Chiron: Rainbow Bridge Between the Inner & Outer Planets (Llewellyn's Modern Astrology Library) [Paperback]

Barbara Hand Clow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1994 | Series: Llewellyn's Modern Astrology Library

Discover the inner secrets of Chiron, the most recently discovered planet, and see how it is interpreted in astrological charts with Chiron by renowned astrologer Barbara Hand Clow. 

Chiron is alchemist and healer, initiator and visionary, teacher of integrity and of bravery. This groundbreaking guide, in print since 1987, explores Chiron’s mythology and history and analyzes its meaning in each sign and house in the natal chart. Chiron explores this planet's mythological background and history as well as its effect on astrology. This comprehensive astrology book includes: 

—The meaning of Chiron when it appears in each house
—The meaning of Chiron in aspect to each planet
—The meaning of Chiron through each sign
—The mythological legacy of Chiron
—A Chiron ephemeris
—Chiron in transit
—Chiron as a bridge between the inner and outer planets

Based on over 700 charts from the author's personal files, Chiron is the first book to explore in depth the astrological meanings of this planet. Learn how you can incorporate Chironic wisdom in your astrological readings and your life with this groundbreaking work.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

I remember when the planet Chiron was discovered almost a quarter-century ago. But no book completely analyzed the astrological meaning of this planet until we published Chiron by Barbara Hand Clow.

In fact, this book is now in its second edition with further revelations and understandings based on the author's years of work with this planet. Chiron reveals the meaning of this planet (some call it a planetoid) through the houses and signs, in aspect, and in transit. You'll also learn the mythology of Chiron so you can better use it in your astrological readings.

Most important, however, is Clow's revelation that Chiron is the bridge between the inner and outer planets. The early attempts to define Chiron were the most rapid planetary research in the history of astrology. The reason for this quick action is simple: Chiron can be a healer or a killer. It rules initiation into the next level of awareness.

This remarkable book has everything you need to use Chiron to enhance your astrological readings and apply that knowledge to your own life.

About the Author

Barbara Hand Clow is an international lecturer and workshop teacher and writer. She majored in philosophy at Seattle University, then behavioral psychology at the University of Washington, Seattle, and then began extensive reading and study of Reichian, Freudian and Jungian Psychology. In 1969, she discovered that astrology was an exceedingly accurate diagnostic tool, and she began her study and practice of astrology. In 1982-83, she earned a Master's degree in theology and healing with Matthew Fox in Chicago, and her thesis compared Jungian psychoanalytic technique and past life regression therapy.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications; Revised edition (1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087542094X
• ISBN-13: 978-0875420943
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #314,843 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Barbara Hand Clow is an internationally acclaimed ceremonial teacher, author, and Mayan Calendar researcher. Her numerous books include The Mayan Code, The Pleiadian Agenda, Alchemy of Nine Dimensions, Catastrophobia, Liquid Light of Sex and The Mayan Code. She has taught at sacred sites throughout the world and maintains an astrological web site, www.HandClow2012.com

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

53 of 60 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book March 6, 1999

By A Customer

Format:Paperback

I really enjoyed this book! It is one of only two books that I know of that really explain Chiron in depth. Chiron is such an important aspect to astrology, and so few people (certainly very few lay people like myself) actually KNOW about it! I think the author does an excellent job on organizing the sections of the book. In particular, I like the fact that she breaks down Chiron's effect by sign and by house, as separate sections. I also like the way she describes how specific kinds of aspects (like Chiron trine Saturn, etc.) affect you, rather than just talking about "aspects" in general. Because she does have so many subsections, some of the subsections are brief and, thus, necessarily superficial. For instance, I would really like to know more about the interaction between Chiron and Pluto when they oppose each other! Also, I find that part of the focus of the author is based on the aspects of the people in her immediate surroundings, rather than the general public. On the other hand, she speaks of what she knows, and has studied Chiron in relation to a LOT of clients, so her personal knowledge is pretty broad-based. Very upbeat, and fun, book, overall.

22 of 26 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good book! October 8, 2006

By KatyRose O'Day

Format:Paperback

I've been an astrologer for 30+ years, and have a large library on the subject. I have a particular fondness for this one because it is the only book, whether on Chiron (of which I have several) or others relevant to chart interpretation, which revealed my "life plan" adequately (which is, as one might surmise, indicated by Chiron's placement in my chart). As for Clow's references to Nibiru ("the strange planet" another reader spoke of), I thought it pertinent. Of course, I am a Zecharius Sitchin fan, but I think most astrologers believe there is at least one more planet out there (12 signs, 12 planets). Barbara Clow, to some, might be an acquired taste, but ah, the irony of astrology proponents calling others "far out".

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars classic work September 15, 2008

By Paul A. Kelley

Format:Paperback

While it can take a mind on fire to follow some of Clow's intuitive leaps, you can bet that with a Mercury in Capricorn, they are well-planned leaps that carry the weight of authority. But this is not just a book about Chiron - there is a cornucopia of great astrology in here as well. Clow is handing out the secrets of the universe as if they were Halloween candy, which is just the type of attitude and activity that Chiron requests of all of us.