How Astrology Helped Me Find My True Purpose : The Power of The North Node
Dive deep into the world of astrological self-discovery to uncover your true purpose, overcome challenges, and position yourself for personal growth and fulfillment.
If the question "What is my purpose?" has kept you up at night - you're not alone! I spent many wasted hours in my 20s and 30s asking myself the same thing pretty much every night, while staring at my ceiling as if the answer would magically appear. While I never got the answer there, one of the things that has helped me so much has been diving into my astrological birth chart - specifically my North and South Nodes.
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Navigating life often leaves many of us questioning our purpose and seeking deeper insight into our personal journeys. As I encountered my own personal existential crisis, questioning my purpose, my path, and what I was supposed to be doing out here in this dumpster fire, I ended up using astrology to deep dive and understand myself better.
In my era of “self-exploration and self-understanding,” astrology provided a unique perspective, particularly through the study of the North and South Nodes. There was a lot of transformative potential in understanding these astrological points, and finally, I was able to get some actionable steps towards “figuring out a purpose.”
Now if I've already lost you - don't worry...I made a video explaining everything (scroll down for it below). And since I love to be extra, I took it a step further and recently hosted a workshop showing some of my followers and friends how to figure it all out by themselves. But don't worry about that right now - If you're feeling stuck or just curious about how astrology might help you in your personal growth, keep reading and then take a look at the video.
All About The North and South Nodes Explained
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In astrology, your birth chart is more than just the placements of the sun, moon, and planets at the time of your birth—it also includes crucial points like the North and South Nodes. The North Node indicates your direction in this life, what you're striving towards (what might not be easy for you but will pay off and be “worth it” in the long run). While the South Node reveals traits and skills from “past lives” (and if you’re not into that cool, forget I said past lives), it also means your early years (a lot of the stuff in your personal foundation - that also comes easy to you). The South Node offers comfort and sometimes the “easy route” but also can be a trap of complacency, pride, ego, rebellion, or fear just to name a few… well, those are mine that I just named, haha.
So How Do You Find Your Node?
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You can easily find your personal nodes by looking up your natal chart online using your birth date, time, and location. Understanding where your North Node lies in terms of zodiac sign and house can reveal your desires (maybe the stuff you already know but are afraid to say out loud) and the life areas requiring your focus. While your South Node can illustrate inherent talents and persistent patterns that might be holding you back. These talents can also be important in you stepping into the “destiny” of the North node - you just might need to look at them through a different lens or from a different perspective (that’s what I needed) in order to best utilize them in your current situation and the present.
How I Figured Out How To Use My North Node
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Well, research, YouTube, and reading - also I decided to look up celebrities who had similar placements as me. Taking cues from public figures like Beyoncé, who embodies her Leo North Node through her commanding stage presence, attention to details, embodying “being an artist” in all areas, and community-building efforts. She inspired her fans to embrace their own personal greatness even if they are not center stage. She also uses her past personal experiences in her artistic expression and creations. We are both Leo North Nodes so stepping into roles that require leadership and visibility are part of the process instead of hiding out behind the scenes or “in the group”. As well as infusing your journey into your art in order to share it with other people so they can then have their own personal inspiration and takeaway.
My North Node placement is about embracing visibility and sharing my perspective, a big contrast to her South Node where comfort was found in being in the background (I was a BTS photographer for years & all my friends are in the spotlight as comedians). My North Node challenged me to stretch beyond my comfort zones, while the South Node helped me see how to not fallback to overused strengths.
But Let’s Not Forget About The South Node…Okay?
While it's crucial to embrace your North Node challenges in order to grow and evolve, totally ignoring your South Node skills is not a good idea. We aren’t trying to abandon the South Node - we are trying to incorporate it more. Your abilities and skills belong in your life toolbox to help navigate towards your North Node. You need to figure out how they can support your journey rather than restrain it or “contain” you. Balancing these aspects involves integrating past knowledge and looking at how we can take where we are comfortable into new areas of growth.
Implementing Through Introspection
For me, I started asking myself a ton of questions about the Node Placements (don’t worry I’m sharing them in the video to help you out too). I would journal, meditate, and have some self-introspection and reflection about how these things were showing up for me. Where was I resisting my North Node? Where was I leaning into comfort or “what comes easy to me?” What happened when I got uncomfortable? Was there success or did it backfire? I also needed action. Because we can sit and ponder and write our feelings and make tons of vision boards about what we want, but we also need action. Every small step towards embracing this energy contributes to your personal evolution, growth, and overall life satisfaction. I am a testament to that.
Journaling Prompts & More
Understanding your North and South Nodes can be the big assist in your journey toward self-awareness and fulfillment. This exercise can help you uncover your deepest desires and move through with a bit more confidence.
I have included the video deep dive I did on all of this and how I was able to move through and start embracing my North Node potential. If you missed the workshop I did on North Nodes and Your Destiny you can get the replay here .
