Whats a north node, and why is it all over the place instead of at the top of the chart?
A. Nodes are points of intersection between two different coordinate systems. Most commonly, this term refers to the nodes of the Moon – the north node in particular. This is the point in space where the Moon crosses the ecliptic (the path of Earth’s orbit around the Sun) from south to north. Its opposite point, the south lunar node, is the point where the Moon crosses the ecliptic from north to south. The lunar nodes are almost universally regarded among astrologers as important. (Eclipses always occur at or fairly near one of the lunar nodes.) Like the Sun, Moon, the planets or the signs, the Moon’s node can be in any house in a particular horoscope; and in fact it will go through all twelve houses in a day just like any of these other cosmic points. I see the nodes as points of connection in a chart: they show how we fit into our social and cultural milieu, how it impacts on us . . . not unlike the Vedic view that the nodes are ‘karmic’ indicators.
