Chiron in Pisces - We have to die to it in order to gain from it.

Chiron was immortal, being born from godly heritage but he was struck accidentally by a poisoned arrow from Hercules, one of his students. He was wounded but because he was born from a God and Goddess (immortals themselves) he could not die. So to get out of eternal suffering he had to create an exchange. So he cut a deal and swapped positions with Prometheus, who of course was chained to that nasty rock He ripped off fire from the God-realms himself and so was being tortured. This is another myth altogether. Chiron was able to give up his immortality and was finally placed in the sky by Zeus, as the legend goes, in the Constellation Centaurus. Chiron is the Centuar. You know...that half human half horse animal.
Chiron embraced "death" and found release from his suffering.  Astrologically, Chiron’s placement in one's horoscope indicates one's experience of the wound that does not heal. We have to die to it in order to gain from it. So if we hold onto our wound we will suffer needlessly.

Chiron in Pisces, 2010-18, a healing transit

 Pisces, last in the sequence of twelve Signs, represents the end product of the entire cycle and also contains, in seed form, the future cycle. Chiron, the healer centaur of ancient lore, with his wisdom and knowledge of nature’s remedies, in Pisces will show us the way to merge with the natural environment, to participate emotionally, not merely intellectually to the suffering of the less privileged and of the Planet itself.On the negative side this position of Chiron may increase the risk of serious pandemics, because the medium of Pisces, with its openness and fluidity, is ideal for the spread of infections, the absorption of poisons and the lowering of our collective immunity. Tears and powerlessness, with the loss of control are some of the traditional attributes of mystical Pisces, when its energy is mishandled. The Earth may become more susceptible to illnesses brought about by pollution and neglect, the same applying to all the beings that populate it, animals and humans. The situation on our planet may worsen before the healing can begin.One way or the other, this long transit will make us realize that, if any member of the human family suffers, the whole of humanity suffers. The potential for collective healing through this configuration is self-evident, but only via spiritual surrender of ego centred attitudes. Chiron in Pisces basically suggests that to cure the body (ours, the Earth’s) we need to heal the soul.

http://livingmoonastrology.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/future-transits-marchjune-2010/ 

http://astrologycoaching.wordpress.com/2010/06/03/chiron-turns-retrograde/

Chiron’s station tonight brings attention to these deep, painful places within us. Feelings of overwhelm, depression, anxiety and just plain exhaustion are readily available. It’s easy to want to numb out, reach for our favorite addiction to mask the pain. But Chiron teaches that the only way out is through, and that, if we have the courage to feel into the wound, we can access its healing gift.

We are all responsible for healing the culture’s destruction of the feminine, for becoming conscious, for creating what Marion Woodman calls “a new order of reality.”  If we are truly all connected, then every step we take toward healing ourselves heals the collective:

“Working toward that consciousness, we suffer, but our suffering opens us to the wounds of the world and the love that can heal. It is our immediate task to relate to the emerging feminine whether she comes to us in dreams, in the loss of those we love, in body disease, or in ecological distress. Each of us in our own way is being brought face to face with Her challenge.”