JUST SAY NODE! The Lunar Nodes in Vedic Astrology Stephen Byrnes hD ND "hen a ne# student o$ astrology a strology learns the %asics o$ the art she ine&ita%ly encounters the lunar nodes' Not really planets the nodes o$ the (oon are )athe)atical points in space responsi%le $or creating the *shado#+ e$$ect on the Sun and (oon during eclipses' ec lipses' Depending on #hich syste) the student is studying the nodes get interpreted in &arying #ays #ith so)e authors laying great e)phasis e)pha sis on the) in chart interpretation and others practically ignoring the) altogether' altogether' ,n Jyotish ,n Jyotish the ancient astrological syste) o$ ,ndia the luna r nodes are )a-or points in the natal chart and are closely loo.ed at especially in their transit )o&e)ents through the %irth chart' As opposed to "estern "estern astrological syste)s #hich tend to &ie# the nodes as $a&ora%le in$luences Jyotish regards the lunar nodes as )ale$ic $orces responsi%le $or chronic disease loss su$$ering *$ated+ cataclys)ic e&ents and other )aladies' Let us ta.e a close loo. at ho# the nodes .no#n as Rahu /north node0 and Ketu /south node0 are &ie#ed in Vedic Vedic astrology' ,t is hoped that all students o$ the Di&ine Science #ill loo. at the nodes )ore seriously and cautiously in the $uture #hen a naly1ing charts' ,t is also hoped that this article #ill end so)e con$usion c on$usion o&er -ust #hat the nodes are and that they are indeed %ale$ul cos)ic in$luences that continually plague hu)anity' T2E NODES ,N OT2E3 SYSTE(S ,n "estern "estern astrology astrology there is a strong tendency tendenc y to &ie# the lunar nodes as ha&ing so)ething to do #ith one4s .ar)a55the accu)ulated lessons o$ one4s past li&es' ,n this &ie# &ie# populari1ed %y such authors as (artin Schul)an o$ the Karmic the Karmic Astrology Astrology series series the north node represents #hat #e should %e stri&ing to#ards in this li$e ti)e a sort o$ .ar)ic goal $or us to reach in our li&es' The south node is &ie#ed as the past that #e need to lea&e lea& e %ehind and not hold onto' roponents o$ this &ie# contend that %y loo.ing at the sign and house place)ents o$ the nodes one4s .ar)ic past and destiny can %e ascertained' 6uriously the nodes are gi&en rather strong i)portance in natal chart interpretation %ut are seldo) loo.ed at closely in transit analysis o$ the h ere and no# o$ one4s li$e'
,n the Uranian and 6os)o%iological syste)s o$ 7er)any the nodes are interpreted as ha&ing a lot to do #ith interpersonal relationships rather than .ar)a' Al$red "itte $ounder o$ the Uranian astrological syste) strongly propounded this &ie#' The nodes north and south #ere regarded as .ey in deter)ining ho# social a person #as and as opposed to the A)erican &ie# loo.ed at in transit analysis' Aspects $ro) the nodes to other planets #ould indicate #here and o$ #hat nature one4s relationships #ould ta.e' 8or e9a)ple a Venus5 Node contact #ould indicate a ro)antic relationship or an a%ility to sociali1e #ell #ith others' ,n the Vedic astrological syste) ho#e&er #hile the nodes )ay ha&e so)ething to do #ith one4s .ar)a and )ay in&ol&e relationships #ith others they are inherently &ie#ed as e&il cos)ic in$luences' This #ill %eco)e crystal clear in the discussion and chart analysis4 #hich #ill $ollo#' T2E (YT2 One can %etter understand 3ahu and :etu i$ one loo.s at the Vedic )yth associated #ith the)' Though the )yth that $ollo#s has &arious &ersions the essential )eaning o$ the nodes co)es through' At a party o$ the gods the nectar o$ i))ortality /called amrita0 #as %eing ser&ed in a%undance' To pre&ent inter$erence #ith the party $ro) the de)ons %elo# the gods o$$ered to share so)e o$ the amrita #ith the de)ons' :no#ing ho#e&er that i$ they ga&e amrita to the de)ons it #ould i))ediately )a.e the) i))ortal the gods played a tric. on the de)ons and #ere actually ser&ing the) a drin. #hich loo.ed li.e amrita %ut in reality #as not' O$ all the de)ons one sa# through the sha); 3ahu a type o$ de)onic dragon' ,n$uriated at the deception 3ahu gra%%ed so)e clothing o$ the gods and put it on' She then slipped into the party unnoticed and unrecogni1ed' "hen Lord Vishnu o$$ered the real amrita to 3ahu %elie&ing that she #as one o$ the gods Lord Surya and Lord 6handra the deities o$ the Sun and (oon so)eho# sa# through 3ahu4s deception cried out and e9posed her lie' ,))ediately Vishnu gra%%ed a s#ord and sliced 3ahu in hal$ and then thre# the t#o parts o$ her %ody into the hea&ens' The head o$ the de)on .ept the na)e 3ahu #hile the headless %ody %eca)e .no#n as :etu' Un$ortunately 3ahu had )anaged to taste and s#allo# the amrita -ust %e$ore her dis)e)%er)ent there$ore she #as una%le to %e .illed' Because o$ her i))ortality she and her headless %ody no# e9ists eternally in the hea&ens' Because she #as e9posed %y the Sun
and (oon she is no# the s#orn ene)y o$ those t#o planets hence the dar.ening o$ the Sun and (oon during solar and lunar eclipses' 3A2U55T2E 3OLLE3 6OASTE3 As can %e deduced $ro) the a%o&e tale 3ahu is an e9cellent liar as she #as a%le to decei&e e&en the gods i$ only te)porarily' ,n the Vedic syste) the north node 3ahu has rulership o&er con artists liars illusion and cheats' Since 3ahu is no# only the head and part o$ the %ody o$ an i))ortal de)on she is constantly hungry55#hate&er $ood is eaten ne&er reaches the #hole %ody as 3ahu is only the head and )outh' Because o$ this 3ahu is also &ie#ed as insatiable material desires. No )atter ho# )uch she gets 3ahu al#ays #ants )ore' Because o$ this 3ahu is closely associated #ith addictions and o%sessi&e
indi&idual' ,n the chart analysis4 that #ill $ollo# 3ahu4s unsa&ory =ualities #ill %e easily seen55%oth natally and %y transit i)pact' ,n the Vedic syste) each o$ the planets has colors and stones associated #ith the)' 3ahu4s colors are dull %ro#n ash and all $aded or #ashed5out colors' 3ahu4s stone is a hessonite so)eti)es called *cinna)on stone'+ Needless to say a&oiding 3ahu4s colors and ge)s is para)ount to one4s #ell5%eing' Although so)e Vedic astrologers reco))end #earing 3ahu4s ge)s at &arious ti)es in one4s li$e , do not endorse this practice' 6olors and ge)s %ring in the in$luence o$ a planet' "hy one #ould #ant to %ring in )ore o$ 3ahu a dise)%odied de)on into one4s li$e is strange indeed! Although 3ahu does not rule a sign /it is not really a planet %ut a )athe)atical point in space0 it is generally agreed that it $unctions %etter in Taurus and Virgo #ith Taurus %eing 3ahu4s sign o$ e9altation' (ost li.ely this is %ecause 3ahu4s )aterialis) $unctions %est through the )ost )aterial o$ the t#el&e signs' Li.e#ise 3ah u is #ea. #hen in Scorpio or isces' :ETU55T2E 63UEL ONE :etu is the headless %ody o$ 3ahu' So)eti)es called the Dragon4s Tail :etu4s chart position is al#ays opposite 3ahu4s' Astrologically :etu is the e9act opposite o$ 3ahu' "hereas 3ahu is pure physicality and )aterialis) :etu is pure spirituality and non5 )ateriality' ,n this respect :etu acts li.e Neptune' But :etu4s spirituality co)es #ith a hea&y price tag; ,t is a$ter all hal$ o$ a de)on' Ketu brings spirituality on to people by making them suffer. ,t is al)ost as i$ :etu creates so )any disasters in a person4s li$e that one has no choice %ut to turn to the Di&ine $or help and solace' Since :etu is non5physical and non5)aterial its in$luence creates denial and so)eti)es a%andon)ent' 8or e9a)ple a person #ith :etu closely con-unct the )idpoint o$ the >th house o$ the )other #ill typically report that their )other #as e)otionally or physically una&aila%le #hen the person #as gro#ing up' :etu can %e &ery )ystic occult psychic and intuiti&e %ut it can also %ring #ith it isolation loss )isery and a%use' According to ro$' V':' 6houdhry $ounder and de&eloper o$ the Syste)4s Approach to Vedic Astrology :etu is *the planet o$ )iseries'+ One o$ the .ey things to %e a#are o$ #ith :etu is that it rules diseases of unknown origin /li.e cancer )ultiple sclerosis ar.inson4s etc'0 or diseases that get )isdiagnosed or
)istreated' Because o$ :etu4s hidden )ysterious =uality it can %e a )ost insidious in$luence' ,t is a)a1ing ho# o$ten :etu is in&ol&ed in the onset o$ so)e %i1arre disease55 this #ill %eco)e clear in the charts that #ill $ollo#' So)e Vedic authors descri%e :etu as %eing li.e (ars in its nature and action' ,n any e&ent :etu4s color is a steel grey as #ell as all $aded and #ashed5out colors' :etu4s stones are cat4s5eye and tiger4s5eye' To a&oid %ringing in :etu4s in$luence into one4s li$e )ore a&oiding these colors and stones is para)ount' As #ith 3ahu :etu does not rule a sign %ut it is generally agreed that it $unctions #ell in Scorpio and isces #ith Scorpio %eing its e9altation sign' 6on&ersely :etu is rendered #ea. %y its place)ent in either Taurus or Virgo' Let us no# ta.e a close loo. at se&eral charts to see ho# the nodes operate %oth natally and %y transit' T2E NODES ,N A6T,ON Be$ore discussing the nodes in actual charts readers need to .no# ho# the nodes cast aspects in the natal and transit charts' ,n Vedic astrology Rahu and Ketu aspect the 5th , th , and !th houses from themsel"es' 8or e9a)ple i$ you ha&e 3ahu<:etu natally in your ?rd and @th houses this )eans that 3ahu #ill also aspect
th house this auto)atically )eans that 3ahu is aspecting your th th and Fth houses' The transiting :etu #ould %e con-unct the th house %ut si)ultaneously aspecting the Fnd >th and Gth houses %y transit' ,n short i$ the nodes are placed in odd5nu)%ered houses all the odd5nu)%ered houses #ill %e a$$ected %y the place)ent' Li.e#ise i$ the nodes are placed in e&en5nu)%ered houses all o$ the e&en5nu)%ered houses #ill %e a$$ected' ,t is i)portant to note that the i)pact o$ the nodes #ill %e intensi$ied i$ they are near the midpoint or #ost $ffecti"e %oint /(E0 o$ a house /#ithin $i&e degrees0' The )idpoint or (E nu)%er is deter)ined %y the degree rising on the Ascendant' ,$ the Ascendant is degrees Scorpio then degrees %eco)es the (E o$ each and e&ery house in that chart'
So i$ one had the nodes at degrees Leoth Gth and th houses o$ that chart as Scorpio rising places Leo on the th and A=uarius on the >th' Note that the con-unction to the )idpoint o$ the chart is o$$ %y only F degrees55a &ery intense aspect' ,$ the nodes in this chart #ere placed ho#e&er at F degrees LeoF CECI >CN> ;F> A( one F Source; Birth certi$icate Janet4s chart sho#s Li%ra rising #ith a (E o$ F;C' The nodes are placed in the th and Cth houses at al)ost degrees Leo
ad&ersarial than $a)ilial despite Janet4s constant e$$orts to reconcile #ith hi)' ,t should %e noted here that in her son4s chart the signi$icator $or the )other the (oon is #ea.ly placed in the Gth house o$ ene)ies' ,n short his chart #as sho#ing the ad&ersarial relationship %et#een hi) and his )other' 3ahu4s place)ent in the th house o$ gains inco)e $ro) the pro$ession and reali1ing one4s goals created o%structions in those areas o$ li$e' Despite %eing highly educated Janet #as ne&er a%le to secure a tenured teaching position at the college le&el55a li$e5long goal o$ hers' Additionally se&eral atte)pts at running her o#n %usiness )et #ith $ailure and disaster despite initial success' By aspect :etu is also a$$licting the @th th and st houses' Janet de$initely $elt that her li$e #as unluc.y /@th house55:etu here is denying luc.0 and her $ather /also a @ th house )atter0 #as a%usi&e #hen she #as gro#ing up' :etu aspecting the th denies the a%ility to reach one4s goals and to en-oy a good inco)e $ro) one4s #or.' The aspect to the $irst house ga&e Janet a hea&y interest in spiritual )atters %ut it also un$ortunately ga&e a strong tendency to head ail)ents /the $irst house rules the head0 li.e sinus headaches' Since the st house also represents one4s personality and ho# one appears to others :etu4s presence there created an eccentric =uality a%out her' Janet did )anage to get along #ell #ith others /Li%ra ascendant0 %ut she #as de$initely a loner #ho needed ti)e each day to %e in solitude to re5 group her energies' , al#ays reco))end to people #ith :etu either in or aspecting the $irst house to acti&ely pursue so)e type o$ spiritual practice' By aspect 3ahu is also a$$licting the ?rd Cth and th houses' Janet4s e$$orts at sel$5 e)ploy)ent /?rd house0 al#ays )et #ith $ailure despite initial success' At one point she #as running a success$ul )etaphysical store %ut lost her credit card account due to a custo)er using a stolen credit card' Despite the $act that this #as not her $ault the %an. in&ol&ed held Janet responsi%le too. her account a#ay and then placed her na)e on a nation#ide list o$ %ad )erchant ris.s thus pre&enting he r $ro) e&er securing another )erchant account' "ithout the a%ility to run charges as #ell as the legal hassles that $ollo#ed the allegations Janet had to close the %usiness' This #as -ust one disaster a)ong se&eral in the entrepreneurial arena $or Janet' Since the ?rd house is also the )ind Janet #as highly suscepti%le to the )ental a%errations o$ 3ahu; paranoia #orries and $ears as #ell as o%sessi&e %eha&ior' Janet did report a constant $eeling o$ dread and reported that she #as deathly a$raid that her son #ould hunt her do#n and .ill her' This despite the $act that her son li&ed o&er C )iles a#ay and
had no )oney to tra&el to her' Janet also reported a %ad pro%le) #ith ga)%ling' She had )anaged to s=uander a#ay tens o$ thousands o$ dollars recently despite her sha.y $inancial position' 3ahu is also a$$licting the th house o$ )arriage' Janet )arried a pro)inent )edical doctor' She reported that the $irst $e# years o$ the )arriage #ere #onder$ul %ut then things #ent &ery sour' The hus%and turned on Janet $or so)e reason and )anaged to estrange her son' The )an #as also in&estigated $or illegal drug use as #ell as prescription $raud /3ahu rules poisons deception and drugs0' Janet stayed #ith hi) $or years longer than she should ha&e due to i)plied threats $ro) the hus%and that i$ she le$t she #ould ne&er see her son again and that he #ould destroy her' "hen she $inally did %rea. a#ay she continually li&ed in $ear that he #ould )a.e good on his threats' As part o$ their di&orce settle)ent he pro)ised to ac=uire a li$e insurance policy #ith Janet as the %ene$iciary' "hen he $inally died and Janet contacted the insurance co)pany to collect she #as in$or)ed that the pre)iu)s had %een unpaid $or years and that her hus%and had actually #ithdra#n the )oney accu)ulated in the account so)e ti)e ago' ,n short Janet got nothing' As i$ the nodal a$$liction #ere not enough Janet4s ascendant lord Venus is %adly placed in the Fth house in Virgo Venus4 de%ilitation sign and con-unct the $unctional )ale$ic (ercury' "hen one4s ascendant ruler is #ea. and a$$licted it is di$$icult to attain success and happiness particularly #hen the planet in =uestion is Venus #hich has rulership o&er -oy lo&e and creature co)$orts' Janet4s other $unctional %ene$ics especially Saturn #ere #ea. or a$$licted $or one reason or another' "hen Janet ca)e to )e $or the reading she #as seriously thin.ing o$ suicide' , )anaged to restore hope to her ho#e&er %y reco))ending so)e re)edial actions $or the node s /discussed $urther on in this article0 and (ercury as #ell as strengthening )easures $or Venus and Saturn' Things had )anaged to turn around $or Janet though as she su%se=uently secured a secondary school teaching position' Although it #as not #hat she ideally #anted it #as a sta%le paychec. and an opportunity to put her considera%le education to good use' 62A3T HF (ary C
@C"CGI >NG ;F A( one G Source; Birth 6erti$icate (ary has Leo rising at a%out degrees' Although the nodes are not #ithin $i&e degrees o$ the (E o$ it can %e seen that they are al)ost e9actly con-unct (ary4s ascendant lord the Sun #ith :etu %eing con-unct' "hene&er the )ulatri.ona lord o$ the Ascendant is %adly placed or a$$licted the person4s health su$$ers' ,n this case since the planet in =uestion is the Sun a general indicator o$ physical &itality the tendency to poor health is intensi$ied' As #ith Janet (ary #as highly educated holding a hD degree' Un$ortunately due to her health challenges she #as ne&er a%le to actually #or. in her $ield' (ary reported that in the late @s she %egan to su$$er $ro) chronic undiagnosa%le pain and chronic $atigue #hich has persisted to the present day' The onset o$ her sy)pto)s occurred during her (ars<(oon period #ith the trou%le continuing and #orsening o&er the ne9t years o$ her 3ahu period' 8or Leo rising the (oon is a $unctional )ale$ic planet as it is the )ulatri.ona lord o$ the Fth house o$ losses e9penses and depression' ,n Janet4s chart her (oon is rendered #ea. %y its late degree place)ent in Sagittarius55a sign o$ planetary *old age'+ Discussion o$ her sy)pto)s o&er the years re&ealed that during :etu su%5periods her condition and )ental outloo. #orsened considera%ly #ith her conte)plating suicide during her 3ahu<(oon period in the early @@s' (ary reported a li$e5long interest in spiritual and )etaphysical )atters55typical o$ a strong :etu in$luence' She also reported that her $ather /sy)%oli1ed %y the Sun0 le$t her )other at an early age' 2er )other re5)arried %ut (ary ne&er $elt &ery close to h er step5$ather although she did say he #as a good pro&ider' (ary4s chart sho#s a nu)%er o$ good place)ents such as the strong Saturn and Venus' 2er @th lord (ars is also $a&ora%ly aspected %y Jupiter hence her success in higher education' :etu4s con-unction to the Sun ho#e&er in the th house o$ career #as tainting e&erything in (ary4s li$e' Strengthening )easures $or the Sun #ere strongly urged as #ell as propitiatory )easures $or the nodes' Ti)e #ill tell ho# deeply they #ill help (ary get %ac. on trac. #ith her li$e and end her physical su$$ering'
62A3T H ? Tara @ ( one G DST @C"F?I F@N>G Source; Birth 6erti$icate Tara4s chart also sho#s the nodes role in creating disease' Tara4s ascendant lord is (ars #hich is #ea.ly placed in 6ancer and al)ost e9actly con-unct the north node 3ahu' As #ith (ary4s chart a%o&e the ascendant lord si #ea. #hich )eans lo#ered &itality' Since (ars is a pri)e indicator o$ one4s i))une syste) and one4s %asic energy ha&ing such a #ea. ascendant lord does not %ode #ell $or the health o$ the person' :etu is placed in the th house and &ery closely a$$licts (ercury in Virgo in the Gth house o$ disease' Tara actually has a loaded Gth house #ith se&eral planets there' ,n general any planet placed in the Gth th r Fth houses %eco)e #ea. %y natal or transit place)ent' (ercury rules the ner&ous syste) as #ell as the hands ar)s and lungs' Virgo and the Gth house ha&e rulership o&er the intestines and digesti&e syste) in general' "hen Tara #as -ust three years old she su$$ered a se&ere % one in$ection in her ar) #hich resulted in her gro#th plates shutting do#n' The result #as that one ar) #as gro#ing nor)ally #hile the other stopped de&eloping' ,ntensi&e )edical treat)ents re&ersed the condition ho#e&er and Tara4s a$$ected ar) did reco&er' At the ti)e o$ this cala)ity Tara #as in a 3ahu
should %e pointed out that Tara4s Venus is also #ea.ly placed in Virgo (ercury4s sign in the Gth house o$ disease' Tara4s li$e has %een one health issue a$ter another #ith a recent %out o$ se&ere $luid accu)ulation in the lungs $or #hich she #as hospitali1ed $or se&eral #ee.s' , suggested to her )other to o%tain a red coral o$ a%out C carats $or her daughter to #ear to help strengthen her ascendant lord' , also suggested re)edial )easures $or the nodes and (ercury as these )ale$ics ha&e practically ruined Tara4s li$e' 62A3T H > (ichael A( one C DST C"I ?>NC Source; Birth 6erti$icate and 3ecti$ication This chart is presented to sho# ho# entering the mahadasha or )a-or period o$ one o$ the nodes can cause a dra)atic shi$t in the person4s %eha&ior' As can %e seen $ro) this chart the nodes are &ery closely con-unct the >th<th a9is' (ichael4s )other reported that her son had al#ays %een polite #ell5)annered and cautious #ith his )oney' (ichael entered his 3ahu )ahadasha cycle on Septe)%er > @@C' On that day he #al.ed into a %an. and applied $or a loan to %uy a li)ousine to start his o#n %usiness' A)a1ingly despite ha&ing no e9perience in this %usiness (ichael recei&ed the loan' 8ro) that point on (ichael4s entire de)eanor changed to the point #here his )other #as a&oiding contact #ith hi) and #as consulting psychics to see i$ he needed an e9orcis)! E&erything %eca)e )oney $or (ichael and his career a)%itions led hi) to ac=uire se&eral )ore li)ousines and e9pand his %usiness /3ahu in the th gi&es a)%ition in career as #ell as $inancial success i$ only te)porary0' (ichael %egan spending )oney rec.lesslyI %egan hanging out #ith strippers drug addicts and one )an (ichael4s )other s#ears #as in&ol&ed #ith organi1ed cri)eI and %asically %eca)e a rude and o%no9ious person' 2is %eha&ior has continued unchanged to this day' Although his )other has re5connected #ith
hi) she .no#s that his %eha&ior is the result o$ the intense 3ahu in$luence no# operating in his li$e' 62A3T HC Sa) F<GN?@ Source; Birth 3ecords and 3ecti$ication This chart is presented to illustrate #hat can happ en #hen the nodes transit points in the natal chart' Sa) has Leo rising at a%out FG degrees' Beginning in (arch o$ FF the transiting nodes slo#ed in their )o&e)ent and ca)e &ery close to the (E o$ Sa)4s th<>th a9is' The th house rules career #hile the >th rules the ho)e' During this ti)e Sa) %egan to %e stal.ed %y a long5ti)e client %oth at his o$$ice /th0 and ho)e />th0' The client an elderly gentle)an had e9hi%ited no pre&ious signs o$ )ental insta%ility' Sa) e&entually had to get the police in&ol&ed' Also during this period Sa) )o&ed />th house0' During the )o&e Sa) in-ured his le$t .nee trying to )o&e so)ething he .ne# he shouldn4t' Transiting 3ahu #as aspecting the th house #hich rules the .nees and 3ahu )a.es one ta.e chances #hen one should not' 3ahu is also sudden cala)ities' Additionally Sa) has Saturn in 6apricorn in the Gth house o$ disease' Sa) had al#ays had .nee pro%le)s since he #as a child' Ne&ertheless that place)ent co)%ined #ith the transit 3ahu to the th house ruling the .nees )ade Sa) ripe $or an in-ury' ,t should %e noted that unless the nodes $or) a lasting transit aspect to a p lanet or (E o$ a chart the e$$ect o$ the transit #ill %e considera%ly less' ,n transit analysis you pri)arily #ant to #atch $or periods #here the nodes #ill slo# in their )o&e)ents or go stationary or retrograde o&er points in the chart as these can indicate potential trou%les' 3e)e)%er ho#e&er that the entire chart needs to %e loo.ed at #hen assessing potential pro%le) ti)es'
6AL(,N7 T2E D3A7ON ,n Vedic astrology there are certain re)edial or propitiatory actions one can per$or) to placate the )ale$ic in$luence/s0 o$ certain planets as #ell as strengthening )easures to help #ea.ly placed or a$$licted %ene$ic planets %eco)e stronger and there%y i)pro&e certain areas o$ one4s li$e' Traditionally 3ahu can %e propitiated %y one o$ the $ollo#ing actions; ' O$$ering ser&ice to one4s parents' F' O$$ering %ro#n5colored $ood to the %irds each )orning %e$ore %rea.$ast and a$ter %athing pre$era%ly' ?' O$$ering ser&ice or help to the chronically ill' >' 6hanting the seed )antra o$ 3ahu usually ti)es each day' Traditionally :etu can %e propitiated %y one o$ the $ollo#ing actions; ' O$$ering $ood to stray ani)als especially dogs' F' O$$ering ser&ice or help to a spiritual person or organi1ation' ?' O$$ering ser&ice to one4s parents' >' 6hanting the seed )antra o$ :etu usually ti)es a day' Additionally listening to and )editating to the Shi&a oo-a chants are help$ul at )itigating the node4s i)pact /as #ell as the planets (oon and Saturn i$ )ale$ic $or the indi&idual0' ,n se&ere cases o$ natal a$$liction or i$ the nodes #ill %e a$$licting so)ething in the natal chart %y transit $or an e9tended period o$ ti)e , reco))end ha&ing a ya&na done $or the nodes' A ya&na is a ritual prayer cere)ony per$or)ed %y Vedic priests $or a person' 6ON6LUS,ON Though ho# they #ill ulti)ately i)pact a person4s li$e depends on the particulars o$ the natal chart there can %e little dou%t that the nodes i)pact us in dra)atic %ut usually negati&e #ays' :no#ing ho# they $igure in your chart %oth natally and %y transit can help
you %etter understand the reasons $or your challenges in li$e and ta.e appropriate actions to re)edy the)' Stephen Byrnes is a naturopathic doctor and pro$essional Vedic astrologer #ho practices Vedic astrology #ith an e)phasis on natal and )edical astrology' 6ontact hi) at 5F>@5 FF or through his #e%site http;<<###'VedicAstro'net to set up a consultation #ith hi)' E5)ail is DrByrnesKhot)ail'co)' NOTES ' Venus also rules Taurus %ut in Syste)s Approach to Vedic Astrology only the )ulatri.ona signs o$ the planets are considered' (ulatri.ona signs are the st >th Cth Gth th @th and th signs and their associated planetary rulers' So the )ulatri.ona sign $or (ars is Aries the $irst sign' SU77ESTED 3EAD,N7 Da&id 2a#thorne and ro$' V':' 6houdhry' Astrology for 'ife' SunStar u%lications ,ncI 8air$ield ,A' @@@' A&aila%le o$$ o$ a)a1on'co)' ro$' V':' 6houdhry' (ystems’ Approach for )nterpreting *oroscopes ?rd ed' Sagar u%licationsI Ne# Delhi ,ndia FF' A&aila%le $ro) http;<<###'YourNetAstrologer'co)' ,ntroductory articles on Syste)s4 Approach can %e $ound at the $ollo#ing site; ,nternational ,nstitute o$ redicti&e Astrology55http;<<###',,A'net (ore in5depth in$or)ation on Syste)s Approach can %e $ound at; Jupiter4s "e%55http;<<###'Jupiters"e%'co) Your Net Astrologer55http;<<###'YourNetAstrologer'co)
