posted September 16, 2012 03:00 PM
(Haydn Paul)
One of your primary impulses is toward freedom, whether physical freedom and the
need to travel, or a mental freedom to explore intellectually, inquire, and satisfy
curiosity. You probably feel this as a restless energy, perpetually striving for release
from any restrictions and breaking free from limitations. Yet this search can lack a
fixed direction or purpose, and you could find it difficult to rationalize these needs for
escape and change that agitate you. Likewise, others may consider your reasons and
explanations unsatisfactory. You need to understand how this impulse operates and
choose to control and direct its activity, or this could damage your life-style,
relationships, or employment ability.
Relationships will be a major area for self-discovery. You may lack understanding of
others and have problems in interaction. Even though you experience relationships,
you retain the desire for freedom; how this is expressed is very important, both for
you and for others. Often, you feel relationships become limiting after a while, but, as
your freedom need is often selfish, you may find that a discipline of staying within the
relationship and dealing with this freedom impulse could deepen self-understanding.
You react against threats to this freedom; but modifying responses may enable you to
enjoy other benefits. The value of good relationships is priceless. Both partners are
enabled to enjoy life and develop in their unique ways. This joy could be what you
lose if you decide for freedom at any cost, because it is inevitable that your solitary
experience of a selfish freedom will not be at all pleasurable.
Your social friendliness and flexibility will create a variety of relationships; and this is
a source of experience which aids you to attain greater understanding of others. Yet
this - allied with your freedom needs - could also encourage you to enter affairs
without much forethought or consideration. Surrendering to this impulse could
complicate your life, leaving many issues unresolved and causing pain and confusion.
Your future well-being could be affected by your pursuing the temptation of change
without fulfilling obligations or responsibilities.
Knowledge is absorbed easily, accumulating a multitude of pieces of information from
all sources, whether from formal study (likely to be of great value) or from people and
places. Such information can be valuable to others; and you enjoy sharing it with
those in need. You may fulfill a function of disseminating such 'information
messages'. You may be attracted to becoming a teacher or educative communicator,
preferably one who disseminates information rather than evaluates and interprets,
due to a difficulty piecing together disparate pieces of information into a coherent
whole. Decision-making or judgements may not be your strong point, as you continue
to wait for more information which may influence your choices; often life
circumstances will decide for you.
An essential lesson is to understand your freedom impulse. Learn how to express it
positively within relationships, and your life will be enriched through greater
harmony. Fail to apply it correctly through selfish expression, and your freedom willlead to greater suffering for yourself and others.
(Bruno and Louise Huber)
The first two houses are still very much involved with the 'I'. In the 3rd house, we
enter the collective sphere, and our attitude to the group is important. In order to
pick up the thoughts of the group (i.e. of those who are in my own thoughts), I must
listen to, and understand, the language they are using. I must make my unconscious
states of dependence conscious and, above all, I must be aware of any tendency to
tell people what they want to hear.
Inherently, the collective sphere is always a problem in the horoscope, because it is
too close to us. Our reactions to the group, whether in thought (3rd house) or feeling
(4th house) are completely automatic; as, for example, when I say something on the
spur of the moment which, although it flatters the other person, is not absolutely
true. And, with the Node in the 3rd house, we need to guard our tongues, because
speech is the means of communication there. At least we should go over what we
have said and consider whether or not we were right to advocate it, and whether or
not it is objectively true. Possibly we have agreed with someone simply to please
them or to avoid an argument.
If we make it a rule to check what we say, we can come to terms fairly quickly with
our Node - something that is very important when there is an opposition to the Node.
Naturally, we have to talk in the same way as everybody else, but we must do so with
common sense and avoid exaggeration. In other words, we must use contemporary
ideas and thought structures but without discrimination. Only then can we find our
true niche, and avoid being pigeon-holed. The individual has to conform within
reason, but the group has no right to demand submission. On the other hand, the
individual is not entitled to expect submission from the group. There is a world of
difference between heedlessly allowing oneself to be controlled by others, and seeing
how far one can accommodate them after making up one's own mind via the 9th
house. The need to do the latter is indicated by the placement of the Node in the 3rd
house.
North Node in the third house or Gemini
(James Braha)
If the North Node is in the third house or Gemini, the person's greatest growth,
evolution, and fulfillment come through mental expression and rational analysis of
objective truth. In past lifetimes, the person may have been idealistic and emotional
in his thinking. Now he must use discrimination, and focus on the facts and figures in
the here and now. He should follow his instincts of avoiding dogmas, creeds,
religions, and higher philosophies. The person gains little from meditation, astrology,
metaphysics, and any disciplines which are not verifiable through traditional science.
The person suffers when he goes by faith and intuition. He does not fare well
whenever he follows blindly. He must abide by his newfound skepticism, and make
hie way to the truth by way of logic and reasoning.
Happiness will be found in mental professions such as teaching, lecturing, debating,
and writing. The person is a good salesman. He thrives on city life, and should be as
active as possible. Public relations or co-ordinating -type careers are favored. During
previous incarnations, the person was sentimental, philosophical, and too taken with
theories, principles, doctrines, and conjectures. Now he must plant his feet firmly on
the ground and embrace the notion that 'what you see is what you get'. The person
should cultivate good relations with siblings and relatives. He must work on
versatility and adaptability, and try to experience as much variety and 'spice of life'
as possible. The person may often find himself thrust into situations that requiregreat precision and attention to details.
The daily environment is important; long-distance travel is not. The person is welladvised to meet as many people as possible and continually expand his social life. He
should avoid gambling or trying to predict the future, except through serious
investigation and statistical research. The more he gains of useful information and
practical knowledge, the happier he will be and the greater his growth and evolution.
He must not allow his feelings and emotions to interfere when trying to understand
an issue. The person should not concern himself with broad viewpoints, abstract
ideas, fanciful inspirations, and spiritual realities. He must learn through personal
experience, not gurus and mentors.
Many Western astrologers consider the North Node in Gemini to be exalted. This is
interesting because, at first glance, the person appears cursed in the realms of
religion, philosophy, and higher knowledge. How, then, is he to make his way to
enlightenment and final liberation? It may be that the person is exceedingly blessed
because he is making great evolutionary strides simply by living with physical reality.
Perhaps he has had such unshakeable faith in previous lives that his only present
necessity is to deal squarely with life as it is. The person feels no need whatsoever to
inject meaning and significance into his existence through conceptual and
philosophical beliefs. Certainly, the person with the North Node in Gemini or the
third house has an easier time with practicalities than anyone else. He pays attention
and quickly learns how things work here on planet Earth.
In ancient Hindu astrology, the North Node in the third house indicates an
enormously strong will and an interesting personality. The person is courageous and
adventurous. He works well with his hands, has intense cravings, and fulfills his
desires easily. The South Node in the ninth house may indicate troubles with
religious or spiritual leaders. Or the person may have a guru or mentor who is
strange, weird, occultish, extremely introverted, or invisible in a way. The sign
positions in Hindu astrology are much less significant.
Lindaland
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posted September 16, 2012 03:00 PM