Jupiter Conjunct Chiron in Aries
Jupiter and Chiron come together first time in 12 years, lighting a candle in the darkest corners of our psyche and letting us appreciate that wounds are a part of life.
In Greek mythology, Chiron was born to the god Chronus (Saturn) and a sea nymph named Philyra. Philyra changed herself into a horse to hide from Chronus, but Chronus caught and raped her. Chiron was born as a centaur —half man, half horse. Philyra was frightened by his appearance and rejected him, asking the gods to take him away from her. The Sun god Apollo found Chiron and taught him music, poetry, and healing arts. Unlike the other centaurs, who were notoriously violent and often at war with their civilized neighbors, Lapiths, Chiron became known as a wise man who guided many heroes such as Achilles and Hercules. In one of the wars between centaurs and Lapiths, Hercules accidentally shot an arrow, and it hit Chiron in the leg. Chiron searched the earth to find a cure for his suffering. As he experienced intolerable pain in his knee, he mastered being a healer and grew empathy and compassion for others, but he still wasn't able to find a cure for himself.
Astrologer and Jungian analyst Liz Greene (1996) shed light on the nature of Chiron's archetypal wound: As the legs and feet are how a person makes contact with the physical earth, Chiron was injured in his relationship with physical reality, how one stands in the world.
Chiron is a small comet in our solar system, eccentrically orbiting somewhere between Saturn and Uranus. This comet indicates our deepest wounds but also insights that inspire and heal others around us.
Aries is where we enter life. Aries is where we finally leave the womb (Pisces, remember, the cycle never ends) and separate from our mothers. Aries is where we understand individuality through life experiences. Aries is where we say, "I am."
Chiron in Aries suggests wounds surrounding individualism, courage, and relationships, first ourselves and then the others (Libra).
Western psychology suggests that we must enhance our ego to strengthen our personality. As a result, we become more self-centered—constantly improving, trying to be "the best" in everything we do.
Jupiter's wisdom often encourages us to travel the world (Jupiter rules Sagittarius) to appreciate nature, diversity, and notions. This week, we are invited to travel ourselves to appreciate.
Is there anything essential and valuable in me besides becoming more successful, hardworking, and intelligent? We can perhaps wish for sincerity, warmth, kindness, and appreciation for ourselves as well.
What makes us approach life as if it is a war?
What makes us point the second arrow at ourselves after the first shot us in the leg?
When was the first time we felt a big cliff between ourselves and others?
from the heart to the wound,
Ipek
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