Chiron & Eris
There is much I enjoy about astrology, but one fact stands out above the rest which is the reality that astrology is always evolving. When technology advances so does astrology. New powerful lenses, improved telescopes (both on land and in space), bring new knowledge and new astro players. Also, when astrologers share their research and thoughts on new platforms like Zoom, they are shaping and invigorating the collective astrological knowledge bank. No longer reliant on just books, research papers and perhaps a long flight to a conference or very long phone calls, the information now moves at lightning speed with its accompanying digital download.
Having said that, I would be remiss to not mention that even with all this evolution, it still can take a beat for astrologers to catch up. Or maybe it is not catch up as much as stuff just needs to unfold for astrologers to pull the information out on what belongs to this new planet. For example, Pluto was discovered in 1930. The Neutron was discovered in 1932, and nuclear fusion (splitting atoms) began in 1938. All of this would ultimately lead to the atomic bomb of 1945, and all of this is connected to Pluto which was for most of that time in the sign Cancer which is loath to expose vulnerability. Building a bomb would be a big wall against vulnerability. Then by the time of the Manhattan Project and when the devices were used at the end of World War II, Pluto was in Leo. Which by any measure was a very big Leo, hear-me-roar event. Anyway, my point is that it takes a bit of time to figure out what astrological themes belongs to the new planet or planetoid.
Such is the case for me when it comes to “new” planetoids Chiron and Eris. I use new in quotes because Eris was discovered twenty years ago and Chiron fifty years ago, but I still am finding my way with both of their energies. To be fair I have a much better handle on Chiron through my own observations in charts. I also read Barbara Hand Crow’s book in the late 90s. And Mountain Astrologer has had a lot of Chiron articles including pieces by Mary Plumb .
I think on one hand; Chiron was new to all of us but on another hand because he is associated with wounds that don’t heal and/or are self-directed it is easier to track his impact. It is usually in our face when Chiron shows up. I had an unusual journey with people I loved during Chiron conjuncting my Venus in 2005 that was out of my power (how perfect Chiron) but my response was healing even if the journey was hard. In 2024 Chiron’s trek in Aries square to my natal moon was tied to the decline of my 91-year-old mother’s health which again, I had limited control but my response healed very super old generational wounds. I have written about Chiron in my new moon reports and on this blog because after the last thirty years I feel some knowledge.
As for Eris, when it was discovered in 2005, I was up to my eyeballs in Chiron stuff and I had no energy to dive in her new planetoid astrological potential. Since then, I have bumped into Eris articles that I found interesting, but I was still not ready for a huge dive. Such was the case until recently. Various astrologers, who I respect, were talking a lot about the first pass of Chiron Eris conjunction on May 26th2025. Eric Francis at PlanetWaves has been writing about it for a couple of years. And Rick Levine has brought it up in a few of his videos including his May report. My journey into researching and tracking Eris has just started but I have to say I really found Tamsin St. George Eris & Chiron video very informative.
For background: Eris is the goddess of chaos, discord and strife, much is made of the fact that Eris and her unruly behavior (especially when people lie) made her unwelcomed to a wedding where all the gods were in attendance. To get even for the snub, Eris threw an apple made of gold with the words “For the Fairest of All” into the middle of the party. Aphrodite, Athena and Hera fought for the apple since each thought they were the ‘fairest’. This fight eventually led to the Trojan War when Paris was asked to decide who should get the apple and he picked Aphrodite. Rut-ro. I think Tamsin does a good job unpacking this myth and for as much as Eris is a shit starter she has arguably some reason for her anger. A theme also picked up by astrologer Christina Rodenbeck.
Tamsin goes into the charts of discovery for Eris and Chiron and notes they share connections with each other in their charts. There is also a tie into Saturn. This is interesting because this conjunction takes place the day after Saturn begins its new zodiacal journey entering Aries. By the way,
I also appreciated Tamsin’s connecting the MeToo movement with Eris. And her dives into the charts of Greta Thumberg and Giselle Pelicot with very strong Eris placements. There is a lot to take in with Tamsin’s video but very much worth watching. You do not need to watch it now before the 25th because this Chiron Eris landscape will be here all year since there are three total dates of conjunction between now and next spring.
I thought it was interesting for me that I was watching the video when I got word of the explosion at the fertility clinic in Palm Springs. The act was done by a young man with nihilist ideations.
“Ideas espoused on the website with the recording about plans to bomb an I.V.F. clinic are associated with an obscure movement that both promotes death and discourages creation of new life, said Brian Levin, professor emeritus and founder of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino.”
Sigh. I thought of Eris and Chiron and the healing we all need to do to help our planet and other humans. hugs Tracy
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