#11 | Melanie Reinhart | Part Two | Chiron & Pholus | Rituals of Grief | Living One's Individual Story

In Part Two of my discussion with Melanie Reinhart we start where we left off; the ability of humans to communicate with plant life. This is considered 'ancient' wisdom, but perhaps it shouldn't be placed in the context of time, making it seem like it's something in the past. It's now. It's then. It's always the truth.

We then track the fascinating square between the centaurs Chiron & Pholus: astronomical bodies squaring each other over the span of almost a decade. The symbolism and the timing of their connections are uncanny - and may give us some clues as to another layer of what we're here to learn in these days of the pandemic.

Chiron and Pholus are connected in myth. Chiron is in the lineage of Saturn, Pholus is in the lineage of Mercury. They come together in Chiron's cave in a fateful way; Pholus opening the lid of the wine of Dionysus that he wasn't meant to have. This attracts the unruly and wild centaurs, ultimately causing his own death and the wounding of his friend, Chiron.

Pholus' story: The Lid Comes Off. These are the times we're in, according to the Centaurs.

We circle back to talk about grief; the rituals we perform as a collective to acknowledge the deep loss inherent in being human, especially in times of upheaval and change.

Which brings us to meaning and the symbolic life of having an intimate connection with one's own mythic story.

To hear the story of Chiron on this podcast go to Apple or Spotify or simply scroll back to hear Alexandre and I discuss the story when we were Tending the Sun Fire.

For more about Melanie visit her website here.

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Cover Art: Hendrick Goltzius, Apollo Entrusting Chiron with the Education of Asclepius. Circa 1590.

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