posted July 23, 2011 03:16 AM            

If we put emphasis on the South Node, they might tell us something about our past lives or just where we come from.
But they of course are also related to the North node (as a matter of fact the NORTH Node is used for the calculations).

It`s a North Node-chart, and thus represents your spiritual path;

But since the nodal axis itself is a representation of a certain astronomical relationship of Sun and Moon, I think, it might represent a very deep soullayer, spirit and soul so to speak.

Interestingly, when Edgar Cayce did his readings and mentioned astrological constellations, it is said, that it was the Draconic constellations he was talking about not, the tropical ones.

posted July 23, 2011 11:15 AM            

For example: my Draco Moon is in Gemini exactly conjunct my tropical DESC.

The Draco Moon in Gemini on its own does not make all that much sense to me on first glance. I am not having a flighty emotional nature or am unreliable or whatever (though this is really bad newspaper astrology of course.)

I DO however am a bit obsessed with analysing people, or even more so, analysing relationships with the help of astrology.

That is just the perfect illustration of a tropical Moon in AQUARIUS (astrology), and a Draco Moon in GEMINI (analysis) on tropical DESC (relationships).

Why am I doing this?
Probably to gain a better understanding of my own emotional nature in terms of relationships (my tropical Moon is unaspected, it is kinda hard to figure out myself in this regard).

Another example:
I have a rather easygoing conjunction of Suna nd Mercury in Sag. I am not that big of a fighter, I rather say: Live and let live.
Which sometimes can make me being a bit of too unassertive. NOt because I don`t have opinions (I do have them. Sure), but because I often try to avoid a fight.
But that is not tolerance or even compromise, that sometimes is a strange form of tiredness, resignation and even cowardice. Well, the reason for this is probably that I donīt want to waste my time with fighting, when instead I can pursue new ideas, new adventures of the mind. And in a way when I experience opposition, I fear this might keep me from doing what I find more valuable.

Now picture that, in my Draco chart Sun and Mercury are in Aries and Draco Venus is in Aries as well. In my tropical 4th house.

Deep inside (4th house) there is this fighting spirit, and since the Draco have to do with our spiritual path, I do have to discover that fighter / warriorspirit in me, assert myself and my thoughts to become more myself and avoid this resignation.
This is part of my path, Aries/Mars. Even more so as Mars is sitting on my NORTH Node, though from the 12th house.

I guess I do not have the luxury of being too compromising, compliant and diplomatic.
I could take this even further, if I did a Draco chart with my SOUTH Node, I would find this stellium of Sun, Mercury and Venus in Libra. Maybe this is what I was like in a past life, compromising my dignity away. *shrugs* I don`t know of course.

But what I know is that there is a very passionate / opinionated core inside of me that I have to connect to to feel truely myself and alive. And part of it seems to be perfectly exemplified in this Draco Stellium in Aries plus Mars on my NN.

It`s something that is simultanesously something I have to grow into and that is already within me.
Almost like something inside of me that I only have to "dig out".

Well, the funny thing is I have this Mars-Neptune-conjunction on the ASC. Neptune in 1st, Mars in 12th. Which also is conjunct the North Node.
It seems to highlight this conflict in me between Mars/Aries and Neptune/Pisces.

And my Dracos are absolutely tying into this contrast in my personality with Draco Sun, Mercury in Aries and Draco Mars, Neptune, ASC in Pisces.

So in my case they are just like a magnifying glass of what is already there in the tropical.

But to be honest I have more concentrated on Draconic synastry so far.

posted July 24, 2011 07:45 AM            

Example:
Someone has NN on exactly 00 Leo or 120 degree.
We would substract 120 degrees from every tropical placement. This of course is the same amount as a trine (120°).
So if tropical Sun is on 5 Cancer or 95°, the Draco Sun will be a "trine back", on 5 Pisces.

Sarainthesky,

I would never claim to be able to interprete Draco synastry. Like everyone doing astrology I am always in a learning process.

Anyway, personally for me I have two approaches at the moment:
1. Draco charts as indicative of where the past life experiences interconnect with the present incarnation

posted July 24, 2011 07:57 AM            

"Ceridwen, what degree are your draconic Aries planets? "
My Dr Mercury is on 14 Aries, Dr Sun on 15 Aries, and Dr Venus on 26 Aries.

"My draconic Sun, Mercury and Chiron are in Leo."
Interesting. My Draco Chiron is on 9 Leo.

"but several line up with my natal chart."
These are important merging points. I am only considering the conjunctions and oppositions of Draco-tropical so far. (other exact aspects may be modifying factors of course, but its the conjunctions / oppositions that highlight the "hot spots", just like these are so allimportant with the nodal axis itself; the square is interesting as well, as it seems to be "caught between past and future, squaring the SN as well as the NN).

"Like d. ascendant conjunct natal Mars"

Interestingly that meanst that in your SOUTH nodal Draco chart, natal Mars would be conjunct DR DESC.
I wonder if that means that in the past relationships were carrying a theme of dominance and even aggression. Maybe you were dominated by a partner. It`s also possible that you may meet people who you`ve had a sexual relationship with in a past life.

In this life now, Draco NORTH nodal chart the Dr ASC is conjunct your natal Mars.
Whenever you tune into Martian themes you may connect with an essential part of your identity, something that you have to grow into, but that is already there.
Where you may have been dominated in a past life by possible partners or given up your identity or control over your life, you have to reown this strength now to find your identity (part of it at least).
There is a need to learn to incorporate the Martian energy into yourself. To develop strength, and courage, and being able to "stand on your own two feet". Your identity and feeling "yourself" is tightly connected to the ability to assert yourself. It might not be an easy way though, maybe you sometimes are inclined to project your strength onto others and let them take the lead, but you also feel that this is the wrong way.
I think this conjunction tells you that you are stronger than you may think.