North (South) Node – Ascendant Sextile – The Key to Oneself

The sextile is a very favorable aspect for an ambitious and active person. If they simply go with the flow and take no action in the spheres of the affected Houses, it is quite possible that all of its bonuses will pass unnoticed. However, when the sextile touches the Ascendant, a very strong desire appears to apply one’s talents in practice, especially if the other participants are the Ascending North and Descending South Nodes, symbols of family karma.

The first shows the direction for development in this life, while the second indicates accumulated genetic experience, talents that were vividly expressed in the family line, and perhaps also served as a reason for vanity and infringement upon the interests of others. The native will have to use all of this harmoniously on the path of self-development, relying on the gifts of the past but not repeating its mistakes.

The Karma of the Ascendant Sextile the Ascending and Descending Nodes

The Ascendant line crosses the First House, which is connected with the person’s very personality, with the visible part of the self turned toward the world: appearance, social behavioral model, style of dress, and manner of communication. This image, which the person demonstrates to others, reflects the characteristics of the sign on the cusp of the First House and may not coincide with the Sun sign at all. Nevertheless, a sextile to either Node shows the primary importance of self-expression in society. This needs to be worked through especially if the Sun and Moon are afflicted. In that case, the sextile becomes the key to one’s own personality and the revelation of karmic talents.

In union with the Descending Node, it testifies to the active self-expression of the person’s ancestors in social life. It is good if the family history is known and the person understands exactly which talents helped members of their family line, or the native themselves in a past life, become active participants in public life. If not, the sign of the Ascendant should be examined. Holders of fire and air elements will be required to show greater activity than holders of earth and water elements. In any case, in this incarnation the native will have to work actively on reviving their skills and abilities in the sphere of the House where the Descending Node is located, while giving more there than they take for themselves and completely renouncing vanity and self-admiration.

Holders of the sextile between the Ascending Node and the Ascendant, on the contrary, will have to learn to promote their talents, respond calmly to criticism, and not shut themselves inside a narrow, safe little world, as their ancestors likely did. In a past incarnation, the native themselves may have given up an active life position and their gift out of fear or from the best intentions: it was not the right time, there was no money, no connections, and so on. Now any attempt they make to embody a dream in the sphere of the House where the Ascending Node is located will receive support and approval. For themselves, they need to take more than they give to others. Moreover, this does not always concern the material side. The person needs to learn to love and respect themselves, their family, their lineage, their art, and the work of their life, while ignoring calls from others to live like everyone else.

Talents and Opportunities of the Ascendant Sextile the Ascending Node

Such an aspect is always connected with relationships and concerns both personal life and ties with colleagues, relatives, and the close circle of communication. If the native correctly builds boundaries and is brave enough to follow their intuitive understanding of their task in life, no one will be able to stop them.

They will find like-minded people in the sphere of the House where the North Node is located, and there they also need to search for a way to realize the talent of their Ascendant. If the sextile is directed into the lower part of the horoscope, it is necessary to uncover ancestral talents and learn what grandmothers, grandfathers, and more distant ancestors succeeded in. The native’s physical resemblance to one of the family members will serve as a clue. Success will be brought by the same work that this person once did, but it is important to find one’s own, preferably renewed niche in this direction, rather than simply repeating their choice.

If the Ascendant’s sextile to the Ascending Node is directed into the upper part of the horoscope, it means that the person will have to start from scratch, developing themselves through collective work and tireless effort. This is an indicator of great ambitions that can lead to grand success in professions corresponding to the sign of the Ascendant. Such an aspect is a sure sign that the native should actively use the help of others in achieving their goal.

The Ascendant Sextile the Descending Node

The South Node symbolizes people and circumstances that should preferably be avoided in the second half of life. At first, the person needs to remember their talents and abilities in the sphere indicated by this Node, Ketu, because it was precisely these abilities that brought them success in a past life. However, they clearly abused their opportunities then, which means that now they will easily give in to temptation.

Therefore, two options are possible here:

• continue engaging in activity along the line of the Ascendant sign in the sphere of the House where the Descending Node is located, but not charge much money for it, give people more than they receive, and achieve new heights and mastery in this work;
• create something absolutely unique based on the talents of the South Node and apply them in the sphere of the House where the North Node is located.

Ideally, the talents of past incarnations should become a support for moving toward the North Node, or the native will necessarily have to observe the law of the tithe by giving a tenth of their income to charity, supporting relatives, and giving gifts to brothers and sisters if the sextile is directed into the lower part of the natal chart.

When the aspect goes into the upper sectors of the horoscope, success through the South Node must be compensated by more large-scale charitable work. The native needs true fame in order to attract broad layers of the public to solving social problems at the state level.  ✓