North Node in Aries natives are here to create change. Aries is a very karmic star sign, as they are the first. They are all about being number 1, winning, and outshining others, in both love and business.
Combined with being the leader, headstrong and assertive Ram, and self-authoritative “force-to-be-reckoned-with,” this makes their life path extremely karmic. They create change while influencing others, and this can accumulate positive or negative karma.
North Node in Aries Career and Soul Path
There’s a strong desire to achieve success, public recognition, and prestige. Aries is a high energy sign ruled by Mars, the planet of vitality, physical instincts, and passion.
Having your North Node in Aries signifies a strong inner pull towards winning. You want to succeed, come out on top, receive public and social prestige, rewards, and even fame, and be the best at what you do.
This is a highly ambitious life path. You’re blessed with strong willpower, physical instincts, vitality, and a powerful sense of self-worth. Confidence levels are high! You should always listen to your instincts for the best pathways and career decisions.
North Node in Aries people are aligned to a path of self-leadership, stepping into personal autonomy, and independence. They are destined to be more self-reliant, as well as honest, direct, and assertive.
Healthy selfishness is a good thing when self-centeredness is applied correctly. North Node in Aries natives might be in store for big riches, abundance, fame, prestige, or professional success and achievement when they accept having so much responsibility, innovation, and originality.
It’s not about shying away from gifts and talents, nor is it part of their soul purpose to intimidate others to get their way. Competition should be healthy and with a greater vision in mind, never as a way to exert domination or ego.
A mature North Node Aries will understand this. They’ll recognize that being so idealistic, intellectual, and self-assertive to create harmonious bonds, partnerships, and connections. Thus, they become an active member of their community and society.
Communication style also comes into this. It’s part of your soul plan and path in some way that you’re supposed to develop your communication style to a high standard. This is because Aries rules the head and is further a very intellectual sign.
They’re more psychological than emotional or spiritual, however, they do possess powerful instincts coupled with idealistic, imaginative, and inventive gifts. Aries prioritizes thinking over feeling, moreover being passionate and high energy over anything peaceful and mellow.
The vibe is always high! Also, excitable energy allows for enhanced communication, fiery and productive action, and higher mental reasoning and cerebral gifts. At a higher level, Aries is a courageous and innovative warrior of truth and vitality seeking to make positive change.
North Node in Aries Karma
Karma rules your life. You have so much self-assertion, internal force, and willpower that you seem to influence, take control, and lead others. This makes you a natural boss. But, “boss” can turn to “bully” if not mindful or in tune with your shadow.
You need to heal the shadow aspects of Aries and your other core planetary placements, specifically your Sun, Moon, Venus, and Rising signs. For Aries North Node, these shadow aspects include:
- Aggression, anger problems, and being very quick to temper
- Becoming a bully or tyrant
- Seeking domination and complete control over others
- Using your willpower and force to suppress, oppress, or put others down
- Lacking sensitivity, gentleness/softness, and empathy
- Selfishness, self-centeredness, egotistical and narcissistic tendencies, and self-entitlement
- Impulsiveness, impatience, and irritability leading to explosive (and unnecessary) arguments
- Taking independence and self-autonomy too far
Positively, you can step fully into your true purpose and soul’s plan through embracing, and then releasing these darker personality and character traits. This is the purpose of astrology- to become mindful and aware so you can work towards your light self.
North Node Aries natives are destined to become powerful initators of positive change, creating transformation and innovation to help and inspire others. It’s not about serving the Self, but about reclaiming personal authority for deeper and authentic connections.
At their best, once mature and evolved, North Node Aries natives step into self-empowerment for wonderful acts of service, charity, and inspired conscious action. Selflessness, integrity, and humility become the primary driving force for ambitions.
Your Life Purpose when North Node is in Aries
A further theme is embracing individuality and self-expression combined with strong will. Charisma, positivity, charm, courage, boldness, drive, sociability, likeability, gregariousness, and optimism are key to the Aries personality.
Aries North Node natives are incredibly expressive and passionate individuals. They are suited to careers in the spotlight, such as singer, musician, actor, entertainer, speaker, coach, manager, boss, CEO, leader of some organization or business, public figure, or leader.
In other words, it serves their best interests to know that they put their independence and self-assurity above anything else. This helps them listen to their instincts, moreover trust in their potent instinctive self-awareness, so they can pave their own path.
Remember: restrictions, oppressive structures, and being bossed around by others is a no go zone. If you are a native Aries North Node, work on strengthening your individuality, intuition, and sensitivity to internal needs so you can make the best decisions for yourself.
Living an authentic life where self-trust, self-honesty, and self-sovereignty are core to aligning with your true soul’s path and destiny.
Challenges and Opportunities of North Node in Aries
At a lower vibration, Mars is aggressive, competitive, quick to anger, impulsive, and impatient, moreover incredibly lusty. At a higher vibration, Mars is instinctive, enthusiastic, and full of passion, ambition, motivation, life force, and positive libido.
Anything that limits, restricts, or suppresses the Aries spirit makes them feel trapped, further putting them in a ‘psychological prison,’ of sorts. Aries needs to feel free, liberated, and completely self-sovereign in their pursuits, passions, ambitions, and so forth.
Being told what to do, how to live their life, and what they need to change puts Aries on a dark path, or brings out their shadow.
This headstrong and willful Ram knows best, or thinks they do. In their desire to be number 1, they embrace individuality to make conscious choices.
They’re not always right, and seeking wise counsel and guidance from elders, teachers, and experts are advised. However, being mindful of this tendency to “act out” when someone imparts unsolicited wisdom on them is a great flashlight throughout life.
South Node in Libra: Letting Go of People-Pleasing!
If your North Node is in Aries, your South Node is in Libra. This means you are supposed to let go of people-pleasing, being overly compromisable, and appeasing. You must learn to embody healthy selfishness so you can express your needs.
Libra is also independent, yet they’re more prone to codependency than all the other “yang” (fire and air) signs. Essentially, they can become much too reliant on relationships. Emotional, psychological, spiritual, and physical bonds are meant to serve a purpose..
But, Libra takes this too far. So, having your North Node in Aries signifies a deep inner drive to go towards independence within and out of intimate relationships.
Your path should be about balancing receiving with giving, selfishness with selflessness, and personal autonomy with lasting connections and bonds.