posted August 25, 2005 07:11 PM              

From AstroAlchemy - Making the Most of Your Transits by Joan Negus

Chapter 9 The Moon's Nodes
Function

Like the planets, the transiting mean node axis also has a function. The nodal axis is connected with relationships. In the natal chart the signs and houses in which the nocdes are posited, along with the aspects they form with the natal planets and points, provide clues as to how we interact with others. The transiting nodal axis informs us of what others are activation within us at a particular time.

Whether a transiting planet is aspecting your natal nodes, or the transiting nodes are aspecting a natal planet, other people will be playing an important role in current situations. The difference is that if a transiting planet is activating your natal nodes, YOU will be applying the energies ascribed to the planet in your associations. Whereas the transiting nodes aspecting a natal planet indicate that SOMEONE ELSE will be triggering the principles associated with that planet within you. For example, transiting Saturn aspecting your nodes could mean that you are examining responsibilities or commitments in a relationship. The idea to do this comes from you. You are the initiator. If, however the transiting nodal axis were aspecting your natal Saturn, another person is somehow influencing you to examine your responsiblities or commitments. The thought or situation is initiated by someone else, but how you respond is still up to you.

How you might feel with nodal transits

Perhaps it is inaccurate to say that the transiting nodes by themselves symbolize or elicit certain rumblings within us. What they do is highlight feelings associated with the planet or point they are activating, as illustrated above. The sensations experienced with the nodal axis transiting Saturn were Saturnian. In other words, another individual is responsible for your examining your commitments. Had it been Uranus, someone else would have been brought forth matters pertaining to Uranus, etc. The common denominator is that the stimulus is external when the transiting nodes are involved.

How Nodal Aspects May Be Used

In spite of the fact that transits from the nodes indicate that someone is affecting you, it is still possible to use them advantageously. Being aware of the aspects allows you to know what is going to be activated within you so that you can prepare before it occurs, or at least try to direct the situation as relevant factors arise.

The nodal cycle itself can provide strong evidence of the effect others can have upon us. The nodal cycle takes 18.61 years and makes a major hard aspect to its natal position every 4.65 years. The premise here is that some relationship would have an impact on the manner in which you interact with others. With an aspect of transiting node to natal node you would not wake up one morining and, for no apparent reason, decide that today you will start dealing with people differently. Instead, outward circumstances would seem to dictate this. A study on the nodal cycle and its significance in the lives of US presidents was conducted by Ken Negus corroborating the above premise. He concentrated on the conjunctions and oppositions and found that the transiting north node conjunct or opposite natal north node in most cases coincided with events important enought to be mentioned in biographical sketches. The events ranged from entering office and getting married on the one hand, to leaving office and death on the other. Obviously some occurrences were more desirable than others, but all inferred relatiing to people or society-at-large in a different way. This is even applicable in death since that is the cessation of worldly relationships.

Although none of my clients have the impact on the world that US presidents have, they still usually experience some kind of external change in their relationships because of others, when the transiting north node conjoins and opposes the natal north node. I have also found that the squares are significant, and interpret these as much as I do the conjunctions and oppositions. The nodal return, however does seem to be the most significant aspect of the cycle.

(she goes on with a lengthy example..)
This example made me think that there might be something we can do with node aspects. Even though others may be influencing us to relat differently (as with transiting nodes to natal nodes) or to get in touch with certain functions within ourselves (transiting nodes to natal planets), perhaps a little groundwork or research in advance might be helpful. It could be that we are given clues in advance of the aspect. If we know what is likely to be activated, we can seek out people who can help us express the appropriate motifs positively, or at least prepare us for the types of situations that might arise. If we understand the issues and are channeling our various drives positively, we need not have negative experiences. Since that time I have been using that approach with clients, and most of the feedback has been positive.

(she then goes into the effects of the nodes aspecting each planet, the angles and house cusps.)

Hope you found that useful, lioneye.

posted August 29, 2005 06:01 PM              

That WAS very useful - I believe a nodal return is typically a significant time for most people.

Natally, NN trines sun & merc, sextiles moon.
Transiting NN is forming these same aspects with my natal chart because it's moving toward conjunctin my natal north node, which is about 11 degrees Aries.

Just to make things even more difficult to ponder, Venus is currently conjuncting my Libra south node. :scratches head:

Sorry, North node is in Aries, in the 4th house - South node is in Libra in the 10th house.

PS: Seems like everybody I've gotten close to in the past few years has something significant in Libra - moon or Venus or Mars or Sun...etc.

posted May 30, 2008 11:21 AM              

Interestingly the exact ASC-Jupiter-conjunction fell exactly onto my natal Pluto, which rules 12th house in my chart.
There was also an exact Uranus-Neptune-conjunction, which was opposite my Saturn and Vertex. And Mercury was conjunct my Vertex.
It brought complete chaos into my life.
But I know this mess and chaos and everything that followed was much needed for my own growth.

My second nodal return will occur in 2012.

It will have:
Sun and Moon in Pisces (my first nodal return also had Moon in Pisces and in my natal Neptune is exactly conjunct NN!)

Sun will be conjunct Chiron in Pisces in 12th house (and widely conjunct Neptune)

ASC will be on 29° Aries with Saturn exactly conjunct DSC and my natal Uranus

Pluto will be conjunct MC and also conjunct my natal Venus

Mars will be opposite the MOon-Mercury-conjunction.

Hmm, this doesn`t look too good, does it?

Well at least ASC and Jupiter will also be (widely) sextile Sun, Chiron and Neptune. And Saturn will trine Sun, Chiron and Neptune.
Jupiter in the 1st house will also trine Pluto in the 9th house.

posted February 15, 2013 10:35 AM            

I'm going through this nowadays, with t node in Scorpio almost exactly conjunct my natal NN.

Nothing big seems to be happening at all But I'm open to the idea that what's happening in my life now might have more significance in the future, depending on how life unfolds.

Bumping the thread, hoping others want to chime in on the topic.

posted September 07, 2016 07:18 AM              

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Originally posted by Faith:

Nothing big seems to be happening at all But I'm open to the idea that what's happening in my life now might have more significance in the future, depending on how life unfolds.

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It took some time to become visible or to my awareness, but yes a lot has happened and is happening still.

Interestingly I am just heading into the nodal square to my nodes. I guess this would be a moment of crisis?

Though it means of course that the transiting NN will be exactly where my natal SN and NN merge, its midpoint. So inherent in the moment of crisis is also the potential of re-uniting past and future into the present moment to manifest.... something?

posted September 07, 2016 07:20 AM              

quote:

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Originally posted by Faith:

Nothing big seems to be happening at all But I'm open to the idea that what's happening in my life now might have more significance in the future, depending on how life unfolds.

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It took some time to become visible or to my awareness, but yes a lot has happened and is happening still.

Interestingly I am just heading into the nodal square to my nodes. I guess this would be a moment of crisis?

posted September 09, 2016 12:52 AM            

npMoon in Sag - nn in virgo = life event

pMoon in Aries - nnin Pisces = life event

pMoon in Leo - nn in Virgo = life event

pMoon in Sag - nn in Pisces = life event