going back to cafeastrology.com, I payed more attention to their articles on the Nodal Axis in a chart, and I came across an interesting approach:

"Ruler of the North and South Nodes

For further insight into the lessons of the Nodes of the Moon, look to the ruling planet of each Node's sign. For example, to shed further light onto our South Node tendencies, look to the planet that rules the sign of our South Node, and determine its sign. This sign position will suggest how we tend to act out our South Node tendencies. Similarly, the sign of the ruler of our North Node will show us how we might go about learning the lessons inherent in our North Node.

An example: If my South Node is in Libra, the ruling planet of Libra is Venus. My Venus is in Leo. Because the South Node is in Libra, I may have a tendency to fall back on partnerships and to fear standing alone, thus getting myself tangled up in co-dependent, imbalanced relationships. How do I do this? In a Leonine way! This adds an element of pride to the whole picture. I may hold on to my relationships with pleasure, priding myself on my ability to be loyal and stick with a partner; nevertheless, my relationships suffer from my inner imbalance unless I learn the lessons of my North Node in Aries.

If my North Node is in Aries, the ruling planet of Aries is Mars, and my Mars is in Sagittarius. Because my North Node is in Aries, I need to learn to develop my ability to stand alone, to act on impulse, and to feel good about myself whether I am in a partnership or not. The Sagittarius flavor suggests how I might do that. Perhaps I might need to travel away from my homestead in order to learn that I can stand on my own; perhaps I need to broaden my perspective in relationships by broadening my personal/physical horizons; perhaps I need to get away somehow, be adventurous, in order to learn to love myself and to develop more confidence in myself. I need to tap into my more bold, outgoing, adventurous, and intuitive personality (Sagittarius) in order to define myself and build my confidence (Aries)."

full article on Nodes, here: www.cafeastrology.com/nodesof...oon.html


This might be especially useful for people who have their Nodes in opposite energies by sign and house, like me.

I have South Node in Virgo, in the 12th house, and North Node in Pisces, in the 6th house. Now, please correct me, if I'm rushing into conclusions, but this reinforces the idea that astrology is not part of what I should be doing with my life, despite my belief in its efficiency.

Mercury, which rules my South Node, is in 3 degrees Pisces, conjunct my North Node(and Vertex, but I don't know what that could show)! I tend to interpret this as a warning that I tend to get fatalistic in view, and believe that my life already has a set purpose(ruler of south node conjunct North Node).
South Node being in the 12th also tends o suggest I never got to do anything practical with my talent in past lives. Now, Neptune, ruler of my North Node(friggin' complicated nodal axis, this one!) is in Capricorn, almost exactly conjunct Saturn in Capricorn..in other words, it's a very Capricornian Neptune. And, again, Saturn is the biggest DIY influence in astrology, if I'm not mistaken. Capricorn doesn't take anything for granted, and believes in building its own destiny.

So, judging by this, the way to "reach the Promised Land"-lol-is by taking everything in my own hands, and just work on making it happen, instead of getting caught up in worries, or imaginary complications that are not even there...as opposed to embracing blind faith and indulging in activities that bring no concrete results..right?

And if this were indeed true, does it not exclude study of astrology?