This New Moon Stellium in Aries, includes the “Wounded Healer” Chiron. The Archetypal Psychology of this Centaur is a story of life-long pain that is transmuted through Love. Chiron’s acceptance of and capacity to be present with his pain transforms his suffering into healing. Like the lotus, that must submerge itself nightly into the mud…
The Sun is conjunct Chiron in Aries and is conjoining Venus & Neptune conjunct in Pisces. We are starting the Astrological New Year from scratch, at the Zero Point of new beginnings. New shoots are literally and figuratively popping up and out of last year’s scorched Earth. So much has and many have been ended,…
As the Holiday Season approaches, please remember that many people with Complex Trauma (Trauma incurred in the Attachment Field as opposed to an acute stress event) have had their hand forced to cut off or greatly limit their relational ties for the sake of their biological and psychological health. No one comes to such and…
Although empaths possess exceptional neurological abilities in emotional coregulation and capacity, it is important to name that there are other unique adaptations to being an empath that exceed the neurotypical brain. Three of these phenomena are over-containment of ones own state, cognitive autoimmune responses, and tracking. All three of these are sophisticated threat responses that…
Over the last couple of years, there has been a groundswell of articles written about empaths. Much like their polar opposite-the narcissist-empaths have been anecdotally defined-often in a manner that is misrepresentative. Therefore, it is imperative to accurately explain the characteristics and etiology of the empath. What does empathy mean? Firstly, let’s define empathy: Contrary to…
