This page is a work in progress as Rob Shaw is involved with ongoing research about this fascinating centaur asteroid. It may deserve full planet status in astrology!
Astronomy
Chiron, a name derived from Greek mythology, and whose name literally means “hand”, is a mysterious asteroid, as it was designated upon its visual discovery on November 1, 1977. The press of the day called it the 10th planet and this may be fitting to astrologers who use the term planet a bit differently than astronomers. It was later found that Chiron was one of many solar system bodies orbiting the sun between Jupiter and Neptune that astronomers now collectively call centaurs. These centaurs are thought to have been ejected from the Kuiper Belt due to Neptune’s orbit.
The symbol for Chiron, ⚷ is both a key and a monogram of the letters O and K (for ‘Object Kowal’, the provisional name of the object, for discoverer Charles T. Kowal. It is used in astronomy and astrology and in the horoscope, Chiron appears to be a key for pain and suffering and a need for transformation from the wounds it indicates.
Later renamed 2060 Chiron by astronomers it was also determined to have comet-like features in 1988 and retains this comet status as well with the name 95P/Chiron. Centaurs are also thought to be a type of plutoid (a form of dwarf planet or minor planet named after Pluto) say some astronomers–and yes that is 6 different suggested astronomical designations for Chiron in just 4+ decades of our knowledge of its existence. Chiron is mysterious for sure and more recently in 2011 it was discovered that Chiron has rings like his centaur neighbour Chariklo named for his mythical wife.
Astrology
As astrologers learn more about Chiron, and just like the other planets, his archetypal mythology seems to suit the multi-designation name of this enigmatic centaur, planet, asteroid, comet, plutoid, dwarf planet, minor planet, suggesting a multi-talented character with many abilities. Chiron’s primary energy or influence appears to be in his role as “the maverick” or “wounded healer” of the zodiac, and in these influences are other potential rulerships and associations based on his mythology. These rulerships bring an astronomical minor planet into play with people and situations in life that have great impact, especially on a deeply emotional or psychological basis. Similar to Pluto however, Chiron may have little impact within a horoscope for some people. Chiron’s effects may be subtle and involve deeper psychology to understand its actions. Also similar to Pluto, not everyone may “feel” the effects of Chiron. But I bet most astrologers and practitioners of alternative health, and mind-body-spirit disciplines do.
In mythology, centaurs were often used to illustrate the dichotomy of human nature as humans are capable of great spiritual wisdom and mastery, yet this is often in conflict with our primitive, animal nature. Chiron married a sea nymph, Chariclo and fathered one son with little reported on him. He also fathered three very talented daughters, who he raised to remain virgins! And who had many of his similar talents based on many stories about them.
As confusing as the astronomical designations and mythologies of Chiron are, he is an exciting addition to the planetary roster for astrologers. The earliest books written about Chiron for astrologers include Chiron: The New Planet in Your Horoscope, the Key to Your Quest, by Richard Nolle, and a few books by Barbara Hand Clow. Some of her books appear to focus less on mythology and astrology and more on her own “observations” that are at times confusing and a bit indecipherable and esoteric. Still, she offers interesting theories comparing Chiron’s energies to crystals and what she terms “liquid light” energy, focusing greatly on the transformative process. Clow claims to be the first astrologer to suggest that Chiron rules Virgo and the 6th house. Melanie Rinehart and others have also published books about Chiron.
Many astrologers agree that Chiron should be given planetary rulership of Virgo, a near-obvious choice when comparing Chiron’s and Virgo’s associations. Up for discussion and research is the potential for an elevation or exalted status for Chiron in Sagittarius, his centaur peer and another candidate for rulership. Others suggest an Aquarius rulership, yet research needs to be undertaken to confirm all his rulerships and associations. I’m sharing my own observations and interpretations today, with some information borrowed from several books and articles.
Chiron takes about 51 years to travel through all 12 signs of the zodiac and spends about 5-9 years in the signs Aquarius through Taurus, and a shorter time in the rest, about 1.5-4 years in those signs due to its elliptical orbit which intersects within the orbits of Jupiter and Uranus.
Mythology
The most common accepted mythology of Chiron is that he was fathered by the Titan god Cronus, aka as Saturn to the Romans, who pursued his mother Philyra, an Oceanid nymph. She spurned the advances of Saturn by turning into a horse which unfortunately didn’t stop Saturn’s lust and she became pregnant. It was said that when Philyra gave birth and saw her half-horse half-human child she was so horrified that in revulsion she quickly abandoned him.
Chiron was cared for however as he was basically adopted by Apollo and one of his many wives as an infant. One story said he was born with psychic ability and wisdom, and educated by Apollo in medicine, music, hunting and martial arts; skills that he later taught to others. He was seen as gifted and wise about many topics especially as a healer using astrology and herbs. Apollo also fathered Asclepius who has a great connection to medicine and physicians as well. Chiron is more closely identified with medicine and service in mythology than Hermes/Mercury and this hints of a greater connection to the 6th house of health and service and the zodiac sign Virgo.
The mythology of Chiron is a bit confusing due to the many conflicting stories. Most of these myths detail how he was considered the very best of the centaurs and behaved more like a human than the other centaurs and mythical beasts who were decidedly more regressive and animalistic, prone to drunken orgies, hedonism and aggression. In Greek mythology, although considered a centaur, Chiron was generally depicted with human front legs and only the rear legs and posterior of a horse perhaps as a nod to his more human-like behaviour. He also was portrayed wearing clothing unlike Sagittarius the Archer and other centaurs. Sagittarius and Chiron are two separate myths and should not be confused. There were more than a few myths describing centaurs so the confusion is understandable. The ancient Romans usually depicted him as a four-legged centaur which likely help create the confusion between him, Sagittarius and other centaurs.
Chiron and his wife Chariclo (another sea nymph) are associated with Asclepius who taught them both medicine. So gifted was Asclepius it was said he outshone his teachers yet all students of Chiron learned advanced medicine according to myths. At times, Chiron was regarded as the god of medicine and astrology. The rod of Asclepius (used commonly as a logo or symbol) has this association with healing and health that medical practices include but Chiron is more often associated with medicine in general. The rod of Asclepius is a wooden staff with a single serpent coiled around it and is a universal symbol of medicine. It also represents the movement of kundalini spiraling upward through the chakras. Barbara Hand Clow has written about the relationship of kundalini to Chiron.
The caduceus is a very similar symbol and often confused with the rod of Asclepius. The caduceus is a pole entwined by two serpents. It was said to be a symbol of Hermes/Mercury and it represented his association with trade, merchants, alchemy and wisdom. Its association with health and medicine is probably a mistaken identity between the two and most commonly seen in the North America. This is an integral error that needs clarification as Mercury’s caduceus symbol has been used to represent Virgo and the 6th house of health.
Chiron’s associations with healing and service, chronic and childhood health problems, woundedness, and wisdom are greater and more obvious than Mercury’s. Chiron’s childhood was sad and he is associated often with pain and suffering. In spite of this, he was considered to be pure of heart and became well-known as an astrologer and a great educator of refined arts of the day, including martial arts, archery, and combat with swords and spears.
He sacrificed his half-immortality and obtained the ability to die by trading his life with Prometheus. Chiron finally transcended his earthly pain through death by taking over Prometheus’s punishment by Zeus who later transformed him into the constellation Centaurus, not Sagittarius.
Chiron’s Influences
Chiron’s orbit is between Saturn and Uranus so an astrological connection to these planets cannot be unexpected. Chiron may represent elevated attitudes of great self-discipline and responsibility, normally traits associated with Saturn. Its effects may be revealed slowly over time like Saturn. A gradual acceptance of life’s pain and lessons may energize Chiron’s transformational affects.
Chiron also displays a symbology that is almost Uranian in its unusual ability to provide sudden change through insight. Moments of sudden revelation or insight are possible but whereas Uranus provides a “eureka” experience like a bolt of lightning, Chiron may flow more like a sustaining “liquid light” or the energizing of kundalini, as described by author and astrologer Barbara Hand Clow.
Clow also describes how Chiron may indicate a “rainbow” bridge between the energies of Saturn and Uranus harnessing the combined effects of these two powerful outer planets for transformation, higher knowledge, and change. The downside is that like Saturn and Uranus, Chiron may also be the source of great and deep inner wounds and inner psychological conflicts, likely through losses or restrictions and lack of opportunities.
Chiron may take you to greater spiritual awareness or higher levels of vibration. There is a greater understanding of the deeper unseen aspects of life when experiencing Chiron. Chiron appears to have an active energizing influence as a planet would in astrology but it works on a mostly subconscious level. Once a more conscious awareness of Chiron is achieved it appears to activate experiences of transcendent change perhaps due to a new awareness of greater wisdom. Chiron may help one transform and move away from longstanding pain endured earlier. The pain may not “go away” but be left in a place where it no longer holds the native back from progress.
Chiron’s influences are unusual but bring a few gifts especially in certain planetary relationships. Unfortunately, it may also be an influence that indicates significant pain or loss which may eventually positively transform or change the native. In Chiron, pain becomes a spiritual experience.
Positive (in harmony or after transformation) – analytical, artistic, capable, child prodigy, civil, confident, courageous, creative, curious, diligent, fearless, friendly, healing, helpful, humble, intelligent, kind, logical, loyal, mystical, natural, teacher, original, philosophical, playful, practical, refined, resourceful, sacrificing, selfless, self-mastery, stoic, studious, survivor, the maverick, transformative, unafraid to be different, wise.
Negative (in conflict or before transformation) – addictive personality, argumentative, base, chronic pain, corrupt, critical, cruel, debauchery, duplicitous, fearful, hypochondria, ignoble, illness, illogical, impractical, manipulative, martyrdom, neurotic, over-emotional, passive-aggressive, psychotic, reactive, repetitive mistakes, self-centered, sordid, uncivilized, unkind, unwise, victim mentality, volatile, vulnerable narcissism.
Maverick, Educator, and Wounded Healer
Uranus is iconoclastic, but Chiron is a maverick, probably because he was not savage like the other centaurs. Seemingly unafraid to be different, or as some myths say, he was self-conscious about his appearance and preferred to hide out in his cave on Mount Pelion. He pursued higher life philosophies and a more refined way of life than the other centaurs. His depiction by the ancient Greeks with two human front legs and clothing paid homage to his more civilized manner to separate him from the other centaurs with 4 horse legs. He was popular with his friends and students.
Apollo and his twin sister Artemis taught Chiron archery and how to hunt. Chiron in turn became known as a great warrior and teacher of martial arts, with many mythological stories associating him with great battles and warriors. It’s important to note he often fought for higher purposes, and often to assist his students, colleagues, and friends.
Its primary associations are as a symbol of “the maverick, the wounded healer” or perhaps “wounded warrior” that may be resident in all of us. In his primary mythology Chiron is accidentally injured by a deadly poisonous arrow by his friend and student Heracles/Hercules. Because Chiron was a demi-god as a son of Saturn/Cronus/Kronos he was half-immortal so he was then destined to spend eternity in constant pain. He retreated to his cave where he tried every known method of healing to relieve his own torment but he was not successful. He continued to serve the community as a healer and teacher for many years displaying great humility, nobility and extreme strength in spite of his pain. Eventually Chiron asked Zeus to relieve his pain by allowing him to die. He endured the ultimate sacrifice by exchanging his life for that of Prometheus and was memorialized forever by Zeus as the constellation Centaurus. Centaurus does NOT symbolize Sagittarius; Centaurus is Chiron the Centaur. Sagittarius is its own constellation.
Through these legends we see Chiron operate as a symbol of transcendence and growth by his mastery of living through his pain to continue offering his gifts to humankind as a mentor and teacher. In a horoscope Chiron may represent someone who has achieved this status of mastery in their chosen field whether it is to do with health, art, education and science or not. Chiron has natural associations with mentoring, teaching and education.
The term “wounded healer” is used primarily to illustrate that although he was a great healer himself, he could never heal the wound he suffered and this caused him lifelong pain, and some said shame. This is derived from a few different stories of how he was wounded. Primarily, during some battles, arrows had poison tips from the blood of the Hydra and the most common story is that Heracles/Hercules, his student and friend accidentally shot Chiron in the thigh (or knee or foot) with one of these arrows. Another story said Chiron accidentally dropped a poison arrow on his foot. A mortal would have died but as Chiron was half-immortal he could not die and lived the rest of his life in great pain from the wound. Notably, he did not let his suffering hold him back in his endeavours.
Chiron is cited for educating a few notable characters in mythology. His reputation as a great teacher would have kept him very busy. It seems likely that he would have had a joy for teaching. It may have helped forget about his own pain for awhile. It’s often been said that in service to others we have a chance to put our own self, our own problems and issues aside. And we are creating good karma. It makes even more sense for Chiron’s association with education and teaching when giving him rulership over the 6th house of service to others and dharma.
There is a nobility to Chironic energy in that it can bring peace to a mind whose awareness was stuck in an old and chronic pain. Whether by focusing on bringing healing to others or doing anything else it takes the mind off one’s own pain.
Awareness of pain is a constant with Chiron but learning how to go beyond the pain and transform that pain into wisdom is a process that can take some time, perhaps the 51 or so years it takes Chiron to return to its natal position. Due to their own woundedness, Chironic type of people possess great empathy and understanding of illness and pain bringing a more human and gentle approach to health than the standard purely clinical Saturn style of health care. Chiron understands the roles of kindness, positive intent, and faith in the healing process because he has been wounded. He displays great wisdom and although not fully a god, a planet, or a human, he is one of the greatest mythological supporters of humanity through his empathy, knowledge and social service as an educator.
Once a higher awareness of life has begun the transformational change or Chironic influence may appear to flow like “a liquid light” or kundalini as the major life changes permeate other areas in life that also transform. It’s almost watery or liquid in it’s ability to absorb or be absorbed in certain interests and activities, and potentially transcendent as light transforms the blindness of the dark to enlighten what we can now see. Education through an experience with Chiron is transforming and makes Chiron possibly the most mystical of all celestial bodies used in astrology.
Alternative Health, Arts and Sciences, & Healing
Alternative health and medicine are specified here as Apollo and Asclepius are often associated with traditional medicine. However, all medical practices of the ancients which included herbology, prayer and energy practices were what we consider to be alternative today. It’s in his role as a maverick that we can associate non-traditional medical practices with Chiron, as herbalists, chiropractors, naturopaths, osteopaths, mind-body-spirit practitioners, etc. are commonly marginalized under the umbrella term alternative medicine by allopathic medicine and science.
The alternative arts and sciences are what were called the Mantic arts traditionally. Chiron was known as an astrologer (astromancy) and other mantic arts include palm reading (cheiromancy), the Tarot, crystal reading, etc. I’ve noticed Chiron highlighted in the horoscopes of astrologers and other practitioners, or they have a great interest in alternative health and arts. Many strong Chiron people show artistic and creative abilities, and more often with newer art forms that may also educate.
Chiron is the perfect ruler of Virgo and 6th house matters as he is a perfect balance to Neptune and the 12th house. In astrology each of the 6 house axes are basically two sides of the same coin. In house 1, 7, the signs Aries and Libra rule the initial concept of relationship between the self and others.
In house 6, 12, the signs Virgo and Pisces delineate the concept of service to and being served by others, or teamwork. In these houses we see how they and their signs represent services in health, hygiene, hospitals, banks, big business, corporations, government, and the work environment. These provide many of our basic needs in services required to thrive in today’s world. It’s notable that health care is so important to life that 3 different houses govern health; houses 6, 8 and 12.
Neptune has much to do with illness and health in astrology as well as calamity and it rules the 12th house of hospitals. Chiron as a health educator, specialist and compassionate healer seems to also lean to non-traditional health career choices. Many chiropractors, therapists or practitioners of alternative treatment modalities have strong Chiron influences. So too do those dealing with applied health arts and sciences. Working in health is not all about being a nurse or physician in the 21st century and Chiron like Uranus appears to lean towards new forms of health practice and sustainable practices. Chiron appears to have access to an unfathomable depth of health knowledge and the Akasha itself.
Chiron’s prominence in the horoscopes of followers and professionals of alternative or complementary health practices particularly makes it a wonderful adjunct in the pantheon of health associations in astrology. Saturn and Neptune have long been associated with medical doctors and traditional medicine. Chiron and Neptune together may have an amazing combination that leans more to the side of health care of the future. Chiron approaches health care in a way that intends to educate the patient and guide them to healing and recovery. Traditional medicine takes a person’s health out of their hands and treats only symptoms and never the cause of ill health.
Chiron may be an “earthy” planet in its influence and is sobering as people and situations relating to Chiron bring you down to earth with a dose of painful reality. Like the planets Venus and Saturn ruling earth signs Taurus and Capricorn, Chiron in rulership of Virgo has several earthly symbolic attachments. In Greek mythology, which gave Chiron the highest status as the greatest of all centaurs, the more human centaur they depict is attached to a horse’s behind (seems true to life in some relationships!). Centaurs were known for hunting, an earthbound attachment to nature and animals. Chiron was revered for his knowledge of medicine, mostly herbal and mineral forms in his time. The Greeks regarded him as the creator of botany and medicine, pharmaceutical and herbology.
Chiron may also have a bit of a compulsive influence in that it may represent habits or coping mechanisms to deal with chronic or deep pain that sufficed to get you through a trauma, but that must be unlearned to move forward. It may take you through the steps of anger or confusion, grief, and lead to a transformation to peaceful acceptance. It may take a long time for a Chiron cycle to manifest in a horoscope. It’s orbit is approximately 50 years and at that age when Chiron returns to its natal position most everyone appraises their life and makes transformative changes. Half-life Chiron cycles at 25 years may also manifest.
Chiron’s influence may be felt suddenly and oddly and perhaps more bizarrely than Uranus. At its worst it exposes old pain or is related to chronic pain. Pain is always a symptom that something is wrong. Chiron may be the deepest connection to pain as a transformational experience once the pain is processed and the native is in acceptance and moving on.
Chiron may provide an extra boost of healing (or at first pain!) in a horoscope and to planets it aspects. It may indicate current or past pain that is deep, dark, shadowy and sudden, definitely relating it to Saturn. But it can become a more beneficial influence like the Sun, Venus and Jupiter especially after a Uranian style transformation, and given the potential negativity of the outer planets it doesn’t hurt to have another minor benefic in the zodiac, especially as a force of healing and transformation. Its positive influence may be related to Apollo/Sun as his foster father and benefactor who raised Asclepius. This may also explain its inherent influence of alleviation pain and trauma. Healing itself is a transformation that is also restorative. In this way it shares traits with Jupiter.
Chiron’s influence has been described as “liquid light” by Barbara Hand Clow. Chiron’s expression of energy is separate and unique from any other greater light energy associated with the other planets. The Sun’s light in astrology is generally bright like a cheerful person. The moon’s light is about emotional connection and relationship. Mercury’s light is to inform, learn and pass it on, and so on. Chiron’s special energy is at times a “liquid light” of transcendence as it infuses the native with new wisdom, higher awareness, healing or psychic ability, and restored health, much like being bathed in a liquid or a light. This gives it a unique force of influence unlike any of the other planets in astrology and this alone should earn it status as a planet in astrology.
The theme for Chiron’s influence is that we all suffer some great pain in our lives that leaves us feeling great pain, sorrow or loss. Carrying deep pain such as this may hold one back from progress in life; in others it carries them on to great success. Pain such as this must be overcome by some form of healing. If it is not released or redirected in some manner through an outlet Chiron’s energy is buried in the pain and this may carry on for some time. Eventually, a crisis aspect will occur between Chiron and another planet forcing a transformation, acceptance or change relating to what the planet, sign and house represented by where Chiron is located.
The fact that the pain is usually from the past shows the native the need to overcome it in the present and disallow it from preventing the experience of a pain-free or reduced-pain lifestyle. Chiron provides an opportunity to face a painful experience and transform and grow from it and therefore may be a wonderful catalyst to growth. One may be able to recover from a painful time, or is left wiser after a Chiron transit and be or feel healthier and wiser and start living a richer life.
Chiron’s maverick status is seen in how people with strong Chiron influences in their horoscope who persist and take largely different pathways than other people. They may be a bit different and they seek learning experiences between others. The unusual nature of Chiron is that they are not stuck to just one method or mode of experience like some other planets may be. With Chiron, there is much more the likelihood of the student becoming a teacher which manifests the true nature of what education and knowledge should be, which is to share it to help others once it is learned.
Chiron is unusual but not necessarily bizarre like Uranus and it truly is an influence in astrology quite unlike anything we’ve seen before. Chironic people tend to gravitate to fields of healing, medicine, therapy or anything that is relative to transformative experience.
Like Chiron of mythology Chiron in astrology is associated with natural health and healing practices but also all forms of medicine and healing. It is not so concerned with the rules or what is commonly practiced or believed or dictated by “science” as Chiron takes into account healing energies commonly disputed or ignored by science. Chiron challenges the status quo but not always in a destructive manner as is more common with the outer planets. If anything there is a bit of a self-destructive or martyr influence with Chiron, often seen in the sign of Virgo. In the way that the Sun in astrology challenges us to be the best self we can be, Chiron challenges us to be the healthiest and wisest self we can be and to pass that knowledge along.
Rejection & Abandonment Issues
These are derived from his birth circumstances of being rejected by his own mother and abandoned by both parents. It is said he was found by or brought to Apollo who took pity on him and raised Chiron in the tradition of the day, treating his charge like a son and personally providing for his education. Rejection and abandonment are deeply wounding and sometimes carried throughout life by many people, even sometimes after therapy, or when later finding great love and care. Rejection and abandonment can create lifelong deep pain and insecurity.
Sacrifice & Martyrdom
Self-sacrifice and martyrdom can be related terms and seen as both positive when being extremely kind and giving, and negative when used to manipulate or as tools to dominate. Chiron gave freely of his knowledge and wisdom and was always ready to help his students and friends. His courage and loyalty to his friend Hercules whom he assisted in a great battle may have brought about his lifelong wounding.
Although he suffered greatly, he continued to look past his suffering and continue to tutor and help his friends. He put himself before others. He martyred himself by trading his immortal life with Prometheus and eventually died. His sacrifice was so revered that it is said that his half-brother Zeus/Jupiter placed him in the heavens as the constellation Centaurus.
Dharma & Service to Humankind
Oxford Dictionary – Dhar·ma /ˈdärmə/ noun
- (in Indian religion) the eternal and inherent nature of reality, regarded in Hinduism as a cosmic law underlying right behavior and social order.
- (in Buddhism) the nature of reality regarded as a universal truth taught by the Buddha; the teaching of Buddhism.
- an aspect of truth or reality.
Dharma is a term derived from ancient Sanskrit philosophy and is considered to be the reason you incarnated in the first place. Your dharma is your mission in life and is what you have or were born with in assets, skills and abilities and what you have to offer in service to others and humankind in general. Note how this ties in nicely with the 6th house of service, assets, liabilities and your work environment where we most often give service to others using our skills. Chiron may also point to where you find refuge in your service to others.
Higher Octave of the Moon?
The Moon indicates emotions, needs and desires. It is logical that the planet associated with emotions, sometimes deeply concealed in the unconscious or subconscious mind, may allow Chiron to reveal hidden emotional pain. Higher octaves of planets generally borrow the symbolic skills of the base planet and take them to a higher, deeper or greater realm, in this case transforming the deep pain into skills.
Perhaps it’s through Chiron where we understand we’ve buried our deepest emotional pains, and through transmutation or transformation of our suffering, we create the blessings of great gifts and talents that help ourselves and others we may teach.
The first 6 houses speak to human personality and personal endeavours. The last 6 are considered transpersonal and beyond personal concerns in most cases until aspecting personal planets. We are emotionally attached to many endeavours, including the work and service we enact for others. When we eventually process deep emotional pain, we may transform and become better people. We can grow beyond our pain, connect with others, and through detachment, find opportunities to develop talents in a higher sense. This shows a connection of growing from Saturnian emotional pain and withdrawal, to manifesting Uranian insight and enlightenment.
After accepting or the processing of our emotional pain, we have opportunity to develop ourselves in a higher sense, giving to others with little thought to the reward or benefits we obtain, other than the satisfaction we may feel from being a giving person. This shows a connection of growing from Saturnian emotional pain and withdrawal, to manifest Uranian insight, enlightenment and humanitarianism. In mythology, Chiron was very giving and self-sacrificing (like Virgo traits) and became a master of everything he studied, eventually teaching skills to others who then went on to bigger and better things. This is emotional growth and the process of psychological transformation at its finest in caring for others.
Elevated in Sagittarius or Aquarius?
It’s logical and intuitive to at first think that Chiron would be elevated in his fellow centaur sign Sagittarius. There is no planet yet elevated in Sagittarius. They’re both centaurs, but additionally Chiron and Sagittarius have much in common with the 9th house ruler Jupiter, and like other elevations, in Sagittarius Chiron may find the greatest freedom to manifest its planetary and sign’s best qualities working together. Their mutual interests of academics, education, teaching, and mysticism, although technically not a religion is found in people who choose this method to understand higher life philosophies. Sagittarius has been associated with the arts, hunting and great battles amongst nations. In every other elevation, there is a correspondence of talents and abilities that appear to nurture each other. This would hold true for Chiron and Sagittarius.
However, many of Chiron’s qualities can also be associated with Aquarius and the 11th house, and no planet is yet elevated in Aquarius. Both Chiron and Aquarius have qualities that are highly knowledgeable and wise, compassionate and kind, humanitarian, and they are pleased to give service to the community and society in general. Aquarius & Uranus are also mystical, have strong connections to astrology and non-traditional arts and sciences. On the negative side, Aquarius may reign in but also possibly distort or magnify Chiron’s less positive qualities. Sagittarius may evade responsibilities that Chiron normally upholds. Which sign makes more sense to you, or do you have another sign in mind where Chiron may be elevated?
(References to come soon.)