What is the North Node in Astrology?
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The North Node is one of the fundamental concepts that those who want to learn astrology and understand their birth chart should know. In this article, I will explore various aspects of the North Node, from what it is to how it is calculated, its astrological importance, and its meanings in different signs and houses. This will help you utilize the potential of your chart with accurate information on your life journey.
What Is the North Node in Astrology?
One of the most frequently asked questions by those who start to take an interest in astrology, particularly karmic astrology, is “What is the North Node?” The North Node, or True Node, is the point where the Moon crosses the ecliptic plane in the northern direction.
In reality, there is no such objective point; the North Node is a point determined by mathematical calculations.
What Does it Mean for the North Node to be Retrograde (Rx) or Stationary (S)?
Since lunar nodes move backward (retrograde) in the opposite direction of the planets, it is normal for the North Lunar Node to be retrograde, and this does not require different interpretations in Modern Astrology. The True Node is very rarely found in direct and stationary positions. However, Jungian Astrology, also known as Karmic Astrology, which is based on the teachings of Carl Gustav Jung, interprets the North Node’s direct and stationary positions differently. For example, a direct North Node may indicate the healing of past lives and the closure of a significant karmic period for the individual.
How to Calculate Your North Node?
Lunar nodes change signs approximately every 1.5 years and move backward. With this information, the answer to how the North Node is found can be easily determined based on your birth year and month. If you don’t know your North Node, you can find it by looking at the table in the “Lunar Nodes” article and finding the range for your birth month and year.
What the North Node Meaning in Astrology?
The North Node is associated with the future. In our birth chart, the North Node serves as a guide showing what we can achieve in this life for the growth of our soul. It indicates the path we need to follow for our evolution in our destiny plan. Therefore, the True Node challenges us in this life because its purpose is to push us onto unfamiliar paths and make us realize our potential. The North Node does not want us to stay stagnant; it urges us to fulfill our potential by making us uncomfortable. It asks us to be brave, explore the new, and transform into a better version of ourselves.
Astrologer Jan Spiller, author of “Astrology for the Soul” says this about the Lunar North Node: “Imagine that inside you there is a natural General and everything is willing to immediately gather around it with just a signal. All you need to do is sound that General’s horn, and the warring sides within you will immediately lay down their arms and line up behind the General. Even the peaceful but perhaps lazy sides of you will hear the call, get up, and line up behind the General. When this happens, you will immediately feel integrated and centered, and the spiritual states in your life will begin to change. Most importantly, your relationship with these situations will change. From this new commanding perspective, you will clearly see what to do, and the actions you take will be naturally successful.
In your chart, the North Lunar Node represents the General. Once you reach the formula for integrating and balancing your inner self, it works like magic.”
Let’s see which formula will transform your life.
The North Node in the Houses Meaning
We mentioned above that the North Node generally represents the future and indicates where we will be balanced and peaceful when we reach it. However, the birth chart is unique to the individual, and what people with the same North Node in the same sign need to experience is not the same. The primary reason for this is the different houses in which the lunar node is located.
The sign of the lunar node shows what changes a person needs to make in their life, while the house indicates in which area of life these changes should occur.
North Node in the 1st House
North Node in the 2nd House
North Node in the 3rd House
North Node in the 4th House
North Node in the 5th House
North Node in the 6th House
North Node in the 7th House
North Node in the 8th House
North Node in the 9th House
North Node in the 10th House
North Node in the 11th House
North Node in the 12th House
Of course, these interpretations are still general. For a personalized interpretation based on the contacts with your personal planets and points, it would be beneficial to have a birth chart analysis.
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