Chiron and Eris: The Ascension Mentor and the Truth-Teller in Aries

Chiron is coming into conjunction with Eris in our sky. This is no small event—it is a generational alignment, echoing deep archetypal forces that stir the soul and reshape collective consciousness. I find myself turning toward these celestial messengers with reverence, asking: What Truths is Eris revealing? What old wounds does Chiron urge me to acknowledge and transmute?

A New Retelling of the Eris Myth

In traditional mythology, Eris is the goddess of strife and discord. The story goes that she was not invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis—a union attended by all the gods. In response, Eris tossed a golden apple into the celebration, inscribed with the words "to the fairest." This seemingly petty act incited a rivalry among Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena that eventually led to the Trojan War.

But what if this story has been misunderstood?

What if Eris wasn’t acting out of spite or envy, but rather from clear-sightedness? What if she saw through the façade of divine harmony and dared to reveal the shadow lurking beneath the surface—the competitive vanity, the self-righteous exclusion, the unspoken rules that determine who is “worthy” of belonging?

In this retelling, Eris becomes a great teacher. A truth-teller. Not a troublemaker, but a sacred disruptor—one who refuses to let illusion go unchallenged. Her golden apple becomes not a weapon, but a mirror. It forces the gods—and us—to look more deeply, to question the storylines we cling to, to confront the ways we cast others out or elevate ourselves.

The Wounded Healer Meets the Divine Disruptor

Chiron, by contrast, is the archetype of the Wounded Healer. Abandoned by his mother, rejected by his kind, and later wounded by a poisoned arrow that would never heal, until his ultimate ascension.  Chiron was a teacher, healer, and mentor to heroes. In some versions of the myth, Chiron gives up his immortality to release another from pain—transforming his suffering into sacred service.  In my retelling of the myth, this sacred service led to his ascension.  Read my reimagining of the Chiron myth here

Now, these two forces—Chiron and Eris—converge in Aries.

Aries is the first sign of the zodiac. It embodies raw, initiating fire. Aries drives us to act, to assert, to be. But this fire can burn hot and wild. In its shadow, Aries can become self-absorbed, impulsive, and disconnected from the collective. The exaltation of the self can turn into isolation. Wounds around identity, agency, and autonomy can surface with full force.

The question before me now is: How do I bring the fire of Aries into alignment with unity consciousness?

Healing the Wounds of Individualism

Eris may be calling us to see how brash individualism—glorified in modern culture—often masks a deeper pain: the fear of being unseen, the wound of separation. Chiron, walking beside her, offers a path of healing that does not require suppressing the self, but integrating it.

True individuality doesn’t require exclusion. It doesn’t thrive on being “better than” or “more evolved.” When rooted in awareness, individual fire becomes sacred purpose. It burns away pretense, not people. It illuminates our path without casting others into shadow.

So I ask myself:

• What parts of me still equate visibility with worth?

• What wounds keep me over-identifying with self-reliance, even when I long for connection?

• What does it mean to be both sovereign and united?

  
  

Eris as Ally, Not Enemy

In the coming weeks, I will sit in ritual and meditation, opening to Eris not as an antagonist, but as an ally. I will ask her to show me where I still cling to false belonging, where I silence my truth to fit in, and where I wield truth as a sword instead of a bell.

I will also walk with Chiron, feeling into the pain that shaped me, not to relive it, but to transform it into compassion—for myself, and for all who are learning to live with their sacred fire.

Together, these archetypes speak of disruption and healing. Revelation and redemption. They remind me that the path to wholeness isn’t always peaceful—but it is always holy.

Written with assistance from ChatGPT.

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