the moon's nodes and eclipses

TRANSITING PLUTO,

Presented by Christina Caudill

the Moon's Nodes and Eclipses

TRANSITING PLUTO

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It takes Pluto approximately 247.7 years

to make a complete orbit around the Sun

and hence the zodiacal wheel. Pluto is a

very slow-moving planet in terms of orbital

speed and this means that with the

current human life expectancy of 75-81

years, no person will live to experience a

Pluto return to their natal position.

Pluto has been covered in depth in other prior Modules in the Astrology for the

Soul Course, but as a summary, Pluto in the Natal Chart correlates to the Soul’s

intention for understanding the meaning of life itself, manifesting as the deep

emotional security needs and amplified motivations for the individual. There may

be an urge to push past one’s perceived limitations to evolve into one’s authentic

self.

Power - empowerment, power struggles, powerlessness, disempowerment

Metamorphosis / Alchemy / Transformation

Compulsion / ObsessionDecay / Corruption

Elimination / Destruction

Regeneration / Rebirth

Abandonment / Betrayal

Bonding / Merging

Psychology / Self-awareness

Shadow / Secrets / Taboos

The Archetype of Pluto

PLUTONIC THEMES

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Pluto’s Process of Metamorphosis

As Pluto moves slowly through the zodiac and has a retrograde period of about 6

months each year, Pluto transits are an unfolding process over time, rather than

simply a momentary experience.

The Pluto square is one of the ultimate Pluto transits that puts us in touch with the

solitude of the Soul. We may for a time feel as if no one understands us at as

deep a level as we know ourselves. And in fact, it’s a time to ‘dig deep’ and

access areas of the psyche that were previously unknown. Our unconscious urges

and drives may even overwhelm us for better or for worse and we can experience

this as an amplification of psychic energy that drives us beyond our conscious

mind and intentions. Part of the lesson is to learn how to access our own power

and wield it with conscious intention and mastery.

Pluto square Pluto

Transiting Pluto, the Moon's Nodes and Eclipses

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Pluto transits provide the context and emotional landscape of the environment.

Faster moving planets create the immediate content and can often trigger

experiences that Pluto is laying the groundwork for.

Pluto may cover a degree (or a tight orb) over a period of 1 - 3 years, meaning a

transit of Pluto will be a process covering this extended length of time as the

experience unfolds. The first contact is often the most challenging as it

introduces the Pluto experience which the native may not feel totally prepared

for.

As Pluto correlates to the unconscious, there may be a “bringing to

consciousness” of an issue that has been festering for a long time, denied or

ignored. It is now coming to the forefront and must be addressed when Pluto

contacts a natal planet. Pluto themes become urgent and relentless (see

Plutonic themes above) often having to do with power, powerlessness or facing

what has been hidden. Something needs to be eliminated or transformed in

order for the process to be completed.


Transiting Pluto aspecting a Natal Planet

As stated above, the first contact of Pluto often brings an issue to consciousness

that has been hidden. It can take the form of one’s own unconscious shadow or a

Plutonic event or person that represents one’s internal struggle with control.

Typically, Pluto will transit a degree, retrograde over it and then transit it a third

time, this process can take 1 - 3 years during which time a process of

metamorphosis is possible. However, nothing is guaranteed. One can have an

intense Pluto experience and yet decide to remain unchanged emotionally. As

with all astrological transits, one’s evolution is dependent upon one’s own

consciousness.


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As the natal Lunar Nodes correlate to the process of evolution in the current

lifetime, a transit of Pluto invites opportunities that create an urgency of

evolutionary potential and pushing past one’s perceived limitations. Transiting

Pluto aspecting the North Node creates conditions for the deep emotional

security needs to be elevated toward the evolutionary intention of the soul,

depending upon the nature of the aspect. Transiting Pluto aspecting the South

Node correlates to conditions where material from the karmic past must be

resolved for the soul to transform in accordance with one’s evolutionary

intentions. Transiting Pluto squaring the Nodes illuminates the desire of the soul to

integrate significant lessons unresolved due to compulsive emotional security

needs and to make new choices that lead to evolutionary growth.

Transiting Pluto aspecting Natal Lunar Nodes

Pluto Transits by HouseWhen Pluto first enters a house, there is a territory in the life that is calling for

transformation. As mentioned above, Pluto transits can represent a person, event

or circumstance that has the effect of transforming the area of life represented

by the house. Or it could be the native’s own unconscious that is affecting

change in this area, often in the form of breakdown, elimination and with the

potential of eventual regeneration.


THE TRANSITING LUNAR NODES


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Significance of the Lunar Nodes

The Lunar Nodes are points in space where the path of the

Moon around the Earth intersects with the apparent path of the

Sun around the Earth (the Ecliptic).

The transiting Nodal axis creates conditions of potential choice

that correlate to evolutionary growth (North Node) and karmic

resolution (South Node).

Orbital speedThe transiting Lunar Nodes take approximately 18.6 years to make a complete

revolution around the zodiac.

Nodal ReturnsEvery 18.6 years from birth, the transiting Lunar Nodes conjunct the natal Lunar

Nodes creating conditions of alignment in one’s evolutionary path. Relationships,

events or circumstances illuminate areas of stagnancy as well as opportunities to

evolve beyond one’s conditioning and known sense of self.

Nodal OppositionWhen the transiting Lunar Nodes oppose the natal Lunar Nodes, similar conditions

occur as during the conjunction, however, there may be a heightened sense of

urgency as the karmic past and future evolutionary potential create conditions of

a culmination of one cycle of evolutionary development.

The Transiting Lunar Nodes Aspecting Natal Planets or AnglesThe transits of the Lunar Nodes to a planet or angle in the Natal Chart offer

opportunities for that planet or angle to align with the native’s evolutionary

purpose for that planetary archetype. Transits of the North Node offer choices

and experiences of potential growth while transits of the South Node create

conditions of resolving of past karma to be transformed for evolutionary

purposes.

THE TRANSITING LUNAR NODES (CONT'D)

A NOTE ON ECLIPSES (BY TRANSIT)


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Eclipses occur approximately every 6 months

as the transiting Sun and Moon align with the

Lunar Nodes. These alignments create

powerful forces of fate, destiny and crisis

leading to the potential for significant

transformation. Eclipses continue to be

mysterious alignments whose effects vary

greatly. They are often referred to as “wild

cards”, shifts of fate and periods of the

unconscious permeating the conscious mind.

Solar EclipsesA Solar Eclipse is a New Moon (Moon conjunct Sun) that occurs within 18

degrees of the Lunar Nodes.

Lunar Eclipses

A Lunar Eclipse is a Full Moon (Moon opposite Sun) that occurs within 12 degrees

of the Lunar Nodes.

As New Moons correlate to a turning point that begins a new cycle, a Solar

Eclipse heightens it’s significance. The solar light of conscious awareness is

eclipsed by the shadow of the Moon. The significance of the Moon archetype

such as the inner self, emotional needs, connections to the past, desires for

safety and security, temporarily takes precedence over the Sun’s symbolism of

public image and conscious awareness.

Similar to a Full Moon, a Lunar Eclipse is a period of the culmination of a cycle,

with amplified significance. At the Lunar Eclipse, the Earth’s shadow falls upon

the Moon, and the symbolism of the archetype is temporarily eclipsed. As the

Moon represents our emotional attachments to the past and needs for safety

and security, these conditioned responses have an opportunity to be released so

that one may experience their conscious desires and public image in new ways.

THE TRANSITING LUNAR NODES (CONT'D)

A NOTE ON ECLIPSES (BY TRANSIT)


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Eclipses occur approximately every 6 months as the transiting Sun and Moon

align with the Lunar Nodes. These alignments create powerful forces of fate,

destiny and crisis leading to the potential for significant transformation.

Eclipses continue to be mysterious alignments whose effects vary greatly. They

are often referred to as “wild cards”, shifts of fate and periods of the

unconscious permeating the conscious mind.

Solar EclipsesA Solar Eclipse is a New Moon (Moon conjunct Sun) that occurs within 18

degrees of the Lunar Nodes.

Lunar EclipsesA Lunar Eclipse is a Full Moon (Moon opposite Sun) that occurs within 12 degrees

of the Lunar Nodes.

As New Moons correlate to a turning point that begins a new cycle, a Solar

Eclipse heightens it’s significance. The solar light of conscious awareness is

eclipsed by the shadow of the Moon. The significance of the Moon archetype

such as the inner self, emotional needs, connections to the past, desires for

safety and security, temporarily takes precedence over the Sun’s symbolism of

public image and conscious awareness.

Similar to a Full Moon, a Lunar Eclipse is a period of the culmination of a cycle,

with amplified significance. At the Lunar Eclipse, the Earth’s shadow falls upon

the Moon, and the symbolism of the archetype is temporarily eclipsed. As the

Moon represents our emotional attachments to the past and needs for safety

and security, these conditioned responses have an opportunity to be released so

that one may experience their conscious desires and public image in new ways.

A Note on ProgressionsAs Pluto and the Lunar Nodes move slowly through the zodiac, they do not move

significantly enough in Progressions. Should they contact a natal planet or point

by degree and minute, they can be delineated similar to a transit as mentioned

above.


EXERCISES

Using your astrology software or Ephemeris, calculate your Pluto Square transit

(when transiting Pluto is 90 degrees from your natal Pluto). This generally occurs

in the late 30’s to early 40’s. It is often a period occurring over 1-3 years, pay

special attention to the first time Pluto squares your natal Pluto.


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A Note on ProgressionsAs Pluto and the Lunar Nodes move slowly through the zodiac, they do not move

significantly enough in Progressions. Should they contact a natal planet or point

by degree and minute, they can be delineated similar to a transit as mentioned

above.

Your Pluto Square Pluto

Write down the dates of:

Pluto first squaring your natal Pluto

Pluto retrograding over the square of your natal Pluto (if not exact then

by 1-2 degrees)

The second direct pass of Pluto squaring your natal Pluto (if not exact

then by 1-2 degrees)

If this has already occurred for you, recount what Plutonic experiences were

present for you at that time. What did you learn about your personal psychology?

Were there any dark nights of the soul or periods of digging deep within? Was

Pluto symbolic of a person, circumstance or event? What was the metamorphosis

in your life?

If you have not yet had your Pluto square, reflect upon the house and sign Pluto

will be squaring your Pluto in the future as well as your natal Pluto by house and

sign. What does this suggest to you about the potential for metamorphosis? What

conflicts or crisis might emerge to show you where you're resisting change?How

could you be empowered by this transit?

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