“Cheiron (in ancient Greek Χείρων Cheírōn, in Latin Chiron, from χείρ cheír, English ‘hand’) is in Greek mythology the son of Cronus and Philyra, the half-brother of Zeus and one of the Centaurs. Physically, he resembles the wild creatures that are half-horse and half-man, who are descended from Ixion, but he himself is of a different origin: in order not to be discovered by his wife Rhea, Cronus is said to have fathered him in the form of a horse with Philyra. In the Iliad, he is already placed high above the other centaurs in terms of his nature: he is considered the most just of the centaurs. He is a friend of the gods, the educator of the heroes Jason, Actaeon, Aristaios, Achilles, Cephalus, Meleager, Nestor, Amphiaraus, Peleus, Telamon, Theseus, Hippolytus, Palamedes, Menestheus, Odysseus, Diomedes, Castor, Polydeuces, Machaon, Podaleirios, Antilochos and Aeneas, and is knowledgeable in the field of pharmacology. us, Odysseus, Diomedes, Kastor, Polydeukes, Machaon, Podaleirios, Antilochos and Aineias, was knowledgeable in the field of pharmacology, was occasionally considered the founder of “surgery” and took over the training of Asklepios as a doctor.” (from Wikipedia
The reader’s attention is drawn to the peculiarity of the astronomical (!) group of centaurs. Some of them, especially Chiron, are both asteroids and comets. This reflects the image of the Greek myth in which the human-divine upper body and the animal trunk are combined into one being.
For more information on the effects of comets, please refer to the detailed discussions by R. Steiner in his lectures on this topic.
The above text also provides the answer to why only Chiron is given a prominent position in the given visualisation. The other centaurs remain invisible, as do the moons of the planets.
Addition to the visualisation in the last text:
Between Chiron and Uranus, a slender, delicate hand in the manner of a Buddha penetrates the solar boundary from the outside. The index finger and thumb are extended and almost touch. The other three fingers are extended upwards next to each other. In Buddhism, the root of theosophy, this hand position is called Vitarka Mudra.
Readers are invited to explore the various interpretations of this hand position. We summarise them in the terms “teaching” and “instruction”. The teaching is the knowledge. The instruction brings the teaching to the recipient.
The visualised hand in the Vitarka Mudra position is complemented by a small glowing object that is located between the thumb and index finger and radiates through the solar space. The object is a tiny tetrahedron from which the radiation emanates.
The colour of the radiation and whether it can be concentrated or directed remains to be seen in future texts. The visibility of this small tetrahedron can be improved by consciously enlarging the visualised image. At this point, it should be clear why earlier texts spoke of “modalities”. It is worth reading up on this.
The next text will deal with the inner group of 12 members and a number of such groups of 12.