Nodes of the Moon

The chapters in this part help fill in those blanks. Chapter 8 illuminates the Moon and the Nodes of the Moon in all 12 signs. Chapters 9 and 10 discuss Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto — plus the asteroid Chiron, which was discovered in 1977 and is now routinely included in horoscopes by many astrologers. Chapter 11 talks about the Ascendant, and Chapter 12 describes the influence of the planets in each of the houses. Finally, Chapter 13 looks at the way the planets interact by analyzing the aspects, or geometrical relationships, that link them together. 

The North Node of the Moon is in Taurus (which means that the South Node is in Scorpio). 

Investigating the Moon in your chart Understanding the Nodes of the Moon Considering the Nodes in your chart... 

Among astrologers in India, the Nodes of the Moon are considered a vital part of every horoscope, as necessary as the Sun and just as influential. But when I began to study astrology, my teachers barely mentioned the Nodes of the Moon. Even now, introductory astrology books often omit them. One reason... 

The Nodes of the Moon are the points where the Moon, in its orbit around the Earth, crosses the ecliptic, which is the apparent path of the Sun across the sky. The spot where the Moon climbs over the ecliptic is the North Node the point where it sinks below the ecliptic is the South Node. The Nodes, which are exactly 180° apart, gradually shift backwards, spending about a year and a half in each sign and progressing through the zodiac in about 19 years. 

The following list identifies the areas of growth and stagnation marked by the North and South Nodes of the Moon ... 

Unlike the other celestial bodies I discuss in this chapter, the Nodes of the Moon don t exactly exist. They re simply the points in space where the path of the Moon crosses the ecliptic. Nonetheless, there they are in your chart The North Node and the South Node, two sensitive spots carrying a message that some astrologers consider the most vital part of your horoscope. 

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