North Node in Taurus ♉︎
The North Node in Taurus in the natal chart symbolizes your life purpose or soul urge towards persistence and patience. The zodiac sign of Taurus is associated with a slow pace and enjoyment of the pleasures in life. With your North Node in Taurus you are learning to take your time, set personal boundaries, and recognize how to meet your needs are.
Individuals with this placement are learning not to be too intense. You are moving at your own speed, possibly needing to take things one step at a time. The point opposite the North Node, your South Node, is in the sign of Scorpio. This may lead you to feel at times that life is throwing too much at you, all at once, and too soon. You may have had life circumstances that forced you to “grow up” early and you feel that you missed out on childhood experiences.
The North Node in Taurus is helping you achieve the sense of self-worth you feel you have been denied. You are exploring this through pleasure in life. By slowing down you will give yourself the time you need to bring greater awareness to your personal life experience. You soul is drawn towards helping other’s put the breaks on when things are out of control or moving to fast.
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.