North Node in Capricorn ♑︎
The North Node in Capricorn in the natal chart is symbolizing a soul urge towards self-sufficiency and responsibility. You are learning about the nature of having a work/life balance. Individuals with this placement often need to work at staying goal focused yet have a desire to always be reaching their goals.
You are learning to integrate your emotional experience into having a sense of self-control and letting go of fear. The North Node in Capricorn is the most lily placement for self sabotaging when it comes to achieving life’s goals. You are learning to accept your successes and failures as aspects of growth. The point opposite the North Node, your South Node, is the sign of Cancer. This would indicate that you tend to draw in life experiences that cause you to get stuck in a rut, moodiness, or depression. This may cause inaction or avoidant tendencies which are working to overcome.
The North Node in Capricorn is giving you the impulse to keep pushing forward. Honor your experience by briefly recognizing your feelings and then quickly moving into goal-oriented action. Your soul urge is drawn towards learning through life experiences. Get yourself out there and push yourself through periods of low energy.
North Node in the 8th House
Keywords: The keywords associated with the 8th house include death, transformation, secrets, mystery, macabre, shared finances or resources, legacies, taxes, owed money, uncovered trauma, healing, and psychology.
Succedent House Type: A Succedent house type is ruled by a fixed sign. Scorpio is the fixed water sign ruling the 8th house.
The meaning of the 8th house has evolved significantly over time. Traditionally this house was associated with taxes, legacies, and shared resources. It is believed that due to its associations with legacies and inheritance this has contributed to the modern 8th house associations with death. Beyond the literal definition of death, it can also represent transformation, cycles of life, and major life endings/beginnings.
The perspective of the 8th house is broad and psychologically based in most modern astrological interpretations. It symbolizes how you relate to others on a deeply emotional level. This house is associated with secrets but also shared resources and taxes.
Trying to relate all of these themes together is what gives the 8th house is intense mystery. When you are working in the 8th house you are often working through some kind of emotional trauma. How you relate to the life, death, and sharing your experiences and resources with another are all 8th house endeavors.