TRANSITING NEPTUNE CONJUNCT THE NORTH NODE

The transit of Neptune in Pisces between 0-3 degrees conjunct to the natal North Node in Pisces at the same degrees will affect those born between December, 1951 to April, 1952; July 1970 to the end of October 1970 and between April to the end of May in 1989.  Transiting Neptune from February 2012 to February 2014 will conjunct the North Node in Pisces in your Birth Chart if you were born during the previously mentioned dates.

If you were to have a look at your Natal (Birth) Chart and you pinpoint Neptune’s and the North Node’s locations, they will indicated what area of life which will be affected.  This is where your future (which is the primary focus of the North Node) begins to unfold.  This could be termed a “date” with “your calling” in life and will be classified as a critical turning point in your life’s mission.

The North Node in Pisces deals with finding your spiritual mission and adhering to the higher principles in life--following a path of enlightenment.  It ventures to find a creative outlet through several different channels which is found within the house position of your North Node.  You will be pushed in this direction through a spiritual lifestyle or objective. 

During the linking together of the energies of Neptune and your North Node through transit, the objective is to permit life to happen, without interference, and to let go of any anticipations that your future might hold.  In other words, let life lead the way without restriction by you and have the faith to move with life, rather than trying to control life’s situation at hand.

You may be drawn towards what it is you have always wanted to do with your life, if you are clear on what that may be.  For some because of Neptune’s ability to create fantasy or to cloud matters, they may find themselves lost with no clear direction.  For others who are clear on their chosen path, this is a time of detachment from the mundane world of routine and a time of financial liberation.  The true objective with this placement is to move away from the material world and find your calling in the higher realms of existence and locate your spiritual connection. 

It is all about opening the door and allowing true vision to enter into your void.  This vision has been waiting to accelerate into action throughout your life and the time is now.  This is a turning point where your true life’s calling becomes activated and you move into this new direction without the need to know the outcome or your future.  You just move forward with the faith that life is taking you in the direction that you are supposed to go.

This positioning of Neptune will not happen again in your lifetime, and if you feel confused or lost with what direction you should take, pay careful attention to what is taking place in your life and your intuition will push you in the correct direction.  Your journey in this life with the North Node in Pisces is one which is a very special kind of spiritual connection and if you open the door to this avenue of expression, life will begin to unfold.  You will eventually have a much clearer picture of what it is you should be doing with your life.

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My Part

How do I fit into this elaborate network known as life?  What does one single person mean when there are over seven billion people on the planet?  How could I possibly matter and if I do, on what scale?

Each of our lives is a connection point where the energy of like minds come together.  Each and every one of us affects the overall direction of the population.  How do you fit in?  You are part of that unity.  Although you may view your overall participation as minute, do you question on what level is your vantage point?  Your connection with the overall movement might actively be doing very significant work beneath the surface.  You may not be aware of the input you have on others or the effects from what you say or the example you set by the way you live your life. 

These factors have their impact, and leading by example may be your greatest asset.  Your view of yourself and your intentions are only a portion of what transpires.  Your view of yourself is limited to one person’s opinion and that person is you.  No one sees you the way you do and no one deciphers your daily activities the way you do.  Everyone sees others on a different level and receives something truly unique through each interaction.

Is it not then important to self-reflect and view yourself objectively?  Do not be harsh with your judgements on yourself.  Live from the inside out.  Following your heart and reflect on your positive attributes.  You only need to focus on your flaws long enough to correct them.  Giving them any more attention than is required to eliminate them only gives them energy to survive and flourish.

Judge to gain recognition of that which is important, but do not judge with harshness to belittle.  Study yourself, but do not obsess.  Find solutions but stay alert to further education. 

You are significant in our world and we walk together furthering our evolution individually yet as a collective whole.  You are divided only through your “belief” that you journey this life alone.   

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Decanates in Astrology

Your Astrological Sun Sign is a very small part of the description of your whole personality and even the Sun Sign can be broken down into a most concise description for each individual.  The degree of your Sun Sign gives a detailed description of the inner you.

The Sun sign is divided into three sections.  Each section takes up a ten degrees influence on the Sun Signs.  These three sections or triplicities are known as decanates.  For example, Aries is a fire sign, as is Leo and Sagittarius.  If your Sun Sign is in Aries at 11 degrees and 15 minutes for example, you are still an Aries (ruled by the element fire and the planet Mars), but the second Fire sign would be represented starting at 10 degrees Aries.  The second fire sign is Leo which is ruled by the Sun.  As a result, you (born 11 degrees, 15 minutes Aries) have an Aries Sun sign, ruled by Mars, but also have the colouring of Leo and its ruler the Sun influencing your Sun Sign character.

This is why you may find that the Sun sign suits your character traits to some extent, but in this example you also show Leo characteristics.  If by chance you have several planets in Leo or the fifth house which is ruled by Leo, your Aries tendencies may be watered down and the overriding influence of Leo may be much more noticeable in your inner character.  In some cases, this is extremely evident in people with more subdued Sun signs and stronger placements of these ruling signs and house influences in their charts.

Decants are significant in adding more colouring to your Sun sign traits, as are planetary links in signs and houses.  This explains why some people do not fit their birth chart Sun Sign very well, although if you were to ask them if they can identify with their Sun Sign, they will still say yes strongly, because the Sun sign is not always revealed as an outside personality trait.  It is far more an inner personality trait.

If you were born within the first 10 degrees of your sun sign, you would be considered double that sun sign.  The next sign of that element (fire, water, earth, air) would be the decant from 10 degrees to 19 degrees and 59 minutes of that element and the third sign of that element would be defined as part of your personality if your Sun sign was 20 degrees to 29 degrees and 59 minutes into its sign.

Your Sun sign is part of your mission in this life time and you have entered this existence to develop your whole self and to fully understand who you truly are. 

Learn to identify with all the character traits within the spectrum of your Sun sign. 

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MAGNITUDE OF LIFE

Opening your eyes to the magnitude of your life and all of its wonders can be astounding.  If you go below the surface and dig a little deeper, beyond mundane concerns and life’ demands, you will uncover a beautiful centerpiece within that has the ability to silence all of life complexities.  This is your centre; your place of harmony, serenity and eternal peace.  It is a place where all the apprehensions and anxieties of life do not dictate.  This is your core which is always available through peaceful moments of solitude and is the architect of your life.

Meditate on this centre.  Still your mind so you can facilitate your interaction with this place of solitude.  Bring your anxieties with you when you begin your pursuit and watch them fade and soften with each breath of non-toxic thoughts that are brought to the surface.....one after one, after one.  Deep breath in, inhale the ever-expanding love that is always present.  Exhale, long and deep and let go of life’s mundane anxieties.  Feel the peace that resonates within as it releases itself into your whole being.

You can do this anytime, anywhere.  It is always available and never-ending.  It is the escape route to self and always offers tranquility and solutions to all of life’s concerns.  It is unpretentious, honest and accessible for all.  With continuous repetition and training, you can focus your attention internally and you will find this place promptly with less and less effort.

Instead of getting caught up in the frustrations and limitations of the day, release your tensions and adapt to this reliable tradition.  Find the peace that resonates on an internal level constantly, and bring it to the surface.  With practice, determination and with persistent effort, you will make this peaceful place of solitude part of who you are on the surface and not just hidden away on the inside.  Life’s tranquil moments can become abundant.  Renounce the grip of tedious, frustrating experiences from your life.

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COLD WINTRY DAY

Fear not winter’s fury.  Its force, although one to be reckoned with, is short lived and all of its splendor will soon be a thing of the past.  It is easy to get caught up in the moment and the anxiety caused by wintry conditions.  Step outside and look at the beauty the season surrounds you with instead of worrying about shoveling that driveway and the other mundane winter tasks.  Winter is actually a magnificent time of year.

If something is telling you that it is too dangerous to drive to work, perhaps you need a quiet day to stay home.  It is okay, once in a while, to have a day for yourself and not to be caught up in your paid duties.  Far more important is your safety.

If possible, seize the opportunity to be one with nature and explore some of the deeper regions of yourself.  Nature promotes peace.  If the opportunity presents itself, grasp the moment of tranquility, for the anxieties of work pressures each and every day can begin to weigh heavy on you.  A walk in the woods and spending time in nature can do wonders for the spirit and relax that tense mind.  There is something very soothing about nature and winter has its magnificence--the crackling snow under foot, the whistling winds in the tree-tops.  Enjoy this moment of solitude for soon all the wonderment will be lost once again.  Create a memory.

Sometimes you need to listen to the voice of life.   It talks to you on so many different levels and you have to be open to what it is saying.  Life is to be lived.  Life is to be shared.  Instead of staying inside on that cold winter day, get dressed and go for that walk in nature.  Let the landscape carry you away from your obligations, if only for today.  Rest and let go.  Enjoy your life and be one with nature, even on that snowy, wintry, cold and blistery day.  You will thank yourself for the respite and feel better from the experience.

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ASTROLOGY'S NORTH NODE IN PISCES

As the nodes are depictive of our past incarnation and the purpose behind our chosen embodiment in this life, we thought we would discuss one of the nodal placements - Pisces.  As explained previously, if the North Node is in Pisces then the South Node would be the oppose sign Virgo.  Virgo would be descriptive of where you are coming from and the attributes and deficiencies you have brought with you into this life.

With the South Node in Virgo, in a past life, you would have been very disciplined and well-organized and during that life, you were in search of flawlessness particularly in worldly ways.  Typically, you would have analysed everything to the smallest detail and relentlessly insisted on putting everything in its proper place which would be aligned with your idea of perfection.

Many with difficult contacts to the South Node in Virgo have health issues.  Some becoming so focused on negativity that they become a hypochondriac.  There could possibly be some lingering issues that you have brought with you from the past and may now be highly sensitive to contaminants, easily absorb chemicals and must work on ways of purifying your body of these unwanted left over “shadows”.  Healthy eating would potentially invalidate these issues from the past.

If you find that you are busy categorizing everything and putting too much energy into critical matters, you are probably working out of the South Node and will need to shift to the higher octave found in the North Node of Pisces.

If you search within, you will find that you are mystically driven with originality and a strong sense of intuition, which will expand in its influence as you mature into your North Nodes placement in Pisces.  You have the potential and are here to address character traits in others that assist them with their ongoing journey and to teach them to have faith in their particular life’s mission.  You are able to put them in touch with their spiritual side and can help them come to the understanding that the greater whole resides within.

You now realize that there is more to life than the mundane ordered world that you have come from, which does somehow feel much more safe and guaranteed, but your mission is to get in touch with the real you and through meditation and spiritual practices move towards the intended Piscean path.  Old habits may be difficult to release and relying on practical reasoning is something that must be left behind, as the main ingredient to your life now is faith.  This is a difficult concept for one who has come from the ordered and practical side of earthly life.     

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