Chiron, in mythology, is the wounded healer. Mythology pushes things to the extreme, so the fact that the wound can't be cured in the myth should not scare us. Myths are stories. When we are wounded, especially psychologically, we learn a lot; pain is has always been a great motivation to try to understand what's going on. The more we try to understand the more we know, and before we are able to sort out our own problems, we become able to understand and help those who have similar problems, but not as deeply as ourselves... This Buddha feels like Chiron don't you think? The psychotherapist or healer may have great difficulties in their personal life. If they have a healthy attitude, they won't hold others responsible, they won't play victim or use all kinds of unhealthy coping mechanism which would make them toxic... That's a risk on the healing path. Hopefully, like Chiron in the myth, healers will expand their knowledge and awareness, but unlike Chir...
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