Lunar nodes, Lilith and the Part of Fortune

The lunar nodes

The points where the Moon’s orbit crosses the ecliptic, always opposite each other. The south node is the well-worn rut: easy, but circular. The north is what feels awkward and unfamiliar — and that’s usually where development leads.

Practical use: when things are heavy, check whether you’re sitting in the south node’s theme out of habit.

Lilith, the Black Moon

A conventional point tied to the Moon’s orbit. It shows the repressed: what a person won’t admit in themselves and then meets in outside circumstances. It works through the house it occupies.

The Part of Fortune

A point computed from the Sun, Moon and Ascendant. The area where things come together by themselves, without strain. A good compass when choosing where to invest your strength.

The vertex

The point of fateful meetings and events that seem to arrive on their own. Rarely used, but Viki calculates it — ask if you’re curious.

Don’t overload the chart

Extra points are seasoning, not the meal. Planets, houses and aspects first; the rest after. Otherwise the chart turns into a soup where every degree means something.