By Madame Dana Zia
The energy is ripe for planetary consciousness through self-love. There is palpable potential and power at our fingertips that can be used or abused. Group consciousness is being activated right now to dig deep and find divine self-love so that we can beam that out for all to flourish and prosper. Like the August Sun that shines the light down on the glorious sunflowers that grace the tables of all and bring deep peace and joy.
This is because the Nodes of the Moon have moved into Leo/Aquarius on the 9th of May which only happens every 18.6 years. The Nodes spend about 18 month in each sign and just moved from Virgo/Pisces into Leo/Aquarius.
The Nodes of the Moon really need to be explained a bit here to understand the significance of this. They are not a planetary body, they are points in space where the moon crosses over the elliptic orbit of the earth. As you all know, the Sun and planets do not circle willy-nilly around the Earth. Instead, their path is around the Sun and it is in a very precise flat circle, like a disk. This disk-shaped band of space they circle in is called the “ecliptic plane”.
Astrology is geocentric, meaning that even though we realize the Sun does not orbit the Earth, the Earth is at the center of the astrological chart. Thus, Earth is our frame of reference. The Moon’s orbit around the Earth is not the same as the ecliptic plane around the Sun. Her orbit is very different as she is drawn to the Earth by our gravitational pull. The Moon’s orbit crosses the ecliptic plane in two places as she circles the Earth, these “crossings” are called the Moon’s Nodes.
The North Node is where the Moon crosses the ecliptic plane going toward the northern hemisphere, and the South Node is where she crosses the ecliptic plane in the southern hemisphere. The North Node and the South Node are always opposite of one another in the sky.
The Moon’s Nodes always move in retrograde, meaning they apparently travel backwards through the Zodiac. (Retrograde is a perspective, not a reality!) They make a complete orbit through the 12 signs every 18.6 years. When the New Moons and Full Moons happen near the Moon’s Nodes, eclipses happen. That is because the Earth, Sun, and Moon line up so exactly that a shadow is cast. This is how astronomers, ancient and modern, know how to predict the eclipses.
In astrology they have great significance and where ever they are located in your birth chart. The Moon location during your birth is very profound as the Moon highly influences the Earth and consequently you. So whatever the sign and location of your Moon at your birth, it has a profound effect on you. The Nodes of the Moon consequently have an equally powerful effect on you. They are very personal and only occur every 18.6 years. (To learn more about your Moon sign and Nodes locations, a birth chart reading with me will enlighten you!)
With the Nodes of the Moon moving into the signs of Leo and Aquarius last week, there is a lot of power in the stars right now for the refined tuning of the self to bring your beautiful instrument of light to the orchestra of divinity. It is more complex and needs a bit more orchestrating to bring harmony but the potential is remarkable. Enjoy the luxury of loving yourself and let that joy spill out of you and onto the tables of others where they may drink from that fruit. Let it inspire others to create innovative ideas to bring consciousness for all. That is the project for Global Consciousness in the next 18 months.
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