Shift in Nodal Axis (Jul 2023 – Jan 2025)

Good evening,

I just sat, being so sure of myself that I have written about the Nodal Axis in the past.

However, actually I wasn’t that lucky this time.

I feel that to give a background about the astronomy and astrology of the Nodal Axis might be useful in understanding this upcoming shift in the Nodes.

Before I start writing about the Nodes, it is worth mentioning that today (12/07) in terms of Mean Node, the North Node and South Node already changed signs at 17:54 UK time. However, if the interpretations are based on True Node, then the nodes will be changing signs on 17/07 at 21:00 UK time.

So, why are there two types of nodes called ‘Mean’ and ‘True’?

I will make a quote from ‘Dragon’s Tale’ by Brian Clark which is available online: (https://www.astrosynthesis.com.au/astrology-articles/ – In this link you may search for Dragon’s Tale and you may open the pdf file.)

“One complete cycle of the Lunar Nodes is 18.6 years. The Mean Node is the daily average of the

18.6-year retrograde cycle through the zodiac, which is approximately 3’ a day. The Mean Node

has a harmonic that makes it easy to remember its approximate movement through the zodiac:

• The cycle of the Nodes through the zodiac takes approximately 18 – 19 years

• The transit of the Nodes through one sign takes approximately 18 – 19 months

• The Nodes traveling one zodiacal degree takes approximately 18 – 19 days…

…The True Node’s direction is also retrograde. Because it can be accurately measured it is possible for it to change direction. The True Node moves through the zodiac in its own mysterious way. When plotted on a graph it makes its serpentine way through the zodiac, slithering backwards for about four months, then plateaus near the same degree for 2-3 months and slips backwards again to repeat the same movement. The True Node highlights certain degrees of the zodiac when it plateaus in its serpentine movement backward through the zodiac. Both the Mean and True nodes are revealing in their own unique movement…”

Having given this information about the astronomy of the Lunar Nodes, now we may have a look at the astrology of the nodes.

North Node is known as Rahu or Dragon’s Head and South Node is known as Ketu or Dragon’s Tail.

If we start from South Node, it might symbolise history, the past, ancestors, skills that might have been inherited, it may be a place of comfort.

When we look at the North Node, there is a sense that we would like to move forward leaving that comfort zone behind but probably putting the learnings in our pocket not to get lost where we are heading to.

In a way, when we talk about the Nodal Axis, we are referring to our life journeys.

In ‘Mapping the Psyche’ Volume 2, Clare Martin tells us something very important about the Nodal axis which is as follows:

“…So, without the nodal axis we lose our direction and we lose our soul…”

In this regard, in a natal chart, the Nodal Axis (North Node and South Node will be positioned in opposite signs) might show our evolutionary path, too.

When we interpret them, we need to look at the signs of the nodes and will be able to make an interpretation based on the planetary rulers of these signs. Also, the houses the nodes are in would give us more guidance in our interpretations.

As in the case of planets, we need to see the interaction of the Nodal axis with the rest of the chart which might give us more information about our life journey.

Coming now to the shift of the Nodes…

As the North Node will be shifting from Taurus to Aries, the South Node will be shifting from Scorpio to Libra.

It is worth mentioning that last time North Node moved through (backwards) Aries and South Node moved through Libra was back in 2004. To be exact, Mean node was between 30/11/2004 and 19/06/2006 and True node was between 26/12/2004 and 22/06/2006.

It is good to look at the houses of the nodes were transiting in that period to have a sense of how our life journey was impacted that time and what clues it may give about the current impact. Although we need to keep other planetary movements going on in the sky in mind.

There is another interesting quote from Clare Martin’s book:

“The Aries-Libra polarity concerns the relationship between independence and compromise…”

This might be the theme in terms of nodes in the upcoming 18-19 months.

Having said all, when we think about the transiting North Node and South Node, we might need to consider how to move forward in a particular area of life and what we might need to leave behind in another area to support this progress.

As the shift is from fixed signs to cardinal signs, from earth-water to fire-air signs, there is definitely more drive for taking the lead of things and more active energy compared to the past 18-19 months period.

The rulers of these signs are Mars and Venus and they move through the signs much faster compared to social planets or outer planets. In this regard, even the symbolism is there, with the sign changes of these planets, the energy of the nodes might change, too.

With North Node being in Aries, there might be this drive, energy and also impatience to go ahead, move, move, move!!!

With South Node being in Libra, there might be a more compassionate, more balanced approach about the comfort areas or innate skills which we might need to reconsider in terms of harmony, relationships and values that they bring us.

I am not going to put any chart as ideally I may need to put the chart of 12/07 and 17/07 which might make things less understandable.

Have a good period with the shift of the Nodal Axis.

Turkce ozeti: Ay dugumleri (Kuzey ve Guney) burc degistiriyorlar. (Kuzey Ay dugumu – Rahu – ejderhanin basi, Guney Ay dugumu – Ketu – ejderhanin kuyrugu)

Kuzey ay dugumu Boga burcundan Koc burcuna gecis yaparken, Guney Ay dugumu de Akrep burcundan Terazi burcuna gececek. Bu gecis suresi yaklasik 18-19 ay kadar bir sure alacak. Bu anlamda, ay dugumlerinin en son Koc-Terazi burclarinda oldugu 2004 sonu 2006 ortasi doneminde yasamimizda ne gibi degisiklikler, gelismeler oldugunu kendimize hatirlatmakta yarar olabilir.

Ay dugumlerdeki enerji degisimi ilginc olacak cunku sabit burclardan cardinal burclara ve Toprak-su gruplarindan ates-hava gruplarina gecis olacak.

Bu da, yasam yolculugumuzda daha pasif bir enerjiden aktif bir enerjiye yonelmenin mumkun olabilecegini ve hayatimizda daha atak, oncu roller ustlenebilecegimizi gosterebilir.

Bu noktada, ay dugumlerinin hangi evlerden gececegi, yani hangi yasam alanlarimizi etkileyebilecekleri onem arz etmektedir.

Kuzey Ay dugumunun Koc burcundaki geri hareketi, ileriye gitmek icin daha fazla enerji ve istek sahibi olacagimiza isaret edebilirken, Guney Ay dugumunun Terazi burcundaki geri hareketi kendimizi daha rahat hissettigimiz alanlari ya da dogustan gelen yeteneklerimizi bize getirdikleri uyum, iliskiler ve degerler acisindan yeniden gozden gecirmemize sebep olabilir.

Bu surec, bir nevi unlu astrolog vey azar Clare Martin’in kitabinda belirttigi gibi “Ozgurluk ve taviz arasindaki iliskinin” gundemde olacagi bir donem olabilir, tabii ki yasam yolculugumuz kapsaminda…

Umarim bu donem hepimizin hayat seruveni icin anlamli bir donem olur.