The spring and autumn eclipses in Taurus and Scorpio are among the top astrological occurrences in 2022. The eclipses’ positions correspond to the lunar nodes, two moving axes that represent a wealth of cosmic information. Nodes, as points in your star chart and in transiting astrology, can be interpreted in a variety of ways, including karma and consciousness. What are nodes, and how can they influence not only your own astrology but also the year’s major events? We go into the moon’s nodes’ history and calculation, as well as their placement on the Taurus-Scorpio axis and how they’ll affect you during eclipse season.
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NODES BASICS
Despite the fact that we know our solar system is heliocentric, with all planets orbiting the sun, most of conventional astrology is based on the geocentric notion, which places the earth, and hence us, at the center of the cosmic drama. As a result, the ecliptic, or the presumed orbital path of the sun as seen from Earth, is given its own computed field, much like a sonar in old submarine movies. In the meantime, the moon, which orbits the earth, follows its own course, which is inclined from the ecliptic. Nodes are the sites on an axis where the two fields meet, with one junction at the northern and one at the southern latitudes. If this seems a little strange, it’s because it is. Nodes are not visible in the same way that planets are. They symbolize sites of intersection and collision, as well as the opening and closing of gates.
The nodes move retrograde, or backwards, through the signs, taking roughly 18.5 years to complete a revolution. They spend around a year and a half in direct opposition to one another. The north node retrograded into Taurus in January 2022, while the south node entered Scorpio, where they will stay until July 2023, when Aries and Libra take their turn. As a result, all eclipses in 2022 will occur in the Taurus-Scorpio constellation (more on that later).
NODES SYMBOLISM
The nodes symbolize various poles of consciousness: the north represents destiny, future, and imminence, while the south processes what we already know. Demetra George recounts the mythological ascriptions of meaning to the nodes, which are frequently referred to as the Dragon’s Head (north) and Dragon’s Tail (south), in Astrology and the Authentic Self (south). The hero Marduk destroys the dragon Tiamat, whose head and tail afterwards formed the upper and lower hemispheres of the world, according to the ancient Babylonian creation myth. In Hindu mythology, a world dragon with the head of Rahu and the tail of Ketu appears.
As a result, the north node points us in the direction of Rahu, also known as the Dragon’s Head. What does it desire to eat in this lifetime? The north node, in general, symbolizes where you’re headed, what you’re looking for, and where your higher destiny is. Jane Eyre arrives at Thornfield Hall for employment, and Kiki and Jiji hitch a ride to a brand new town in Kiki’s Delivery Service. The north node, wherever it appears in your chart, denotes a point of direction, where a higher vibration of consciousness or a sensation of arrival awaits.
Meanwhile, Ketu, also known as the dragon’s tail, digests, processes, and releases what we already know. Steven Forrest states in The Book of the Moon that the south node “carries the essence of prior-life karma that has ripened for you in this incarnation.” As a result, your south node does not always represent lower consciousness, but rather that which you already know and are ready to fulfill. This could refer to your natural abilities, talents, or interpersonal dynamics, which don’t necessarily provide something new. Johnny Cammareri presumably resonates by the south node for Cher in Moonstruck, while his brother Ronny, like it or not, vibrates by the north node, and the gates to Loretta’s fate.
NODES AND ECLIPSES
Though the moon and sun collide on a monthly basis during new and full moons, they only collide at the nodes once every six months. Enter eclipses, which can only happen at a new or full moon when the moon is also conjoined to one of the lunar nodes, according to George. Eclipses align the sun, moon, and earth because the nodes represent the crossings of many orbits. Solar eclipses occur when the moon passes in front of the sun, blocking the sun’s light from our view. On a full moon, a lunar eclipse occurs when the earth conceals the moon’s reflecting light.
As a result, eclipses represent a sudden and strange fight between the sun and the moon, with the earth directly in the balance. The nodes indicate the collective and personal consciousness’s direction and movement forward. The themes of their respective polarizing signs are activated as the two most direct heavenly bodies hit the nodes, unleashing shadows and revelations long hidden.
THE NODES IN 2022
The north node goes through Taurus from January 2022 to July 2023, with the south node in Scorpio. Taurus is the sign of possession, self-esteem, and personal worth, as well as the sign of form and embodiment. The Appollonian discourse is ruled by the bull, in which we can create our own aesthetic and symbolic meaning. Scorpio is a sign tuned into the primal powers and interactions that define us, and it burns away the self and plunges it into the abyss; into the Dionysian, animalistic, and transforming truths.
Many of us are coping with our own history of power hierarchies, gaslighting, and rising up from the matrix as the United States approaches its Pluto Return, the culmination of years of unearthed injustices. We’ve watched as buried or silenced crimes have been exposed, from sexual misconduct by Supreme Court judges to pervasive police brutality, since Harvey Weinstein’s blockbuster revelation (when Jupiter entered Scorpio in 2017). This awakening is, in a sense, the task of Scorpio, the serpent in the Garden of Eden, who was sent to bring us to the truth, no matter how painful it may be.
However, as the north node enters Taurus, we are asked to regroup after the damage. Scorpio and its ruling planets, Mars and Pluto, complete the necessary destructive karmic task. Taurus’ ruler, Venus, is the goddess of fertility. It’s time to put everything together and make something new. How do you want to shape your sense of self-worth and identity? The north node of Taurus acts as a counterbalance to the prevalent assumption that the world is doomed. Instead, it invites us to concentrate on re-building it, beginning with our own domain: What are your plans for making money? How much are you worth? What are your emotional and physical integrity standards?
A partial new moon solar eclipse in Taurus on April 30 and a full moon total lunar eclipse in Scorpio on May 16 make up the first eclipse wave. These two will break any final seals in your personal hellmouth, revealing the ways you’ve bought into power hierarchies in your family, career, social, or romantic lives. Any long-held score, whether by the body or elsewhere, is supposed to expose and address self-worth imbalances. On October 25, a new moon partial solar eclipse in Scorpio will occur, followed by a full moon total lunar eclipse in Taurus on November 8. Cleanse, confront, and plot a plan for the future. There is no longer anyone standing between you and power.
When exactly does the North Node enter Taurus?
On January 18, 2022, the transiting North Node reached Taurus. This sign will remain in place until July 2023. North and South Nodes are always 180 degrees apart and in opposite signs. So, for the next year and a half, the transiting South Node will be in Scorpio.
The transiting nodes show where we’re concentrating our efforts (North Node) and what we’re evaluating and correcting (South Node). Our attention is frequently drawn to the subjects represented by the transiting North Node, while the transiting South Node reveals what’s on hold. When the transiting North Node was in Cancer, the sign of home and family, this was an excellent illustration. We were on lockdown at the time, and stay-at-home orders meant that people were cultivating plants and preparing bread.
What is the duration of North Node in Taurus?
Simply defined, the North Node is a symbol for the energy we are entering. It’s a new site for us, expressing our hesitation in achieving our objectives. The South Node indicates former life feelings that we’re still struggling with, as well as behaviors and feelings that are simple to fall back on because they’re comfortable. Finding a balance between these two conflicting forces is difficult, yet it is required to fulfill both sides of our karmic destiny.
The South Node is in Scorpio, Taurus’s opposing sign, when the North Node is in Taurus. In reality, the lunar nodes function as a pair of opposites that move in lockstep. The North Node in Taurus permits us to work smarter, not harder, for the next 18 months, allowing us to achieve the financial riches we desire. It will take work to be confident in our bodies and live up to our own aspirations, but if we give it our best, we can walk into our own power. Beauty, luxury, indulgence, and decadence will reign supreme, with concerns of the heart and love commitments taking center stage. It’s time to offer everything we have to what and who we care about.
The disadvantage is that we may more easily express our disappointments and fury. Our emotions, like the bull’s, can go from zero to one hundred miles per hour in a couple of seconds. As a result, it’s critical to relax before retaliating. Using the South Node in Scorpio to access our intuition will allow us to make better decisions. Just be nice and don’t use those stingers when you’re angry.
When North Node moves, how long does it take?
The lunar nodes are used by astrologers to identify your destiny (north node) and what you were in previous lives (south node). Every 18 months, the nodes switch signs. Your “soul tribe” is made up of people born in the same lunar node group as you. You were born alongside them in order to learn the same lessons.
The lunar nodes are the subject of Kabbalah’s astrology. The north node is referred to be your tikkun (“correction”) in this philosophy, and it represents the karmic adjustment your soul must make. The nodes are known in Vedic astrology as the head (Rahu/north node) and tail (Ketu/south node) of the dragon, with the south node’s karma being harsher.
Parents-to-be should be aware that if you have a child between the ages of 18 and 19 or 36 and 37, you will share the same nodes. And if you date, marry, or have a partnership with someone nine or ten years your junior or senior, there’s a good probability they’ll have the opposite nodes (for example, if your south node is Virgo and their north node is Virgo). You’ve both mastered what the other has come here to learn, which may be a powerful but divisive zodiac compatibility combo. You can be unstoppable if you combine your innate abilities.
When your North Node is in Taurus, what does that mean?
When the North Node enters Taurus, our collective awareness will turn toward what grounds us, relaxes us, gives us security, and just makes sense. We can find ourselves adjusting and attaching to our new normal, finding moments of tranquility in an otherwise chaotic world.
When was the last time the nodes were in Taurus?
Find out which houses rule the Taurus-Scorpio Node cycle and what it represents for each sign by continuing reading.
You may see clues and recurring motifs if you recall the previous time the Nodes visited these signs. April 14, 2003 to December 26, 2004 was the last Taurus-Scorpio Node cycle.
What exactly does Taurus compatibility entail?
Scorpio (yeah, sometimes opposites do attract), Virgo, and Capricorn (what’s up, earth signs?) and, of course, fellow Taureans are the most compatible signs for Taurus friendships and romantic partnerships.
In astrology, who is Lilith?
In astrology, what is the Black Moon Lilith? The black moon, also known as the Black Moon Lilith, is the point on the moon’s orbit where it is the furthest away from Earth. Lilith, unlike the planets and asteroids in your birth chart, isn’t a physical entity, according to the AstroTwins.
What is the lifespan of North nodes?
Where in our collective soul journey are we supposed to extend and grow? Gemini’s lunar North Node is here to lift us up.
The lunar North Node in Gemini (the star that regulates all locally produced things) travels in time with eclipses, directing our dharma and progress. With the global coronavirus pandemic in full force, it’s probably for the best that we’re escorted home, as our summer 2020 travel plans are all but #cancelled.
The first lesson appears to be about teaching us what it means to be human “Friendly.” During this 20-month cycle, collaboration and communication can help us bring our hometowns to life. Hey, it might be enough to get through the 2020 economic catastrophe. Bartering could become more effective under the guidance of the Gemini North Node “As we swap services and goods instead of currency, we’ve dubbed it “the new Venmo.” (Will you install my hardwire light fixtures in exchange for a bushel of homegrown heirloom tomatoes?)
What the South Node’s placement tells us
The karmic South Node moves into Sagittarius across the zodiac wheel, compelling us to consider the consequences of increasing global growth and travel on the not-so-lonely planet over the last two decades. (Recall the dangerously packed climber line snaking around Mt. Everest in May 2019, which claimed the lives of 11 people.) While certain limitations may be lifted this summer, the South Node warns us not to fall back into old habits. Yes, we all miss #ResortLife and adventure travel, but what about climate change’s inconvenient TRUTH (Sagittarius’ favorite word)? We’ve only been in quarantine for a couple months, but we’ve grown accustomed to the cleaner, quieter skies that aren’t choking with carbon emissions from nonstop flights and belching factories pumping out the never-ending stream of “buy more stuff!” wares that we’ve become addicted to ordering…by two-day delivery, of course.
The last Gemini-Sagittarius configuration began in 2001
The last time the nodes were in the same Gemini-Sagittarius configuration was from October 2001 to April 2003, a cycle that began one month after the Twin Towers in New York City were destroyed. Along with rearranging international ties, September 11’s aftermath had such a profound effect on travel that we are still removing our shoes at airport security checkpoints 19 years later. New York City, an international port and the epicenter of so many critical sectors, is once again in crisis, as coronavirus outbreaks rage at unprecedented levels, shutting down the city for much of the fall of 2001. Similarly, between now and January 18, 2022, global border regulations, trade agreements, and alliances are expected to change significantly.
The axis of communication, Gemini/Sagittarius, rules publishing and the media. Will journalistic ethics be tightened, or will new restrictions lead to censorship and more “false news”? We’ll be compelled to embrace life’s paradoxes with the North Node in Gemini. Yes, every tale has two (or more) sides, and none of them are 100 percent credible. This data-driven zodiac sign, on the other hand, will require us to draw a legitimate line between fact and fiction.
