posted July 26, 2006 02:54 PM              

... but there is a little bit about this conjunction.
My husband and I have this, (his NN exactly my Ascendent.. which makes his SN exactly conjunct my Desc./Jupiter)...

posted July 26, 2006 03:20 PM              

i've recently consulted with a professional astrologer who gave me a very thorough reading, also looking into the chart of my significant other. she told me that recent research indicates that node-angle contacts are very intense, and most common in long term marriages (15+) years. in my particular case, my nodes sit on my lover's MC/IC axis. i checked the chart of my college gal pal who has been married almost 15 years very happily, and the chart of her husband, and sure enough, they also have this aspect. it is his nodes which sit on her MC/IC axis.

nodes to AC/DC axis same thing, i'm sure.

posted July 27, 2006 09:43 AM              

well, i dont know if this will help you any, but i will quote what the astrologer i consulted with said specifically about nodes to angles contacts:

"It used to be taught that the nodes and the angles didn't affect one another much--now we know that's definitely not the case. The angles and the nodes are powerful in their own right, so why wouldn't they be in conjunction? In fact, some independent research has recently been done on this in a large sampling, and it's one of the most common marriage significators--the Asc/Desc axis for certain, and the MC/IC axis to a lesser extent.

With one person's NN conjunct the other's IC, there is an immediate emotional identification. Because it's the NN, it may not be entirely comfortable for the NN person. With the SN conjunct the MC, the SN person identifies with the goals and ambitions of the other and can help them on their way to becoming whoever they are destined to become."

towards the end there she mentions NN to IC and SN to MC contacts, and since this is my particular case, i'll go ahead and say that what she said is true for me. though it is a little more complicated than just the node to angle alone; i actually have venus & NN on my partner's IC, saturn/ceres on his DC, and then the SN on his MC of course. so when she says that it may not be entirely comfortable for the NN person, i can qualify that statement by saying not so much for me -- having venus on the NN i am very comfortable with my NN, and venus is even my chart ruler. but where she mentions the SN on the MC and how that works, ill definitely agree with what she says, i can feel how his MC operates in this world very deeply (SN -- think about how these nodes are the MOON'S nodes, after all) and i identify with that in a "this is where i have come from" kind of way.

ive said all this because i hope it will help guys understand a little better how to approach understanding about how some of this stuff might work. the moon's nodes are essentially lunar in nature -- they are symbols of the evolving consciousness, past & present. when there are strong interchart aspects with the nodes, particularly conjunctions, the node person will feel that the planet/angle person is very much a part of 'where I'm coming from' (south node) or 'where i'm headed' (north node). the reaction of the nodal person is instinctive and emotional, and there seems to be an element of need involved, which is very lunar.

as for the angles--ive found it helpful to think of the angles almost as living entities. each point is an energetic vortex, a gateway, by which energies can enter and exit. think about it. you don't really 'feel' your ascendant the way you do other planets, but if transiting saturn is sitting there, your whole world feels saturnine. ever have someone's neptune conjunct your ascendant? either you think they're a god/goddess or they wipe out your entire sense of identity (or maybe both).

so, put the 2 together and walah, nodes to angles definitely pack a punch!

hope this helps.

posted July 27, 2006 10:08 AM            

If you keep following your SN, it may result in you being totally dependent on your partner(s) and on 'what other people think/say about you' and if something goes wrong in this department, your life can turn into a total mess;

Actually it depends on your whole chart, if you have, say, ASC in Leo or strong Sun/Mars in the chart then you might not even notice NN on ASC. (which implies a lack of self-identity/self-sustainability)