Astrology
"Planets Lobbying for their Own Agendas"
In the February issue of Mountain Astrologer, Laurence Hillman did a great job of explaining the Nodes, especially in saying that they operate on a soul level rather than a personality level. And as such, they operate not simply as planetary actors/archetypes, but have an unusual position in the analysis of the chart.
I'd like to add that the South Node is not only where we've come from--like in his train analogy--but it's also like the arrow that shoots through the ancient astrolabe--it points to our personal North Star or North Node--in a direction that is crucial for our Soul's growth. Although the South Node holds the past evolutionary/reincarnational story of our lives and its dangerous, default, and overused patterns, the North Node is "our calling" or vocation. Carl Jung said that there is "gold in the shadow of our psyche" yet when comparing the importance of the North vs. the South Node, I chose to focus on the North Node in my book: "North Node Astrology; Rediscovering Your Life Direction and Soul Purpose." In these times, I think it is a profound act to give the Soul a voice in the re-discovering of our lives. The planets are lobbyists pulling for their agendas, but we can't let them overpower this voice! As Jungians might say, this arrow--this North Node--is where the true gold resides....
~elizabeth spring
- Three Small Book Reviews; Three Quotable Opinions
"North Node Astrology: Rediscovering Your Life Direction and Soul Purpose" ?The question after all is said and done is just how accurate and satisfying is the North Node section of this book?when I finally read my own North Node analysis, I...
- Prescription For Healing: Use Your North Node Sign And Ruling Planet!
The North Node is what our Soul aspires to, and is good compensatory medicine for whatever ails us. And yet, like a good vitamin, we need to remember to ?take it!? Look at the sign of your North Node?i.e. is it in...
- Near Death Experience; Retrieving The Gold In The Shadow Of The South Node
The Near Death Experience, and Retrieving the ?gold in the shadow? of the South Node We retrieve the ?gold in the shadow? of the South Node, of our past, when we?ve done the work of the North Node. Here?s the theory: we grow up repeating the...
- Moon's Node Reversal
At the time when the moon?s nodes are reversed, issues around life direction and soul purpose are up for examination and decision-making. It?s a time that holds great potential for crisis and transformation, and no matter what we do externally, on an...
- South Node; Don't Repeat What Doesn't Work
The South NodeFrom the point of view of evolutionary astrology, the sign of your South Node describes your default pattern in life. It describes a way of being in the world which doesn't work well for you anymore. It represents something you are...
Astrology
Are Your Planets Lobbying for their Own Agendas--Or Are You Listening to your North Node?
"Planets Lobbying for their Own Agendas"
In the February issue of Mountain Astrologer, Laurence Hillman did a great job of explaining the Nodes, especially in saying that they operate on a soul level rather than a personality level. And as such, they operate not simply as planetary actors/archetypes, but have an unusual position in the analysis of the chart.
I'd like to add that the South Node is not only where we've come from--like in his train analogy--but it's also like the arrow that shoots through the ancient astrolabe--it points to our personal North Star or North Node--in a direction that is crucial for our Soul's growth. Although the South Node holds the past evolutionary/reincarnational story of our lives and its dangerous, default, and overused patterns, the North Node is "our calling" or vocation. Carl Jung said that there is "gold in the shadow of our psyche" yet when comparing the importance of the North vs. the South Node, I chose to focus on the North Node in my book: "North Node Astrology; Rediscovering Your Life Direction and Soul Purpose." In these times, I think it is a profound act to give the Soul a voice in the re-discovering of our lives. The planets are lobbyists pulling for their agendas, but we can't let them overpower this voice! As Jungians might say, this arrow--this North Node--is where the true gold resides....
~elizabeth spring
- Three Small Book Reviews; Three Quotable Opinions
"North Node Astrology: Rediscovering Your Life Direction and Soul Purpose" ?The question after all is said and done is just how accurate and satisfying is the North Node section of this book?when I finally read my own North Node analysis, I...
- Prescription For Healing: Use Your North Node Sign And Ruling Planet!
The North Node is what our Soul aspires to, and is good compensatory medicine for whatever ails us. And yet, like a good vitamin, we need to remember to ?take it!? Look at the sign of your North Node?i.e. is it in...
- Near Death Experience; Retrieving The Gold In The Shadow Of The South Node
The Near Death Experience, and Retrieving the ?gold in the shadow? of the South Node We retrieve the ?gold in the shadow? of the South Node, of our past, when we?ve done the work of the North Node. Here?s the theory: we grow up repeating the...
- Moon's Node Reversal
At the time when the moon?s nodes are reversed, issues around life direction and soul purpose are up for examination and decision-making. It?s a time that holds great potential for crisis and transformation, and no matter what we do externally, on an...
- South Node; Don't Repeat What Doesn't Work
The South NodeFrom the point of view of evolutionary astrology, the sign of your South Node describes your default pattern in life. It describes a way of being in the world which doesn't work well for you anymore. It represents something you are...