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Centaurs in astrology
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Centaurs are trans-Saturnian objects that have only been discovered in the last quarter-century and are one of the newest additions to astrology. Because they are so much farther away than the asteroids, they take significantly longer to orbit the Sun. They have irregular and unstable orbits, and are more numerous than the "true" planets with more than 50 known to date. According to astronomers, they are a unique group and are rarer than the asteroids and the trans-Neptunian objects that number in the hundreds to hundreds of thousands. All are smaller than the four largest asteroids: Ceres (now also a dwarf planet), Pallas, Vesta and Hygiea. Some appear to have atmospheres: this is because they show cometary aspects, such as occasionally forming a tail when they approach the Sun. Mythologically the centaurs were crude, unintelligent and unrefined. In the same respect, many of the astrological community approaches them with less dignity than the celestial bodies now considered planets, in particular the first five planets known to humans aside from the Earth: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. However, many astrologers believe the centaurs are of major astrological significance, recognizing one or more as rulers of Zodiac signs. List of centaurs Below is a list of centaurs and interpretations of their astrological significance. Chiron Chiron was the first centaur to be discovered (in 1977) by astronomer Charles Kowal. Astrologer, Zane B Stein obtained an advance copy of the Chiron ephemerides from Brian Marsden of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory wrote Essence and Application: A View From Chiron. Mythologically, Chiron was the superlative centaur; he was more intelligent than most of the others, and also much kinder (he had different biological lineage than the other centaurs). Whereas most of the other centaurs were savage warriors, Chiron was a teacher and a doctor. He ended up sacrificing his immortality so humanity could have fire and Prometheus could be freed from his eternal punishment of having his liver eaten by eagles every day. Chiron is popularly called "The Wounded Healer", and from this it is understandable to see how some astrologers would consider it the ruler of Virgo (the sign of health). However there are those who associate it with Libra or Sagittarius, and some believe it rules no sign at all. In transits, Chiron acts to open up wounds in the parts of our lives and of our psyches that it touches, especially by hard transit, and then Chiron asks us to work on healing them. Pholus Pholus was the second centaur to be found, in 1992, by David Rabinowitz. It was initially seen as so similar to Chiron that one news story began with the headline, "Son of Chiron Now Appearing in Space". Because of this discovery the category "Centaur" was created. Pholus was an intelligent centaur who one day was admiring Heracles' arrows, but accidentally dropped one, cutting his leg and killing himself. It is said that Pholus represents "small cause, big effect." The first astrological ephemeris of Pholus was created by Zane B Stein and published by Al H Morrison. Nessus Nessus Hylonome 10370 Hylonome was discovered on February 27, 1995. The minor planet was named after the female centaur in Greek mythology, Hylonome. Asbolus Asbolus Chariklo Chariklo Pelion Pelion Ocyrhoe Okyrhoe Cyllarus Cyllarus Elatus Elatus Echeclus Echeclus Bienor Bienor Thereus Thereus Amycus Amycus Crantor Crantor See Also
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