth. On the waning, it is best to work on what you want to leave behind.
Good idea – silly name!
Chiron is an oft forgotten asteroid which makes sense when you know what he
represents – separation and loneliness. Chiron in mythology was born have man
(and in some stories – half god) and half centaur. Centaurs were gross and vile
creatures with no manners. Chiron had the front head of a man and the back end
of a horse like creature. This is not a plan for a happy life. He was
ridiculed, isolated and denigrated.
After years of torture, he removed himself to a cave and contemplated his
fate. It was there, in isolation, he decided to overcome his disabilities and
heal others. He went on to be a great healer and teacher of many including Achilles
and was elevated to the level of god upon his death. (In many stories, this
death came only after he rescued Prometheus from his fate.
The asteroid Chiron is now retrograded. What a more perfect time for us to
explore where we are isolated from our lives? The Chironic wound is one of
isolation – and separation from life. In
our natal charts it indicates where we need to go inside ourselves and try to
understand the roots of this isolation. Like the mythological Chiron, we can then
not only heal ourselves but show others where they too can find solace. Find
the pain, heal yourself and help others out of the dark.
With a retrograded movement, Chiron is begging us to pay attention to these
painful areas of life. Pain won’t go away on its own – it needs the Chironic
medicine.