Squares to the nodes and skipping ahead

[ari moshe]

Hi Rad,
As taught in EA, I have the experience of consistently recognizing that the node to which a planet forms a first quarter/crescent phase square is the node that the soul needs to give conscious attention to first in resolving the polarization of that square (resolution node). I find this intuitive as it is the first square of the cycle and where the soul needs to "go back to". It's one of the EA teachings I deeply appreciate and has been immensely helpful to so many souls in the readings I have done. It always seems to work/resonate.

The teaching on the resolution node has thus always meant to me that the other node is where the soul has skipped ahead, regardless of whether the other node is the south or north node. Is this an accurate conclusion to make?

[Rad]

Hi Ari,

No. A Soul can not 'skip ahead' to it's past: S.Node. The past, however, can be used by the Soul to not fully develop the evolutionary intent of the N.Node: skipped steps. The 'skipping ahead' correlates specifically to the N.Node.

When the Nodes are squaring a planet this correlates to flip flopping back and forth between all the dynamics symbolized by those Nodes, their planetary rulers,and the aspects to those planets WITHOUT EITHER OF THOSE NODES BE FULLY DEVELOPED: SKIPPED STEPS. It is the nature of the planet squaring the Nodes, it's total archetype, that is the causative factor or determinant that serves as the trigger to this flip flopping causing the skipped steps. 

It is the N.Node by house, sign, and the location of it's planetary ruler with all the aspects that it makes to other planets that correlates with where the Soul has tried to skip ahead. When the resolution Node is the N.Node then the Soul must go back and recover all the dynamics that correlate with the S.Node by house, sign, the location of it's planetary ruler with all  the aspects that it makes to other planets and integrate them through the N.Node.

If the resolution Node is the S.Node then all the dynamics that correlate with the N.Node by house, sign, the location of it's planetary ruler with all the aspects it makes to to other planets must be integrated through the S.Node.

In either case this must be done consistently, the bottom line, so that the resolution of the skipped steps can take place. This is what EA teaches, and has taught. 

God Bless, Rad

[ari moshe]

Hi Rad, thanks for your reply.

No. A Soul can not 'skip ahead' to it's past: S.Node. The past, however, can be used by the Soul to not fully develop the evolutionary intent of the N.Node: skipped steps. The 'skipping ahead' correlates specifically to the N.Node.

I hear what you are saying as of course the past can't be where the soul skipped ahead. I'm earnestly chewing on your statement "the past can be used by the soul to not fully develop the evolutionary intent of the nn." Here's an example to check if I understand you correctly.

Super simplified without planetary rulership or aspects. Let's say we have the sn in the 1st, planet in the 10th squaring nodes, nn in the 7th. NN is the resolution node. Here we are looking at issues of dominance, authority, judgment, unethical use of masculine energy. 1st house south node and the 10th house planet square. The strong polarization within the 1st house ego construct has created a need for the soul to know themself through others, through intimacy (7th house), and thus the draw to the north node - a skipping ahead but in a way that isn't integrated due to the strong polarization of the 1st house identity construct that lead to the flipping over to the 7th house in the first place. And so they go into the 7th house north node but find themselves needing their own freedom as they feel too much pressure/repression/challenges by the stresses of relationship that they flip back to the 1st house, and so on.
Is this a way to exemplify the statement you made?

Whereas if we keep that planet in the 10th house but flip the nodes so the resolution node is now the south node in the 7th house, this would reflect a situation where the soul attempted to "skip ahead" to the first house north node but needs to go back to the past and resolve the 7th house past first.

When the resolution Node is the N.Node then the Soul must go back and recover all the dynamics that correlate with the S.Node by house, sign, the location of it's planetary ruler with all  the aspects that it makes to other planets and integrate them through the N.Node.

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If the resolution Node is the S.Node then all the dynamics that correlate with the N.Node by house, sign, the location of it's planetary ruler with all the aspects it makes to to other planets must be integrated through the S.Node.

Will you explain what you mean by "integrating all the dynamics that correlate with [the non resolution node] through the [resolution] Node". I've always understood that by focusing on the resolution node (house, sign, planetary ruler, aspects), that it defacto affects integration through the other node since the soul has gone back to where the core issue needs to be resolved/given full attention. Is that essentially what you mean by "integration"?

Otherwise, will you please offer more explanation for what you mean by "integrate"?

[Rad]

Hi Ari,

Otherwise, will you please offer more explanation for what you mean by "integrate"?

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Integration; analogous to a puzzle wherein all the pieces are disconnected in various ways which then come together as a whole when all those pieces are connected together.

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I hear what you are saying as of course the past can't be where the soul skipped ahead. I'm earnestly chewing on your statement "the past can be used by the soul to not fully develop the evolutionary intent of the nn." Here's an example to check if I understand you correctly.

Super simplified without planetary rulership or aspects. Let's say we have the sn in the 1st, planet in the 10th squaring nodes, nn in the 7th. NN is the resolution node. Here we are looking at issues of dominance, authority, judgment, unethical use of masculine energy. 1st house south node and the 10th house planet square. The strong polarization within the 1st house ego construct has created a need for the soul to know themself through others, through intimacy (7th house), and thus the draw to the north node - a skipping ahead but in a way that isn't integrated due to the strong polarization of the 1st house identity construct that lead to the flipping over to the 7th house in the first place. And so they go into the 7th house north node but find themselves needing their own freedom as they feel too much pressure/repression/challenges by the stresses of relationship that they flip back to the 1st house, and so on.

Is this a way to exemplify the statement you made?

Whereas if we keep that planet in the 10th house but flip the nodes so the resolution node is now the south node in the 7th house, this would reflect a situation where the soul attempted to "skip ahead" to the first house north node but needs to go back to the past and resolve the 7th house past first.

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    When the resolution Node is the N.Node then the Soul must go back and recover all the dynamics that correlate with the S.Node by house, sign, the location of it's planetary ruler with all  the aspects that it makes to other planets and integrate them through the N.Node.

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    If the resolution Node is the S.Node then all the dynamics that correlate with the N.Node by house, sign, the location of it's planetary ruler with all the aspects it makes to to other planets must be integrated through the S.Node.

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Yes to both of your examples.

Adding to your examples:

In your example of S.Node in the 1st the 'skipped step' would be not inwardly changing, desiring, the inner structure within it's consciousness that is the determinant of it's orientation to relationships, and the world itself. That existing structure, dynamic, correlates with my reality, needs, desires, come first. I need freedom in order to actualize that desires.

This existing inner structure, dynamic, manifesting in the Soul's intent to learn, evolve, into relationships thus creates relationship dynamics that are not equal. The intention in that N.Node is to evolve, learn, how to be in relationships in which the structure of it is defined by equality wherein the realities, needs, desires of the people the Soul is in relationship too are equal to it's own.

Thus, the resolution of this S.Node correlates with changing that existing inner structure, dynamic, to the evolved one.

With the S.Node in the 7th the existing structure, dynamic, within the Soul is serve and give to others what they need while expecting others to do the same for them. The Soul's existing orientation to the world, to itself, and to others is defined by the need to actualize it's own reality in the context of relationships where relationships serve as the foundation for it's own individual actualization.

With the N.Node in the 1st this has correlated with the Soul's evolutionary need, desire, to learn how to actualize itself from within itself and by itself in the context of the world, relationships, in general. The skipped step in not doing this, or not doing this consistently coming into this life which reflects an ongoing psychological dependency on others: relationships. The resolution of the skipped step is to learn how to become utterly and totally dependent on itself. In so doing, learning, evolving, in such a way that it learns how to be in relationships simply because it wants to be: not because it needs to be.

Both Nodes and the planet squaring them have to be consciously embraced at all times in order for the skipped steps to be resolved. Just focusing  on the resolution nodes does not automatically equal such a resolution.

God Bless, Rad

[ari moshe]

Hi Rad,
Thank you for this explanation. I've read this over many times and am taking time to integrate this teaching. I had never really make a conscious distinction between the nodes when working with skipped steps, so this is clarifying an area that's been ambiguous for me for a while.

I want to feel 100% that I am following you. So to restate what you explained:

When the south node is the resolution node, the north node is still the evolutionary intention, but there will be a need to integrate the north node through doing the south node in a new way that is not a polarization to the north node.

I can see this clearly in the way you explained the example above with the south node in the 7th. I.E. to learn relationships in a way that the soul is rooted in their own self-autonomy, and thus only giving when they want to. This eliminates social constructs/expectations etc of how they and others should show up in relationship. This means they are actualizing in the 1st house north node of independence WHILE in relationship (1st house north node integrated through the resolution node in the 7th). Am I understanding you correctly?

[Rad]

Hi Ari

Yes ...................

God Bless, Rad

[Darien]

Hi Rad, Ari and all,

I haven't posted in many years and am happy to be returning to this space. 

I loved reading through this post - especially the wonderful nuances of language, like what "integration" actually means.

I have a few follow up questions to Ari's questions:

1. In a case where a planet squares the nodes and its resolution applies to the south node, but Pluto and the north node are within 12 degrees of each other in the same house and sign, would Pluto and the north node be considered as conjunct in this case?

2. And if so, then does this indicate that the soul has been trying to make new choices, (represented by Pluto, the north node and its aspects,) but the process has been incomplete due to the dynamics represented by the skipped steps, the south node and it's ruler and aspects to those?

3. Then the resolution would come from consistently integrating the dynamics of the skipped steps, so that the south node, its ruler and aspects to those could be experienced in a new way, while also pursuing the dynamics represented by Pluto, the north node and aspects to those?

Thank you.

[Rad]

Hi Darien,

1. In a case where a planet squares the nodes and its resolution applies to the south node, but Pluto and the north node are within 12 degrees of each other in the same house and sign, would Pluto and the north node be considered as conjunct in this case?

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No. When the phase between Pluto and the N.Node is a culminating phase this then means that the Soul is in the initial, preparing, process of evolving towards a Pluto/N.Node conjunction wherein the evolution all takes place or manifests through that N.Node/Pluto conjunction. In order for that to happen the Soul is now becoming aware of the existing skipped steps that must be recovered and resolved for that to take place.

When the phase between Pluto and the N.Node is new this then means that the Soul has already been desiring, attempting, to evolve through that Pluto/N.Node new phase conjunction  yet there remains some very residual skipped steps that must be resolved in order for that evolutionary process to continue. In  this case the resolution Node must be fully actualized and then brought through that ongoing Pluto/N.Node new phase conjunction. 

God Bless, Rad

[Darien]

Thank you for clarifying this Rad.

I am working with a person who has the latter dynamic you mentioned:
"When the phase between Pluto and the N.Node is new this then means that the Soul has already been desiring, attempting, to evolve through that Pluto/N.Node new phase conjunction  yet there remains some very residual skipped steps that must be resolved in order for that evolutionary process to continue. In  this case the resolution Node must be fully actualized and then brought through that ongoing Pluto/N.Node new phase conjunction."

The NN is at 1° Libra and Pluto is at 13° Libra, hence new phase. This person has made incredible transformations in their life up until now and seems to be deeply engaged with what the SN/rulers and aspects and the NN/rulers and aspects represent. I am wondering if it would be ok to post the natal signature of Pluto, NN/rulers with aspects, and SS/rulers and aspects in order to make sure I am understanding the residual dynamics that are trying to be integrated?

[Rad]

Hi Darien,

We have a policy on this mb ever since it began many years ago now wherein we do not do personal chart, or the charts of friends and/or clients of one of the members of this mb. So I am sorry that we can't do this for you.

God Bless, Rad

[Darien]

Hi Rad,

My apologies. Thanks for clarifying the policy.

best,
Darien

[Mikep]

Question,
I thought I saw a YouTube video where Jeffery mentioned Pluto conjunct the moon square the nodes indicated a soul with 2 lives. I can't seem to read anything about that.
First post.
Thanks
Mike

[Rad]

Hi Mike

JWG never taught such a thing.

God Bless, Rad

[Chengting]

"When the resolution Node is the N.Node then the Soul must go back and recover all the dynamics that correlate with the S.Node by house, sign, the location of it's planetary ruler with all  the aspects that it makes to other planets and integrate them through the N.Node."

Hi Rad,

The above quotes are so accurate, as if open my eyes for the first time. Because I always think that if the resolution node is the North Node, the soul should develop its NN, But you said the soul "must go back, and recover all the dynamics that correlate with the S.Node ...and integrate them through the N.Node." Thank you.

I remember some cases while reading this thread, and have some questions.

1, We can say, the SN in Sagittarius or 9th house, the skipped step planet is Jupiter, resolution node is NN however, I have strong intuition that the skipped step was caused by the south node, maybe the soul wanting to develop its spiritual capacity, to growth, to evolve, but the only ability or resource is its own old way( SN and skipped step planet are Jupiter/Sagittarius/ 9th house),  Rad, am I understanding correctly?

2, If we say that the NN is in 10th house, with Saturn square the nodes, the resolution node is SN, is it possible that the Saturn skipped step was caused during the soul develop its NN in 10th house? Because they don't want to really give up its personal freedom, space, and retreat, have not full ability or maturity to make a career, when they worked in social context the social restriction and shock may take place, the soul must turning back to its SN. I think the Saturn skipped was caused by the NN, am I correct?

3, If the above understandings are correct, we say a soul have 2 packs of skipped steps, both skipped steps form a grand cross with the nodal axis, and one skipped step was cause by SN, resolution node is NN, another was caused by the NN, resolution node is SN. I think this is a soul have conpressed evolutionary emergency of fully integrating its nodes, in a way of not polarization one another, is this correct?

Thank you Rad

[Rad]

Hi Chengting

The bottom line to the questions is that THE SOUL IS THE CAUSE of skipped step in all charts not the SPECIFIC PLANET SQUARING THE NODES, OR THE SOUTH OR NORTH NODE being the cause of the skipped steps. The resolution of skipped steps in any chart is also the Soul desiring to recover those skipped steps in order for their ongoing evolutionary journey to continue.

God Bless, Rad