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Lunar node

Astrology
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Intersection points of Moon's orbit with ecliptic, axis of karma and destiny. In poetry, nodes knot fates as crossing paths or destined encounters.

Detailed Definition
Lunar nodes, mean/true, axis eclipses in evolutionary charts. Poets node in karmic tales like Yeats'. Literary intersections symbolize meetings. Their orbital cross poeticizes linkage, where nodes bind past to future, inspiring verses on purpose, eclipse, and the fated weave of soul's journey.
Example
Example in poetry:
In nodal crossings by Yeats: "Lunar nodes gyre the dragon's head and tail."; Modern poet Audre Lorde nodes: "Lunar node pulls the warrior to karmic fight."; Chaucer's eclipses node: "Lunar node darkens the lover's fated meet."; In H.D.'s tides, nodes flow: "Lunar nodes weave the sea's mythic thread."; Louise Glück nodes fate: "Lunar node charts the soul's returning path."
Additional Notes
Lunar nodes axis destiny; north growth, south release. Poetry nodes fated knots—usage: eclipse ties; karmic crossings.
Also Known As
eclipse point dragon's head orbital crossing
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