Horoscopes are relational maps. They enable awareness of our unfolding relationships to outer space from our varying times and positions on Earth. They give us vocabularies and timespace for developing our relationships with intentionality, accountability and reciprocity within the vast and complex community of our solar system. In doing so, horoscopes tell us about the stellar energies present and available to work with at any given point in spacetime. They remind us that we are in material-spiritual community with not just our human and unhuman kin on Earth but also in a larger community with our galactic relatives that demands response-ability.
Relationships need stories to grow, be challenged, and survive. So horoscopes are often read as layered and polyvocal stories. The horoscopes this month are told as your Lunar Nodes story. In other words, they are organised by your Lunar Nodes signs: the South Node and the North Node.
The Lunar Nodes reside where the lunar orbit cuts our Earth’s movement around the Sun, thus signaling a unique Earth-Moon-Sun relation. Since the lunar orbit intersects with the Earth’s orbit around the Sun at two distinct points, we have two lunar nodes, the South and North which are directly opposite to each other. In Hellenic astrology, the Lunar Nodes are represented by the Dragon, the North Node representing its head and the South Node its tail. Symbolically, the South Node is represented by
and the North Node is represented by
To find your Lunar Node signs, you need to look at your birth chart or your natal chart. Generating your birth/natal chart online will require you to input your date of birth, place of birth and time of birth. Since these are sensitive data, I highly recommend that you use only trusted web sources or other online cloaking technologies to protect your privacy.
A typical Hellenic natal chart may look like this:
The 12 zodiac constellations (Aries, Taurus, Gemini…etc.) typically go around in a circle and are represented by Graeco-Egyptian symbols in a Hellenic natal chart. These symbols look like this:
Aries: ♈︎ , Taurus: ♉︎ , Gemini: ♊︎ , Cancer: ♋︎ , Leo: ♌︎ , Virgo: ♍︎ , Libra: ♎︎ , Scorpio: ♏︎ , Sagittarius: ♐︎ , Capricorn: ♑︎ , Aquarius: ♒︎ , Pisces: ♓︎
Having got hold of your natal chart, you now need to note the zodiac constellation in which the South Node symbol appears. The North Node symbol will lie in the sign directly opposite. Together these will represent your Lunar Node signs.
North Node in Gemini, South Node in Sagittarius
You are moving into a glorious place. It is a time for action. But remember that action sometimes also looks like stillness. Your dreams are on their way to manifestation, if only you could patiently hold some space for them. It is worth fighting for what you desire. So is it important to move, but ground yourself or you’d be a rolling stone—disconnected. Connections to the earth shall be important. Just when you think you have no time for meditation or stillness, is when it will be most important to make it a priority.
North Node in Cancer, South Node in Capricorn
Are you running away from yourself by drowning yourself in work? Imperial-capitalist-colonialism in its broadest sense is a mode of disconnection and alienation from your self, are you giving into it? If chasing after status, riches, and public respect is what’s been driving your everyday agenda lately, it is time to come back to yourself and ask if it is what you truly desire? And if so, is the cost you are paying for it worth it? There is nothing wrong with wanting riches and recognition, but are you losing your self for it? Withdraw from the panic on the streets, into yourself, talk to your inner child, and ask them about what they truly desire. Then involve them in the decision-making to make your practical plan.
North Node in Leo, South Node in Aquarius
If you have been feeling disconnected from your social circle lately, that is okay. Feeling like an outsider only means that you desire something different from the people around you. Maybe it is time to make some new friends. Look within to know what you really want, what your truest values are. Journal. You are strong enough to follow your own true calling, stronger than you think. Howl your authentic call, and your true herd will not only find you, but also think you’re the most beautiful howl they ever heard. There’s no need to rush, slow down. As yourself: Is getting involved in others’ unfolding drama really serving you? Or would you like that which you can truly call your own? 🙂 You deserve your own space. You deserve to take up space. Give it to yourself.
North Node in Virgo, South Node in Pisces
Lateral movements. Do not walk straight, walk sideways. Why? Because in doing so you may discover paths you had not noticed before. Recognising and feeling your sorrow is essential, but being engulfed by it does you no favours. Moving your body will help you dislodge some of the heavier feelings that have come stuck in you. It is not enough to see possibilities, it is also important to take action. For sometime new paths emerge only once we start moving. But not forward. Sideways. The sea calls out to you. Or maybe a body of water. Clarity shall be gained there. Spend some time by yourself, but outside in the green. Then come back and make yourself some hot cocoa.
North Node in Libra, South Node in Aries
You feel the abundance, and you will feel the Dragon breathing through you. Despite external uncertainty and panic, you find inner calm: You have done the work, the rest is upto the universe. Congratulations on getting here! This was so much hard work and we see it! What a wonderful journey. Your passion is palpable, yet through all its movements, you have also learnt the beauty of stillness. We are so proud of you. Your power lies in knowing your worth besides that assigned to you by this patriarchal- heteronormative- ableist- materialistic society. A communication towards the end of the month will bring you joy. Meanwhile keep doing what you are, then relax and enjoy the ride.
North Node in Scorpio, South Node in Taurus
Overwhelmed by choices to the point that you feel all doors are closed? It is time to ask yourself what you do not desire. And then simply walk away from that which you no longer want in your life. Decisions in tough situations are tough. Walking away from a toxic relationship when you’re still in love is hard. Saying goodbye to a path you’ve invested so much in already will be excruciating. But will it be worthwhile? Totally, if it brings you closer to your own values and alignments. You have more courage than you think. You do not need to keep doing what the world says will keep you happy. You’ve already walked that path and you are not fulfilled. So you are allowed to change course. Happiness is not everything. Pain is also an opportunity for growth. You know what you need to do. Now just get focused and do it. Follow your truest heart, it will never disappoint you.
North Node in Sagittarius, South Node in Gemini
Wow! You are in some place! 😀 Holidays can be stressful, but remember you do not need to play by social mores just to fit in and make everyone else comfortable. That being said, some emotional detachment at this time would not be at all amiss. Maybe even some solitude. Remind yourself: You are already self-sufficient, successful, and whole. What are you gaining by playing along with others’ illusions of ‘normalcy’ when you know nothing is normal? It’s time to drop the act, the act of acting small. Sometimes power lies in silence: Consider the situations your energies are best spent in and leave the rest. Conserve, and invest wisely, draw your boundaries. You are human and have only so much to give. Realising and accepting that is wise, not selfish.
North Node in Capricorn, South Node in Cancer
Has your desire to help others engulfed you so much that you are tripping yourself up once again? Survivor’s guilt is common, but is it okay to let it drive your decisions? Watch that you are not giving away that which you need to feel whole, good, and connected with yourself. Taking up others’ problems does not necessarily make you a hero, but it might make a rescuer who enables powerlessness in others. Be mindful of which role you are playing? A sudden insight will disorder and reorder your orientation to the world only if you let it. Let it for it shall eventually bring you sureness and clarity. And love. But for it to come, you must be still. Engage in the creative projects you set aside to help others, they are more important than you think.
North Node in Aquarius, South Node in Leo
Heavy feelings surround you once more, but it is okay. Allow yourself to drown in that which you cannot understand, and that which is impossible to put in words. It all may seem pointless now, but a larger landscape remains to be revealed. Even as you’re drowning, remember that the world is still bigger than your imagination, and something beautifully unimaginable still lurks around the corner. The Universe is always intentional, and nothing is a mistake. There is meaning to all of this. And better times shall come. But for now as things feel heavy, scary, and uncertain, let yourself grieve. Feed and water yourself well, that’s the only thing which matters. Let the rest dwindle. Know that even in this time, you are not alone. This is your sign: Your spirit guides see you, feel you, are with you. They care about you. Even as you look after yourself, you are looked after. Rest. Hug.
North Node in Pisces, South Node in Virgo
Overthinking much? Your thoughts might have created a volley which has been giving you a headache lately. But how to stop thinking, you’d ask. But hey have you tried? The question to ask yourself is what does this overthinking afford you? Is there a deep grief, an irrational truth, a bodily feeling that you are scared of feeling that all your relentless thinking seems to distract you from? But does it really help? Or just causes other kinds of problems? If you love logic, look at it logically. Then to stop overthinking, just say: Stop. Say aloud: I am going to have a blank mind without thoughts for the next five minutes. Be gentle with yourself when feelings come up. A knot in the throat, a tight chest, a bodily sensation….these are all feelings. You will recognise them because they leave physical imprints on your body. Instead of letting thoughts lock feelings in your body, let them pass through you. There is something you are avoiding but which you need to grieve. Cry over. Ugly cry. It is all okay. Just remember to water and nourish yourself after. Feeling sadness is a part of life as much as happiness. Balance will be restored if you let yourself feel as much as you let yourself think.
North Node in Aries, South Node in Libra
You are close to manifesting your wishes in the tangible, it just requires a bit more patience, and perhaps a bit more detachment. Being a passionate soul, such patient detachment perhaps does not come easy to you. But it is okay, for you are learning, and my! are you a fast learner! We ask you to root yourself into your magical energy: curiosity and wonder. Not control and anticipation. Easier said than done of course. But consider it logically. Take a deep breath: You have put so much of your energy into this specific outcome, but what if there were a better one? Instead of trying to control the minutiae, let the Universe decide what’s best for you. You have done your part, so you can take a step back. Let it go, let go of the lack. A watched pot never boils. Let the Universe do its part now.
North Node in Taurus, South Node in Scorpio
The hurry to commit (to a job, to a relationship, in a service or situation) may have got you into sticky spots before. So what is the hurry now? There is something from the past that is not yet over. In the hurry to move on, watch out that you are not missing some important ‘life lessons’ (however crass that term sounds, it calls to be spoken here.) Part of you thinks you finally have it all together (and maybe you do, or at least that part of you does), but you are made of many parts and you cannot let this one part take precedence over all your other parts all the time. Which part of yourself do you deride? Which part of yourself do you judge? Which part of you do you sneer at? Which part of you do you not desire? Now imagine what it’d be like to desire it. What it would be like to give and receive love from this part, which is also you…Imagine!