The Moon's nodes are not planets. In fact, they are not even
material objects! Just two points in space where the Moon's orbit crosses the
plane of the Earth's orbit. But they are an important part of any
horoscope interpretation because they show a 揹irection?in your
life.
No, this is not some sort of mystical force directing your
life. The North Node simply shows the general area that you have to
develop. This is analogous to the 揻orces?that make organisms
develop in certain directions and not in others.
The opposite point, the
South Node, shows the
place where you feel comfortable. Too comfortable. If you stay there,
you get into a rut. And worse. Your life can stagnate. That effect is
heightened if there are planets making a conjunction to the South Node.
Picture the South Node as your roots and the North Node as
your leaves and branches. You have to grow in the direction of the
leaves. If you spend too much time on your South Node roots, you get
root rot.
Important Point: When you finally learn to express your North
Node, the positive traits of your South Node sign shine through. We tend
to cling to our South Node sign, but if we do, we are seldom happy with
the result. Ironically, it is only when we concentrate on our North Node
sign that we get what we want from our South Node placement.
Usually, only the North Node is included in the horoscope.
There really isn't any need to show the South Node because we always
know where it is, exactly opposite the North Node. The Sign position
of your nodes shows the main battle you have to deal with. The
House
position shows which area of your life that struggle will take
place.
North
Node in Aries: You can be too reliant on partners because an Aries North
Node puts your South Node in Libra, the partnership sign. At critical
points, partners won't be there for you. Something seems to come up
making them unavailable. You can start things with others, but you
usually have to finish it by yourself. The need here is to develop
self-reliance. Take a stand. Stir things up. Be active and assertive.
But take a lesson from your South Node in Libra and try to do this in a
charming way.
Charles
Addams, the cartoonist, had the North Node in Aries. He also had it
in his 12th
house, which rules psychological problems. He managed to use this
constructively by transferring all the hang-ups to his cartoon
characters.
Reverend
Jim Jones, had an Aries North Node in his 3rd
house (communications). This put his
Libra South Node in the 9th
house which rules religion, a field he
should have avoided like the plague. At the end, when it looked like he
couldn't be a guru any more, he had his followers drink poisoned Kool
Aid.
Richard
Dean Anderson has his Aries North Node in the 11th
house. He had a seven year run as 揗cGyver?
on TV. Well, he did play an active, assertive character. But before he
became an actor, he was an athlete and an adventurer, taking risk after
risk. He has the injuries to prove it.
North
Node in Taurus: This is a tendency to depend too much on both the resources
and values of others. There is also a subconscious need to attract
instability and upheavals. A Taurus North Node means that the South Node
is in Scorpio, a sign that is attracted to the hidden, the underside,
the underworld. Scorpio likes to 揹ie? to go way down, before it
regenerates. Your need here is to concentrate on the regeneration and
not the downswing, to build your own resources, and even more important,
to develop your own value system.
Hey, isn't this one of those 揃arnum statements?that
can apply to anyone? No, not really.
There was a man once who complained to his priest, minister,
or rabbi (depending whom you've telling the joke to). He said 揧ou
have to help me; my son can't play cards.?nbsp;
The priest, minister, or rabbi responded 揥hat are you
complaining about? I wish none of our young people could play
cards!?nbsp;
The man answered 揑 wish so too. But this one does!?nbsp;
Yes, everybody has to develop their own resources and values.
But people with the North Node in Taurus or the 2nd
house really need to do
so.
John
Belushi had his North Node in Taurus in
the 4th
house. He should have concentrated on
building a stable home life, but the attraction to the underside of life
proved too strong. He died from a drug overdose.
Clint
Eastwood also has a Taurus North Node.
It's in his 6th
house (work). Here is someone who could
have slipped into the underworld of that South Node in Scorpio in his 12th
house and been wiped out. Instead, he
lets the characters he plays do that. He stuck to his North Node and
built his own values and resources (Taurus) by working (6th
house). And he did it by playing mostly
Scorpio characters.
North
Node in Gemini: The tendency given by this one is to be wild, untamed, and
unsocialized. The negative side of that Sagittarius South Node is a
total indifference to the opinions of others. They are not listened too
at all. Even when it seems like someone living on their Sagittarius South Node is listening, they hear nothing. The need hear is to develop
better social skills. Learn to see things from all sides before shooting
that mouth off. Learn to communicate in specifics instead of
generalities.
Bill
Clinton
has the North Node in Gemini in his
9th
house. This is a complication that one
frequently gets in horoscopes where the sign of Libra is rising. In this
case, the North Node is in Gemini (stick to specifics) but it is in the 9th
house (aim for generalities). Clinton
solved this by adopting a philosophy (9th house) of pragmatism. Like the
Vicar of Bray, who in 16th century England was twice a Catholic and
twice a Protestant, Bill Clinton has remained true to his main
principle: to stay in power (that comes from his Leo Sun-sign).
Everything else shifts. Clinton learned to listen when he failed to be
re-elected governor of Arkansas after his first term. He never lost
another election. After the Democrats lost Congress in 1994, Clinton
became more Republican than the Republicans. He is a master politician
and campaigner. Just listen to his speeches. He seems to be talking in
specifics while saying nothing but generalities. And that South Node in
Sagittarius (the wild horse) did contribute mightily to his troubles. He
thought he would never even get caught. Now, it turns out that the most
famous statement he ever made (3rd
house) turned out to be 揑 did not
have sexual relations with that woman, Ms.
Lewinsky.?
George
W. Bush also has the North Node in Gemini,
but in his 11th
house. It remains to be seen what wild
oats he has yet to sow.
Donald
Trump has a Gemini North Node in his 11th
house. He gets help here because he has
planets in Gemini. That makes it easier to move towards his North Node.
The title of his first book is 揟he Art of the Deal.?Making deals
is a Gemini activity.
North
Node in Cancer: This puts the South Node in Capricorn, giving a tendency to
be cool, calculating, cautious, reserved, withdrawn, and too concerned
with bottom line material concerns at the expense of emotional needs.
The Cancer North Node means that the feelings and instincts have to be
developed as well as that Cancer nurturing ability.
Whitney
Houston has her North Node in Cancer in
the 5th
house. She has to develop the feeling
side of her nature, and her own creativity and self-expression (5th
house) are the areas where this must be
done. That fits in nicely with her profession, but Whitney should make
certain that feelings come out in her personal life as well. That
Capricorn South Node in the 11th
house shows a rigid streak that has to
be dropped. There are potential problems indicated here in the
friendship area. Either she will calculate the value of friendships in a
material way (揟his one can do this for me, that one can do that for
me? or she will attract friends who will do that and try to take her
for all she is worth. However, as long as she develops her talent and
concentrates on self-expression, this will be less of a problem.
Adolph
Hitler had his Cancer North Node in the 9th
house. The problem here is that his Moon
(the ruler of Cancer) was in the opposite sign, Capricorn, and was
sitting right on top of his South Node in the 3rd
house (communications). Jupiter, planet
of expansion, mad a conjunction aspect with both. The Moon and Jupiter
both have some problems in Capricorn to begin with. Hitler was notorious
for suppressing his own emotions (in an interview, he said that he only
cried once, when his mother died). Those emotions came out when he gave
speeches (3rd
house) and drove crowds into an
emotional frenzy. And talk about being overly concerned with material
things! He tried to conquer the world and control (Capricorn)
everything. One other ironic twist. Capricorn is the sign most strongly
identified with the Jewish people.
North
Node in Leo: Bring on that spotlight! Well, sort of. Remember, your North
Node shows a good place for you to go to, but you are still attracted to
the opposite area, your South Node, where you feel most comfortable. A
Leo North Node gives you a South Node in Aquarius. Friends seem to be in
short supply. This is because you tend to rely on them too much. What
you have to do is push your own creativity and self-expression. If the
rest of your chart shows any executive ability, develop that too. Leo
is, after all, the sign of royalty, and Kings and Queens are on top
giving orders. But remember that Leo motto: 揘othing but the best.?
With a Leo North Node, always concentrate on the high end, the top of
the line.
Conrad
Hilton did that. He built a chain of
luxury hotels that still bear his name. Now that's Leo. He wouldn't
have done anywhere as well with a discount chain. Hilton's North Node
was in his 8th
house. Few people get rich using their
own money. You have to borrow from others. An 8th
house placement for his North Node gave
him strength in this area. And the 8th
house is also what you can give to
others. Hilton gave them luxury (Leo).
Lewis
Carroll also had a Leo North Node in the 8th
house. Leo is also the sign of children.
He became famous for writing the classic children's books 揂lice in
Wonderland?and 揟hrough the Looking Glass.?nbsp;
Why did Hilton go into real estate and Carroll into writing?
That has to do with other factors in their horoscopes that are discussed
elsewhere in this text. The Nodes, however, did give direction. For
Carroll, it was children and entertainment. For Hilton, it was the
搉othing but the best?desire of Leo that caused him to aim for the
luxury market.
North
Node in Virgo: If you have this one, you have to develop an ability to
handle details. And you have to work. Your South Node is in Pisces and
that gives one of two tendencies. You can fall for any sob story and be
taken advantage of by any and all con artists, or you can be one of
those people yourself. On the negative side, Pisces is self-undoing.
Virgo serves, but not blindly. Your direction is to learn to discriminate
between the con artists and those who really need help, to distinguish
fact from fiction, and of course to be busy and productive.
Salvadore
Dali had a Virgo North Node in his 3rd
house. With a Pisces South Node,
imagination was second nature to him. But he worked, he produced actual
physical objects (his paintings) to give his fantasies a tangible form.
Luther
Burbank: the horticulturist, had a Virgo
North Node. If the time of his birth is correct, it was making a
conjunction with his Mid-Heaven (career). This fits perfectly in this
case since Virgo is the sign of gardening.
Jack
Anderson: the investigative reporter, has
his Virgo North Node in the 3rd
house. Like Dali, he has to communicate
in detail. But instead of expressing dreams (the positive side of
Pisces) he rips away illusions and deceptions.
North
Node in Libra: Partnership is one of the keys for you. Your South Node is
in Aries, so your tendency is to do things on your own. You may start
that way, but you will usually need the help of someone else to finish
things off. And that Aries temper! You have to learn to handle conflicts
in a peaceful manner (Libra). Blowing up (Aries) will most likely blow
your chances for succeeding. So will that Aries tendency to charge ahead
first and look later.
Raquel
Welch: has her North Node in Libra in the
10th
house (career and public image). No
problem here. She is pushed to get out of the house and concentrate on a
profession. Libra being the sign of beauty helped her in her chosen line
of being a sex symbol. She probably has to watch out for the explosive
temper that South Node in Aries tends to give.
Reverend
Jim Bakker: has his North Node in Libra in the
8th
house. He was very successful taking
other people's money (8th house) while he had a partner (his wife,
Tammy Faye). He lost it by going out on his own with a hooker. Mars, the
ruler of Bakker's South Node, is in the last degree of Pisces. On the
negative side, Pisces rules self-undoing. On top of that, the last
degree is home to the fixed star Scheat (pronounced She-at).
The effect of Scheat is---well, it's just like it sounds. The nature
of this star is similar to Saturn, meaning it can cause falls from power
if one strays from the straight and narrow.
North
Node in Scorpio: means you need upheavals. They are good for you. That South
Node in Taurus is too grasping and rigid. You have to learn how to throw
things away. That includes habitual routines and some of your personal
values as well as material objects. Of all positions of the Node, this
is the one that is best off undertaking some form of rehabilitation,
therapy, or religious discipline requiring a transformation. Also
favored are careers dealing with something ruled by Scorpio.
Bryn
Hartman: had her North Node in Scorpio in
the 2nd
house. This
placed her South Node in Taurus in her 8th
house She put too much emphasis on the
material goods and possessions (Taurus) supplied by her partner. When
faced with loosing this through divorce, she snapped. The 8th
house also rules death, which was the
path she took rather than face the upheaval and readjustments of a
material loss.
Lon
Chaney: the
揗an of a Thousand Faces? had a Scorpio North Node. If the time of
his birth is correct, it was in his 6th
house (work). That Scorpio placement had
to be a help to him when he was transforming himself into other
characters, including monsters (also ruled by Scorpio).
Charles
Darwin: had a Scorpio North Node. The time
of his birth is uncertain so we cannot be sure of the house position.
However, his North Node was less than 3 1/2 degrees away from Uranus,
planet of genius, shocks, and sudden changes. Darwin certainly fulfilled
that one by undermining the social value structure that had endured for
over a thousand years and shocking many people in the process.
Incidentally, Scorpio also rules the biological sciences.
Once more, I would like to point out that thousands of other
people also had that same conjunction of the planet Uranus with the
North Node and they didn't propose a theory of evolution. But since
they were not famous, we don't know exactly how this worked out in
their lives. Perhaps they did small things that, in their own way, were
also startling and original. And one must always consider all other
factors, the entire horoscope. The placement of the Nodes is, after all,
only one indicator out of many. Nevertheless, in one way or another, it
manages to shine through.
North
Node in Sagittarius: There is a strong need to get the big picture and not get
bogged down in everyday trivia. The negative side of that Gemini South
Node is that it can talk incessantly about nothing. If you have this
one, there is a danger that you
will always be chasing after the next fad, the next 搃n thing?and
loose your own identity in the process. The tendency is to care too much
about being 揳ccepted.?That Sagittarius North Node pushes you to
take a stand on what you really believe in and not be so concerned with
what is 搃n?or 搊ut.?Take more long trips instead of just
hanging around the neighborhood. Put a little adventure in your life.
Instead of just finding out the latest facts, aim for the big picture
and try to see what they mean. If you have these Nodes and you find
there is no meaning in your
life, then you are spending too much time on your Gemini South Node.
Find a cause that turns you on and charge off to the crusade.
Drew
Barrimore: has her North Node in Sagittarius
in the 6th
house (work). That puts her Gemini South
Node in her 12th
house (self-undoing). Her Sun is in
Pisces (negatively, the sign of self-undoing) and her Moon in Cancer
(negatively, 損oor little me?. She was in rehab by the time she was
fourteen. Drew will be ok as long as she finds meaningful work
(Sagittarius North Node in her 6th
house) or something where she can help
others.
Bill
Cosby: also has a Sagittarius North Node. When he was a stand-up
comic, he didn't just tell jokes. His style was to tell stories
(Sagittarius). Of course, they were frequently long-winded and had no
point (Gemini South Node) but at least he tried to go in the right
direction.
North
Node in Capricorn: Your job is to be more practical, efficient, organized, and
ambitious. With your South Node in Cancer, there is too much of a
tendency to be emotional. More than that, a Cancer South Node can be
downright immature, like a cranky child. Don't expect Mommy (or a
substitute) to serve your needs forever. Do it yourself. On the positive
side, when you do grow towards your Capricorn North Node, those Cancer
traits can keep you from become too cold and aloof. Efficiency with
feeling.
Judd
Hirsch: has the North Node in Capricorn. It
is also in the 10th
house. This is a double influence and
emphasizes career quite strongly. Notice the roles that made him famous.
There was Alex on 揟axi? a neurotic character who is obviously
capable of much more but who works as a cab driver. Then, there was the
title role on 揇ear John.?The entire show was based on John's
experience in a therapy group. In the film 揙rdinary People?(for
which he got an Oscar nomination) he did a turn as a Capricorn type,
playing a therapist. But even here, he kept telling his patient to
express feelings.
Woody
Allen managed to make a profession
(Capricorn) of his South Node in Cancer. The character he plays is a
highly emotional hypochondriac who won't grow up and is constantly
complaining. Woody turned this into a successful career! Capricorn can
make a profitable business from almost anything. Woody's Capricorn
North Node is in his 5th
house (creativity) which led him into
the arts. Thank goodness. The 5th
house also rules gambling and
speculation, and that neurotic persona he created wouldn't go over as
well if he were a stockbroker.
Corbin
Bernsen has his Capricorn North Node in
the 10th
house, like Judd Hirsch. His
breakthrough role was as Arnie, a self-centered, womanizing attorney on
揕.A. Law.?His character was always complaining and made constant
demands on his secretary (who acted more like his mommy than an
employee).
North
Node in Aquarius: If you have this one, your job is to cut down on your own
self expression and do something to help other people with theirs. That
Leo South Node makes you want to act like the king or queen of the hill.
What you really have to do is act like a wise and gentle monarch who
spends all their time taking care of their subjects. Aquarius, like all
Air signs, is concerned with relationships. In this case, it's
friendship. More than most people, you will find yourself in situations
where you need a friend. A big necessity for you is to build
friendships. Even more, you have to concentrate on being
a friend.
Aquarius is also the sign of genius, showing the need to be
original no matter how much controversy gets stirred up.
Clara
Barton had the North Node in Aquarius. If
the time of her birth is correct, the Node was also in her 12th
house, which, among other things, rules
hospitals. She treated wounded soldiers during the Civil War and later
founded the Red Cross. When she lived, women were supposed to stay in
the kitchen. Her North Node helped her break new ground in pursuit of a
humanitarian cause (Aquarius). Of course, it didn't hurt to have a
pile of planets in her 10th
house (career).
Louis
Pasteur also had the North Node placed in
Aquarius, sign of genius. He took on the entire French medical
establishment and won. The real winners were the many people who
didn't die from rabies and the countless others who didn't get
typhoid fever from contaminated milk. Pasteur's style, however, was
pure Leo. He knew how to be on center stage and attract attention. But
he did it in pursuit of an Aquarian goal.
North
Node in Pisces: means that you have to develop your imagination, intuition,
and sympathy. Your South Node is in Virgo, showing a tendency to put too
much emphasis on little details, so much so that you get bogged down.
Virgo is the sign of lists. Put some free time on your schedule. Do nothing
a few times a week. Just hang out and let your imagination drift. It's
good for your health. If you insist on 搆eeping busy? do some
volunteer work at a hospital, nursing home, orphanage, even a prison.
Some place connected with restriction (Pisces rules places of
restriction). Don't forget animal shelters. Or do something creative.
Perhaps a workshop in art or dance. Study Yoga, Tai Chi, or take up
meditation. And don't be so insistent on details when it comes to sex.
Isadora
Duncan had her Pisces North Node in her 12th
house. Dance was her life. So was that
powerful Uranus in her 5th
house which made her both highly
original and accident prone.
Elizabeth
Taylor has her Pisces North Node in the 6th
house (work). Working in the movies is
perfect for her.
Fyodor
Dostoevsky filed his novels with discussion of
spiritual themes and problems. The main character of 揅rime and
Punishment?concludes that it would be ok to kill a nasty person and
use the money for good works. What a perfect example of a negative South
Node in Virgo! He winds up killing the old pawnbroker's saintly sister
as well, and later sees an innocent person arrested for his crime. After
he confesses, he is sent to prison (Pisces) and begins a long process of
rebirth (Dostoevsky was a Scorpio Sun-sign).
Buckminister
Fuller was one of the most creative and
imaginative thinkers of the 20th century. His Virgo South Node enabled
him to be very detailed in
his projects and bring them into reality.
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