To put it bluntly, we might discover that we’re not as spiritual as we thought, in the sense that we need to apply our beliefs and ideals to the world in a real way. Chiron calls for a practical approach to whatever it touches. If you believe you’re spiritual, what is the working end of that equation? Where does that quality make contact with society—not just your altar or your yoga mat? You could look at Chiron in Pisces as the focusing of dharma: acting as if to hold the world together. Chiron takes us out of the theoretical realm and directly into what comes with evidence and documentation.
Many people find that the whole spiritual thing is really elusive. Chiron in Pisces draws this “elusive” quality into focus. It’s is about making conscious contact with the deepest level of who we are, be it soul or our true creative impulse, our deepest emotions or our erotic core.
The Missing Piece
Does it ever seem like something is missing from the world? Does there seem to be a lack of compassion, or empathy, or contact with the deeper nature of existence? We live an impressive—though certainly not unprecedented—time when many religions are bashing it out for political supremacy, waging war, are involved in child sex scandals, and spending as much time taking advantage of the poor as they are taking care of them. And five years of Chiron in Aquarius has certainly brought us deeper into the digital dimension.
You could say that the missing piece is the actual experience of God or the human spiritual attribute. In a time when we need to be working together and focusing on our common interests, our culture continues to push us toward false individuality and separatism every day. The more we indulge these things, the more we really can believe that we don’t have anything in common; that we gain no real benefit from cooperation. Chiron in Pisces is here to open our eyes to these factors.
Characteristic of Chiron, as the denial becomes transparent, this may come with a crisis. The crisis seems like it will be about noticing what is missing—what has been missing for a long time and then awakening to the desire to find it. Yet, if we’re talking about spiritual, then it’s right within reach: compassion, cooperation, and helping out a little when you see something needs to be done.
We have the option to dismiss the notion of “separate” interests. And you who have done a thousand yoga classes, gone to retreats and intensives, and trained in different healing modalities who isn’t quite doing anything with all those gifts: I’m here as Chiron’s personal spokesperson to let you know it’s time to get busy.