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Synastry Studies: The Nodes–An Introduction. You’ll see as we move on that I use the Nodes a great deal, particularly in synastry.

Synastry Studies: The Nodes–An Introduction

Is not available. North Node, South Node. The North Node: Your Soul Messenger “The North Node is the single most important point in the chart...it describes what your Soul wants to learn and experience in this life.

North Node, South Node

It is a Soul Messenger.” Have you ever wondered what life-lessons and experiences your Soul wants to have in this life? Do you know what you truly yearn for? Arizona Society of Astrology Article - "The Power of the Nodes, Looking at Past, Present and Future Lives" Laura DesJardins – "Power of the Nodes, Looking at Past, Present and Future Lives" By: Ivan Halvorson After working for 26 years as an Astrologer, Laura DesJardins is convinced the Nodes of the Moon are more important than most people believe.

Arizona Society of Astrology Article - "The Power of the Nodes, Looking at Past, Present and Future Lives"

Hindu Astrologers have make extensive use of the Nodes for centuries and Laura DesJardins has studied under some of the best. Here is a brief outline of her lectures. Friday's Lecture: Pdf/Nodes.pdf. Pdf/Nodes.pdf. The Lunar North Node and Your Spiritual Journey. Following Ruth’s previous article on Living Soul Astrology, I asked her what would happen if the North Node was conjunct the Ascendant.

The Lunar North Node and Your Spiritual Journey

Her reply was the gift of this wonderful article. I learned a lot from it and hope you do, too. ~Pat Stars on the Move. Image courtesy NASA/ESA. In a recent post, I explained how your Lunar North Node is like a prescription for changing your past-life conditioning. Vedic Astrology - The role of the Nodes of the Moon. The Role of the Nodes Of The Moon.

Vedic Astrology - The role of the Nodes of the Moon

It is interesting that only in recent years have astrological publications begun to pay any attention to the Lunar Nodes. The older books such as those written by Alan Leo, Charles Carter, Margaret Hone and Jeff Mayo dismiss them in a few paragraphs, and even more recent authors such as Stephen Arroyo happily ignore them. Shadows, Echoes, and Light: The Moon in Composite Charts. Synastry Studies: The Nodes–An Introduction. Lunar Living Astrology Those Transiting Lunar Nodes - What are they?

Lunar nodes are points in the sky that are (almost) always moving retrograde.

Lunar Living Astrology Those Transiting Lunar Nodes - What are they?

The points are fairly slow moving; about 18 months per sign. When I use the word "points," I do not mean that they are planets, asteroids or even stars. Astrologer Celeste Teal tells how lunar node transits coincide with life events. Finding themes and patterns suggesting a certain type of event can be relatively easy.

Astrologer Celeste Teal tells how lunar node transits coincide with life events

But, when it comes to timing an event, we can often use all the help we can get. The Vertex. Written for the November AFA Bulletin 2002 Volume 64 #11 Considering the Vertex in the Natal Chart by Kim Falconer Abstract: Most astrologers who have ever lived spent their entire careers without taking into account the vertex.

The Vertex

This node-like point was not postulated until the 1930's-40' when L. Edward Johndro coined the name. He, and his followers, did attribute significant meaning to the vertex, although Johndro apparently grappled with its relative value more than once. Moon's North and South Nodes in Astrology. If i had to give up everything in a chart, and could only look at one thing, I would keep the Moon's North and South Nodes.

Moon's North and South Nodes in Astrology

They are usually, but not always, the most accurate indication of someone's life purpose, of all the placements in the western birth chart. The Moon's Nodes are always 180 degrees opposite one another. The South Node is the symbol of our past. It represents where we are already gifted, comfortable, and attached. Moving out of this place can be the work of a lifetime, because everything in us just wants to stay where we are comfortable, and hope that we could do so for a whole lifetime. One can usually notice the universe pushing one towards their North Node. The qualities of the South Node are actual, inherent personal characteristics, and are quite strong. When planets are conjunct the South Node, two things are indicated. When planets are conjunct the North Node, it gives us more information about what we are here to do and fulfill.

Planets conjunct the Nodes. The Moon’s Nodes : Stariel.com. Stories and Chart Interpretation Tips Although this series is called Myths and Ancient Stories, and I promised to talk about the nodes, there isn’t a lot of mythology related to the nodes.

The Moon’s Nodes : Stariel.com

I could stretch a point–and I will, because it’s January and it’s just too convenient–and say that Janus can be looked on as an image for the nodal axis. You remember Janus–He’s the god with two heads (sometimes four) who can see both forward and backward in time. Vedic Astrology - The role of the Nodes of the Moon. Astrology and Reincarnation. Astrology and Reincarnation (Reprinted from The Mountain Astrologer) Steven Forrest Maybe, as Buddhists teach, we’ve all lived many other lifetimes.

Another Look at Nodes. The Nodes are defined by the intersections of the Moon's orbit with the Earth's orbit. The North Node's position is based on the Moon moving into north declination (above the celestial equator) while the South Node's position is based on the Moon moving into south declination (below the celestial equator). The two Nodes are always directly opposite one another (180 degrees apart) across the zodiac. As such, they define important polarities in our lives: present lives and past lives.

Relating back to the Moon, the Nodes symbolize strong emotions. They are keys particularly to emotional residues which we have carried forward from past lifetimes. Astrologer Celeste Teal tells how lunar node transits coincide with life events. The personal nature of the nodal axis. The personal nature of the nodal axis Although the signs describe our collective, inherited nodal axis imbalance, it is the houses in which the Nodes are found, and the planetary rulers of the Nodes, which describe our personal relationship to this axis and our personal experience of the liminal realms. This will, of course, be different for each of us. In addition to the collective dimension of the otherworlds, there is also a long tradition that each one of us is attached at birth to an individual daemon which is uniquely interested in our personal destiny.

In our own charts, we could even imagine that the nodal axis is our individual threshold between this and other worlds, presided over by our own personal guides, mentors, teachers, ancestors, messengers, guardian angels, and daemons. Audience: This reminds me of the Philip Pullman trilogy, His Dark Materials, in which everyone is attached to their own personal daemon. Clare: Exactly, and this is by no means a new idea. Astrology Books: Lunar Nodes.

Astrology and Reincarnation. Astrology and Reincarnation. MoonNodes.htm. The Moon aspecting the Moon’s Node(s) brings the emotional/subconscious function (symbolized by the Moon) in contact with your destiny/life’s lessons (symbolized by the North Node) and/or with your predispositions and innate qualities (symbolized by the South Node). The Nodes exercise a pulling effect on your subconscious and your emotions so they become attuned to the function symbolized by the Node(s) and oriented to the direction of its house placement. This is the case with conflicting aspects, as well, except that the focus is a negative one. MoonNodes.htm#MoonConjunctSouthNode. The Moon aspecting the Moon’s Node(s) brings the emotional/subconscious function (symbolized by the Moon) in contact with your destiny/life’s lessons (symbolized by the North Node) and/or with your predispositions and innate qualities (symbolized by the South Node).

The Nodes exercise a pulling effect on your subconscious and your emotions so they become attuned to the function symbolized by the Node(s) and oriented to the direction of its house placement. This is the case with conflicting aspects, as well, except that the focus is a negative one. Planetary Hours. Planetary Hours Calculator. Grand Sextile July 29 2013. Astrology of the Star of David. WATERing inner power. UnEARTHing oceans of love. Liberating the Goddess within.

This Grand Sextile on July 29th is an extremely RARE astrological transit. Also called the “Star of David,” the Grand Sextile is formed by two Grand Trines. The Grand Sextile is a sacred geometric hexagram, with three oppositions involved. Grand Sextile on July 29th, 2013. Astrology & the Chakras. Spiritual Life Lessons: The Nodes of the Moon in Astrology.

Fear is associated with South Node issues.