In Greek myths Chiron was a centaur, half human and half horse, but also part human and part divine, thus symbolizing the conflicted nature of the human soul. Chiron bears an incurable wound which can represent each person’s primal trauma, yet can also become the area where each can find a gift for healing.

Chiron appears as an archetypal image of the Wounded Healer who knows the pain of suffering as well as the nature of healing. The repression of instincts and intuition is a key theme in the myth which ultimately leads to an alchemy of healing that redeems the rejected, orphaned and marginalized parts of our psyche.

Chiron’s story shows an initiatory path that involves the healing of divisions, the depths of empathy, the role of mentoring, and the necessity of spiritual growth. At critical times in both individual and collective lives a great crisis will activate the archetypal energies of the soul.

This is a story both ancient and immediate, a myth for our time. If we desire to heal ourselves and the world around us, we would be wise to learn directly from it.

Join Michael Meade for a new live online workshop that explores how in Greek myths, Chiron appears as an archetypal image of the Wounded Healer who knows the pain of suffering as well as the nature of healing. Chiron was a centaur, half human and half horse, but also part human and part divine, thus symbolizing the conflicted nature of the human soul. Chiron bears an incurable wound which can represent each person’s primal trauma, that can also become the area where each can find a gift for healing.