Monster House: Chiron's Wound

The Monster House symbolizes Chirotic wounding. I know this idea probably sounds crazy, but I think it does link in powerfully with Chiron's journey. At first we see JD spying on a house, a man called Nebbercracker lives there and terrifies the local children if they come near his property. The story at first appears to be about a crazy man who shouts at the neighbourhood kids. JD crosses paths with Nebbercracker after going up his garden path for a basketball. Nebbercraker begins screaming at JD and suffers from a stroke, but he appears to be dead. When Nebbercracker is taken away by the parmedics he drops a Skeleton Key to the floor. Now it may appear I have become obsessed with skeleton keys and Chiron and you would be right, but the moment the skeleton key falls to the ground in the movie, it is asking us to explore the wounded house. It is by opening this gateway that DJ and his friends unlock years of torment and rage that is hidden behind those doors.

Near the end of the movie Mr. Nebbercracker reveals his story to JD. He met Constance, an obese women who was an unwilling member of a circus freak show, and fell in love with her at first sight. After helping her escape from the circus, Mr. Nebbercracker moved them away and started building the house, that Constance always wanted. However, children still taunted and threw things at Constance for her size. On one particular Halloween day, as children cruelly attacked her with eggs and tomatoes, Constance went after them, yet lost her footing, retaliating and as she fell from the edge of the house's foundation, she grabbed the lever of a cement mixer, which covered her in cement as quickly as she fell to her death. Mr. Nebbercracker ended up finishing the house despite Constance's death, yet found that her spirit had not left; the house possessed Constance's spirit. Mr. Nebbercracker has since gone to every possible measure to keep the people away from his house and Constance's wrath, resulting in his child-hating reputation. However, Mr. Nebbercracker felt that it was now time to destroy the house. The house overhears this, and is angered. It breaks free from its foundation (growing 4 tree parts as legs) to attack the group.

As the kids and Mr. Nebbercracker run away, they run into the construction lot. A chase ensues, during which Mr. Nebbercracker attempts to throw a stick of dynamite into the house, but fails. Jenny kisses DJ good luck; getting courage, DJ takes the dynamite and climbs to the top of a tower crane. He swings with the crane cable and throws the dynamite down the chimney, where it reaches the furnace and destroys the house completely. The kids see Mr. Nebbercracker dancing with the spirit of Constance as he lets go of her, and she fades away. DJ apologizes to Mr. Nebbercracker, and Mr. Nebbercracker thanks DJ for freeing him and Constance after 45 years of being "trapped".



Here are some Chirotic Themes

• Chiron describes our primal wound.
• Chiron archetypally portrays the wounded/healer
• Chiron embodies the key to conciousness, and symbolizes the gateway to healing
  
• Chiron represents where we feel trapped in spirit
  
• Chiron can represent feelings of deep rage over our predicament
• Chiron is released from pain when he lets go and transforms
  

I will at some point this week type up some basic Chiron readings. I am still finding my way around this asteroid.