Chariklo

CHARIKLO

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Sacred Space

Like the others of the astronomical category called Centaurs, Chariklo was discovered in the 1990s, on February 15, 1997, beyond Saturn, and named for the consort of Chiron. The discovery chart of Chariklo, timed for 2:51 UT from Kitt Peak Observatory, near Tucson, forms a beautiful and remarkable 6-pointed star with Chariklo herself a part of the configuration, together with the Moon and Mars, Pluto, Saturn and a Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in early Aquarius, all within a degree of exact. Chariklo has an orbital period of 62 1/2 years, or slightly longer than Chiron's. Like Chiron, her orbit also links Saturn and Uranus, but unlike Chiron, her orbit does not intersect Saturn's. She may therefore be associated more fully with conceptualizing that which is beyond the natural world. In mythology, Chariklo was a frequent companion of Athena, that iconic proponent of feminine wisdom, and also the mother of Tiresias, the blind seer immortalized in verse with the Homeric cycle. The astrological archetype of Chariklo seems to represent individuals who are able to see the unknown more readily. She is prominent in the charts of inventors and science fiction authors, for example, as documented by astrologer Zane Stein. She represents turning toward the mystical and forging an opening to the numinous unknown. Where Chariklo is found in the natal chart may represent a place of wisdom that transcends the boundaries of the natural world, a place where you must 'close your eyes to see'.