posted January 25, 2015 06:49 PM            

Example 1: North Node in Scorpio/South Node in Taurus
Let’s start with Jack and his North Node in Scorpio, South Node in Taurus. Jack’s past life was based on security, preservation and looking out for himself (Taurus). In this life he can embrace that North Node energy by becoming comfortable with radical intimacy and letting down his guard (Scorpio).
Jack’s Venus in Aquarius squares his Nodal Axis. Along comes Jill, whose Sun conjuncts Jack’s Venus. She personifies his idea of feminine beauty with her cool, quirky, independent persona. But she also triggers that skipped step, which means Jack is attracted to, but threatened by, her independence. In a past life, she rocked his secure boat; perhaps they were in love but she was unsuitable because she challenged his limited value system (maybe he was a farmer and she was a rebel). She scared Jack, so he rejected her.
Here she is again in this life, and they pick up where they left off. Problem is, whenever Jill says she needs some time to herself, Jack responds as if his life has been threatened. When Jill uses her detached Aquarian insight to disagree with Jack, he either stubbornly clings to his opinion or cuts her off completely. His reactions are so far out of proportion to what’s happening that Jill has considered breaking things off with him many times. But she hesitates to take this step because she feels the pull between them as well.
Jack can learn to open himself up to new ideas (and detachment) through his relationship with Jill. He may feel the urge to shut her down every time she expresses herself. But he can move past this if he realizes that the strength of his emotions are echoes from their previous life together. Jill can use that Aquarian detachment to step back and realize that Jack is not rejecting her (exactly). This is Jack’s past life stuff, and she is just playing a part in it.