The Von Erich Brothers Chiron/Mercury Sibling Wounds – starsmoonandsun
When I think of sibling wounds I think of Chiron/Mercury hard aspects, Chiron in the 3rd house or Chiron in hard aspect (conjunction, square or opposition) to the ruler of the 3rd house. Chiron in astrology is the wound we can never fully heal; even when we think we are beyond it; it has a way of creeping in. While watching The Iron Claw this weekend I thought about many things first and foremost what is the common link amongst the brothers and what was the astrology of Kevin Von Erich – the lone surviving brother. We do not have birth times for any of the brothers so I went with noon. The one thing that was obvious in the charts was the Chiron/Mercury hard aspect in all of the brothers with the exception of Mike (keep in mind he very well may have Chiron in the 3rd house but without a birth time I am limited in scope)
David Von Erich
Chiron Opposite Mercury
Mike Von Erich
Was the only brother that did not have the Chiron/Mercury Aspect however other woundings were evident, specifically father wounds. Keep in mind as I mentioned above, we do not have a birth time.
Chris Von Erich
Chiron Opposite Mercury
Kerry Von Erich
Chiron conjunct Mercury
Kevin Von Enrich
Chiron Square Mercury
The pain of Chiron is visceral; it is deep, cutting and acutely painful.
You can go on for a long time without the Chiron wound being activated but when it is; it is raw and cutting.
When Astrologers discuss Chiron/Mercury they often mention issues with communicating or a person that perpetually questions their own intellectual prowess. I am not saying these wounds are not present; they certainly can be. I have 3 clients that are tv presenters that struggle deeply with communication in their personal lives. But often this wound does not end with self-expression. The 3rd house in astrology is naturally associated with Mercury which governs communication, but the 3rd house is also associated with siblings. I see it often the siblings that do not speak, one that is an addict, one that has a different father so the two do not communicate or in this case the siblings that died under very sad circumstances. These brothers were born after the first-born son Jack died at the age of 6, they were born into an environment of grief. They were born to parents that had lost a child; they incarnated with a sibling wound- that loss was already present.
Aside from the sibling wound each of these brothers were deeply impacted by their father figure. He has a profound impact on his children, and I will not sit here and state astrological falsehoods that impact was not always positive. The Mother almost seems like she was in the background here, not a forceful presence in the children’s life.
Kevin Von Erich publicly has defended his father stating =his father was “a great man. I loved him so much” this is reflected in his Sun conjunct Venus aspect. According to astrologer Betty Lundstead “A man with Venus conjunct the Sun is emotionally close to his father”. He was the only brother to have that aspect so that right there tells us his experience may have been quite different than the others.
Each child receives a different parent because the relationship between a parent and each child is different.
Kevin was the first born after the first born passed away that in itself likely caused a closer bond between father and son.
That is not to say his chart is easy, it is most certainly not. He has Chiron on the Sun which is father wound and Pluto squaring the Sun which suggests the father has a powerful psychological impact on the child.
David Von Erich
He has Neptune squaring the Sun which can make for a Father that is elevated to a god like stature in the child’s eyes. It is also a marker for me for a father that has addiction, but I could not find anything about the father having addiction.
Mike Von Erich
He had Uranus opposite the Sun which can tell the story of a Father Figure that was erratic. He also had Chiron Conjunct the Sun which speaks of a Father wound and Pluto opposite the Sun which can tell of a father figure that had a profound psychological impact on the child.
Chris Von Erich
He had Uranus conjoining the Sun and Pluto conjoining the Sun which is a similar impact already mentioned above with Mike.
Kerry Von Erich
He had Neptune square the Sun which can elevate the Father to a god like stature as well as Uranus opposite the Sun like mentioned with Mike and Chris speaks of an erratic Father figure.
Mike, Chris and David all had Mars in hard aspect to the Sun so I would not rule out a father that hit them.
I would like to illustrate a few points.
The Natal Charts will tell you more about the parents than a child will ever reveal.
Chiron is the wound that is never fully healed, and it is important we nurture and tend to ourselves wherever we have Chiron by house and whatever planet it is asepecting.
