Many people don’t realize that during the devastating Saturn–Pluto conjunction of January 2020 – widely seen by astrologers as an omen of the COVID pandemic – another celestial presence was quietly in attendance. Thanks to the work of astrologers like Melanie Reinhart, we now know that a centaur named Chariklo was there too, bearing silent witness to the unfolding crisis during this cosmic event. In a striking parallel, the Saturn–Pluto conjunction of 1914–15 unfolded against the upheaval of WWI and the Spanish flu pandemic. During this period, Carl Jung - the renowned Swiss psychologist - was quietly unravelling. Supporting him through this period of both external strife and internal turbulence was Toni Wolff, a little-known yet perceptive young woman with a gift for mythology. Together, they developed the groundbreaking ideas and theories that became archetypal psychology. Only years after Jung’s death did the full extent of Wolff’s vital role in those fragile, formative years come to light. Join Sarah Whitridge and I for this bonus episode, the final in Series I of the AstroInsights podcast, where Sarah and I explore the Chiron–Chariklo dynamic through the charts and transits of Eckhart Tolle, Carl Jung, and Toni Wolff. Together, we trace repeating themes in both centaurs’ discovery charts and consider how their stories can guide us in meeting today’s challenges with greater grace.
