#13. Wounded Healer / Chiron / Death

Accepting the Fate of Ending Cycles, 
and facing Death, requires Courage. 

Beginning in 2001, I experienced a
Tsunami Wave of unexpected Loss; 
career, office, living space, material 
possessions, my vehicle and beloveds
and life as I knew it with my Son who
was married and became a father.

In early 2001, was the well publicized 
death of an artistic friend's daughter, 
Chandra Levy. In 2002 a close high 
school friend's daughter, Lacy Peterson 
was killed with her child Conner, and
my Montessori Mentor Ursula passed.

Then in 2003 my First Love crossed over.
Myra, a close Spirit Sister's Mother, who 
shared my birthdate, died the same week 
as my beloved canine companion Winter. 
My Uncle Quint from Glendora, and also 
my Authentic Movement teacher, Neala, 
both passed away in that same year.

In 2005 my first love's step Mom, Dena 
passed before her elder son Bob in 2008. 
Her beloved mate Bob Sr. died in 2009.

Socially, a bit more removed, the world 
lost Kate Hepburn in 2003, Superman, 
Christopher Reeve in 2004, his devoted 
wife Dana Reeve, crossed over in 2006. 

My Beloved Father died in October of  
2006 and Uncle Bud followed in 2009.

Also in 2009, Michael Jackson, Farrah 
Faucett and Patrick Swayze have all 
recently made their sacred transitions.

Faith Lights our Way into the Underworld, 
where we Grieve our Loss, Transform our 
Fear of Mortality, as we surrender to fate.

The Archetype of Chiron represents our 
inner- Caregiving / Healer who focuses 
on healing others, neglects healing Self.

In Greek Mythology, Chiron was the King 
of all Centaurs, who studied Medicine 
with Apollo and later became a Healer. 

Being immortal, he couldn't die, so when 
he was hit with a poisoned arrow,  shot 
from an old student,Heracles's bow, he 
roamed the Earth in agony. Ultimately, 
he could Heal others but not himself, 
until he met Prometheus, to whom he 
gifted his immortality, mortally dying. 

Zeus took favor upon his Soul, granting
him a second chance for immortality.
He eternally roams the night sky as the  
constellation of adventure, Sagittarius. 

My X-Husband, the Father of my Son, 
is a Spiritual, Artistic, Sagittarian Soul. 
We connected while Traveling in Mexico, 
created a country Home and a Family. 

After an enriching 15 years together, 
we divorced but remain good friends, 
loving co-parents and grand- parents.
Post-Divorce, as many X-Couples, we 
both wandered the Planet as gifted, 
Wounded Healers. For many years,
we were adept at helping others, 
unable to heal own broken Hearts. 

Listening to his inner-Muse, he moved 
to Montana and finding solace there, 
has created a new Life for himself. 

Featured in a Montana Art Magazine, 
his Watercolors of the countryside, 
grace the walls of many Art Galleries. 

Enduring the painful Death of a 
Relationship, we individually and 
collectively "transformed our pain" 
through personal expressive Art.

Spending needed alone time in Nature, 
my Questing Soul relaxes, to Let Go of 
all resistance to Life and renew energy. 
Alternating warm springs with cooling 
Waters within Mother Earth's Womb, 
I surrender to the Sacred Timing of 
Great Spirit's evolving Divine Will. 

Emerging from sacred Hermitage, 
I remain humbled, a little wiser 
and Stronger as I Rebirth my Life.
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by m/s.sage

Wednesday, 9-16-15

Re-write, Wednesday 9-23-15
( Autumn Equinox )