Aspects
Amor Opposition True Node
With Amor set against the The point of growth and direction in the chart, describing the qualities you are learning to develop. It often feels unfamiliar but rewarding to lean into., and so resting near the The point opposite the North Node, describing what already comes naturally, even too easily. It represents comfortable patterns you are meant to grow beyond. of the past, a particular way of loving is deeply familiar and easy to fall back on, perhaps loving with conditions, or sacrificing yourself in the name of unconditional love. It can feel virtuous, but leaning on it too hard keeps you from the growth your North Node wants. The pull is to repeat the old way of giving love because it is what you know. The way forward is not to love less but to love more truly: offer acceptance from a whole self, receive as well as give, and let love serve your growth rather than replay the past.
Lean in — Offer acceptance from a whole self, and receive as well as give.
Watch for — Repeat the old, self-sacrificing way of loving.
- old-patterns
- self-sacrifice
- growth
Sources
- George, Asteroid Goddesses (1986)Reads Amor as the principle of tender, unconditional love and compassionate acceptance.
- Spiller, Astrology for the Soul (1997)Reads the lunar nodes as the axis of soul growth, the North Node marking the direction to develop.
- Forrest, The Inner Sky (1988)Reads the nodal contact as growth-directed, aiming the capacity for love toward what the life is becoming.