North (South) Node – Moon Square – Struggle with the Feminine Principle

The Lunar Nodes are karmic values resembling vessels, one of which is overturned while the other is filled to the brim. The Ascending North Node is a symbol of necessary development in a new sphere, while the Descending South Node is an already familiar way of reacting to the world. Any aspect to them emphasizes the importance of the affected Houses in the context of entire generations and the future of the native’s family line, especially when the Moon is involved.

This is the zone of the person’s inner comfort, their true essence, subconscious emotional programs, and the attitudes by which they live. The square makes their interaction with the world painful: strong dependence on parents, infantilism, fear of publicity, shame, and failure literally drive the native into a shell of supposedly safe beliefs, which turn into a prison they cannot leave without the help of a psychologist.

The Karma of the Moon Square the Ascending (Descending) Nodes

The Moon’s squares to the Nodes form a psychologically complex configuration, a T-square, and only the few who are familiar with psychology, esotericism, and everything that helps one dive into the subconscious and reprogram it are able to overcome it. Without compensation, the person finds themselves in a closed circle: again and again they make mistakes, fall into dependence through the Descending Node, and at the same time desperately try to realize themselves and save themselves through the sphere of the Ascending Node.

In a past life, the person was already in conflict with the feminine principle. This may have been dependence on the mother, loss of contact with their own femininity in women, or dislike of women in men, up to criminal actions: abortions, scandalous breakups with the destruction of other people’s lives. Fluids were often involved in the conflicts, from bodies of water to medicines and poisons, which is why in the present incarnation the person has a subconscious fear of water, especially if the aspect affects the Eighth and Twelfth Houses.

A prolonged confrontation with the mother comes from past incarnations. Therefore, the mother and the native, from the very moment of the native’s birth, may feel deep dislike for each other, and this needs to be worked through with astrology and psychology. In any case, there is an obvious problem of late maturation, when the chart holder does not accept the parents but is desperately afraid to cut the umbilical cord and set out on their own.

Problems of the Moon Square the Ascending (Descending) Nodes in Women

The Moon is a feminine planet, and therefore women with such aspects experience all stages of the relationship with the mother and their own feminine principle very acutely. The range of problems here is enormous:

• complete submission to a domineering mother, or, on the contrary, to a capricious one with constant emotional swings: first “I love,” then “I will hit,” destroy independence and initiative, and then demand independence;
• lack of parental support and constant prohibitions against expressing femininity: not wearing short skirts, not using makeup, not being friends with boys;
• fear of men instilled by the mother: they are traitors, abusers, tyrants;
• a learned victim position that the woman carries into personal relationships;
• difficulties with conception and carrying a pregnancy because of suppressed anger toward the mother;
• gynecological problems with the female organs.

Women with the Moon square the Nodes may passionately want a family and children, suffer because they cannot attract a kind and caring man, or sometimes go into complete denial of marriage and motherhood because of deep fears. They live in the parental home for a long time: the mother often resists the daughter’s marriage, or the daughter herself is afraid to leave the comfort zone, even if she is criticized and humiliated there.

Problems of the Moon Square the Ascending (Descending) Nodes in Men

These are mama’s boys whose masculine principle has been suppressed and destroyed since childhood. Of course, a strong and harmonious Mars can save the situation, but if Mars is also in a weak position, then strong dependence on the mother is very difficult to overcome.

The body grows, and the boy becomes a man only externally, while inside there remains a child who was not loved enough, or, on the contrary, was overfed with affection and permissiveness.

It is difficult to create a full-fledged relationship with a woman when such a psychological problem is present. The man is not ready to take responsibility for his family; he is dependent on his mother’s opinion. She chooses a wife for him, may rebel against the woman he truly likes, or constantly interferes in their relationship.

The holder of the Moon square the Nodes also has constant problems with real estate. They cannot decide where to live, wander through rented apartments, or cannot save enough for their own home.

Working Through the Moon Square the Ascending (Descending) Nodes

The karmic task of the native of any gender is to forgive and accept their mother and the feminine principle within themselves. It is important to separate from the mother, live independently and autonomously, while still preserving kind and warm relations. In fact, the native will also have to re-educate the parents through their own spiritual growth. It is difficult to do this alone, so any conflicts are best worked through with a psychologist.

The person needs to learn to take responsibility and create their own family consciously, rather than for the purpose of escaping the parental home as quickly as possible.

The peak of the aspect’s influence falls around the age of thirty-six, so it is advisable to gain emotional and psychological independence before this time.  ✓