5 Ways to Manifest Your North Node & Realize Your Potential
There are a lot of feared positions and occurrences in astrology, but there are some helpful, beneficial, even super positive ones as well, and the North Node is one of those good ones.
The North Node is a part of the Lunar Nodes, which are the points in the Moon’s orbit where the Moon crosses the ecliptic. There’s a North Node and a South Node, and they exactly oppose one another in the Zodiac.
The South Node is your past, your baggage, your karma, and what you already know. It’s familiar, therefore very comfortable, so we tend to fall back on it in times of stress, upset, and trauma, making it a bad habit and crutch. We have to learn to move away from this and release the baggage.
The North Node, on the other hand, shows your potential and purpose in life. It’s where you can find ultimate life satisfaction, fulfillment, and happiness. So positive! So why don’t more of us manifest our North Node? Because it’s the unknown. It’s unfamiliar, therefore uncomfortable, and we shy away from it (or rather, run as far away from it as we can get!).
As we get older, the idea is we’re supposed to learn more of our North Node, become more comfortable, engage with it, and bring it to life, but this is often theory instead of reality for most. Humans fear the unknown and will do anything to avoid it! But this is to our detriment with the North Node, and we need to work on it. So, let’s review 5 ways you can manifest your North Node right now:
01: Focus on the positives of your North Node sign.
The Zodiac sign your North Node falls in is one of the main energy points you need to manifest in your life. Learn about this sign, as it might be very different from your Sun, Moon, or Rising signs.
Whatever this sign rules, this is what you need to embody more of in your personality, your life approach, and your goals. Every Zodiac sign has a positive side and a negative side, but with the North Node, it’s all about the positive side, so focus on the positive traits and attributes of the sign and inject that into your being and life.
Don’t worry about the negatives - that’s not going to happen with the North Node! Only focus on the positives associated with the sign. This is where you find most of your answers for how to make your life better and how to be a happier person.
02: Study the house your North Node falls in.
Your North Node will also fall in a natal house, and whatever that house rules, this is where you can direct your North Node energy (so the energy of the Zodiac sign). Again, this is all positive, so whatever the house rules, focus on the positive side and how you can positively use this house.
The best goals for your life are often a combination of your North Node sign and house, so consider how you can merge the two. This is where you can accomplish a great deal in your life.
Focus on what the house rules, and what kind of ultimate success you can have in these areas of life. Play around with ideas, and you’ll be surprised by what you realize is possible for you.
03: Use any planets in your North Node sign.
If you have any planets in the same sign as your North Node, those planets also play an important beneficial part in your purpose and potential, so put them to good use! The Sun or Moon in your North Node sign tends to make it easier for you to use your North Node, and can even be lucky positions (especially the Sun).
Meanwhile Mercury can show benefits using your mind; Venus can show benefits using relationships; Mars can show benefits from taking the lead; Ceres can show benefits from being resourceful; Jupiter can show benefiting from big risks; Saturn can show benefits from discipline but rewards coming later in life; Uranus can show benefits from pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone; Neptune can show benefits from using creativity; Pluto can show benefits from transforming; and Chiron can show benefits from healing.
Tip for the intermediates/advanced students: Pull up asteroids as well and see which fall in your North Node sign for more potential benefits!
04: Consider the squared planets blocking your nodes.
In astrology, any planets that are square (3 signs away) your Lunar Nodes are considered blocks to using your nodal energy properly. You usually have an issue to work through related to the planet, sign, or house involved. Once you work through that issue, it can unlock your nodes and make it easier for you to manifest your North Node energy. The squares are:
Aries/Libra squares Cancer/Capricorn
Taurus/Scorpio squares Leo/Aquarius
Gemini/Sagittarius squares Virgo/Pisces
05: Go literal!
This might be a tip you want to use as you become more comfortable with your North Node energy to add fuel to the fire and give it a major spark, but sometimes astrology is SO literal, and that means you can be too! What does that mean? That means literally having your North Node in your life.
That can include things like keeping the glyph or symbol for your North Node Zodiac sign on a wall in your bedroom or written on a card in your wallet, or wearing the colors or crystals associated with your North Node sign, or using a picture of the planet ruling your North Node sign or of a planet in your North Node sign os background for your computer or phone. Literal!
Recap:
use the positives of your North Node sign
don’t neglect the house or planets in your North Node sign
address any planets square your Lunar Nodes
integrate your North Node literally
