Chiron and the Wounded Healer are strong archetypes for many of us on the inner path.
Its part of being human, being part of the natural cycle of things, that all things change and end. There can be times when we hold onto old ways of being, old habits, old patterns of thought and even old defences that are not really helping us any more. At one time they may have kept us safe or helped us to cope but as we change and grow we begin to see how old patterns can repeat over and over leading us in circles which do now allow any forward growth.
This is not to imply that the trajectory of growth occurs only in a straight line. Often we have to cycle and recycle through and around old experiences, re-experiencing the original imprint or wound in a common way, we may have to do this many times, until we spiral up to a new level of consciousness and see the reality of what we have…
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