LUNAR NODES in ASTROLOGY
Lunar Nodes are very important points in our chart. They are the path of Destiny (as a convective and individuals); Our Purpose in Life. They are very karmic and highly spiritual .The North Node (association with Sun) is the future; a path which we are heading to whereas the South Node (association with Moon) is the past, things which we need to leave behind. The Nodes are the way to fulfil our goals (Sun) and needs (Moon) in this life journey /incarnation.
In Vedic astrology, the North Node is known as the Head of the Dragon (Rahu) which is always hungry, desirous and demanding, and ready in any coast to get what it wants in aim to fulfil his hanger and desire. South Node, on the other hand, is the Dragon’s Tail (Ketu) which eliminates, purges and abandon whatever is useless and outdated.
In other words, North Node is an energetic place, where we develop, grow and evolve. It is an unknown territory, adventurous and rather mystical place to be. This is a place where we make conscious choices, taking actions and risks, gaining new knowledge and skills, and even we may receive benefits without much effort. We don’t know the end result, but we want to explore and experience things. It is also a path towards a higher spiritual potential in alignment with our karmic purpose in this life time.
South Node, however, is our memories from the past, our yearly childhood development, could be past traumas and unresolved issues (or even past life experiences, if you believe in a such); our unconscious or automatic response, our learnt habits and behaviours. It is also a place where our talents and resources are. South Node is our familiar/comfort zone; things which we’ve already learnt and know. Our past experiences and knowledge; our storage room. Very often we may feel comfortable, stable and attaches to the our South North and we may find difficulties to move on/to detached ourselves, respectively to stop or to slow down our growth and evolution, in a personal and collective level.
But in aim for us to evolve, develop and to fulfil our destiny and purpose in life we have to be able to understand and integrate the potentials of our Nodes, as an axis, which needs to find middle ground between the past and future. If we rush towards the North Node, we may face setbacks due to the luck of experience and we may need to go back to the South Node to recognise our gifts and to gain the necessary experience and knowledge. Then we should be going towards North Node by using our talents, resources (any type of – material, emotional, intellectual, etc.) of the South Node but by leaving behind things which are no longer relevant and fruitful in a certain stage of our evolutionary path.
Usually, we become more aware of our purpose in life at about age 42 because this is the time where the North Node matures, and in the age 48 we could be much clearer what we have to really let go and to leave behind due to the maturation of the South Node.
If you want to understand, what is your Life Purpose and Destiny in this life time, find out where is your North Node and South Node (which sign and house) axis is in your Natal Chart. They are always in opposite signs (180 degrees). There are many free Natal Chart calculators online which could generate this information. Astro.com is easiest to find out.
Every 18 months Lunar Nodes, progress; making transition to the next signs (anticlockwise). This year they are shifting from Taurus -Scorpio axis into Aries -Libra axis. This will show us where our focus will be in terms of evolutionary development on a personal and collective level during this Nodal transit.
In a next post, I will be exploring this an important astrological event which will occur on July 17, 2023.
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