South Node in Aries ♈︎ in the natal chart
The South Node in Aries in the natal chart indicates a life path in which you are working towards finding harmony and balance within yourself. As the South Node represents skills and circumstances you have already mastered, a South Node in Aries indicates you will most likely have a well developed sense of identity.
You will be a naturally courageous person desiring to take the lead in many situations. South Node in Aries individuals are typically not afraid to speak or act on their convictions. You have amazing integrity and honesty. You are learning to integrate the lessons of compromise, going with the flow, and ease in your personality. South Node in Aries individuals are often working on leaving behind an over attachment to getting one’s way or being selfish.
You are experiencing life from a new perspective, giving partners, lovers, and friends an opportunity to take the lead. Due to your natural outgoing and candid approach you are better able to discuss finding a compromise. You are practicing resolving conflicts without violence or force. South Node in Aries individuals can have very dramatic tendencies. You are working on minimizing being reactionary, instead developing skills of diplomacy and tact.
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.