It actually creates a balance. There's no emphasis on one node over the other.

I see the N.node as leading & the S.node as offering things to draw upon

so in your example, I'd say:

there is a push to lead in relationships, drawing on already established skills of harmony & justice that seem obvious

the only 'trap' would be over-emphasizing the personally established skills at the expense of taking charge within relationships
<just do it, rather than point it out>

love all-ways,
mem

Hello, everybody!

Yes....my own natal chart is the same....this is what my astrologer (David Pond) said to me about it:

"North Node in Aires, South Node in Libra. Learning how to be independent within cooperative relationships. What a trick THAT is, huh? North Node in Aires, but yet it’s in the Libra house! So it’s both simultaneously. How to trust your own instincts while maintaining cooperation with other people. Well, that’s the razor’s edge path that YOU’RE all about."

When I see a "contradictory" placing (I like your name for it!) in a chart, I feel that these issues have been explored through past lives, but now it's time for some REFINEMENT. With this placing, one goes back and forth SO MUCH that one begins to sense a rhythm and a waxing/waning effect.

That is, one TRANSCENDS the polarity to see things from a higher perspective....a perspective where both Poles are seen as part of an Organic Whole.

Do you read me? Dig it.

My personal experience with north node in aries charts is the Aries tendency to Lead is STRONG..
I find Norh node in Characters that set out=Consciously-- to jump start the family 'theme' into another path all together.. In other worlds, they start a whole new pattern, veering away from the uncounscius 'pattern or KARMA

So they are the only ones leaving the 'farm' so to speak.
they travel to Tibet and marry there.
Every one is a professional..or poor.. and they decide to go int business or be an electricion.. or astronaught
THEY WANT TO BE DIFFERENT. or try something new
They inspire others to follow that path just thru their enthisiasm
In their own relationships they do kinda instist on THEIR way.. of doing things..

South node is tamed oout in libra however.. they worked for others benefits , possibly sacrificing for others.. were they appreciated? was all this effovrt for nothing??
Normally, Libra on ascendent is pleasant and social.. at least on the outside..very adept or at least aware of the right thing to do in any social situation..with s. node there they can be quite rigid about FORM.. or PROPER behaviour.. The social arbritrator.. that goes along instead of 'taking charge' . .. s. node in 1st house people arent particualrly appreciated by the public.. mabye they have an 'odd look' or too bland.. somthing about their appearance is marked.. in general
Love and Light, Connie

north and south are opposite.
whats confusing?

Interesting thread!

Really what you are talking about is the contradiction inherent in Libra Rising, where the 1st house is the 7th sign and the 7th house is the 1st sign. Having the nodes there on that axis (or any axis for Libra Rising) will emphasize the contradiction inherent in Libra. Libra is a masculine air sign ruled by a feminine planet. It is a sign of finding balance and harmony. It has desire to make stuff happen, but it understands that in order to get anything you have to give, and it is looking for a way for everyone to get their desires fulfilled.

I have a friend with the reverse combination that you described, and I can definitely see the contradiction in him. He is Libra Rising with Rahu the north node in the 1st and Ketu the south node in the 7th. He is in his forties and he has never had a long-term relationship. But people with Rahu in the 1st aren't necessarily meant to be in a relationship in this lifetime. Ketu in the 7th shows that he was more focused on a partner in a recent past life, and Rahu in the 1st shows that in this lifetime he needs to develop self-reliance. Yet Libra is a very relationship focused sign, so this guy really wants to be in a relationship and that's all he thinks about. Ketu in Aries in the 7th can make him very single-minded when it comes to pursuing this goal. Ketu puts blinders on us and makes it hard to see the bigger picture, we get so inwardly focused on what Ketu is doing in the chart. It's hard to see the forest for the trees. But the house where Ketu is shows what we need to sacrifice and let go of, the old karma we need to release.

One interesting point to add is that the 1st house is what we call bhavat bhavam for the 7th house, which means that it is the 7th house from the 7th house, and so it is like a secondary 7th house, with some of the same meaning. This shows that some of our sense of self comes from our relationships. In order to fully develop the self, you have to have relationships. Relationships provide a mirror so that we can see ourselves better. So maybe that is the key to understanding this particular contradiction and the nature of the Libra/Aries axis. Libra is not against Aries just because its the opposite sign. In fact, Libra is trying to help Aries by being its compliment. Any two opposites when taken to extremes are really the same thing.

David

Hello, my name is Cassie and I am new to this forum.
I practice karmic astrology and work a great deal with the nodes.

Zane, you are describing something called a reversed nodal placement which is very significant from a karmic or spiritual perspective. This occurs when the sign of the node falls in the opposite house to its natural zodiac placement.

This indicates that the soul has been working on balancing the nodal axis in question for many lifetimes. The purpose of this incarnation is to deepen, integrate and focus the expression of the energies involved.

In your example NN Aries 7h, this soul is going to need to balance self and others in this life. And will need to learn to develop the Self and its own unique individuality, projecting this in the context of personal relationships.

I happen to have a reversed nodal axis in my own natal chart.
6h Pisces NN, 12h Virgo SN.
This means that in this life I am to channel cosmic energy from the collective or Divine, and express it in everyday life and in service to others. In past lives I have had trouble balancing spirituality with everyday life and work, and in this one I must balance the two.

Hope this helps!

Cassie