Your North & South Nodes
Why you’re weirdly good at something that no longer satisfies you—and weirdly drawn to something you don’t quite trust yet
The lunar nodes (you have a north and a south) aren’t planets. They’re points. Specifically, the points where the Moon’s orbit crosses the Earth’s orbit around the Sun. And yet, these invisible math spots somehow know what you’re here to grow toward—and what you need to leave behind (no pressure).
In astrology, your North Node shows what you're here to learn. Your South Node shows what you’ve already mastered. One represents challenge and growth. The other represents comfort and instinct. And they are always exactly opposite each other. So if someone has a North Node in Virgo, their South Node is automatically in Pisces. If your North Node is in the Fifth House, your South Node is in the Eleventh.
You can't have one without the other. It's a built-in cosmic tension between where you’re coming from and where you’re headed. Think: past life habits vs. current life homework. Or: the thing that comes naturally vs. the thing that comes meaningfully.
NORTH NODE
The North Node is uncomfortable. It’s unfamiliar. It’s often the last thing you’d describe yourself as—and yet, every time you take a step toward it, your life opens up.
If you have a North Node in Aries, you’re learning how to advocate for yourself.
In the Second House? You’re learning how to build your own stability instead of outsourcing it.
North Node in Leo? You’re learning how to be seen and celebrated—even if you’d rather disappear into the background and never post again.
The North Node doesn’t hand you rewards. It gives you homework. But when you do the work, you grow into someone more aligned, more confident, and somehow more you—even if it feels weird getting there.
SOUTH NODE
The South Node is familiar. Too familiar. It’s where you over-function, over-identify, or rely on talent without growth. It’s your default mode—the one that worked so well you forgot to question it.
South Node in Capricorn? You’ve probably been the responsible one since birth.
South Node in the Fourth House? You’re the emotional sponge for everyone around you.
South Node in Gemini? You’ve mastered the art of surface-level charm—and now you’re being asked to go deeper.
Your South Node is not your enemy. You’re not meant to “let it go” completely. But you are meant to stop living there full-time.
NODES SHOW UP WHEN YOU
Get praised for something that feels oddly draining
Find yourself resisting the exact thing that might change you
Feel called toward a new version of yourself that’s annoyingly inconvenient
Default to old patterns that technically “work” but feel kind of dead
Realize your comfort zone is… fine. But also a little dusty
THE NODES GOVERN
Your karmic comfort zone (South Node)
Your potential for growth and fulfillment (North Node)
What feels automatic vs. what feels alive
Your weird internal tug-of-war between “I got this” and “why am I sweating?”
Where you’re being nudged to evolve—even if it’s wildly unsexy
DO PEOPLE SEE YOUR NODES? KIND OF. BUT MOSTLY THEY FEEL THEM.
Your South Node is what people admire about you—even if you secretly resent how often you lean on it. Your North Node is the thing you’re growing into—the trait you admire in others, fear in yourself, and slowly begin to embody.
KEY TAKEAWAY
Your South Node is what you’re good at. Your North Node is what you’re here for. You don’t have to abandon one to reach the other—but you do have to balance them. The goal isn’t to trade comfort for chaos. It’s to stop sleepwalking and start choosing. Every time you lean into your North Node—even awkwardly—you write a new part of your story.