Chinese astrologers refer to the Moon's Nodes as the Dragon's Head and Tail and give it tremendous attention as to the placement in the natal chart. Sadly, practical modern astrologers tend to ignore its very existence and in the process, lose a wealth of valuable information. To my knowledge, the Dragon, in itself, holds as much, if not more, facts and power than the entire complexity of a whole astrological chart! This article give you the knowledge to understand the Dragon in your personal horoscope.

Read more here: » Astrology: Dragons throughout the ages - Dragons importance in Astrology.

North Node: The North Node is the point where the Moon's orbit rises above the ecliptic. See Nodes

(See also: North Node, Magic, Shamanism, Paganism, Wicca)

Nodes: The nodes are mathematical points that represent where the orbit of the Moon around the Earth crosses the ecliptic (which is the apparent path of the Sun around the Earth). The North Node and the South Node are always exactly opposite each other in the chart.

(See also: Nodes, Magic, Shamanism, Paganism, Wicca)

The Astrology of Intimacy

Love and relationships are high on the list of concerns for most human beings. There are some solitary souls who are quite content to live without a primary partner, but most of us choose to pursue intimate relationships for many different reasons. A loving partner helps keep away the cold, not only by warming the bed, but by supporting your dreams and listening to your fears. Close companionship is the way of the world for the majority, but modern society has made it an extremely complex process.

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An orbital node is one of the two points where an inclined orbit crosses a plane of reference (e.g. the equator for geocentric orbits, the ecliptic for heliocentric orbits). Nodes do not exist for orbits with inclination equal to zero (equatorial orbits or ecliptic orbits). The ascending (or north) node is where the object moves north from the southern hemisphere to the northern, the descending (or south) node is where the object moves back south. The line of nodes is the intersection of the object's orbital plane with the plane of reference, a ...

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In Hindu mythology, Rahu is a snake that swallows the sun or the moon causing eclipses. He is depicted in art as a dragon with no body riding a chariot drawn by eight black horses. According to legend, during the Samudra manthan, the asura Rahu drank some of the divine nectar. But before the nectar could pass his throat, Mohini (the female avatar of Vishnu) cut off his head. The head, however, remained immortal. It is believed that this immortal head occasionally swallows the sun or the moon, causing eclipses. Then, the sun or moon passes through t ...

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• Rahu - Astronomy
• Rahu - External links

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The Moon as seen from Earth Ammonia Carbon dioxide The Moon is the planet Earth's only natural satellite. It has no formal name other than "The Moon", although in English it is occasionally called Luna (Latin for moon), or Selene, to distinguish it from the generic "moon" (natural satellites of other planets are also called moons). Its symbol is a crescent (Unicode: ☾). The terms lunar, selene/seleno-, and cynthion (from the Lunar deities Selene and Cynthia) refer to the Moon (apo ...

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• Moon - The two sides
• Moon - Orbit
• Moon - Earth & Moon
• Moon - Origin and history
• Moon - Physical characteristics
• Moon - Composition
• Moon - Selenography
• Moon - Presence of water
• Moon - Magnetic field
• Moon - Atmosphere
• Moon - Eclipses
• Moon - Occultation of stars
• Moon - Observation of the Moon
• Moon - Exploration of the Moon
• Moon - Human understanding of the Moon
• Moon - Myth and folk culture
• Moon - The Moon as muse
• Moon - Astrology
• Moon - Scientific understanding
• Moon - Meteor impact on the Moon
• Moon - Legal status
• Moon - Satellites
• Moon - Surface installations
• Moon - Lunar location listings

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A Saros cycle is a period of 6585 + 1/3 days (approximately 18 years 10 days and 8 hours) which can be used to predict eclipses of the Sun and the Moon. Every saros the Sun, the Earth and the Moon return to approximately the same places and therefore almost identical solar and lunar eclipses repeat one saros apart. For example, there was a total eclipse of the Sun on 11 August 1999 centred over Europe and there will be a similar eclipse of the Sun on 21 August 2017. Due to the one third of a day fraction, the Earth will be one third of a turn (120 degrees) through its daily rotation so the eclipse will ...

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• Saros cycle - Reference

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The Bhrigu Samhita is an astrological (jyotish) classic attributed to Maharishi Bhrigu during the Vedic period, although the available evidence suggests that it was compiled over a period of time by the various sishyas (students in the lineage) of Maharishi Bhrigu. Maharishi Bhrigu was the first compiler of predictive astrology. He compiled about 500,000 horoscopes and recorded the life details and events of various persons. This formed a database for further research and study. This study culminated in the birth ...

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The ecliptic plane is the geometric plane that contains the orbit of the Earth. The ecliptic is the intersection of the ecliptic plane and the celestial sphere. A more intuitive definition would be to say that the ecliptic is the apparent path of the Sun during a year as seen from Earth. The orbits of most planets in the Solar System lie very close to it. Seen from the Earth, this is a bisecting great circle, superimposed upon the celestial sphere, which contains the different points of the Sun's path, relative to the backgroun ...

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A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes in front of the Sun and obscures it totally or partially. This configuration can only occur at New Moon, when the Sun and Moon are in conjunction, as seen from the Earth. There are four types of solar eclipses: A total eclipse occurs when the Sun is completely obscured by the Moon. The intensely bright disk of the Sun is replaced by the dark outline of the Moon, and the much fainter corona is visible (see image right). During any one eclipse, a total eclipse is vis ...

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• Solar eclipse - Observing a solar eclipse
• Solar eclipse - Viewing partial and annular eclipses
• Solar eclipse - Viewing totality during total eclipses
• Solar eclipse - Additional information
• Solar eclipse - Eclipse Predictions
• Solar eclipse - Geometry of an Eclipse
• Solar eclipse - Motion of the Moon and Earth
• Solar eclipse - Frequency of Solar Eclipses
• Solar eclipse - Path of an Eclipse
• Solar eclipse - Occurrence of Eclipses at a given place
• Solar eclipse - Eclipse Cycles
• Solar eclipse - Historical solar eclipses
• Solar eclipse - Other Observations
• Solar eclipse - Special observation campaigns
• Solar eclipse - Solar eclipse before sunrise or after sunset
• Solar eclipse - Simultaneous occurrence of solar eclipse and transit of a planet
• Solar eclipse - Solar eclipses by artificial satellites
• Solar eclipse - Past and future eclipses

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In astronomy, a phase of the Moon is any of the aspects or appearances presented by the Moon as seen from Earth, determined by the portion of the Moon that is visibly illuminated by the Sun. The lunar phases vary cyclically as the Moon orbits the Earth, according to the relative positions of the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun. Since the Moon appears bright only due to the Sun's reflected light, only the h ...

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• Lunar phase - Mnemonics
• Lunar phase - Lunar phase calculation
• Lunar phase - Lunar phases 2005-2020
• Lunar phase - 2005
• Lunar phase - 2006
• Lunar phase - 2007
• Lunar phase - 2008
• Lunar phase - 2009
• Lunar phase - 2010
• Lunar phase - 2011
• Lunar phase - 2012
• Lunar phase - 2013
• Lunar phase - 2014
• Lunar phase - 2015
• Lunar phase - 2016
• Lunar phase - 2017
• Lunar phase - 2018
• Lunar phase - 2019
• Lunar phase - 2020
• Lunar phase - Lunar phases' 2005-2020 time
• Lunar phase - Patent
• Lunar phase - Links

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A year is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. By extension, this can be applied to any planet: for example, a "Martian year" is a year on Mars. Year - Seasonal year. A seasonal year is the time between successive recurrences of a seasonal event such as the flooding of a river, the migration of a species of bird, the flowering of a species of plant, the first frost, or the first scheduled game of a certain sport. All of these events can have w ...

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• Year - Seasonal year
• Year - Calendar year
• Year - Astronomical years
• Year - Julian year
• Year - Sidereal year
• Year - Tropical year
• Year - Anomalistic year
• Year - Draconic year
• Year - Fumocy
• Year - Heliacal year
• Year - Sothic year
• Year - Gaussian year
• Year - Besselian year
• Year - Great year
• Year - Variation in the length of the year and the day
• Year - Summary of various kinds of year

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The tide is the regular rising and falling of the ocean's surface caused by changes in gravitational forces external to the Earth. The main changing gravitational field is due to the Moon while a lesser field is caused by the Sun. Since tides generate currents of conducting fluids within the Earth's magnetic field, they affect in return the magnetic field itself. The loss of rotational energy of the earth, due to friction within the tides, and the gravitational effects caused by tidal deformations of the earth's body, ar ...

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• Tide - Tidal terminology
• Tide - Timing
• Tide - Tidal physics
• Tide - Tidal amplitude and cycle time
• Tide - Tidal lag
• Tide - Alternative explanation
• Tide - Tides & fluids
• Tide - Tides and navigation
• Tide - Other tides

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A die (Old French de, from Latin datum "something given or played" [1]) is a small polyhedral object (usually a cube) suitable as a gambling device (especially for craps or sic bo). Traditionally, a die is seldom seen alone, rather than as one of a pair of identical dice that are sized to be comfortably rolled or thrown, together, from a user's hand. (The singular word "die" is therefore rare, and treating "dice" as interchangeably singular or plural is not uncommon.) A traditional die is a cube (often with ...

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• Dice - Ordinary dice
• Dice - Terms
• Dice - Probability
• Dice - History
• Dice - Loaded dice
• Dice - Materials
• Dice - Cubical dice with faces representing values other than digits 1 through 6
• Dice - Non-cubical dice
• Dice - Standard variations
• Dice - Rarer variations
• Dice - Application in role-playing games
• Dice - Use of Dice for Divination

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Jyotisha (jyotiṣa, in Hindi Jyotish) is the Hindu system of astrology, one of the six disciplines of Vedanga. The Sanskrit word derives from jyótis which means "light, brightness", but in the plural also "the heavenly bodies, planets and stars". Jyotisha t ...

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• Jyotisha - Foundations
• Jyotisha - Hindu and Western astrologies
• Jyotisha - Fundamentals of Jyotisha
• Jyotisha - Partial Bibliography
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1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. For the movie, see 1969 (movie). For the Velvet Underground live album, see 1969: The Velvet Underground Live. 1969 - Events. 1969 - January. January 1 - Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News Of The World January 3 - Pele scores his 1000th goa ...

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• 1969 - November
• 1969 - December
• 1969 - Undated events
• 1969 - Ongoing events
• 1969 - Births
• 1969 - January
• 1969 - February
• 1969 - March
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• 1969 - May
• 1969 - June
• 1969 - July
• 1969 - August
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• 1969 - October
• 1969 - November
• 1969 - December
• 1969 - Deaths
• 1969 - January
• 1969 - February
• 1969 - March
• 1969 - May
• 1969 - June
• 1969 - July
• 1969 - August
• 1969 - September
• 1969 - October
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• 1969 - Nobel Prizes

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Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American visionary, designer, architect, and inventor. Throughout his life, Fuller was concerned with the question of whether humanity has a chance to survive lastingly and successfully on planet Earth, and if so, how. Considering himself an average individual without special monetary means or academic degree, he chose to devote his life to this question, trying to find out what an individual like him could do to improve humanity's condition that large organizations, gov ...

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• Buckminster Fuller - Trivia
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• Buckminster Fuller - Concepts and buildings
• Buckminster Fuller - Literature
• Buckminster Fuller - Secondary literature
• Buckminster Fuller - Former students

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rahu:

north node of the moon; dragon's head

(See also: rahu, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

NODES:

1) in Astrology, NODES are the places where a planet or the Moon crosses the ECLIPTIC. An ASCENDING NODE is a crossing from south to north; & DESCENDING NODE crosses north to south.

2) Power Nodes are power points in the Earth, usually along Ley Lines

3) Power Nodes also refer to the energy points that have been prepared using crystals, in creating a PSYCO, SEXUAL MATRIX

(See also: NODES, Witchcraft, Wicca, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)